COMPANIES Merlin Entertainments’ expansion plans are enduring a rollercoaster ride during the recession, with delays to planned new visitor attractions offset by an announcement on Tuesday of its first UK operation for eight years.
The Blackstone-owned operator of brands such as Madame Tussauds, Legoland, Alton Towers and Sea Life is to open a £7.5m Legoland discovery centre in Manchester’s Trafford Centre in April 2010.
