A consortium consisting of the Danish Lego owner family Kristiansen and two other investors (the private equity firm Blackstone and the Canadian CPPIB pension fund) has submitted an acquisition offer for the British operating group Merlin (...) read more
Vienna Zoo (G.: Tiergarten Schönbrunn) plans to replace its over fifty year-old aquarium house by a new facility, which is set to be built into a slope between the zoo’s existing rainforest house and rhinoceros park, comprising five levels both (...) read more
Dutch Hof van Saksen holiday resort, which belongs to the portfolio of Landal Green Parks, will open its new “Saltato” slide attraction next week (on July 5th), a 195-meter long funnel slide supplied by Van Egdom. Guests to the resort’s indoor (...) read more
Ten years ago, Bremerhaven/Germany's Klimahaus Bremerhaven 8° Ost science and experience center opened its doors for the first time (cf. EAP 6/09 & EAP 2/19). Since then the visitor attraction, which is dedicated to the knowledge transfer on (...) read more
As announced today, Thomas Meier will take over the management of GMF Neuried & Co. KG (GMF) effective from 1st of July 2019 and thus following in the footsteps of Managing Director Rainer Pethran. Pethran, who joined the company about 30 years (...) read more
Yesterday saw the opening of a new VR roller coaster experience called “Crazy Bats” at Germany’s Phantasialand theme park, which according to its own statement is the longest VR coaster in the world. The four-minute experience was installed on the (...) read more
Succeeding Karen Oertley, Mary Jane Brewer (photo) recently took over as new Executive Director of the US-based AIMS International industry association, which is dedicated to the introduction of and compliance with high safety standards at theme (...) read more
In mid-June, the fifth indoor park of the KOEZIO brand was opened in Saint-Priest near Lyon/France. Following Lille and Paris (there are two facilities in the capital city), Lyon is now already the fourth KOEZIO site within France, with another (...) read more
Germany's Tropical Islands waterpark complex, which is located near Berlin and operated by Parques Reunidos, just opened its new "Pororoca" surf simulator attraction in its related "Amazonia" outdoor area, inviting both surf newcomers and (...) read more
Since its official opening on June 18th, visitors to Finland's Linnanmäki amusement park have been able to enjoy the new "Taiga" Double LSM Launch Coaster from Liechtenstein-based manufacturer Intamin. Featuring two launches, four inversions and a (...) read more
Village Roadshow Limited, the Australian operating group of cinemas and theme parks, has recently announced changes in its management: As of January 1st, 2020, Clark Kirby (photo) will take over the position as the group’s CEO, following Graham (...) read more
Copenhagen’s Tivoli Gardens amusement park has revealed its plans to build a new 18-storey hotel on the H. C. Andersen Boulevard, directly opposite the City Hall. The project was presented in public for the first time this week. Under the name of (...) read more
Creative design company Falcon’s Creative Group and Cloudco Entertainment (formerly: American Greetings Entertainment) have recently announced their collaboration to create retailtainment experiences based on the “Care Bears” IP. The colorful (...) read more
Since its opening on Thursday last week, the new coaster in the “Wizarding World of Harry Potter” – “Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure” (cf. EAP News f. Feb 22nd, 2019) – has been drawing crowds to Universal’s Islands of Adventure (...) read more
Hong Kong-based consulting company Icon Global Partners, which is primarily active in the water park industry, and US-based consulting firm MR-ProFun, an independent provider of consulting and management services to the leisure industry, entered (...) read more
The three-day IAAPA Expo Asia trade show event, which was hold in Shanghai/China this year, closed today with the following (preliminary) results, as announced by the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA): The trade (...) read more
For its excellent comfort and exclusive equipment, the Europabad in Karlsruhe/Germany will be awarded a five-star certification today after thorough testing based on the high quality standards of Wellness Star GmbH and TÜV Rheinland. Oliver (...) read more
The Cedar Fair Entertainment Company announced yesterday that the US operating group of regional amusement, theme and water parks has signed a definitive agreement to acquire two well-known waterparks and a resort in Texas for a cash purchase (...) read more
This summer, TimeRide VR will open a new location for its virtual time travel experience in the city center of Munich, following the successful launch of its sites in Cologne and Dresden (cf. EAP News f. Jan 23rd, 2019). Guests will be invited to (...) read more
After a construction period of nine months, last week saw the opening of the re-designed pirate world area at Germany’s PLAYMOBIL-FunPark (we reported on this in our park report in EAP issue 2/2019). As of now, park guests can discover a giant (...) read more
