(eap) With a new hybrid roller coaster and the future “Festival World” themed area, Walibi Belgium is setting the course for its next major development phase through to 2030. The Belgian amusement park presented the corresponding plans this morning. (...) read more
(eap) The US theme park Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio has announced “Werewolf Gorge”, a new family thrill coaster scheduled to open next year on the occasion of the park’s 35th anniversary. The coaster, manufactured by Dutch company Vekoma, (...) read more
(eap) Canadian water park attraction manufacturer and designer WhiteWater West has been recognised as one of “Canada’s Best Managed Companies” for the eighth consecutive year. Under the decades-long leadership of its founder Geoff Chutter and now (...) read more
(eap) At the OBEX event and exhibition venue in Oberhausen, Germany, visitors can now immerse themselves in the world of the well-known video game Minecraft across more than 2,600 square metres. Following stops in Dallas, Toronto and London, as well (...) read more
(eap) The US-based Kentucky Kingdom Theme & Water Park in Louisville, Kentucky, yesterday celebrated the opening of its new major attraction, “Flying Fox”. The ride is a Suspended Family Coaster from Dutch manufacturer Vekoma. With the new addition, (...) read more
(eap) Therme Erding has a new – and familiar – Managing Director: Uwe Barth, who already served as Executive Director and authorised signatory for the thermal spa from 1999 to 2019, is returning to his former place of work. Barth has decades of (...) read more
(eap) Germany’s Europa-Park Erlebnis-Resort is further expanding its employee housing, thereby investing in attractive framework conditions for its staff. Following the recent symbolic ground-breaking ceremony for a new employee residence in Rust, (...) read more
(eap) The Heljensbad in the North Rhine-Westphalia town of Heiligenhaus is set to undergo extensive modernisation. The town, which has a population of nearly 28,000 inhabitants, is located between the major cities of Düsseldorf, Essen and Wuppertal. (...) read more
(eap) With the official opening of the new themed world “Idefix’ Adventure Land” yesterday, the family theme park BELANTIS near Leipzig, Germany, took the first visible step in its comprehensive, long-term transformation into Asterix Park Germany. (...) read more
(eap) As announced yesterday, the internationally active Therme Group has appointed Rainer Maelzer (photo) as its Chief Entertainment Officer. In this role, the industry expert will be responsible for the development and global implementation of the (...) read more
(eap) As recently announced, the city of Roanoke Rapids in the US state of North Carolina is to become the location of one of the first of a total of five announced Mattel Wonder Indoor Waterparks. The indoor waterpark by toy company Mattel is to (...) read more
(eap) The “Applause Award”, regularly presented by the Swedish amusement park resort Liseberg, recognises amusement and theme parks worldwide for their operational and creative achievements. The 2026 Applause Award recently officially went to Warner (...) read more
(eap) Canadian entertainment studio Moment Factory and Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan yesterday announced a long-term strategic partnership to develop “large-scale, transformative experiences”. Together, the two companies aim to set (...) read more
(eap) Several new additions are currently being introduced at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida: the reopening of “Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster” with new “Muppets” theming, first insights into the outdoor area of the (...) read more
(eap) TAUERN SPA Zell am See in the municipality of Kaprun southwest of Salzburg is one of Austria’s largest and most modern spa resorts. This month, the resort, which is operated by VAMED Vitality World, introduced demand-based dynamic prices for (...) read more
(eap) Taunus Wunderland, located near Schlangenbad not far from Wiesbaden, Germany, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this season. The anniversary was officially marked with a gala for invited guests, combining entertainment, culinary offerings, (...) read more
(eap) The Dutch “World of Wonders” Efteling has presented the name and design of its new attraction announced for this winter in the renewed “Raveleijn” themed area. The new ride is called “Ravenring” and is said to be a prototype from Dutch (...) read more
(eap) Canadian company OpenAire, a provider of all-aluminum large span structures with retractable roofs, today announced its collaboration with American Resort Management to supply retractable roof enclosures for the planned Mattel Wonder Indoor (...) read more
(eap) This past Pentecost weekend, Hansa-Park in Sierksdorf on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast opened its latest attraction, the “Cornwall Coaster”. The family roller coaster, supplied by southern German manufacturer Gerstlauer Amusement Rides, features (...) read more
(eap) Since the beginning of this month, young visitors to the British theme park resort Chessington World of Adventures have been able to immerse themselves in the world of the four-legged heroes from the well-known animated series “PAW Patrol”. (...) read more
