After almost a year of negotiations, private equity firm BGH Capital, which was established in Melbourne in 2017, has now been able to close its takeover deal with cinema and theme park operator group Village Roadshow. At a total transaction value (...) read more
A new 18-pole, four-level KristallTurm® high ropes course was recently opened in a public park in Nanjing, China. The attraction, named “Jinling Jungle”, features 120 different climbing stations, an event platform, a children’s course, a giant (...) read more
With its “Made-to-Measure Excitement” solution, the US technology provider Gateway Ticketing has developed a new business approach to increase per capita revenues in leisure facilities and attractions by targeting visitors and collecting and (...) read more
LEGOLAND® Florida Resort plans to expand its park area by approx. 1.8 hectares (4.5 acres) in 2021, its tenth anniversary season, to gain space for new visitor experiences and attractions. The expansion is expected to include at least six new rides (...) read more
Belgium’s BoldMove company presents “Houba World”, a new indoor concept themed to the fantastic character of “Marsupilami” created by André Franquin. In close cooperation with the creative team of Mediatoon Licensing (part of the French-Belgian (...) read more
The Efteling Hotel, which has been part of the Efteling theme park resort, since 1992 and offers 450 beds, will now receive a complete make-over. Between January 4th and March 8th, 2021 a total of 98 comfort suites and four junior suites will (...) read more
Geoff Chutter founded WhiteWater West in 1980, an enterprise which has evolved from a water park into one of the industry‘s leading waterride designing and manufacturing companies. This year, WhiteWater celebrated its 40th anniversary. Chutter still (...) read more
More than 570 participants from 35 countries attended the “Annual Conference & Trade Show – A Virtual Event” organized by the International Association of Trampoline Parks (IATP), the very first online conference which took place on December 8th (...) read more
Friday afternoon, the investment company Momentum Capital and the operating group Plopsa celebrated the construction start of their latest theme park development Majaland Warsaw, which will be the second park destination operated by Plopsa in Poland (...) read more
The Ohio-based Kings Island theme park recently announced the development of a new accommodation project named “Kings Island Cedar Camp“, which is scheduled to open to guests in spring 2021. The hybrid resort and camping destination is already under (...) read more
Bäderland Hamburg GmbH is increasingly investing in barrier-free access in its associated indoor and outdoor swimming pools. In the indoor swimming pool in Rahlstedt, for example, one of six new mobile entry and exit aids is now available. The new (...) read more
French amusement park Nigloland has announced the opening of a spectacular new attraction novelty for spring 2021. At an investment volume of twelve million Euro, “Krampus Expédition” will be a water coaster delivered by German manufacturer Mack (...) read more
As announced today, visitors to Gröna Lund theme park in Stockholm will be able to enjoy a new roller coaster as of April 24th, 2021 – an “Inverted Steel Roller Coaster“ supplied by Switzerland-based manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard (cf. EAP news (...) read more
With a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony, Munich-based Hellabrunn animal park started with the construction work of its new lion enclosure last week. The new habitat will be developed on the site of the former brown bear enclosure and is planned to (...) read more
At Legoland Windsor, an almost “normal“ theme park visit is possible again as the park reopend its doors to guests on December 4th after a second phase of closure due to another lockdown in Great Britain. From now on visitors are able to enjoy the (...) read more
Since the IAAPA Expo, which was scheduled for November, also had to be cancelled due to the worldwide pandemic, the international leisure association also moved its annual main trade show to the Internet as a virtual educational conference. Here in (...) read more
Luna Park Sydney, which was opened 85 years ago at Lavender Bay in the direct neighbourhood of Sydney Harbour Bridge, announced an investment of 30 million Australian Dollar (around 18.4 Euro) to offer visitors nine new attractions as of the 2021 (...) read more
After another forced closure of four weeks due to the stricter corona protective measures introduced by the Austrian government, the Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens near Innsbruck reopen to visitors today. For now, guests will be able to enjoy (...) read more
Still being under construction, Belgium’s new Terhills Resort vacation park, which is developed by a subsidiary of the Limburg-based LRM investment company and which will be managed by Center Parcs in the future, is scheduled to welcome its first (...) read more
The Bristol Zoological Society (BZS), which operates the historical Bristol Zoo, has recently announced the permanent closure of the facility in Clifton, Bristol located in the southwest of England. Due to financial reasons the zoo will be relocated (...) read more
