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Shanghai Disneyland fastest theme park to break-even

Shanghai Disneyland is expected to reach break-even point in its first complete fiscal year of operation, the fastest theme park of its size worldwide to break even, a senior manager said Saturday.

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Shanghai Disneyland fastest theme park to break-even

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Disney says Shanghai park "tremendous success" with 11 million visits

The Walt Disney Company's chairman and CEO Bob Iger said Friday that its Shanghai theme park is a "tremendous success", logging more than 11 million visits in just a year.

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Disney says Shanghai park "tremendous success" with 11 million visits

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Ticket revenue in Cambodia's Angkor park up in 5 months

Revenue from ticket sales to foreigners visiting Cambodia's Angkor archeological park rose to $45.9 million dollars in the first five months of 2017, up 64 percent compared to the same period last year, according to an official report released on Thursday.

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Man shot dead in supermarket car park in Northern Ireland

Amanhasbeenshotdeadinabusysupermarketcarpark.The55-year-oldwasshotseveraltimesinthegunattackoutsideaSainsbury’sontheoutskirtsofBangor,NorthernIreland.Morethan10

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China's Tencent is creating an entire town dedicated to esports

Tencent,China'slargestonlinegamesdeveloperamongotherthings,isbuildinganentiretowndedicatedtoesports.ThetownwillbelocatedinWuhu,eastChina,whereTencenthasjustsign

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Girl dies in fall from ride at English theme park

An11-year-oldgirldiedTuesdayafterfallingfromarapidrideatathemeparkinCentralEngland,policeinBritainreported.ThetragedyhappenedontheSplashCanyonattractionattheDra

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First national park receiving strong legal and financial support

China's first national park will develop rapidly this year, with stronger legal and financial support from Qinghai province, the top provincial official said on Wednesday.

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City wants a new deal: Hong Kong Disney sends billions of dollars back to US parent company while reporting losses

Lawmakers told theme park needs to pay between 5 and 10 per cent of its revenue to its US parent as royalties every year, meaning a possible HK$3.37 billion since 2009

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'Firefall' optical illusion lights up Yosemite National Park

It's the time of year for the mesmerizing phenomenon "firefall" to illuminate Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park.

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Hong Kong, Shenzhen officials discuss hi-tech border zone

The meeting in Shenzhen was the first by a joint task force to discuss issues such as the park’s development and the nomination of a board of directors

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Struggling Ocean Park ups prices

Ocean Park has announced a price increase of close to 14 percent after reporting a HK$241 million deficit for the last fiscal year - the biggest loss in 29 years.

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Indian temple will be the world's tallest religious skyscraper

Work is underway on the world's tallest religious skyscraper: a 700-foot-tall Hindu temple in India.

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Four killed on ride at Australia's biggest theme park

Four people were killed on Tuesday on a river rapids ride at Australia's biggest theme park, police said.

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Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin opens second ‘Wanda City’theme park

Billionaire Wang Jianlin has fired the latest salvo in his war with Disney over dominance of the mainland’s theme park business, opening a 24 billion yuan (HK$27.9 billion) complex in Anhui province on Saturday.

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Beijing fatal tiger attack not work safety accident: investigation

The Beijing wildlife park whose tigers killed a woman and severely mauled another was not to blame for the incident, according to the results of an official investigation announced on Wednesday.