(eap) Barcelona’s historic amusement park Parc d’atraccions Tibidabo, located on the city’s mountain of the same name and operated by the municipal operating company Barcelona de Serveis Municipals (BSM), started into its 125th season last weekend. (...) read more
(eap) From 20 March 2026, visitors to the digital art center Phoenix des Lumières in Dortmund, Germany will be able to experience the new show “Prehistoric Planet – Discovering Dinosaurs”. The production was created in collaboration with Apple TV, (...) read more
(eap) The leisure pool rheinwelle in Gau-Algesheim (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) celebrated the topping-out ceremony for its extension building this past Monday. If construction proceeds according to plan, the indoor pool extension complementing (...) read more
(eap) Following continuous investments totaling 90 million euro in recent years in attractions and infrastructure, the Belgian theme and animal park Bellewaerde continues to advance its strategic development this year. The key addition for the (...) read more
(eap) The Texas-based theme park Morgan’s Wonderland, which specializes in inclusive attractions and rides, celebrated the opening of its new tower ride “WingZ of Wonder” last weekend. In specially configured gondolas themed as butterflies, both (...) read more
(eap) The Norwegian cruise and ferry operator Color Line has entered a partnership with the internationally active entertainment company RWS Global to develop new entertainment concepts for its cruises. The collaboration is set to begin with two new (...) read more
Shortly before the start of the 2026 season at Germany’s Erlebnispark Tripsdrill on 28 March (see EAP-News 27.11.25), there is news from the major construction site in Cleebronn: Almost one year after the groundbreaking ceremony in (...) read more
(eap) The Bordeaux, France-based drone entertainment specialist Dronisos is expanding its U.S. team in Orlando, Florida, welcoming experienced technology executive Jeremy Pancoast as Vice President U.S. Business Development. Pancoast brings more (...) read more
(eap) The 60th edition of the “World’s Leading Travel Trade Show” Berlin (ITB) opens today at the Berlin Expo Center. Since its first staging in 1966, the event has developed from a small trade fair into a global industry platform. Around 6,000 (...) read more
(eap) The two Berlin-based companies bookingkit, a provider of booking and management software for tours, attractions and activities, and ToucanTix, a 360-degree ticketing and venue management platform for leisure facilities, have entered into a (...) read more
(eap) With most recently more than seven million visitors, Germany’s Europa-Park Erlebnis-Resort in Rust (Baden-Württemberg) ranks among Europe’s most visited theme park resorts. The destination comprises the theme park, which has been in operation (...) read more
(eap) A new visitor attraction focusing on marine conservation, education and ocean research is scheduled to open later this year at Rummelsburger Bucht in Berlin-Lichtenberg, Germany. With an investment volume of more than 100 million euro, Ocean (...) read more
(eap) Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Paramount will acquire WBD after the streaming provider Netflix did not increase (...) read more
(eap) Visitors to the LEGOLAND® Florida Resort can now embark on a galactic adventure: Last Friday, the new “Galacticoaster”, a family coaster by German manufacturer ART Engineering, was officially put into operation. The space (...) read more
(eap) The Dutch holiday park operator Landal – since the merger of Landal GreenParks and Roompot, the brand has operating under this name as part of a rebranding in 2025 – has announced that Martin Jermiin (pictured here) will assume the role of (...) read more
(eap) The U.S. theme park operator United Parks & Resorts (until 2024: SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment) has announced its financial results for the 2025 fiscal year. In total, the operator group welcomed 21.2 million visitors to its parks last year – (...) read more
(eap) The Dutch Toverland theme park intends to gradually develop into a destination resort over the coming years. After the municipal council of Horst aan de Maas approved an expanded zoning plan in December of last year, a loan application has now (...) read more
(eap) After the project stakeholder had submitted the building application for the municipal indoor sports pool facility in Germany’s city of Bad Vilbel (near Frankfurt am Main) last September as part of the planned thermal spa development by Therme (...) read more
(eap) Since recently, The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) has been presenting an exhibition dedicated entirely to the popular attractions of the Universal theme parks. Entitled “Universal Theme Parks: The Exhibition”, the (...) read more
(eap) Compelling storytelling has long since evolved beyond a purely decorative element in theme and amusement parks, zoos and other leisure facilities. Instead, it forms the narrative thread that strategically connects attractions, shows and (...) read more
