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Daily news & jobs: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk Odeon to run BFI IMAX services


The British Film Institute (BFI) has appointed cinema operator Odeon to provide a range of services at the BFI IMAX at London Waterloo. Odeon will begin offering


programming services to the BFI IMAX, including the lat- est IMAX blockbusters and alternative content such as live opera, theatre and edu- cational presentations. The operator will also


upgrade the cinema’s retail and bar offering, including the introduction of a Costa coffee shop and Yog frozen probiotic yoghurt bar. Tickets will no longer be bookable via the


BFI IMAX website or booking line, with all online services to be switched over to the Odeon website and booking systems.


Te BFI IMAX houses one of the largest cinema screens sited in the UK Te Waterloo cinema will, however, con-


tinue to be called the BFI IMAX and the ownership will remain the same. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=V9d1B


Isle of Man firm proposes space passenger travel


Excalibur Almaz, the Isle of Man, UK-based commercial space transportation company, has announced plans to offer space passen- ger travel services – starting as early as 2015. According to media reports, the firm told a space tourism meeting in London that it will


cost £100m per person to embark on journeys orbiting the moon among others. Excalibur Almaz already owns a number


of flight-tested Reusable Re-entry Vehicles (RRVs) and two Salyut-class spacecraſt. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=E3s7W


New water ride for Center Parcs site


Center Parcs has announced plans to build a new £4m water ride at its Elveden Forest park in Suffolk, which is inspired by some of the world’s greatest “forces of nature”. Tropical Cyclone is to replicate the expe-


rience of raſting along three rivers – South Africa’s Zambezi; Japan’s Naruto Whirlpools; and the Iguazu Falls in South America. Proslide, SDC and Water Technology Inc are


working with Center Parcs to create Tropical Cyclone, which is due to open in November. It will transport guests in four-person,


clover-shaped raſts and cater for 720 raſters per hour, with water flow reaching 25,000l (6,604gal) per minute. Te ride will stand 18m (59ſt) tall and features will include a 45-degree drop into a tornado funnel. A Center Parcs spokesperson said: “Te new £4m Tropical Cyclone water ride is the first of


24 Tropical Cyclone is to open at the park in November


its kind created anywhere in the world and the ultimate family thrill experience. “Te ride is part of a longer term investment


programme in the Subtropical Swimming Paradise across all Center Parcs UK villages.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=R1q5k


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