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#BTS RM nominated as blooloop 50 influencer after inspiring K-pop fans #BTSKpop #BTSARMY bit.ly/3AgXmii
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Congratulations! 🥂 - #BTS's Kim Namjoon is in the Blooloop 50 #Museum Influencer List for 2022. bit.ly/3f8Su6G See the full list here: bit.ly/3W8kS9M Thanks to our friends at @Barco
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#BTS star #RM funds restoration of Korean hwarot held by LACMA #BTSARMY bit.ly/3Uh1PZI
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Nominations are now open for our 2022 #Museum Influencer List, in association with our friends at @Barco bit.ly/3OwRUfg Who do you think made a real impact? Please retweet. #museums #culture #heritage
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Thanks SO much for all your nominations. The final 50 #Museum influencers will be revealed on October 27th. #BTSARMY @BTSUKUNITE @BTS_twt @MrsTOH2O

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Over at the @SallyDarkRides booth at IAAPA Expo 2023, we are hearing about the new #SpongeBob's Crazy Carnival Ride for 2024 in Las Vegas - and we have a sneak peek at an interactive animatronic created for the new dark ride #IAAPAExpos
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Replying to @MrsTOH2O @BTS_twt
RM is famously a museum fan, has an art collection & has hinted at opening an exhibition...so 🤔

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#StarWars: Galaxy’s Edge debut could bring 200,000 people and 10-hour lines to @Disneyland. bit.ly/2PjWFcB.
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.@aardman brings new festive Wallace & Gromit experience to Bristol. tinyurl.com/43u84jdh
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#Moomin Valley Park officially opens in Saitama, #Japan. bit.ly/2HKzQyC.
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#Moomin fans get ready- less than a year until Moomin Valley Park opens in #Japan March 2019 @MoominOfficial bit.ly/2vilCAH
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.@EvermorePark fantasy theme park in Utah closes tinyurl.com/5h4tzjej
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@seeperarts has brought fans closer to @zaynmalik than ever before with a one-of-a-kind tattoo selfie opportunity at @TussaudsAms bit.ly/2Eu088u
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Exclusive: @DraytonManor working with Intamin on new family thrill coaster bit.ly/43wuqhi
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The @LondonResort submits planning application with more details of themed lands. CEO @pygerbeau says, "We have revived, reviewed, and reprogrammed the entire venture. This will be so much more than just a theme park". bit.ly/3821a8E
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Universal #patents: Interactive tower ride and rotating lift with stacked rooms. bit.ly/2KnCwSI.
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Is it a dolphin? Is it a plane? No it's a drone-powered robo-dolphin! Stunning opening ceremony at @SeaWorldAD #seaworldad #miral
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Interesting op-ed highlighting how #Saudi's rapid, strict response to #Covid19 compares with the west.
#COVID19: Leaders in the west needs to update their definition of “human rights” to focus on psychological & social well-being. Read my new op-ed on the lessons from Saudi leaders for taking human rights to the next level: Happiness & fulfillment for all. euronews.com/2020/03/27/saud…
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.@AuschwitzMuseum announces $5.5 million for developing new visitor centre. bit.ly/2KQ2L4w.
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Everything #HHN28 today with @Michael_Aiello at the @UniversalORL press event
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On his 70th birthday, Roland Mack of @europa_park in conversation with Owen Ralph. bit.ly/roland-mack
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.@GeorgiaAquarium's Expansion 2020 will help to foster a new understanding of sharks, says Dr Brian Davis: bit.ly/2T3Xtrv
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“It’s a Crump World after all”: Rolly focused on the fun, and we are better for it. Eddie Sotto reflects on the unique legacy of the #Disney giant. bit.ly/40nqXA6
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Poland’s first family launch coaster has arrived! Opening in the first quarter of 2025, the coaster will have 445m of track and will be a “fantastic experience for young and old” 😍
A bustling crowd ready for the latest Vekoma reveal at @IAAPAEMEA Expo!
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Construction begins on Japan’s first #Moomin theme park @MoominOfficial ow.ly/E3df30dgQB9
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Awe-inspiring #digital screens, the orchestra is ready, were here for the @SeaWorldAD grand opening. Hats off to @ThinkwellGroup @PGAVDestination @MAT_LSS . An extraordinary (and huge) park. bit.ly/43iy9PO
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Neat @dezeen post on how brands are promoting #socialdistancing via their logos. bit.ly/2WZNBkX
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Congratulations @Michael_Aiello Senior Director, Creative, Live Entertainment at Universal Creative. Named in the #Blooloop50 #ThemePark Influencers for 2019. bit.ly/2Nwb1sW
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.@beatlesstory #Liverpool smashes all previous attendance records bit.ly/2vvpezl
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Aardman opens new #ShauntheSheep Exhibition in Japan: bit.ly/3OD0hVW
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"Bloomin Moomin"? @kewgardens Launches Interactive @MoominOfficial Adventure this Easter bit.ly/2mBd5mv
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Revealed at #greenloop, new concept art at @LondonResort - PY Gerbau confirms there will be a triple launch coaster, a family-friendly coaster, a stunt show, gamified dark ride and more surprises. More info: bit.ly/3v7XFWy
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.@LondonResort unveils new aerial image and results of public consultation bit.ly/33Q3eyf
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.@pygerbeau, CEO @LondonResort on ambitious plans for a "global leisure destination". bit.ly/2kIZDhN.
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.@LondonResort unveils six themed lands and first-look concept art bit.ly/2Rxngbh #blooloopLIVE
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Prince’s @PaisleyPark on expansion plans and transformation at #VExpo bit.ly/3k2sYgw
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Is it time for theme parks to create & embrace their own IP, asks @screamscape's Lance Hart: bit.ly/3Ct6pef
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.@Hersheypark reopens with $150m Hershey’s Chocolatetown expansion bit.ly/2NVRW2R
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Excited about the #Moomin Theme Park in #Japan in 2019 ow.ly/7xxr306YcRw @MoominOfficial
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Super Nintendo World will be “worth the wait” - @ShigeruMlyamoto. bit.ly/2th1RWm.
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Reimagining the Observatory Experience at the @EmpireStateBldg with @squintopera: bit.ly/2MYXYCG
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Reimagining the Observatory Experience at the @EmpireStateBldg with @squintopera bit.ly/2MYXYCG
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.@LappsetCreative to deliver #Moomin-themed activity parks. bit.ly/2uYV7gJ.
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.@aardman presents new Wallace & Gromit live show for P&O Cruises. bit.ly/425XwVf
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Welcome to Rulantica: Europa-Park’s second gate that is more than just a water park. bit.ly/35B4kvD
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"I am just a fan who happened to get a cool job that allows me to give the fans the things that I would want to see too” @Michael_Aiello on #HHN28 @HorrorNightsORL and @UniversalORL 's Cinematic Celebration bit.ly/HHN-Mike-Aiello
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.@SDCAttractions and Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) unveil Fire in the Hole, a first of its kind, immersive indoor coaster at IAAPA Expo 2023, opening March 2024. #IAAPAExpos
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Ready for some thrills next year? Lance Hart from @screamscape counts down the 21 best new extreme thrill rides for 2021: bit.ly/34xPJ6t
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Here's the beautiful, and very delicate, Chamber of Secrets #snake door in action. It's just one of many magical effects, props & sets created to bring @jk_rowling's wonderful wizarding world to life at @wbtourlondon. #HarryPotter #Snakesonadoor
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Reimagining the Observatory Experience at the @EmpireStateBldg with @squintopera bit.ly/2MYXYCG
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#Blooloop50 ThemePark Influencer list 2019 revealed. bit.ly/blooloop-50-2019 With thanks to our judges, to @_Katapult and all of you who nominated.
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.@Dollywood opens new ‘Big Bear Mountain’ coaster with SUV ride vehicles and on-board audio bit.ly/3W1FuAP
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.@Efteling ‘World of Efteling 2030‘ expansion plans approved by Dutch authorities bit.ly/34JIaZW
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Reimagining the Observatory Experience at the @EmpireStateBldg with @squintopera: bit.ly/2MYXYCG
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Every day, do your job like this.
Jungle Cruise at Tokyo Disneyland is on a whole other level. And we’re here for it. nitter.app/ruri_disney_/status/12…
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Wildcat’s Revenge coaster gets opening date at @Hersheypark. bit.ly/3BZ2DKO
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Japan’s Seibuen Amusement Park opening world’s first #Godzilla ride bit.ly/3e8gP7Q
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.@altontowers to revamp haunted house dark ride to be “more like the original” bit.ly/3Citmmc
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Linda Alcorn: #Disney’s first female engineer. bit.ly/3hPDGrv
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Eddie Sotto on hard fun and the value of themed design (and good research) ow.ly/4TPA30hE3Ye
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Have no fear, @2000AD's #JudgeDredd will both "shock and thrill" Londoners with his new, immersive live experience. bit.ly/3eXAzcY
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.@AREA15official announces it will open a second location in 2024, in #Orlando. bit.ly/34uzGcy
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.@boss_angeles talks about Mary Blair & the success of #Disney’s Tomorrowland: bit.ly/3lAaurk
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.@IAAPAHQ Expo 2021 Legends Panel to feature creators of The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man. bit.ly/3pVywiI
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Why focusing on thrill-seekers makes commercial sense for Thorpe Park. tinyurl.com/36z96m6k
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The @LondonResort begins public consultation – more details revealed. bit.ly/2CIjdDQ
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.@Hersheypark adds top arch to lift hill of new Wildcat’s Revenge coaster bit.ly/3mGoC5g
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.@kewgardens Launches Interactive #Moomin Adventure this Easter @MoominOfficial ow.ly/T3MT309HSkm
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.@imagineear sheds new light on the #Moomins and more at Tove Jansson retrospective @MoominOfficial @DulwichGallery ow.ly/hK1r30gnDPY
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Reimagining the Observatory Experience at the @EmpireStateBldg with @squintopera: bit.ly/2MYXYCG
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.@aardman's Shaun the Sheep Farm Garden opens in #Japan. bit.ly/2WQLD33.
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#Disney patents “capturepult” for boat water rides. bit.ly/2k2oa0P.
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.@SeaWorldAD is packed with dazzling technology, from gamification to remarkable (and crystal-clear) wrap around screens. But the #FOH staff were just brilliant, made us all super-welcome. And this #starfish guy, just never stopped. #abudhabi #starpower
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The @LondonResort begins public consultation – more details revealed. bit.ly/2CIjdDQ
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Michael Mack and Holger Tappe on the rise of @MackAnimation bit.ly/2KUWlBL
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Vekoma celebrates opening of new Lightning coaster at Furuvik in Sweden. tinyurl.com/ykkjwxdf
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.@boss_angeles on #Disney's Tomorrowland & the importance of kinetics in theme park #design. bit.ly/2FsPTOJ.
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.@WetaWorkshop's Richard Taylor on #LOTR & the future for location based entertainment. bit.ly/2w58agt.
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Nemesis Sub-Terra to reopen at @altontowers after eight-year closure bit.ly/3MGuntO
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Six Flags to bring year-round thrills to Saudi Arabia at @qiddiya bit.ly/2GzX5Kj
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Congrats to all who made the first Blooloop 50 #ThemePark influencer list. 50 brilliant, creative people. bit.ly/2u1TIoF
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Newton's plaque. It's so significant it has its *own* blue plaque.
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Mystery Cove: a new themed water park for @mallofamerica. We speak to the team behind the project about what it takes to design a world-class water park experience. bit.ly/3LyYeUt
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.@Dollywood sets opening date for new Big Bear Mountain roller coaster bit.ly/40Ko10z
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Replying to @MrsTOH2O @BTS_twt
Thanks for the extra information. What a stunning project!
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Replying to @PalmerReport
Fwiw we find @PalmerReport essential reading. Very astute & sharp analysis.
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.@StorylandStudio reveals details of LIBERTYLAND USA. tinyurl.com/bdeyz2mx
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We spoke with @UniversalORL's Patrick Braillard on Halloween Horror Nights 29: stranger, slimier, and scarier than ever bit.ly/33hQ8r5 #HHN29
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"The more we learn about animal intelligence, the more we realise the kind of things we need to do to make them contented in a captive situation," says @JaneGoodallInst, speaking on 'good zoos' at #AZA2021
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Hagrid joined us last night at the @UniversalORL press event for Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure - R to L: Robbie Coltrane, Art Director Alan Gilmore and Senior VP Universal Creative Thierry Coup. bit.ly/2F5ZZ9o
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So beautiful. And made out of old bikes. @aiww show at @royalacademy
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Mid-afternoon snack. Sea #Otter at @SeaWorldAD in #AbuDhabi
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Thank you for all your nominations so far - be sure to check out our theme park, zoo & aquarium categories as well! blooloop.com/blooloop-50-inf…
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Over on the Vekoma booth at #IAAPAExpo, Vekoma and @GrupoVidanta present Tecuani Beast - a unique new double launch roller coaster for the brand-new luxury theme park BON at VidantaWorld in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico.
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We're obsessed with @Jellesmarbles! It's a glorious, mad, mini-world with marble athletes, medics, referees, and even the occasional streaker. #GoCatsEyes
We're sure everyone has lost themselves down a rabbit hole of YouTube videos at least once during lockdown. Here's one to add to your watchlist. bit.ly/acmirecommends
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A disruptive new entertainment venue: inside the cutting-edge MSG Sphere. bit.ly/3ehlAQT
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