Merlin Entertainments, the Poole, England company running the Legoland, hopes to escape the economic damage.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The extra week is being funded by Merlin Entertainments, which operates several of the town's attractions.

BBC: Blackpool Illuminations

Head of Merlin Entertainments Blackpool, Iain Hawkins, said extending the Illuminations "can only be a good thing".

BBC: Blackpool Illuminations

Merlin Entertainments, which runs the 53m (173ft) Weymouth Tower, would not give attendance figures but said they had not been as hoped.

BBC: Weymouth Tower attendance 'disappointing'