Yesterday, Comcast NBCUniversal announced its plans to completely overtake Universal Studios Japan (USJ) located in the city of Osaka – the transaction is scheduled to close before the end of April this year. The acquisition includes the purchase of (...) read more
California’s The Producers Group (TPG) welcomes industry veteran and former Ocean Park Hong Kong CEO Tom Mehrmann as new member of its board of advisors. Mehrmann left Ocean Park in the summer of 2016 (c.f. EAP news from October 30th, 2015) and (...) read more
Australia’s Wet’n’Wild Gold Coast waterpark, which is operated by Village Roadshow, recently expanded its sliding and bathing offer by adding a new “dry” attraction, promising adrenaline and adventure for guests. “Wet’n’Wild Buggy” is the name of (...) read more
Germany’s KristallTurm company, which is headquartered in the Bavarian town of Lenggries, recently added two new elements to expand its high ropes course portfolio – “ZipCorner” and a stainless steel slide can now be added to the ice crystal-shaped (...) read more
In the upcoming season, starting in April, Sweden’s Gröna Lund theme park will surprise its visitors with an all-new attraction: “IKAROS“ is the name of the new spectacular ride that will certainly make guests‘ hands sweat. And even before the new (...) read more
US operator Six Flags Entertainment Corporation and the tourism and real estate development company Riverside Investment Group recently signed definitive agreements to build two more Six Flags-branded parks – a theme park and a water park – in (...) read more
Yesterday, SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. reported first preliminary results of the past 2016 financial year. According to the report, total revenues are expected to be 1.344 billion US Dollar (approx. 1.272 billion Euros) generated in all belonging (...) read more
US Cedar Fair operating group once again reached new records in its financial year results in the past 2016 season, already for the seventh year in a row. With full-year net revenues of 1.29 billion US Dollar (approx. 1.22 billion Euros) the company (...) read more
According to a current report from EHI Retail Institute (a scientific institute specialized in retail market research) German shopping center installations have developed from stars to cash cows, as shows their relative market share. Following the (...) read more
To attract more visitors to the Royal Burgers’ Zoo in the Dutch city of Arnhem during the cold winter months, the zoo has added the cheerful colors of “Burgers’ Light”. Over one hundred animal figures now illuminate the walkways running along the (...) read more
Public Services Osnabrück (G.: Stadtwerke Osnabrück) recently presented their results of this past 2016 season, showing stable visitor numbers for all three bathing complexes Nettebad, Moskaubad and Schinkelbad – all together, they registered a (...) read more
During a press conference, Robert Dahl, CEO and owner of Germany’s Karls Erlebnis-Dörfer, today announced comprehensive expansion plans for Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Elstal, which is located close to Berlin: Starting in 2019, construction works will begin (...) read more
Following the success of already 14 ice worlds hosted at Germany’s Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Rövershagen (c.f. EAP 1/14), visitors to Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Elstal, which is located close to the city Berlin, can discover the second ice world under the theme (...) read more
Walltopia, a Bulgarian manufacturer of climbing walls (Walltopia Climbing) and “active sport” courses (Walltopia Adventure) as well as of other attractions such as the “Rollglider” rollercoaster zipline, recently founded its new Walltopia Adventure (...) read more
Located on Yas Island, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi announced today that guests can already look forward to the opening of a new thrill coaster at the end of March this year. “Turbo Track” is the name of the new Intamin rollercoaster, which turns guests (...) read more
Following a fire around five years ago, which destroyed the old Wananas recreational bathing complex in Herne, Germany, the bathing facility recently re-opened under the same name as a new leisure, sports and club’s bathing complex. The two areas (...) read more
Today, Dubai-based DXB Entertainments PJSC (DXB) leisure company and Merlin Entertainments Group (Merlin) announced to build the first LEGOLAND® hotel in the Middle East, which at the same time will be the seventh worldwide. The hotel will be (...) read more
S&S-Sansei Technologies will deliver its first “4D Free Spin Coaster” to an Asian amusement park – at Japan’s Nagashima Spa Land the coaster will be opened in March this year (cf. EAP 1/17). “We have had such an amazing response from our 4D Free (...) read more
Following England’s Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter “No. 4, Privet Drive” expansion as part of the permanent Harry Potter film exhibition last year (c.f. EAP news from May 6th, 2016), Hogwarts fans can now look forward (...) read more
The Walt Disney Company announced today the acquisition of 90 percent of Kingdom Holding Company’s interest in Euro Disney S.C.A., representing nine percent of Euro Disney’s outstanding shares. This transaction – at a price of two Euros per share – (...) read more
