{"id":16280,"date":"2016-11-11T16:33:24","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T16:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=16280"},"modified":"2016-11-11T16:33:24","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T16:33:24","slug":"whovians-unite-to-save-popular-attraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/whovians-unite-to-save-popular-attraction","title":{"rendered":"DOCTOR WHO FANS UNITE TO SAVE POPULAR ATTRACTION"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Thousands of Whovians sign petition to save The Doctor Who Experience<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_16691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16691\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Experience-Cardiff-InterCardiff-Feature.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16691\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Experience-Cardiff-InterCardiff-Feature.jpg\" alt=\"The Doctor Who Experience will close its doors in summer 2017.\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Experience-Cardiff-InterCardiff-Feature.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Experience-Cardiff-InterCardiff-Feature-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Experience-Cardiff-InterCardiff-Feature-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Experience-Cardiff-InterCardiff-Feature-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16691\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Experience-Cardiff-InterCardiff-Feature.jpg\" alt=\"The Doctor Who Experience will close its doors in summer 2017.\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Experience-Cardiff-InterCardiff-Feature.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Experience-Cardiff-InterCardiff-Feature-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Experience-Cardiff-InterCardiff-Feature-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Experience-Cardiff-InterCardiff-Feature-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> The Doctor Who Experience will close its doors in summer 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nDoctor Who fans worldwide have gathered to save The Doctor Who Experience from closure by signing a petition, as the popular attraction&#8217;s lease expires next summer.<br \/>\nThe Doctor Who Experience moved from London Olympia Two, to its permanent home in Cardiff on 20th July 2012. This was after its London run from 11<sup>th<\/sup> February to 11<sup>th<\/sup> November 2011.<br \/>\nHousing Doctor Who props, monsters and character outfits on display, as well as an interactive walkthrough,\u00a0it has since closed briefly for a six-week period, before regenerating in order to include the latest incarnation of The Doctor, Peter Capaldi. It now plans to close its doors after its five-year lease expires in 2017.<br \/>\nDespite the potential closure, Rebecca Ferriday, 46, founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/you.38degrees.org.uk\/petitions\/save-cardiff-s-doctor-who-experience-from-closure?source=twitter-share-button#\">petition<\/a> against the closure of the attraction says \u201cWe need our DWE!\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16692\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Dalek-and-Rebecca-Ferriday.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16692\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Dalek-and-Rebecca-Ferriday.jpg\" alt=\"Doctor Who Fan Rebecca Ferriday set up the petition thouands have now signed.\" width=\"625\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Dalek-and-Rebecca-Ferriday.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Dalek-and-Rebecca-Ferriday-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Dalek-and-Rebecca-Ferriday-500x576.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16692\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Dalek-and-Rebecca-Ferriday.jpg\" alt=\"Doctor Who Fan Rebecca Ferriday set up the petition thouands have now signed.\" width=\"625\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Dalek-and-Rebecca-Ferriday.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Dalek-and-Rebecca-Ferriday-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Doctor-Who-Dalek-and-Rebecca-Ferriday-500x576.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Doctor Who Fan Rebecca Ferriday set up the petition thouands have now signed.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nSince opening, it has been a huge contribution to tourism and the economy for Cardiff, with fans coming from all over the world to visit the popular tourist spot.<br \/>\nThe Experience has hosted &#8220;Wholloween&#8221; events, as well as special events for the 50th Anniversary in 2013. The Target Doctor Who Magazine covers are currently on display there, too.<br \/>\nHarri Cole, 16, says \u201cTo get rid of the Doctor Who Experience from Cardiff would not only be an incredible shame for fans like me who treasure Doctor Who but potentially a humungous mistake for the city of Cardiff and the income.\u201d He adds &#8220;The Doctor Who Experience has been incredibly benificial for Cardiff Council with the tent itself being eco-friendly.&#8221;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16695\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Harri-Cole-16-Doctor-Who.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16695 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Harri-Cole-16-Doctor-Who-e1478881590182.jpg\" alt=\"Harri Cole with actor who portrays 12th Doctor, Peter Capaldi.\" width=\"625\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Harri-Cole-16-Doctor-Who-e1478881590182.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Harri-Cole-16-Doctor-Who-e1478881590182-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Harri-Cole-16-Doctor-Who-e1478881590182-500x576.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16695 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Harri-Cole-16-Doctor-Who-e1478881590182.jpg\" alt=\"Harri Cole with actor who portrays 12th Doctor, Peter Capaldi.\" width=\"625\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Harri-Cole-16-Doctor-Who-e1478881590182.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Harri-Cole-16-Doctor-Who-e1478881590182-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Harri-Cole-16-Doctor-Who-e1478881590182-500x576.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Harri Cole with actor who portrays 12th Doctor, Peter Capaldi.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAs a result, Miss Ferriday felt compelled to create the petition, which raised an impressive 5520 signatures of its 6000 goal within just 3 days.<br \/>\nWhile she set up the petition, with the intention of it being available internationally, it appears it can not be signed with an international postcode.<br \/>\n11-year-long fan of the show, George Baker, 16 from Bristol started watching the show after its revival in 2005, with Series 1 episode Father&#8217;s Day. He decided\u00a0to set up the Twitter hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23SaveTheDWE&amp;src=typd\">#SAVETHEDWE<\/a> and account <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SAVETHEDWE\">@SAVETHEDWE<\/a>\u00a0to raise awareness about the situation, upon realising a petition already existed. \u00a0The campaign advises all international fans to use the Doctor Who Experience postcode to sign the petition.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16693\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16693\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Capaldi-The-12th-Doctor.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16693\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Capaldi-The-12th-Doctor.jpg\" alt=\"George Baker With Peter Capaldi\" width=\"625\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Capaldi-The-12th-Doctor.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Capaldi-The-12th-Doctor-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Capaldi-The-12th-Doctor-500x576.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16693\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Capaldi-The-12th-Doctor.jpg\" alt=\"George Baker With Peter Capaldi\" width=\"625\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Capaldi-The-12th-Doctor.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Capaldi-The-12th-Doctor-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Capaldi-The-12th-Doctor-500x576.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> George Baker, who set up the Twitter account with Doctor Who actor Peter Capaldi.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nHe says \u201cFor years, it&#8217;s been a place for fans to unite and have a fun day out, [with] many events hosted by the experience for fans to go to as well (e.g. TARDIS studio tours).\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16694\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16694\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Doctor-Who-Collection-Photo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16694\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Doctor-Who-Collection-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"George Baker's Doctor Who collection\" width=\"625\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Doctor-Who-Collection-Photo.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Doctor-Who-Collection-Photo-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Doctor-Who-Collection-Photo-500x576.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16694\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Doctor-Who-Collection-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"George Baker's Doctor Who collection\" width=\"625\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Doctor-Who-Collection-Photo.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Doctor-Who-Collection-Photo-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/George-Baker-16-Doctor-Who-Collection-Photo-500x576.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> George Baker&#8217;s Doctor Who collection<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nWhile the hope remains that it stays open, what happens if it shuts?<br \/>\nRebecca says \u201cSince setting up the petition I have received many, many messages from fans across the globe who are just as upset about this closure as local fans \u2013 many of them are now cancelling planned visits to the UK just to visit the DWE, so this does have a knock-on affect for the city in terms of loss of revenue; fewer tourists mean less money for Cardiff, fewer jobs for local people, and fewer reasons to visit Cardiff in the first place!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cPlease Cardiff Council \u2013 think of the bigger picture here. It\u2019s not just a museum. It\u2019s a place of pilgrimage and a real money-spinner for the city.\u201d she added.<br \/>\nHowever, according to a woman from Cardiff Council, &#8220;As far as we\u2019re aware, they\u2019re the ones who don\u2019t want to renew the lease.\u201d<br \/>\nSo, why would they opt to close? Will this petition change their minds? The questions remain and the future of the popular attraction hangs in the balance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of Doctor Who Fans sign petition to save The Doctor Who Experience<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":434,"featured_media":16730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,14],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-16280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture","category-global-city","category-politics-social-justice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DOCTOR WHO FANS UNITE TO SAVE POPULAR ATTRACTION - InterCardiff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DOCTOR WHO FANS UNITE TO SAVE POPULAR ATTRACTION - 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