News | 19 Dec 2025

Germany’s Maya mare to Open New Water Slides

(eap) The time has come: following a three-month refurbishment period, Maya mare near Halle (Saxony-Anhalt) in Germany is set to officially reopen tomorrow. With considerable commitment and a willingness to embrace change, those responsible at (...) read more

News | 19 Dec 2025

Toverland Granted Green Light for New Development Plan

(eap) On Tuesday evening, the municipal council of Horst aan de Maas, the Dutch municipality in which Toverland is located, approved an expanded zoning plan by a large majority. Going forward, Toverland – which opened in 2001 as an initially (...) read more

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News | 19 Dec 2025

PaderBäder Rely on AI to Support Swimming Pool Safety

(eap) In swimming facilities, alongside leisure value and guest satisfaction, the safety of visitors is the top priority. In order to further enhance this, PaderBäder are now using artificial intelligence (AI) at the Paderborn Schwimmoper (North (...) read more

News | 19 Dec 2025

Adventure on Three Levels: Details on EXPLORADOM Cologne

(eap) EDUTAIN AG has announced further details about its coming new family edutainment center “EXPLORADOM”, which is scheduled to open in spring 2026 in a former car dealership in Cologne’s Ehrenfeld district. The concept envisages combining (...) read more

News | 18 Dec 2025

Cirque du Soleil Water Show “Ludõ” Premieres in Mexico

(eap) A few days ago, the world premiere of the new Cirque du Soleil water show “Ludõ” took place in a purpose-built theatre at the BON Luxury Theme Park (VidantaWorld) in Nuevo Nayarit on Mexico’s Pacific coast. The production is presented in (...) read more

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News | 17 Dec 2025

Duinrell Announces “Kikkerachtbaan 2.0”

(eap) The Dutch amusement and holiday park Duinrell is planning to open the new “Kikkerachtbaan” at the start of the 2026 season. The attraction will be a new family coaster that will replace the former ride of the same name. The theming of the (...) read more

News | 17 Dec 2025

Urban Ropeway “Câble C1” in Paris Begins Operation

(eap) Last weekend, Île-de-France Mobilités officially put the new – and at the same time first – urban ropeway in Paris, “Câble C1”, into operation. Conceived as an extension of Metro Line 8, the installation now connects the city center with the (...) read more

News | 17 Dec 2025

Center Parcs Nordborg Receives Sustainability Certificate

(eap) Center Parcs Nordborg, located on the island of Als on Denmark’s Baltic coast in Southern Jutland and opened this summer (see our report in EAP issue 5/2025, from p. 63), has been awarded the label of the German Sustainable Building Council (...) read more

News | 16 Dec 2025

Disney Invests in OpenAI and Signs Deal for AI Videos

(eap) As was recently announced, Disney will be working with “ChatGPT” developer OpenAI to enable users to access more than 200 animated characters from the Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars universes for the creation of AI-generated videos. (...) read more

News | 16 Dec 2025

Showmen Season 2025: European Showmen’s Union Takes Stock

(eap) Overall, the European showmen industry is satisfied with the results of the 2025 funfair season. As the European Showmen’s Union (ESU) reports, visitor numbers were on the same level in numerous regions as the year before – a fact that the (...) read more

News | 15 Dec 2025

MSC Cruises Orders New Ship Class from MEYER WERFT

(eap) The European cruise company MSC Cruises and MEYER WERFT in Papenburg, Germany, today announced four next-generation cruise ships and two additional options. Under the name “New Frontier”, a completely new ship will be built and secure the full (...) read more

News | 15 Dec 2025

Dreamworld Opens New Gyro Swing “King Claw”

(eap) The theme park Dreamworld in Queensland, Australia, officially put its latest attraction, “King Claw”, into operation last week. The ride is an Intamin Gyro Swing that transports riders to heights of up to 42 meters, reaching speeds of up to (...) read more

News | 15 Dec 2025

Wet’n’Wild: New “Zoom Zone” Slide Tower Opens

(eap) The Wet’n’Wild waterpark operated by Village Roadshow Theme Parks on Australia’s Gold Coast has recently opened its latest attraction: the nearly 18-meter-high “Zoom Zone” slide tower, featuring four body slides from WhiteWater. The new (...) read more

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