France’s Looping Group has announced that it takes over the Croatian Aquapark Istralandia, which since its inception in 2014 was run by the park’s founding family Kovačić and, according to official information, has been welcoming over 180,000 guests (...) read more
Following the opening of its first German location in Pulheim in 2018 (cf. EAP 2/19), the Finish indoor playground brand HopLop is further expanding in the country: It has announced that a second It will be part of the LOOP5 shopping center. “We are (...) read more
For two years, Germany’s amusement parks had to put up with only being able to open their gates to visitors halfway through the year and under strict conditions. This year, the motto is “full steam ahead” and so several parks across Germany start (...) read more
Hemmingford, Québec-based Parc Safari, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and also includes a water park and camping facilities in addition to animal experiences, is partnering with Connect&GO, the e-Commerce and ticketing solutions (...) read more
The season at the Tier- und Freizeitpark Thüle in Friesoythe, Lower Saxony, has been running for just under four weeks. From 1 April, the park will no longer be open to visitors only on weekends, but also on weekdays. The highlight of the 2022 (...) read more
After 14 years, company founder Paul van den Berg, co-owner and commercial director of water playground equipment specialist Watergames & More, has retired today. Based in the Dutch municipality of Zoetermeer, not far from The Hague, the (...) read more
For its 4D simulator attraction “Reodor Felgen’s Hyperakselerator” (by Simworx), which opened last year and features a ride film produced by Qvisten Animation (cf. EAP 4/2021), Norway’s Hunderfossen Eventyrpark was awarded a “Thea Award for (...) read more
George Walker joins the leadership team of UK-based AV and media technology company Holovis as its new Vice President of Creative Development. Prior to his most recent role as Creative Director at Universal Creative, Walker held creative leadership (...) read more
Located in Maryland Heights, a city in St. Louis County, in the US state of Missouri RYZE Adventure Park has a diverse outdoor adventure offering, including a four-story climbing tower with various obstacles with a zipline as well as a Ninja course (...) read more
The 21-hectare large Magic City amusement park in the center of Uzbekistan’s capital city Tashkent, which is open all year round, recently added a large public aquarium to its visitor offerings, where guests can explore unique underwater worlds in (...) read more
The current marketing director of the Parks and Resorts Scandinavia operating group, Joanna Hammar, will take over the position of vice president of the group as of 1 April. In her new role, Hammar will be responsible for the commercial development (...) read more
On 6 March, Disneyland Paris kicked off its 30th anniversary season, which is packed with new attractions for visitors this year, including the long-awaited opening of the “Avengers Campus“ (read more about the new attractions in Paris in EAP 5/21 (...) read more
In recent years, the topic of sustainability has also been brought more into the focus of attention in the leisure and aquatics industry. More and more companies have committed themselves to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and are also (...) read more
In the course of the 2022 season, which will start at Allgäu Skyline Park on 1 April, the visitor offer of the amusement park located near Bad Wörishofen in Bavaria will be complemented by three new rides. Catered for a family audience, a family (...) read more
With the “Hatari Towers”, a new attraction concept is moving into Lower Saxony’s Serengeti-Park Hodenhagen, which starts into the new season on 2 April. The “adventure skyscraper”, a 30-meter-high fun house attraction, consists of two towers with (...) read more
The Fursten Forest outdoor action park, which was started eight years ago by two Dutch entrepreneurs in the Lower Saxon village of Fürstenau (Germany) on the site of a former military training area, is closing its doors permanently. With a diverse (...) read more
Next update on the Spreepark Berlin project: After a complete renovation, the abandoned Ferris wheel, which had stood idle for decades and was part of the amusement park that opened in 1969, will also become part of the visitor offerings at the new (...) read more
With a Pre-Opening Weekend, Europa-Park offered its guests the opportunity to get a taste of the park again one week before the official start of the summer season. In the course of the early start into the season, various novelties for the park (...) read more
In February 2019, Six Flags announced the takeover of the Darien Lake Resort (located in the US State of New York), including the associated water park “Splashtown”. Now, the water park is undergoing a rebranding and will be operated under the Six (...) read more
A storm is coming to Rasti-Land (Lower Saxony, Germany), but luckily not a destructive one, rather one of the fun kind. With “Strohnado“ – a mix from the German word “Stroh“, which means straw, and tornado – the park, who will start into its 2022 (...) read more
