The US operating group Palace Entertainment – a subsidiary of the Spanish Parques Reunidos group – yesterday announced its acquisition of Adventureland Resort in Altoona/Iowa. The amusement park was opened in 1974 by Jack Krantz (†) and has been run (...) read more
For several years now, there has been a vision for the Plopsa Holiday Park located in Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, to add a water park offer for visitors (read also our last published article on the further development of the Holiday Park in EAP (...) read more
AV Stumpfl, based in Wallern, Austria, and Beckhoff Automation, the automation specialist from Verl in East Westphalia, Germany, have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at integrating Beckoff automation components into AV Stumpfl’s new (...) read more
Soon, Sweden’s beloved Liseberg amusement park will turn 100 years old – 2023 is the year of the grand anniversary! The celebrations for this milestone are already to start with the next season, namely with the opening of a new themed area on the (...) read more
The foundation stone for a new attraction was laid recently at monte mare Kreuzau in the Düren district (in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia). In the future, a special sweat offer for guests is to be created there at a height of ten meters: a (...) read more
From the coming 2022 season, the “Western Town” at Germany’s Hansa-Park will become more thematically integrated into the Hanseatic concept of the destination and will receive the name of “New Lübeck”. The new name of this park area is to pay (...) read more
After some three years in approval phase, building permission has now been granted for the “Willingen Skywalk”, which visitors to the tourist town in Germany’s Rothaar Mountains will be able to walk on from autumn 2022. The new attraction in the (...) read more
In September 2020, Spanish theme park resort PortAventura World, the national football league LaLiga and Kosmos announced their joint venture which aims at creating a comprehensive football entertainment offering at PortAventura (see EAP news of 15 (...) read more
In future, the Gruau Group will market the compact “Tropos ABLE” electric utility vehicles in France – to this end, the chassis construction company and Tropos Motors Europe have now signed a partnership agreement to this effect. Sales will be based (...) read more
Dutch theme park Toverland, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, announced today that “Expedition Zork” – a white water ride by Mack Rides that opened in 2004 located in the “Wunderwald” (former “Magic Forest”) area – will receive a (...) read more
In the heart of New York City (160 West 45th Street), the new stand-alone flying theater RiseNY can now be experienced – the first attraction of its kind in the metropolis. Technically, the theater is an “m-Ride” system from Brogent with a total of (...) read more
The Mirage Casino and Hotel (Mirage) in Las Vegas is arguably one of the city’s or maybe even the world’s most popular gambling and entertainment destinations – more likely an institution – not least thanks to the long-running show by the magician (...) read more
Despite the pandemic and a related seasonal delay of about two months, Parc Spirou, located in the south of France, can be pleased about a successful summer and draw a positive balance for 2021. Not only were visitor numbers up compared to the (...) read more
According to an official announcement made today, Fernando Eiroa has been named CEO of Dubai Holding Entertainment Group. Bringing nearly 20 years of experience in the experiential entertainment industry, Eiroa had most recently led the U.S.-based (...) read more
Avonturenpark Hellendoorn, which is operated by the French Looping Group, recently announced that visitors can look forward to the fourth roller coaster of the park scheduled to open in the 2022 season. An area of 1,500 square metres has been (...) read more
A recent partnership between SPREE Interactive and I.E. Park Soli Car with Saudi SALA Entertainment (Salman Al Hokair Leisure & Attractions Entertainment, a subsidiary of Salman Al Hokair Group) will see the installation of several “VR Bumper Car” (...) read more
Outdoor Factory USA – the Franklin Park, Illinois-based office of Outdoor Factory, the design and build company founded in Istanbul in 2010 – welcomes Emily Popovich (photo) to its team as Vice President of Sales & Business Development Americas & (...) read more
From April 2022, tourists and interested people will be able to travel back in during a tour through the city centre of Essen tot he year of 1887, more precisely to the day of the funeral of industrialist Alfred Krupp. And how will this work? By (...) read more
The Hotel Bachmair Weissach GmbH & Co. KG has just announced the expansion of its offerings, which currently consist of five hotel and resort facilities around Lake Tegernsee (Bavaria), by the addition of an indoor experience world, which will (...) read more
As was recently announced, Canada’s Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group has a new President and CEO at its helm: Stéphane Lefebvre (pictured r.) took over his new role on 1 December 2021. The former Chief Operating Officer, who is now responsible (...) read more
