In March 2022 the second Sesame Place theme park is scheduled to open in San Diego and it already promises to become a joyful Sesame Street party. The operating group SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, who has been the exclusive theme park partner of (...) read more
This week, Vienna-based Therme Group and UK-based agricultural technology company Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) officially announced their partnership to develop sustainable vertical farms directly at Therme Group’s various thermal spa and (...) read more
The specialized manufacturer of media-based motion simulator attractions Brogent Technologies has presented the new “Rise Up VR Airship Ride”, an attraction novelty especially suitable for retail centers, museums and mixed-use complexes that aim at (...) read more
From the 2022 season, visitors to the Soaky Mountain Waterpark in Sevierville, Tennessee, will be able to discover a unique, adrenaline-infused new slide experience. With “The Edge“, the world‘s first duelling master blaster, a water coaster by (...) read more
Bob Rogers – Founder and CEO of BRC Imagination Arts and a living legend in the field of creative design himself, storyteller and developer of numerous internationally renowned attractions – curates and moderates the now-legendary annual “Legends (...) read more
After more than 33 years, Richard Fain, CEO of Royal Caribbean Group, steps down. This was announced earlier this week by the international cruise company. Fain will be succeeded by current Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jason Liberty, who joined the (...) read more
Investors are encouraged by the financial results now reported for SeaWorld Entertainment Group’s third quarter and for the first nine months of the current fiscal year 2021. This third quarter saw a total attendance of 7.2 million guests at the (...) read more
LEGOLAND® California Resort, located in Carlsbad, announced the new and world’s first LEGO® Ferrari “Build and Drive“ visitor attraction in cooperation with the Italian sports car manufacturer. Build and Race offers visitors the opportunity to (...) read more
Istanbul-based DOF Robotics, which specialises in the production of simulator attractions, recently announced its latest product development, “Mission Space“. This is an immersive walk-through experience that invites visitors on a 30- to (...) read more
Germany’s leisure pools and spas are facing a “tough winter”, according to the European Waterpark Association (EWA). “We have considerable additional expenses in our facilities for the implementation and control of the comprehensive protective (...) read more
After the new members of the “IAAPA Hall of Fame” had already been announced early last week (see EAP-News of 2 Nov 2021), the announcement of this year’s IAAPA Award winners followed during further online presentations. The IAAPA “Meritorious (...) read more
After a four-month construction period, the “Boulevard RUH City” (Boulevard Riyadh City) in the north of the Saudi Arabian capital was opened to the public at the beginning of last week. It has been completely revamped in the context of the “Riyadh (...) read more
In order to better serve its European customers, the Dutch company Convious, which offers an AI-based software solution for dynamic pricing for leisure facilities (see our special feature in EAP 5/2021), will open a new office in London this (...) read more
Under the motto of “Enter the Metaverse”, the Virtuality conference & trade show for professionals from the fields of XR technologies, blockchain and virtual worlds will be held at the Le Carreau du Temple event center in Paris on March 17 and 18, (...) read more
In July this year, the roof of the indoor sport pool of the AquariUM in Schwedt in Germany’s Brandenburg region collapsed (see EAP news of 14 July 2021). Now, new reports on the incident and plans for the pool’s reconstruction have been (...) read more
Last week, the roofing ceremony for the new lion enclosure, which has been under construction for about ten months (cf. EAP news of 10 Dec 2020), was celebrated at Munich’s Hellabrunn Zoo. From early summer 2022, the two lion brothers Max and Benny (...) read more
After the annual “WWA Show“ of the World Waterpark Association (WWA) was held as a virtual event last year, this time the waterpark industry professionals gathered for the “41st Annual Symposium & Trade Show“ in San Antonio, Texas (USA) from 19 to (...) read more
After the tragic fire at Krefeld Zoo on New Years Eve 2019/2020, in which 30 primatse lost their lives, the zoo management gathered courage fast and announced the reconstruction of the great ape facility under the working titel “Conservation Centre (...) read more
At Energylandia one development follows the other – just this past summer the park opened the “Aqualantis“ theme area including the new Shockwave Double Launch Coatser “Abyssus“ supplied by Vekoma (see EAP 3/2021). During a press conference to close (...) read more
In the forefield of the upcoming trade show in Orlando, the IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions) is already announcing their honors and awards. This year, Marcelo Gutglas, founder of the Playcenter Group, and Marie (...) read more
