Merlin Entertainments is considering plans to relocate the London Dungeon tourist attraction to the County Hall building. [26-Apr-2012]
Merlin Entertainments is considering plans to build tourist observation towers at up to ten Sea Life parks, depending on the success of its first in Weymouth. [29-Mar-2012]
Merlin Entertainments is planning to build a £3m rotating observation tower in Weymouth for the 2012 Olympics. [13-Jun-2011]
Merlin Entertainments is to build a new £18m 150-bedroom themed hotel at the Legoland theme park in Windsor by 2012, as part of a £30m investment at the site. [24-Aug-2010]
Merlin Entertainments has won a contract to operate a waxworks museum, dungeon and the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool, following the £40m acquisition of the Tower, Winter Gardens and Golden Mile by Blackpool Council. [31-Mar-2010]
Merlin Entertainments is planning to set up a Legoland Discovery Centre at the Trafford Centre in Manchester in 2010. [24-Jun-2009]
Merlin Entertainments is to invest £12m in improvements to the London Eye tourist attraction over the next three years, in order to make it more energy efficient. [19-May-2009]
Merlin Entertainments has acquired the London Aquarium on the South Bank from County Hall Entertainment for undisclosed terms, and will invest £5m in improvements. [05-May-2008]
Merlin Entertainments has sold the property assets of Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Warwick Castle and Madame Tussauds to Prestbury in a £622m sale and leaseback deal, in order to fund a £270m investment programme. [18-Jul-2007]
Merlin Entertainments, the operator of 26 visitor attractions, is expected to be acquired by Blackstone Group of the US for about £100m. [18-Apr-2005]
Merlin Entertainments, the operator of visitor attractions, has undergone a £72m management buy-out backed by Hermes Private Equity. [18-Feb-2004]
Merlin Entertainments, the operator of 22 leisure attractions in eight countries, has appointed Hawkpoint to consider plans for the possible sale of the business. [10-Nov-2003]
Merlin Entertainments is planning to spend £16m building three Sea Life aquariums in Germany. [14-Oct-2002]
Merlin Entertainments is to open a £5m tourist attraction in Edinburgh next April called the Edinburgh Dungeon, which will feature villainous characters from Scotland's past and create 50 jobs. [24-Nov-2000]
Merlin Entertainments has put seven aquariums up for sale, including the Sea Life Centre in Tynemouth, in order to focus on its larger facilities. [12-Jan-2000]