Untitled Document
20 May 2013 Leisure jobs, news, training, tenders & property

HOME
JOBS
NEWS
TRAINING
TENDERS
PROPERTY
MAGAZINE
DIARY
PHONEBOOK
SUBSCRIBE
CONTACT US
Jobs Search
Joblink
Companies recruiting now
Call the Leisure Opportunities team now to book your advertisement or email leisureopps @ leisuremedia.com
+44 (0)1462 431385

Traininglink
Click here for more training providers

To book a TrainingLink call +44 (0)1462 431385

Diary dates
Powered by leisurediary
19-20 May 2013
BeautyUK 2013
Birmingham, United Kingdom More>>
21 May 2013
Sustainability Communications Forum 2013
London, United Kingdom More>>
21-23 May 2013
Stadia and Arena
Istanbul, Turkey More>>
23-24 May 2013
MuseumNext 2013
Amsterdam, Netherlands More>>
28-30 May 2013
Beautyworld Middle East
Dubai, United Arab Emirates More>>
02-03 Jun 2013
The Organic and Natural Beauty Show
London, United Kingdom More>>
02-05 Jun 2013
World Stadium Congress 2013
Qatar More>>
04-06 Jun 2013
Retail Asia Expo 2013
Hong Kong SAR More>>
04-07 Jun 2013
Asian Attractions Expo 2013
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore More>>
06-08 Jun 2013
Ecsite Annual Conference 2013
Gothenburg, Sweden More>>
08-10 Jun 2013
Beyond Color
Paris More>>
 
 
Theme & Water Parks jobs
1 to 2 of 2 Jobs
Marketing and Customer Relations Manager
Lightwater Valley Theme Park & Village
Salary: circa £35k Location: North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Sales Manager
Lightwater Valley Theme Park & Village
Salary: C£25,000 plus bonus Location: Ripon, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
 
Theme & Water Parks news
Oakwood reveals details of new £4m themed attraction
Oakwood Theme Park has unveiled the name of its new £4m family-themed attraction which is set to open later this month. The new area which occupies over three acres will be called 'Neverland' and is themed around the world-famous 'Peter Pan' story by author J M Barrie. Among the new rides are 'Skull Rock' pirate log flume. More>>
 
London Dungeon reopens on South Bank
Popular UK attraction The London Dungeon, operated by Merlin Entertainments, has reopened at a new location on the city's South Bank following a £20m investment. More>>
 
Kent council wins Dreamland court battle
Plans for a £10m heritage theme park attraction in Margate, Kent are back on track, following a High Court ruling against a legal challenge that would have prevented the development. More>>

13 May 2013
Madame Tussauds Tokyo opens to the public
Merlin Entertainments has opened its 14th Madame Tussauds attraction in the Japanese capital Tokyo. The launch is part of the group's expansion in Asia and is the fourth Madame Tussauds in the region, following sites in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Bangkok. The Tokyo site spans 2,000sq m and was designed by architects Kay Elliott in conjunction with Merlin Entertainments' own in-house development and creative team Merlin Magic Making. More>>

09 May 2013
Forrec announces partnership with Tongji Architectural Design Group
Themed entertainment planning and design company FORREC is entering into a partnership with China- based architectural design institute Tongji Architectural Design Group (TJAD). More>>

29 Apr 2013
Quassy Amusement Park to relaunch waterpark after US$5m revamp
The waterpark at Quassy Amusement Park in Connecticut, US is on track to introduce four new attractions for the 2013 season - nearly doubling the size of the waterpark. More>>

29 Apr 2013
Plans for £85m wildlife attraction in Scotland
Wildside World is sharing plans with the local Glasgow and South Lanarkshire communities for an £85m wildlife and environmental development. More>>

29 Apr 2013
Wallace & Gromit ride opens at Pleasure Beach
Pleasure Beach in Blackpool has officially opened the world's first Wallace & Gromit ride Thrill-O-Matic, in collaboration with the fictional characters' animators Aardman. More>>

25 Apr 2013
Ambitious theme park for India
Bollywood-themed rides and special effect Hindu gods will all be part of the fun at India’s latest theme park, Adlabs Imagica, between Mumbai and Pune. More>>

25 Apr 2013
Planners give Universal extension thumbs up
Construction is scheduled to start this summer on an extension to Universal Studios theme park in Los Angeles. More>>

25 Apr 2013
Etnaland Themepark opens its doors
Southern Italy’s largest theme park opened its doors on 20 April, in Belpasso. Adjacent to Etnaland Acquapark, the €50m (£42m, $65m) Etnaland Themepark has been created by local entrepreneur, Francesco Russello. More>>

25 Apr 2013
Disney brings in minimum age
Disney has introduced a policy whereby all children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. More>>

25 Apr 2013
Ocean Park Hong Kong agrees deal with Premier Rides to provide technical upgrades
Premier Rides, the ride support division of Premier Service, has been selected by Ocean Park Hong Kong theme park to provide new ride technology and technical services and support for multiple rides over an extended period of time. More>>

24 Apr 2013
West Midland Safari Park aims for resort status
As it celebrates its 40th anniversary, West Midland Safari and Leisure Park in the UK has unveiled redevelopment plans which it hopes will propel it from a three-star day attraction to a four-star resort of national significance. More>>

24 Apr 2013
New BALPPA FEC group to host cost management seminar
The newly established Family Entertainment (FEC) group at BALPPA will host its inaugural seminar event on 14 May at Alton Towers Resort in Staffordshire. More>>

11 Apr 2013
TEA expands - launches Asia Pacific division
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has expanded its services with the launch of an Asia Pacific Division. It will be the fourth regional division formed by TEA and joins Eastern North America, Western North America and Europe & Middle East. More>>

09 Apr 2013
Legoland hotel officially opens at California resort
Legoland has officially opened its new hotel at its California resort in Carlsbad. The 250-room, three- storey hotel has been developed in response to guest feedback that it takes more than one day to explore the resort. The hotel, which caters to children aged two to 12 and their families, offers kingdom, adventure and pirate room themes. More>>

05 Apr 2013
Pleasurewood Hills invests £3.5m in park
Suffolk Coast theme park Pleasurewood Hills has announced four new rides have opened as part of its 2013 season, as part of a £3.5m investment in the attraction. More>>

28 Mar 2013
Merlin Entertainments plans IPO by 2014
Merlin Entertainments has revealed London is its preferred location for a planned initial public offering (IPO), following more than £1bn turnover in 2012. More>>

27 Mar 2013
Oakwood adopts Olympics’ Games Makers training programme
More than 100 employees at Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire have been trained with the same programme used on thousands of volunteers for last year’s London Olympic and Paralympic Games. More>>

25 Mar 2013
Merlin plans £3.5bn IPO after record profits
Merlin Entertainments is reportedly set to announce profits of £350m when it presents its annual results on Wednesday, paving the way for a £3.5bn market flotation. More>>

21 Mar 2013
Ocean Park Hong Kong lands HK$2.3bn government support
Ocean Park Hong Kong will likely move ahead with plans to build an all-weather water park at Tai Shue Wan earlier than anticipated, due to a government loan of HK$2.3bn (US$296m, 229m euro, £196m). More>>

11 Mar 2013
Alton Towers reveals details of new £18m roller coaster
Alton Towers Resort has worked with researchers at New Scientist to ensure its news £18m roller coaster The Smiler delivers park visitors maximum thrills. More>>
 

08 Mar 2013
First images of Shanghai Disneyland revealed
Disney has unveiled the first image of Shanghai Disneyland Resort, at its annual meeting of shareholders this month. More>>

01 Mar 2013
New indoor theme park to open in Dubai
An indoor Dubai theme park in the emirate's City of Arabia development is to open to the public in December. More>>

01 Mar 2013
Disneyland Paris plans Ratatouille attraction
Euro Disney has announced a new attraction based on animated film Ratatouille will launch at Disneyland Paris in 2014. More>>

27 Feb 2013
Indonesia’s largest theme park to open this year
Indonesian property development company Bakrieland has announced it will open the biggest outdoor theme park in the country this year. More>>

27 Feb 2013
Plans for Texas-themed US$205m theme park near Houston
Plans are underway to build a multi-million dollar theme park project in Montgomery County, Texas, US. More>>

26 Feb 2013
Wales' Oakwood Theme Park announces details of £4m attraction
Wales' Oakwood Theme Park has revealed the first details of its new £4m family-themed attraction, which opens later this year. More>>

21 Feb 2013
Universal Studios Singapore prepares for Sesame Street themed ride
The world's first fully immersive Sesame Street indoor themed ride is to launch at Universal Studios Singapore on 1 March 2013. More>>

20 Feb 2013
New waterpark planned for Kansas
US developer Wisconsin Resorts Consulting has revealed plans to build a 100,000sq ft (9,290sq m) water park and hotel resort in Kansas's Caban Marketplace development in Bel Aire. More>>

20 Feb 2013
Bollywood producer Sidhwani joins Dubai movie park team
Dubai-based real estate company, Meraas, has partnered with Bollywood producer Ritesh Sidhwani to develop its US$600m (£391m, 447m euro) movie-based theme park - Dubai Adventure Studios. More>>

19 Feb 2013
Former Loudoun Castle theme park to be redeveloped as golf resort
Plans have been unveiled to turn the former Loudoun Castle theme park site in East Ayrshire, Scotland, into an environmentally-friendly, £300m golf resort. More>>

18 Feb 2013
Three DreamWorks theme parks to open in Russia
Animation studio DreamWorks – behind films such as Madagascar, Shrek and How to Train Your Dragon – has revealed it has entered a partnership to open three family theme parks across Russia by 2015. More>>

15 Feb 2013
Ohio waterpark to reopen in May
Details of the offer at The Beach Waterpark in Ohio, US, have been revealed as it prepares to reopen under new management in May, following its sudden closure before the 2012 season. Adventure Landings and its parent company Adventure Holdings have invested US$5m (3.75m euro, £3.22m) in the park - originally opened in 1985 - revamping rides and introducing new areas to the 35-acre tropical-themed park, which features more than 2,600 tonnes of white sand and 150 palm trees. More>>

12 Feb 2013
PortAventura invests 11.6m euro in Costa Caribe waterpark
PortAventura theme park in Spain is to relaunch its Caribbean-themed aquatic park following a 11.6m euro (£10m, UD$15.6m) extension project, which features the tallest toboggan in Europe. More>>

07 Feb 2013
US$1.6bn expansion planned for Universal Studios
Plans for a US$1.6bn (1.2bn euro, £1bn) expansion of the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park and production facilities in California have been approved by Los Angeles City Council. More>>

31 Jan 2013
Abu Dhabi’s Yas Waterworld opens to public
Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island has opened its latest attraction, US$245m (180m euro, £155m) waterpark Yas Waterworld, to the public on 20 January – four days earlier than its planned official opening. More>>

31 Jan 2013
March opening for Legoland Discovery Center Westchester, New York
New York landmarks made entirely out of Lego will be among the family-friendly attractions on display when Legoland Discovery Center opens in Winchester, New York state, US, on 27 March. More>>

29 Jan 2013
Kentucky Kingdom could reopen by 2014
Louisville's Kentucky Kingdom theme park, US, closed since 2009, may reopen in 2014, with a new lease approved for the site. More>>

22 Jan 2013
Gandhi theme park to be launched in India
The Sewagram Ashram near Wardha Gandhi, where Mahatma Gandhi stayed for six years after the Dandi March, is set to be transfromed into a tourist attraction featuring a theme park. The visitor attraction is being developed with an estimated cost of Rs 62 crore (US$11.5m, 8.6m euro, £7.3m). More>>

21 Jan 2013
Lady Gaga in talks to acquire Michael Jackson's Neverland theme park
Pop star Lady Gaga is reportedly looking to restore Californian ranch and theme park Neverland - the former home of Michael Jackson - to its former glory. More>>

17 Jan 2013
Mega hotel planned for Universal Orlando Resort
Work is underway on Universal's fourth on-site hotel at its Universal Studios Orlando resort in Florida, US. More>>
Jobs page: 1
 
shockwave

Catalogue gallery
Click on a catalogue
to view it online

Advertise in our Catalogue gallery
Call now +44(0)1462 431385

Training profile

NOLA 7 is a global source of professional wellness and hydrotherapy provision. With over 200 employees, we can offer turnkey wellness services.
View full profile>>

UK news



World news


Property & tenders
Soft Market Testing
Location: Swindon
Company: Swindon Borough Council
More>>
Opportunity to operate a swimming pool at Moor lane site
Location: Surrey
Company: Castle Hill Primary School
More>>
For Sale - Flambards
Location: Helston, Cornwall
Company: Jones Lang Lasalle
More>>
Gym for sale!
Location: London
Company: R fitness
More>>
Offers invited for an asset transfer
Location: Newcastle
Company: Newcastle City Council
More>>
Are you interested in developing a centre for adventure sports and pursuits?
Location: North Yorkshire
Company: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
More>>
Seafront visitor attraction tender
Location: Bournemouth
Company: Bournemouth Borough Council
More>>
Fully fitted Gym and Spa for Sale
Location: North Wales
Company: Wild commercial property
More>>
Business Opportunities on Wales' Golden Coast
Location:
Company: Carmarthenshire County Council
More>>
Looking for a healthy business?
Location: Isle of Wight
Company: Hose Rhodes Dickson
More>>
Expressions of interest for the construction of Ise Skate Park
Location: Kettering, United Kingdom
Company: Kettering Borough Council
More>>

More property/tenders>>


Published by The Leisure Media Company Ltd Portmill House, Portmill Lane, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1DJ. Tel: +44 (0)1462 431385 | Contact us | About us | © Cybertrek Ltd