Florida-based Ellis & Associates (E&A), an international aquatic safety and risk management consulting firm dedicated to the prevention and elimination of drowning accidents, recently announced Darlene Reese-Sittig (photo) as its new Education & (...) read more
For the first quarter ended on 31 March of the current fiscal year 2022, Comcast Corporation reported significantly positive results for its Universal Parks & Resorts theme park division compared to the same period last year: Total revenues (...) read more
Jonathan Bonner, who most recently was Project Producer at Katapult, has been appointed new Executive Producer at Storyland Studios. Bonner, who was involved in numerous projects for well-known companies such as Walt Disney Imagineering, The LEGO® (...) read more
With their newly founded company TDAC BV (Tourist Development and Attraction Consultants), the two Dutch leisure professionals Coen Bertens (former COO of Efteling) and Bart Dohmen (former BRC Imagination Arts executive) want to position themselves (...) read more
The Saudi Entertainment & Amusement Expo (SEA Expo) will take place at the Riyadh International Exhibition & Convention Center next week from May 16 to 18. For four years now, manufacturers from all over the world have been gathering in Saudi Arabia (...) read more
Pradera Islands, the new future theme park in Lubao, province of Pampanga, on the Philippines, aims at opening its doors to visitors for the first time in 2024 (as part of the Pradera Verde Resort). With this goal in mind, construction work on the (...) read more
Vantage Technology Ltd., a technology company belonging to WhiteWater West, has a new president: Effective immediately, technology expert Michael Jungen is taking the helm of the company’s division to drive its growth. The Vantage technology (...) read more
Since May 1, the Hungarian capital Budapest has one more exciting visitor attraction on offer. In the historic garden of Heroes’ Square (near the Széchenyi Thermal Bath), the new large balloon supplied by the French company Aerophile lifts off the (...) read more
From May 11 to 13, industry professionals will meet up again for the “IAAPA EMEA Spring Summit”, this time taking place in Rome. Panel discussions, keynotes and networking are to be dedicated primarily to the four main topics of sustainability, (...) read more
The Seepark Ternsche, a leisure, camping and relaxation destination around 40 kilometers north of Dortmund (Germany’s Ruhr Region), now offers guests to the park’s swimming area a new attraction. Here, a new swimming high-ropes course of the brand (...) read more
With “Dinosaurland“, Danish theme park Djurs Sommerland, has recently opened its new theme area, which is a must-visit for dinosaur fans. Besides the “T-Rex Family Coaster“ by Mack Rides, the area offers visitors the new “Dino Xpedition“ by (...) read more
As part of the 29th “International Animation Festival“ (G.: Internationales Trickfilmfestival) currently being held in Stuttgart, the “Trickstar Professional Awards“ were presented and Rust-based company Mack NeXT, which specializes in VR (...) read more
As part of the FunPlanet in Rennaz, an indoor park specialised in entertainment offerings for adults in West Switzerland, FunPlanet Kids has opened its door for young guests. On a ground space of 4,500 square meters, the new arera in the facility (...) read more
The area around the town of Sevierville in the US state of Tennessee is already home to several als also internationally well-known theme and water parks, such as Dollywood or Soaky Mountain Waterpark. Now, it has been announced that a great (...) read more
The world’s tenth LEGOLAND® location is ready to welcome guests! Yesterday, the new LEGOLAND Korea Resort, which is located on a river island in the city of Chuncheon (around an hour’s ride north-east of Seoul). 40 rides and attractions in seven (...) read more
At Dortmund’s Westfalenpark, on a ground space of 11,800 square meters, the “Robinson Playground“, which was getting a bit long in the tooth, has received a new concept including new play structures under the motto of “traveling the worlds“. The new (...) read more
The Amazing Bay water park, one of the largest water parks in Vietnam, recently opened near Ho Chi Minh City, in the south of the country. The park, which is operated by the Suoi Tien Group, is equipped with 19 large slides from the Canadian (...) read more
As part of Futuroscope‘s mega-investment plan, the French park developed both the “Station Cosmos“ family hotel concept and the new “Space Loop“ dining experience. The new overnight accommodation from “out-of-space“ , which offers 76 themed rooms in (...) read more
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (SFDK), located in Northern California, announced that it will open the new “Sidewinder Safari Coaster“ on 28 May this year as its overall eleventh roller coaster. The new ride will be a combination of zoo and thrill (...) read more
Merlin Entertainments continues to expand in South Korea and has announced the acquisition of The COEX Aquarium in Seoul‘s Gangnam district. The aquarium is home to a wide range of marine life in around 180 exhibits which contain a total of 3,000 (...) read more
