The leisure industry mourns the death of its colleague and friend Al Weber, IAAPA Board member and CEO/President of Apex Park Group, who suddenly passed away this week. “We have lost a visionary, an advocate and a friend. Al was the embodiement of (...) read more
Sanad Capital, an Australian investment and development company related to Dubai-based Najibi Group, recently presented first plans for a larger project on Australia’s Sunshine Coast, which is said to become an “active lifestyle” destination. (...) read more
In the course of further expansion plans, Center Parcs Germany recently designated new responsibilities to two members of its Management and Director board: Frank Daemen, CEO of Center Parcs Germany since 2014, will also assume the position of (...) read more
Serengeti Park, located in the German town of Hodenhagen, offers a high service level to its visitors as shown by the results of this year’s “Service Champion” ranking, a Germany-wide survey on the experienced customer service conducted by the (...) read more
Informal education – in the leisure industry also referred to as “Edutainment” – has experienced a significant upswing in recent decades. In Germany, yearly more than a hundred million guests visit animal parks, natural reserves, botanic gardens and (...) read more
LEGOLAND® California Resort, located in Carlsbad, recently announced comprehensive expansion plans for the upcoming 2017 season, including the expansion of the LEGOLAND® Water Park and an addition to LEGO® Star WarsTM Miniland. Since the latest Star (...) read more
A further step in the direction of species-appropriate keeping in near-natural habitats was recently made by Zoo Zurich with the renovation and modernization of its aquarium facility. Under the leading theme of “The Grande Bouffe” and after nearly (...) read more
The British accesso® Technology Group, which develops technology solutions for the leisure and entertainment industry, recently announced a new three-year agreement with Village Roadshow Theme Parks to install its “accesso LoQueueSM” virtual queuing (...) read more
The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen is the name of the new sweet tooth encounter place that recently opened at Florida’s Universal Orlando Resort. Professor Doctor “Penelope Tibeaux-Tinker Toothsome” and her robot-friend “Jaques” (...) read more
Kraftwerk Living Technologies, an Austrian specialist for audiovisual system integration, recently received the AV Award from AV Magazine in the “Best Entertainment Venue of the Year” category for its 5D Castle Theater which was opened in summer (...) read more
“Twist” is the name of the new slide attraction currently under construction at Germany’s Nettebad Osnabrück – a 13.50 meter high funnel slide equipped with individually controllable projection technology, which lets bathing guests rotate like a (...) read more
Dubai Creek Harbour – Dubai’s emerging city district, which will provide new offices, living space and leisure offers on a total area of six square kilometers – recently saw the groundbreaking for the city’s new record-breaking skyscraper “The (...) read more
Visitors to Fårup Sommerland leisure park located in the Danish region of North Jutland can already look forward to the new “Whirlwind” (Da.: “Hvirvelvinden”) thrill ride, which is expected to open in May 2017. The new attraction is a pendulum ride (...) read more
During this year’s interbad trade fair in Stuttgart, Berthold Schmitt, Managing Director of KölnBäder, has been re-elected as Chairman of the German Bathing Association DGfdB (Deutsche Gesellschaft für das Badewesen e.V.), which focuses on (...) read more
The German Kulturinsel Einsiedel leisure park annually organizes the “Creating Visitor Experiences” conference to which “lateral thinkers” and experts of the leisure industry come together to discuss new trends and topics. The varied program offers (...) read more
Bremer Bäder GmbH, operator of several bathing complexes, recently announced that architects presented first renovation plans for the modernization of the Horner Outdoor Swimming Pool Compex, located in the German city of Bremen. Architect Brigitte (...) read more
As officially announced today by the Belgian Plopsa Group – the theme park division of Studio 100 –, yesterday saw the beginning of the construction works for its new “Majaland” theme park at the Polish Holiday Park Kownaty, for which the license (...) read more
The acquisition of DreamWorks Animation by NBCUniversal, which was already announced this past spring (c.f. EAP news from May 3rd, 2016) and is planned to be completed by the end of this year, opens up new perspectives for Universal theme parks, (...) read more
During this year’s Golden Ticket Awards, Harold Hudson – CAVU Designwerks’ expert for technical security – received the AIMS International Safety Award for his leadership, innovation and foresight in improving safety in the amusement (...) read more
As the Arab company Miral Asset Management officially announced yesterday, Abu Dhabi’s entertainment offer on Yas Island will be extended by adding a new indoor park, which is scheduled to open by 2018. CLYMB is the name of the new indoor facility, (...) read more
