Hal McEvoy, IAAPA President and CEO, will retire from his position at the helm of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) on April 1, 2023. McEvoy started a permanent role in the association on April 1, 2017 as Chief (...) read more
In Germany’s indoor pool, sauna and wellness complex monte mare Reichshof-Eckenhagen (North Rhine-Westphalia), a new relaxation experience was launched this past Monday with the “Salzwelten” (Eng.: Salt Worlds). From now on, guests can benefit from (...) read more
In the Montnegre i el Corredor landscape park, located less than an hour’s drive east of the Catalan capital Barcelona, a new kind of Augmented Reality (AR) experience, Metapark Zoo, is to become available this summer, which will make it possible to (...) read more
Former Director of Education, Safety and Membership of IAAPA North America (NA), Michael Shelton, has been promoted to the regional association‘s Vice President and Executive Director effective April 4. “With his passion, knowledge, and leadership (...) read more
Christie®, the technology company that specializes in the development of system solutions such as projectors, image processors and LED panels and which is active in the leisure industry particularly in the area of projection mapping, recently (...) read more
In late 2019, Disneyland Paris announced that it was planning its own themed area based on the Disney animation success “Frozen”. Now the European Disney destination has revealed the first details in time with the start of the area’s construction: (...) read more
With its strategic realignment under the title “Reinvention 2025”, the Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs Europe Group announced last spring that it would renovate and reattractivate all Center Parcs destinations extensively and invest a total of more (...) read more
Freehold/New Jersey-based Cenntro Electric Group Ltd., a leading electric vehicle technology company, recently announced to have entered into an agreement with MOSOLF SE & Co. KG, one of Europe’s largest automotive logistics and service providers, (...) read more
Located in the heart of the French Vendée between Cholet and La Roche-sur-Yon in the west of the country, the Puy du Fou theme park celebrates its 45th anniversary this year. A park whose exceptional concept – known above all for its spectacular and (...) read more
905 meters long, 40 meters high and 95 km/h fast, that is “Fønix”, the new coaster attraction by Vekoma Rides at Danish Fårup Sommerland, which will not make only Danish roller coaster fans’ hearts beat faster. “Last year, on the day we could (...) read more
As the first “Jumanji“-themed attraction worldwide, and in cooperation with Sony Pictures Entertainment, the new dark ride experience “Jumanji – The Adventure“ opens at Merlin Entertainments-operated Gardaland today. During the ride in the vehicles, (...) read more
“We are excited that the brakes can be released and Karls can be fully experienced again. We‘ve created lots of new refinements that will surprise both new and regular Karlsians,” says Karls owner Robert Dahl, looking forward to the upcoming season (...) read more
Starting tomorrow, April 9, Filmpark Babelsberg will again open its doors to guests who would like to take a look behind the scenes of the film production world. This year, the park mascot “Flimmy” will also be back, having undergone a relaunch and (...) read more
Together with Peel L&P, a development company specialising in sustainable mixed-use complexes, Therme Group is planning and realising the GBP 250-million (over EUR 300 million) Therme Manchester (cf. EAP 5/2020). Recently, the Therme Group has (...) read more
La Cité de l’Espace in the southwestern French metropolis of Toulouse – the capital of the European aerospace industry – is a theme and science park dedicated entirely to the fascination of space. Opened in 1997 and repeatedly modernized in recent (...) read more
Austria’s Fantasiana Erlebnispark in Strasswalchen will open a “Wild Swing” attraction by ART Engineering this summer. The same attraction model has also been announced by Potts Park in Minden, Germany for this upcoming season (cf. our Park Report (...) read more
Following the announcement late last year of a digital teamLab museum for the new Elbbrückenquartier in the eastern part of Hamburg’s HafenCity, a further digital art center has now been announced for the Überseequartier being built in the southern (...) read more
The Canadian manufacturer of water slides and rides, ProSlide Technology Inc., is now an authorized reseller of the “PerfectSwell®“ wave technology by the American company American Wave Machines, Inc. (AWM) on the global water park and resort (...) read more
The Australian park operator group Ardent Leisure, which owns a portfolio of several leisure facilities in Australia and the US, and private investment firm RedBird Capital Partners will sell their US entertainment business Main Event. Namely, the (...) read more
The Parisian amusement park Le Jardin d’Acclimatation, which has been extensively renovated and modernized in recent years (cp. EAP 5/2019 & 6/2017), has opened up a new attraction for the start of the new season last Saturday. The new ride is (...) read more
