Following the recent announcement by Universal that Tom Williams will retire from his long-year position as Chairman and CEO of Universal Parks & Resorts and be succeeded by Mark Woodbury as of 1 January 2022 (cf. EAP News of 18 Nov 2021) and that (...) read more
Since yesterday, Abu Dhabi residents and tourists have been able to explore the new “Yas Bay Waterfront” entertainment and retail mile on Yas Island. Part of this new waterfront is the three kilometer long “Pier71” boardwalk with twelve different (...) read more
For the first time in the nearly 100-year history of The Walt Disney Company (founding year: 1923), the Board of Directors of the US media company will be chaired by a woman as of the end of this year. Board member Susan E. Arnold has been elected (...) read more
The Spreewelten Resort in Lübbenau, Germany, hosted a B2B network meeting organized by the European Waterpark Association (EWA) on 23 and 24 November 2021. While on the first day the sponsoring members of the EWA in particular addressed the issue of (...) read more
Today, the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg has opened the first area, “Rio de Janeiro“, in its new building section Speicherblock L. For Miniatur Wunderland co-founder Frederik Braun, the new area just marks the beginning: “We spent four years (...) read more
Just one month ago, LEGOLAND® Deutschland Resort had announced the development of its new accommodation offer “NINJAGO® Quartier” with a total of 72 family rooms, which is planned to open at Whitsun 2022 (see EAP news of 2 Nov 2021). Now, the resort (...) read more
In its first season, the Puy du Fou España theme park, which opened its doors in Toledo in March this year and initially delighted visitors with four spectacular daytime experiences, the “El Sueño de Toledo” evening show and four themed villages (...) read more
The manufacturer of stationary photo booths Digital Centre, which has offices in Miami and Barcelona, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and on this occasion presented a new product called “Star Light” at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando. The new (...) read more
In the British seaside resort and “leisure mekka“ of Blackpool a new stand-alone attraction for families, which will be based on the beloved animation series “Peter Rabbit™“ by Silvergate Media, will open next year and be operated by Merlin (...) read more
The family business Räder-Vogel, located in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, has been producing wheels and castors for industry and trade since 1946. It all began with the production of wheelbarrow wheels and transport equipment from old tank wheels in the (...) read more
Last summer, devastating floods had caused severe damage in Western and Central Europe. Some amusement parks were also affected by the flood disaster, in particular Walibi Belgium in the Belgian region of Wallonia (cp. EAP news of 16 July 2021). (...) read more
With its historic theme park Le Grand Parc du Puy du Fou in France, attracting more than two million visitors annually, another theme park opened in Spain in Toledo in 2021 (Puy du Fou España, cf. EAP 3/2021), two new Puy du Fou night shows to be (...) read more
They amaze children‘s eyes all over Germany at Christmas time, the three Christmas Trucks of Coca-Cola. Between 25 November and 21 December 2021, the bright red trucks will be on tour again across Germany. The christmassy tour with the mobile (...) read more
The wax crayons from the US manufacturer Crayola are among the entry-level models in the children’s rooms of the youngest artists. With the Crayola Experience, which currently has five locations across the USA – in Easton/Pennsylvania, (...) read more
During the past week (16 to 19 Nov 2021) the professionals of the leisure industry came together again at IAAPA Expo in Orlando. The International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA) officially states a total 28,229 attendees who (...) read more
The IMG Worlds of Adventures (IMG Worlds) on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road in Dubai is one the desert city’s major theme parks. With its entertainment offering, which is divided into five themed zones, the indoor amusement park aims to appeal (...) read more
In summer 2022, as part of Walt Disney World Resort’s 50th anniversary celebrations, the new “Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind“ roller coaster will debut at Disney’s EPCOT park as “one of the longest fully enclosed coasters in the world, (...) read more
The Adventureland amusement park, which opened in 1962 on Long Island (New York), will open a new family roller coaster of the type “Roller Ball S“ from Swiss manufacturer Ride Engineers Switzerland (RES) in spring 2022. Named “Fireball“, the (...) read more
The world’s first Peppa Pig™ Theme Park, which will be developed as a stand-alone park offering at LEGOLAND® Florida Resort (see EAP news 26 Feb 2021), will celebrate its official opening on February 24th, 2022. The new park will include six new (...) read more
In Southern-France, around a 40-minute-drive from Montpellier, a new Entertainment Center will be developed by Ubisoft and Storyland Studios as part of the Studios Occitanie Méditerranée. This was lately announced by the two companies. The Studios (...) read more
