(eap) After more than 15 years without an outdoor swimming facility, residents of Velbert-Langenberg can once again cool off in the open air. The city near Düsseldorf officially opened its new Nizzabad natural outdoor pool in early summer, and the (...) read more
(eap) RWS Global, the internationally active specialist in live performances across entertainment and sports, has welcomed Matt Conover (photo) to its management team as Divisional President, Global Production. Conover brings more than 37 years of (...) read more
(eap) To coincide with yesterday’s “National Waterpark Day”, US water park Knott’s Soak City, located next to Knott’s Berry Farm, has announced two new attractions for next year. Guests can look forward to new water slides that will replace the (...) read more
(eap) US theme park Six Flags Great Adventure today presented details of its new roller coaster, previously known under the codename “Project Purple”. The record-breaking spinning launch coaster “BAKUNAWA” is set to open next year in the redesigned (...) read more
(eap) To the surprise of visitors to Universal Studios Hollywood, “Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift” began technical rehearsals with park guests yesterday without any official announcement. A specific official opening date for the long-awaited (...) read more
(eap) The city of Minden in East Westphalia, Germany, is pressing ahead with plans for a new swimming pool complex. The existing Melittabad, which is operated by Mindener Bäder GmbH, is to be replaced by a new facility. The original pool complex (...) read more
(eap) Yesterday, Warner Bros. World™ Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, opened “Kryptonite Collider”, its first new permanent ride since the park debuted in 2018. The new family thrill ride appears to be a NebulaZ flat ride supplied by Italian manufacturer (...) read more
(eap) Massanutten Resort in the US state of Virginia has opened “Mountain Mayhem”, a new year-round monorail coaster. The attraction was supplied by French manufacturer MND and marks the company’s first installation of a two-seater version of its (...) read more
(eap) “Second quarter results show continued progress against our strategic priorities […],” said Brian L. Roberts and Mike Cavanagh, Co-CEOs of Comcast Corporation, whose Content & Experiences business also includes the Universal theme parks. The (...) read more
(eap) Waldwelt Skywalk Allgäu in Scheidegg, near Lindau on Lake Constance, has appointed Melanie Gratwohl as its new General Manager. Gratwohl has many years of experience in the international leisure industry and aims to work with the team to (...) read more
(eap) Yesterday saw the opening of “Coral Bay, La Leyenda Perdida”, a new themed area at PortAventura World’s Caribe Aquatic Park in Spain. Inspired by the legend of an ancient sunken pirate bay rising back up from the depths of the ocean, the new (...) read more
(eap) Projection mapping makes it possible to bring building façades and other surfaces ‘to life’ by displaying visual content that can, for example, create dynamic works of art or make experiences more immersive through thematically appropriate (...) read more
(eap) Starting tomorrow, the new “Disney Princess® Cavalcade” will be presented at Disney Adventure World, the reimagined second park of Disneyland Paris. Featuring the Disney Princesses Rapunzel, Moana, Raya and Tiana, who are known for their (...) read more
(eap) A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Unterrath indoor swimming pool took place recently at its future site in the Derendorf district of Düsseldorf. On behalf of the City of Düsseldorf, Bädergesellschaft Düsseldorf is developing a facility (...) read more
(eap) The edutainment park Vulcania, located in the French Auvergne region, has opened its latest attraction, “Expédition Hawaï”. The walkthrough, which comprises several stages, takes visitors on a journey to Hawaii, immersing them in the (...) read more
(eap) Germany’s AquaFun Soest leisure pool, located in the Soester Börde region in North-Rhine Westphalia, is expanding its range of family attractions by investing in a new water slide. The announced addition will be an enclosed double slide of the (...) read more
(eap) The British family-run theme park group Gulliver’s Theme Park Resorts has expanded the accommodation facilities across all four of its theme park locations. With this investment, Gulliver’s responds to the increased demand for short breaks (...) read more
(eap) “The Fairytale Library”, the new 32nd fairytale in the Efteling theme park, often also referred to as the “World of Wonders”, is increasingly taking shape. In the Fairytale Forest, near the former “The Chinese Nightingale” scene, work is (...) read more
(eap) The first Karls Erlebnis-Dorf in North Rhine-Westphalia opened today in the heart of Germany’s Ruhr region. The eighth location in Germany covers approximately 46,000 square metres in the immediate vicinity of Westfield Centro Oberhausen and (...) read more
(eap) A municipal project in the German town of Lippstadt demonstrates that themed playgrounds are an attractive design element not only for amusement parks and other leisure facilities. A new play area manufactured by PLAYPARC has been created in (...) read more
