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Theme parks

Companies & Markets

Sim Leisure to receive compensation after settling theme park dispute with Bandar Malaysia

Moshe Safdie at Marina Bay Sands.
Lifestyle

Moshe Safdie – architectural icon

Visitors pose for photographs at the entrance to Legoland Shanghai Resort during a media preview in Shanghai, China, June 20, 2025.
Global Enterprise

World’s biggest Legoland adds to China’s amusement park glut

Japan is experiencing an unprecedented boom in tourism, fuelled by a weaker yen, with overseas visitors climbing 47 per cent to a record 36.9 million last year.
Lifestyle

New Japan theme park aims to tap tourism boom, become springboard to Asian markets

The new park could create some 28,000 jobs, including 20,000 during construction, and represent a £50 billion (S$86.6 billion) boost to the UK economy by 2055, British PM Keir Starmer’s office said in a statement.
International

Universal to build its first Europe theme park in the UK

The Shanghai venture would mark Warner Bros’ third “Harry Potter Studio Tour” worldwide after sites in London and Tokyo.
Lifestyle

Warner Bros plans Harry Potter attraction in Shanghai in 2027

Sim Choo Kheng, executive chair of Sim Leisure, said: “Covid gave us a lot of opportunities… and also weakened our competition, as many operators went out of business.
Consumer & Healthcare
TOPLINE

KidZania Singapore operator Sim Leisure dreams of creating Asia’s theme parks of tomorrow

Singapore is hoping the new ship will help cement its place as a tourist beacon in South-east Asia and reinvigorate its post-Covid recovery.
Global Enterprise

Disney’s largest cruise ship targets Asia with Marvel heroes

Sugianto Kusuma is in talks with partners from China and Singapore to build a port but declined to reveal more details.
ASEAN Business

Indonesian tycoon Sugianto Kusuma eyes theme park, F1 race in US$16 billion project

Sanrio, the owner of the Hello Kitty brand, operates two indoor theme parks and has enjoyed a 93 per cent gain in its stock this year.
Consumer & Healthcare

Hello Kitty stock soars 93% as Tokyo heat sends tourists indoors

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