Entries by Jane Scarlett

Developing a successful costume character programme

Helen Ede at costume character and mascot specialist Rainbow Productions looks at the use of characters in parks and other entertainment venues. Opportunities for costume character activities within parks and FECs are varied and include meeting guests on arrival, entertaining families queuing for rides, performing in stage shows and attending birthday party packages. However, the […]

DPA provides new designs for 360 Play Milton Keynes refurbishment project

DP Associates (DPA) has recently lent its many years of expertise in the design and creation of a variety of entertainment venues to the refurbishment and upgrading of one of its earliest projects. Having carried out the design and masterplanning work of the original 360 Play children’s entertainment centre in Milton Keynes, UK, DPA has […]

Play centre operator DP Leisure opens fourth 360 Play site

Milton Keynes, UK, based children’s play centre operator DP Leisure (DPL) has continued the expansion of its 360 Play children’s play centre brand with the opening of its fourth and largest venue, this time in Basildon in Essex. The company currently operates sites in Milton Keynes, Stevenage and Leicester and following the on-going success of […]

DP Leisure announces development of new 360 Play FEC in Basildon, UK

Following the success of its three existing venues in Milton Keynes, Stevenage and Leicester in the UK, DP Leisure (DPL), operator of the 360 Play children’s entertainment centre brand, has announced that it is to open a fourth UK site later this year, in Basildon, Essex. Now firmly established as a leading brand name within […]