Midway attractions news

Merlin Entertainments has confirmed it is taking steps to secure a permanent future for the iconic London Eye. Created as part of the millennium celebrations ... More

Merlin Entertainments has named Fiona Eastwood as chief operating officer for its midway attractions and resort theme parks divisions. Eastwood joined Merlin as global marketing ... More

Merlin Entertainments has revealed plans to open a Legoland Discovery Centre in the Belgian capital city Brussels. The company has signed a deal to launch ... More

Shanghai is to become a major theme park destination, with a proposed new Legoland park, expected to open after 2023, projected to be one of ... More

Theme park operator Merlin Entertainments has announced half-yearly results up to the end of June 2019, showing a return to growth for its Midway Attractions ... More

European attractions operator Merlin Entertainments has reported growth in a number of areas of its business in 2018, including record visitor numbers. Some 67 million ... More

The first half of the year has been a mixed bag for Merlin, with the operator reporting revenue increases of £24m (US$31.4m, €27m) for the ... More

New additions to its portfolio and strong performances from its Lego attractions have boosted revenues for Merlin Entertainments, though the operator says its attractions in ... More

A new proposal has been tabled to open a Ripley’s aquarium in the Pocono region of Pennsylvania, alongside a second attraction that’s yet to be ... More

Merlin Entertainments has revealed its end of year results, with £1.43bn (US$1.76bn, €1.66bn) in revenue capping off a strong year for the operator despite having ... More

Thorpe Park has named Dominic Jones as its new divisional director, with Merlin’s former head of Midway Attractions in Europe now responsible for continuing to ... More

Merlin Entertainments enjoyed an 11 per cent revenue increase over the past year despite last year’s Smiler crash and the “incredibly difficult” trading conditions of ... More

Merlin Entertainments is forecasting a boost in profits as a result of the fall in value of the pound stemming from Britain’s decision to leave ... More

Merlin Entertainments has released its end of year results, showing generally robust earnings as pre-tax profits edged up 0.3 per cent, despite the immediate and ... More

Merlin Entertainments is lining up entry into the Indian attractions market, with plans for a Madame Tussauds to open in New Delhi in early 2017, ... More

Merlin Entertainments has launched its latest attraction at its London cluster on the River Thames, a ‘game-changing’ fully immersive Shrek attraction, which the project’s creative ... More

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has announced that Glenn Earlam is joining the company as chief executive officer on 30 June. Previously managing director of Midway ... More

Eddie Saul, creative lead for Merlin Entertainment’s upcoming Shrek’s Adventure, has said the experience will push the company’s linear attraction model to new heights. Merlin ... More

Merlin Entertainments has posted strong end of year results, recording a compounded annual growth rate from 2010 to 2014 of 12.6 per cent. Over the ... More

A new 35,000sq ft (3,250sq m) Sea Life aquarium has come to Michigan, with the Auburn Hills attraction boasting more than 150,000 gallons of water, ... More

Merlin Entertainments has posted its half year results through to 28 June 2014, marking a 10 per cent growth in operating profit compared to the ... More

Famed for its vibrant street life, hippy culture, cable cars and the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco can put another pair of feathers in its ... More

Merlin Entertainments is continuing its global roll out of Legoland Discovery Centres having signed a deal with shopping centre developer Multi to bring the popular ... More

A new 35,000sq ft (3,250sq m) Sea Life aquarium is coming to Michigan, US, with the new attraction set to open its doors in Auburn ... More

Merlin Entertainments plc enjoyed a positive year in 2013, with the attractions company reporting like-for-like revenue growth of 6.7 per cent. Merlin, which saw a ... More