(eap) A new perspective is emerging for the former “Happy Franky” leisure centre in Troisdorf near Cologne, Germany: after the site was forced to temporarily close unexpectedly in the winter of last year, the property has now been acquired by a new (...) read more
(eap) The leading international trade fair for the foodservice and hospitality industry, Internorga, which once again took place at the Hamburg Messe exhibition centre from 13 to 17 March, has drawn a positive conclusion for this year’s edition: (...) read more
(eap) The Swedish operator group Parks and Resorts Scandinavia – whose portfolio includes Gröna Lund, Kolmården, Furuvik and Skara Sommarland – is currently searching for a new Group CEO. Christer Fogelmarck (pictured), the current CEO, will leave (...) read more
(eap) The Spanish leisure resort PortAventura World will host its “Easter Celebration” event days from March 26 to May 3 and, in this context, also launch the modernized roller coaster “Dragon Khan”. Through a partial modernization of the (...) read more
(eap) At the season opening last weekend, Dolly Parton, namesake and co-owner of the Dollywood theme park, welcomed visitors to the new season. The US leisure park operated by Herschend and located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is looking ahead this (...) read more
(eap) The French operating group Compagnie des Alpes (CDA), whose portfolio currently comprises 13 leisure parks, has reached a first milestone in its large-scale solar energy programme with the commissioning of a photovoltaic installation at (...) read more
(eap) The U.S. theme park Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, celebrated an important construction milestone for its resort project last Friday: with the installation of the final rooftop beacon, the structure has been “crowned”. The planned (...) read more
(eap) AI-powered robot dogs and humanoid robots are set to appear this year on selected ships of the Swiss cruise line MSC Cruises. These and other entertainment highlights were recently presented by the Geneva-based company. “MSC Cruises is (...) read more
(eap) The cruise company AIDA Cruises – part of the US cruise corporation Carnival Corporation & plc – is continuing its fleet overhaul program “AIDA Evolution”: As the third ship of the “Selection” generation, the “AIDAbella” has set off on her (...) read more
(eap) The Czech company DIVR Labs is presenting its “InstaVR” virtual reality (VR) arena, which already counts several installations in Europe, to the American market for the first time. The special feature of the free-roam VR system lies in a (...) read more
(eap) Internorga, the international leading trade fair for hospitality and foodservice, opens today in Hamburg. Over the next five days of the show – until and including Tuesday, 17 March – around 85,000 trade visitors are expected. On the exhibitor (...) read more
(eap) Explorado Group and Magic Media Company (MMC) have announced their strategic partnership to jointly develop a new live entertainment destination in the heart of the Coloneum media site in Cologne-Ossendorf. The new offering is scheduled to (...) read more
(eap) The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) – operator of London Zoo and Whipsnade Wild Animal Park – has appointed Kathryn England (pictured) as its permanent Chief Executive Officer (CEO), marking the first time in the organization’s 200-year (...) read more
(eap) At Germany’s Wild- & Freizeitpark Klotten in Rhineland-Palatinate, there are new offers for young explorers this season: With “Ranger Klotti”, the park on the Moselle River is introducing a new character who will accompany children on exciting (...) read more
(eap) The British digital platform provider Semantic, based in Southampton and specialising in websites and online strategies for visitor attractions, can celebrate a significant milestone: Sir Nick Varney, founder and, until his retirement in early (...) read more
(eap) The US-based company Sally Dark Rides, which – as the name suggests – specializes in the development of dark ride attractions, has announced the retirement of its long-serving Vice President of Technical Services: John Stegall, who has been (...) read more
(eap) Thomas Mazloum, who has served as President of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, since 2025, will succeed Josh D’Amaro as Chairman of Disney Experiences. As The Walt Disney Company announced yesterday, Mazloum will in his new role (...) read more
(eap) The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) has announced that the first IAAPA Expo Middle East will not take place as planned. The association’s trade show for the Middle East was originally scheduled to be held (...) read more
(eap) Roland Mack, owner of Europa-Park Resort in Rust, Germany, has been awarded the prestigious “Pro Merito” Medal of the Council of Europe. The honour was presented to him in a ceremonial setting by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, (...) read more
(eap) The U.S.-based attractions operator Enchanted Parks (formerly Innovative Attraction Management), which will operate six of the Six Flags parks taken over by EPR Properties and thus extend its portfolio of leisure destinations to a total of (...) read more
