ATTRACTIONS MANAGEMENT
IN THIS ISSUE
p34, The Thea award winning Puy du Fou
p44, The latest thinking on science centre design
p22, Steve Peet on Malaysia ISSUE 1 2012
5 Editor’s letter 8 Science centre news 10 Waterpark news 12 Zoo news 14 Theme park news 17 Museum news 18 Heritage news 19 Gallery news
20 Profi le: Steve Peet
The new COO of Themed Attractions explains how he’ll be using his experi- ence to help the attractions industry in Malaysia become a sector worthy of international attention
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p52, Exploring Adventure World Warsaw
24 Industry opinion: Changing times
Nick Varney, Roland Mack, Al Weber Jr, Darrell Metzger and Michael Jolly tell us what’s changed in the past 15 years and what they predict for the next 15
28 Top Team: National Museum of Scotland
Returning to its original decor and the Victorian ideal of showcasing the whole world under one roof is the result of this £70m, 15-year development project
34 Project review: French revolution
BRC’s Bart Dohmen takes delight in the spectacular shows performed at theme park Puy du Fou, which will receive the Thea Classic Award in March
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38 Mystery shopper: Legoland Florida
We look at Merlin Entertainment’s fi fth Legoland Park which opened in October on the former Cypress Gardens site
42 Project review: War heroes
Nick Farmer indulges his love of aero- planes at Flight of Fantasy in Florida
44 Science centre design: Exact science
We fi nd out what operators need to con- sider when designing a science centre
50 Analysis: Time is money
Alan Love analyses the impact of extend- ing visits on increasing revenue
AM 1 2012 ©cybertrek 2012
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