The German Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (G.: Verband der Deutschen Freizeitparks & -unternehmen e.V.; VDFU) elected a new committee during its annual general meeting held on February 5th at Europa-Park in Rust. Klaus-Michael Machens, (...) read more
In August 2019, the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany already gave an outlook to comprehensive expansion plans for the model building experience (cf. EAP 5/2019). The Braun-brothers Gerrit and Frederik, the founders oft he miniature world, (...) read more
Since 1990, the Allgemeine Hotel- und Gastronomie-Zeitung (ahgz / Eng.: “General Paper for Hotels and Gastronomy“) has been honoring the “best hotelier of the year“ in Germany. This year, Thomas, Michael and Ann-Kathrin Mack, shareholders of the (...) read more
The two Netherland-based companies ETF Ride Systems (ETF) and Jora Vision just presented the concept of new “Pirate Mania“ mini dark ride system, which is especially made for Family Entertainment Centers. Both providers created a pirate-themed ride, (...) read more
Since the opening of Madame Tussauds Vienna in April 2011, Queen Elisabeth II. is one of the main charackters presented in the wax figure exhibition. Yesterday, the Merlin Entertainments MIdway attraction opened the redesigned Queen-area. „Her (...) read more
Today, Karls Erlebnis-Dorf in Elstal near Berlin opens its new “Marmalade Land“ with an enlarged marmalade manufactory, the new “Dahlis Freak Bar” and two new rides. During a construction period of six months the entrance area of the park saw a (...) read more
The two theme parks Puy du Fou and Efteling have renewed their cooperation in the field of show production for the next six years. Together, the two companies will create the new edition of the “Raveleijn” show, which is based on a story written by (...) read more
Andreas Schaffer, MSc has been appointed new site manager of EurothermenResort Bad Hall, succeeding the current manager Gabriela Hamedinger, who will retire this summer. Schaffer convinced the selection committee with his comprehensive professional (...) read more
Belgium’s Bellewaerde amusement park just revealed the name of its new family coaster “Wakala“. Inspired by the Canadian Indians of the Kwakiutl tribe, the attraction will show a lot of decoration and patterns in the entrance area and on the trains. (...) read more
British accesso Technology Group just announced the re-appointment of Steve Brown as CEO. He will succeed former CEO Paul Noland, who was Brown‘s successor when he left the company in 2018 (cf. EAP 2/2018). Brown, who founded the accesso company in (...) read more
Rostock Zoo awaits new life in the orangutan and gorilla groups living in the zoo’s “Darwineum“ tropical house. The pregnancy of the orangutan female Sunda, who already raised five babies, was a surprise for the keepers and the zoo officials, since (...) read more
Germany’s Wund Holding GmbH Friedrichshafen, operator of currently five thermal bathing complexes in Germany (including Therme Erding) and Vienna/Austria-based Therme Group RHTG GmbH Wien announced their strategic partnership today. Josef Wund, (...) read more
England’s Blackpool Pleasure Beach (BPB) pier park, located in Blackpool (UK), is currently being operated in the fourth generation of the Thompson family. From now on, deputy managing director Nick Thompson (photo) will primarily take care of the (...) read more
The UK-based animation production company Aardman Animation just announced the acquisition of the distribution rights for the new “Brave Bunnies“ pre-school series, which was created by Ukraine-based Glowberry Creative Lab. 52 episodes of seven (...) read more
In 2012, former Gran Turismo (GT) champion Maciej Marcinkiewicz opened the go-kart track facility Kormoran in the Polish city of Olsztyn. Recently, the facility invested in a new flooring, in order to create even more driving fun for guests: On the (...) read more
Miral Asset Management recently announced to open new attractions at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi this year. One of the new visitor experiences will be “The Family Zone“ theme area – dedicated to families and the youngest visitors. Furthermore, the park (...) read more
Works on the construction site for the new LEGOLAND Water Park, which will become part of Merlin’s Gardaland Resort in Northern Italy, are progressing quickly. All of the future park areas and attractions were already named – guests can look forward (...) read more
The “AUREA Awards”, initiated by Michael Mack and MackNeXT, were presented for the second time to companies for innovative solutions in the fields of Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR & VR) technology. Last week, the official award ceremony took (...) read more
The American planning and design company Weber Group, which is headquartered in Sellersburg, Indiana, recently announced several personnel changes in its design and creative team. Adam McIntyre, who has been working for Weber Group for over 20 years (...) read more
In the Skytropolis indoor park, which is part of Malaysia’s Resorts World Genting located close to Kuala Lumpur, visitors can experience three new media-based attractions from Triotech, including a 32-seat “XD Dark Ride Interactive Theater”, the (...) read more
