ATTRACTIONS MANAGEMENT
IN THIS ISSUE
p20, Calypso’s Guy Drouin
p62, immersive lighting
p54, how to build a planetarium ISSUE 3 2010
5 EDITOR’S LETTER 8 LETTERS 10 GALLERY NEWS 11 MUSEUM NEWS 12 BALPPA NEWS 13 HERITAGE NEWS 14 THEME PARK NEWS 16 SCIENCE CENTRE NEWS 17 ZOO & AQUARIUM NEWS 18 WATERPARK NEWS
20 PROFILE: GUY DROUIN
Canada’s largest waterpark, Calypso, opened this June and expects to attract three million visitors a year. Its CEO talks about the launch of his second park
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p34, Universal Studios Singapore
24 RESEARCH: THE AECOM/TEA GLOBAL PARKS REPORT
Despite the economic climate, some operators reported an increase in profi ts and record visitor numbers in 2009, as AECOM and TEA’s research reveals
28 TOP TEAM: ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS
AZA’s management team describes its rigorous accreditation process and how its Species Survival Plan aims to protect creatures for the next 100 years
32 CONFERENCE REVIEW: ECSITE
The theme of this year’s conference was risk as a source of creativity. BRC’s Mark Hayward and event organiser Aliki Giannakopoulou describe the event
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34 MYSTERY SHOPPER: UNIVERSAL APPEAL?
Does the newly opened Universal Studios Singapore live up to the hype?
38 FEASIBILITY STUDY: EASTERN PROMISE
Christian Aaen explains how AECOM’s feasibility study helped with the planning of Universal Studios Singapore
42 OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD: MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
The curator describes how one of the exhibit sharks was recently killed
44 MUSEUMS: CULTURE CLUB
The Capital Cultural Manifesto aims to share British artwork with the world
AM 3 2010 ©cybertrek 2010
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