Bemusement - The Attractions Industry Blog

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Amusement Parks : I know What you Did Last Christmas! Saw a pantomime yesterday. Like jellied eels, stiff upper lips and fighting outside chip shops, the pantomime is a peculiarly English experience....View more

Friday, October 24, 2008 Amusement Parks: Will Dubai be the new Orlando? Will Abu Dhabi be the new Dubai? Having just completed my magnum opus, an article about the UAE and factors in its growth as a leisure destination, to be published in the 2009 TEA Annual (which will be available in TEA's booth at IAAPA next month), my head is still buzzing with the topic......View more

Monday, September 15, 2008 Waterparks: Kylie to Wow the Men from Atlantis Kylie Minogue, the London based Antipodean songstress, famed for her particular brand of disco/pop, a chameleon-like ability to surf the zeitgeist and by the British press for her elegant posterior, is to be paid £4 million for 2 gigs in Dubai, the first being at the celebrity-spangled private party to mark the opening of the Atlantis Palm hotel / waterpark resort, the second the following day at one of the Emirate’s majestic malls....View more

Monday, September 01, 2008 Life in Dubai : Cranes, Waterparks and Atlantis... Hello all, my name is Scott Deisley and I am a part of the Management Team at Atlantis, Palm Jumierah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. My responsibilities specifically include the safe and profitable operation of Aquaventure, the waterpark at Atlantis. ...View more

Tuesday, May 06, 2008 Amusement parks: Holiday World starts to Twitter... Amusement park Holiday World is "Twittering" and a week ago I would have had no idea what this meant. A week on and I now have a small idea. Kinda like blogging I guess but more immediate, messages are shorter and (as yet) it seems even more informal. Looks fun too. HW is the first amusement park to twitter......View more

Sunday, April 27, 2008 Amusement parks: Devon Sweets at Dubai's Amusement Expo When Elizabeth Taylor bumped into Princess Margaret many years ago at a wedding, the royal was rather stunned by Taylor's ring - a great chunk of a diamond , and utterly vulgar in the opinion of the princess. "Why don't you try it on?" Taylor offered coyly. Margaret obliged, and the two stood for a moment, taking in the brilliant, sparkling rock. "Not so vulgar now, is it?" Taylor said....View more

Tuesday, March 04, 2008 Dubai: Theme Park Capital of the World? Dubai is in the news again with a number of major projects revealed, the main ones being the agreements involving Six Flags and Busch Entertainment, both big players on the American stage but until now with little presence overseas....View more

Saturday, February 09, 2008 Amusement parks: Kung Foo Panda to Star at Dubai Theme Park Dreamworks move into Dubai......View more