Forrec news

JRA has appointed Matt Dawson, a former VP at experience design company Forrec, as its new VP of business development. At Forrec, Dawson – who ... More

Plans have been tabled for a US$2bn theme park and entertainment destination development in north-east Oklahoma, US. The development would be built in phases, starting ... More

Motiongate Dubai in the UAE is launching two new rides this month (January 2022). The openings include the world's first rollercoaster using the IP of ... More

The Chinese visitor attractions market is set to bounce back from the pandemic with significant growth over the coming years. Speaking to Attractions Management, Linda ... More

The Nickelodeon Playtime family attraction in Shenzhen, China is gearing up for its launch in November. Developed in partnership by ViacomCBS and new leisure group, ... More

Legoland New York is set to open its doors on 4 July 2020 and will be the largest Legoland theme park that Merlin Entertainments has ... More

The architect behind Italian football club AS Roma’s planned new stadium has told CLADglobal that he is determined to deliver a facility that “creates an ... More

After 30 years, Gordon Dorrett is stepping down as CEO and president of Forrec, with Cale Heit taking over from October 2017. Heit, who serves ... More

Wonderland – Dubai’s first theme park which closed its doors in 2013 – will be resurrected after developers revealed plans for a AED1.8bn (US$490m, €460m, ... More

Merlin Entertainments has confirmed plans for a Legoland development in New York state, with its designer Forrec revealing to Attractions Management new details about the ... More

Scott A Lukas, a cultural anthropologist and attractions expert, has released a new book that shines the spotlight on the creative side of the themed ... More

Longleat Safari and Adventure Park, in Wiltshire, England, has outlined its long-term plans, switching focus to look at the history of the grounds and how ... More

Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis has confirmed further talks with Longleat Safari and Adventure Park about hosting the world-famous music festival in 2018. After Attractions Management ... More

Architecture, design and engineering firm BDP have unveiled their plans for a 300,000sq m (3.2m sq ft) leisure extension to the Meadowhall shopping mall in ... More

Global entertainment designers Forrec have acquired Toronto-based Scott Torrance Landscape Architects as part of a strategic expansion of their portfolio. The practice – who create ... More

Longleat Safari and Adventure Park has confirmed it’s had talks with the organisers of Glastonbury about hosting the world-famous music festival in 2018. Michael Eavis, ... More

The conference thread of the 2015 IAAPA Expo got underway today (16 November) with a seminar on play, spotlighting examples of how the 'maker movement' ... More

Global design firm Forrec is collaborating with BBC Worldwide on plans for fixed attractions based on some of the British broadcaster's most famous brands. Top ... More

As it continues on its journey to become the world’s largest tourism entity, China’s largest property developer Wanda has opened a major theme park and ... More

Anthony Daniels, the only person to appear in all seven Star Wars films where he portrayed protocol droid C3PO, is set to star at this ... More

Work is progressing on an experience destination in Tieling New Town, Liaoning Province, China, with a waterpark set to feature when the first phase of ... More

A design team is planning a Dutch-inspired theme park at the location of a leisure parkland – dubbed Park 21 – on the outskirts of ... More

US developer, Triple Five – the company behind Canada’s West Edmonton Mall and the Mall of America – is proposing to build American Dream, Miami ... More

Plans to create a €400 million (£314m, $489m) “metropolitan theme park” on the outskirts of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, are being developed by a caucus of ... More

New IAAPA chair Gerardo Arteaga has said that Latin America will become a "huge market" for the attractions middle class once the region stabilises. Arteaga, ... More