Japan’s government has approved new laws that will allow for the creation of the first casinos in Japan. Now we jump over to Japan where another groundbreaking announcement took place. World Abu Dhabi opens Japan ready for casinos as part of integated resorts It follows in the footsteps of Ferrari World and Yas Waterworld, with the world’s first international SeaWorld branded marine life park still to come. World Abu Dhabi also adds a third park to Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island.

It does so by creating a highly themed park experience in an indoor climate controlled setting in a way that no one else has managed before. Developed by Miral, it adds an entirely new and different experience to the theme park landscape. This was the grand opening of the long in development Warner Bros. On the other side of the globe another important event took place. Disney currently has their hands full adding Star Wars and Marvel characters to their parks, but I have to think that more Avatar themed lands would also be under consideration.

theme parks, and several other Fox brands will soon come online at the 20th Century Fox World theme park under construction in Malaysia. These include The Simpsons, Futurama, Aliens, Predator, Planet of the Apes, Avatar, Die Hard, Home Alone, Night at the Museum, Ice Age, X-Files and much more.įor the moment this will not affect the theme park landscape, as Fox had signed deals to license The Simpsons to Universal’s U.S. The deal will also see other major characters from Fox now fall under Disney’s umbrella. A notable exception is Spider-Man which still falls under Sony’s control.

On the Studio side of things, the deal gives Disney complete control over the entire Marvel universe of characters. Currently the expectation is that everything will be 100% finalized sometime in the first half of 2019. For starters, the Disney and 21st Century Fox shareholders have now both voted to approve Disney’s purchase offer for Fox. In the past few days there have been some big announcements that will effect the themed entertainment landscape around the globe. There were new deals, the opening of a major new park and the Japanese market looks set for fresh activity. From the Far East to Abu Dhabi and Florida, the last week has seen news that will impact and shape the theme park business for decades to come.

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