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Los Angeles (AFP) - Mesmerizing carousels and Ferris wheels designed by Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Kenny Scharf that spin to music by Miles Davis or Philip Glass -- this is "Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy." With works designed by prominent 20th-century artists, the resurrected show bills itself as the world's first art amusement park, a one-of-a-kind psychedelic fair. Luna Luna recently opened its doors in Los Angeles. Its features include a mirrored fun house signed by Salvador Dali, a pavilion from Roy Lichtenstein, an enchanted forest by David Hockney, and a marriage chapel design...
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Gärten stehen in allen Zeitepochen und Zivilisationen für Passionen und Träume der Menschen. Ein Garten kann ein Ort der Ruhe und Erholung sein, an dem man dem stressigen Alltag entfliehen und zur inneren Ruhe finden kann. Orte des Wachstums und der Veränderung, die häufig die Möglichkeit der Erneuerung und des Neuanfangs symbolisieren. Der Garten erlaubt es dem Menschen, eine engere Verbindung zur Natur aufzunehmen und die Schönheit und Vielfalt der Umwelt zu schätzen. (ddp) Landschaftsarchitekt Alexandre Grivko ließ sich 2016 von der Flora der normannischen Küste inspirieren, um die Gärten d...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Nintendo's first theme park outside of its native Japan will open in California next month, just weeks before Mario gets the big-screen treatment in a major new Hollywood film. Super Nintendo World will be part of Universal Studios Hollywood -- an amusement park that is traditionally home to rides based on film and TV franchises from "Waterworld" to "Harry Potter." But with the video game industry now eclipsing movies in size, and theme parks using increasingly interactive technology to immerse guests, bosses of the two companies have joined forces to capitalize on the plat...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - US rangers have found a human foot floating in a hot pool in Yellowstone national park, the park service said Friday, warning visitors to stay away from thermal waters. The partial foot was inside a shoe in the Abyss Pool, one of the deepest hot springs in the park, whose temperature is around 140 Fahrenheit (60 Celsius). "An investigation by Yellowstone National Park law enforcement officers is ongoing," the park said. "Evidence from the investigation thus far suggests that an incident involving one individual likely occurred on the morning of July 31, 2022, at Abyss Pool....
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Los Angeles (AFP) - A California park called Negro Bar will finally be renamed after years of debate over its racist origins, state officials said Friday. The park in Folsom, a predominantly white city near state capital Sacramento, was originally named after Black miners who worked the California gold rush in the area in the late 1840s. It was frequently referred to by locals and even the San Francisco Chronicle by the even more offensive N-word slur until around a century ago. In a new report, California's park department called the controversy "one of the more long-standing park facility na...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - The family of a Ugandan activist killed in an accident over the summer at one of America's top national parks has filed a $270 million wrongful death claim.Esther Nakajjigo, 25, was visiting Arches National Park in Utah with her French husband Ludovic Michaud in mid-June when an unsecured gate swung into the road, decapitating her as she sat in the passenger seat of their car.The newlywed couple had travelled to the park to celebrate the one-year anniversary of their first date.Michaud is seeking $240 million in damages from the National Park Service, while Nakajjigo's fa...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Disney said Tuesday it will cut 28,000 jobs from its US theme parks division, singling out California restrictions that have prevented the giant Disneyland resort from reopening due to the coronavirus crisis.The cuts were needed in light of social distancing requirements and depressed demand caused by the pandemic, along with uncertainty on when the parks will recover, the Mouse House said in a press release. "(A)s difficult as this decision is today, we believe that the steps we are taking will enable us to emerge a more effective and efficient operation when we return to ...
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New York (AFP) - Disney announced Tuesday it will cut 28,000 jobs from its US parks and experiences division, pointing to depressed demand caused by the coronavirus and uncertainty on when it will recover.The cuts were needed in light of social distancing requirements, exacerbated by tough restrictions imposed by the California state government, the company said in a press release. About two-thirds of the affected employees are part-time staff."Over the past several months, we've been forced to make a number of necessary adjustments to our business, and as difficult as this decision is today, ...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Disneyland, Universal Studios and other theme parks have called on California officials to set out the health criteria required for them to reopen, warning that tens of thousands of jobs are at stake.Six months after some 30 amusement parks closed "voluntarily in response to COVID," the California Parks and Attractions Association said it had created robust measures to protect visitors and staff, but guidance from the state "has not been forthcoming.""California's amusement parks urge the Governor to issue amusement park guidelines expeditiously so these vital community att...
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