For more than 60 years, the Severn Lamb company has been manufacturing trams for urban transport as well as for the leisure industry. Now the company has announced that it is acquiring the U.S.-based company Trams International, which operates (...) read more
A new entertainment experience awaits visitors to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in spring 2023. Since 1967, the Kennedy Space Center (Web-News vom 15.06.2022 verlinken) on Merrit Island, Florida, has been teaching visitors from around (...) read more
The Canadian manufacturer of wooden roller coasters Martin & Vleminckx has announced to take over the patent portfolio of the US-American engineer Bill Kitchen. Kitchen’s developments include the “iFly” wind tunnel attraction (formerly (...) read more
In a letter to Federal Minister Dr Robert Habeck, leading associations of the German waterparks, spa and health resort industry have demanded a correction of the planned gas price cap. “If the draft of the Experts’ Commission were to be implemented (...) read more
While numerous professionals from the international leisure and attractions industry had already arrived over the weekend and were able to take part in various EDUTours and special events (which are offered as part of the accompanying supporting (...) read more
Leadership change at British operator group Merlin Entertainments: Scott M. O’Neil was named the company’s new Chief Executive Officer – the appointment will be effective as of tomorrow, Nov 15, 2022, the group has just announced. Merlin’s current (...) read more
Canadian company SimEx-Iwerks is celebrating its 30th anniversary and announces the presentation of new developments at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando as part of the celebration. “We are excited to celebrate our 30th year doing what we do best, (...) read more
Miral and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced the construction of a Harry Potter-themed world at Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, located on Yas Island. The new Harry Potter-themed world will then complement the six already existing areas of the (...) read more
The last ride of the “Nemesis“ Inverted Coaster took place at Alton Towers Resort in Staffordshire, England, on November 6th. The ride by B&M, which opened in 1994, was the first inverted coaster in Europe and has been attracted visitors to the (...) read more
The Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX), one of the world’s largest regional theme park companies and operators of waterparks in North America, today announced that the company and H Partners agreed to amend their existing Cooperation (...) read more
With “LEGO® MYTHICA”, a new themed world for LEGOLAND® Deutschland has been announced for 2023, with an investment volume of 15 million euros. The main attraction of the new area, which will cover a total of 1.2 hectares, will be a wing coaster from (...) read more
The Japanese Studio Ghibli film studio, which produced world-famous anime classics such as „My Neighbor Totoro“ and the Oscar-winning film „Spirited Away“, has now opened its first theme park in Japan. Since 1st November, Ghibli fans have been able (...) read more
A few days ago, Thorpe Park, located west of London in Chertsey (county of Surrey), received news about the approval of the building application for its “Project Exodus” roller coaster novelty by the responsible Runnymede Borough Council, so that (...) read more
As was recently announced, January 2023 will see the start of an extensive refreshment program for the “Titanic Experience” exhibition at the Titanic Belfast museum in the Northern Irish captial. Several million British Pounds will be invested into (...) read more
Recently, Brad Thomas, President of Silver Dollar City Attractions, announced that the US company will make a historic investment totaling 30 million US dollars to implement several new infrastructure measures at the Branson/Missouri theme park over (...) read more
The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) non-profit organization, which among other events and assets operates the Playland Amusement Park in Vancouver, Canada, has announced the purchase of what it says will be “the fastest launch coaster in Canada”, (...) read more
The international design and realization company Scruffy Dog Creative Group, based in London and Barcelona, has announced the hiring of two new employees in senior positions. Started in the film and TV industry, the company now specializes mainly on (...) read more
The annual meeting of the Zoo Association of Germany’s federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV) is taking place today at Rostock Zoo. Founded in 2001, the “Landeszooverband MV“, which counts twenty institutions as its members, represents the (...) read more
The Dubai-based Bollywood Parks theme park is known for its unique theming based on the Bollywood‘s film industry. Featuring six differently themed areas with a total of 17 family-friendly rides and attractions, various live shows as well as dining (...) read more
Already now Hersheypark is creating some anticipation for its guests for the 2023 season: Starting next summer, the amusement park located in the US state of Pennsylvania will present “Wildcat’s Revenge”, a new hybrid coaster attraction that will be (...) read more
