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After the world’s third Slide Wheel installation developed by German manufacturing company Wiegand.Waterrides was opened in China this past spring (cp. EAP news of 17 May 2021), another attraction of this kind is currently coming to life in (...) read more

Initially introduced in 1999, the “FastPass” virtual queuing system, which enabled visitors to Disney parks to make ride reservations free of charge, is to be retired soon (this also includes the “FastPass+” and “Disney MaxPass” services). Instead, (...) read more

California-based international experience design and production firm Storyland Studios and the video game publisher Ubisoft, headquartered in Paris, announce their partnership to develop a new generation of tech-enabled, in-person themed (...) read more

From September 30th  to October 2nd this year, the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) will hold its “TEA SATE” conference this year, which addresses both members and non-members from the EMEA region, at PortAventura World in Tarragona (Spain). (...) read more

At Zoo Dortmund, young visitors can no longer just curiously observe Sumatran orangutan “Walter”, who has been living in the zoo for 15 years now – Walter has also recently moved in the zoo made of wood in the shape of a new themed play structure (...) read more

The “Applause Award”, initiated in 1980 by Liseberg and traditionally presented by the park every two years during the IAAPA Expo in Orlando, was not awarded last year due to the operational restrictions caused by the pandemic and the cancellation (...) read more

The Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, founded by brothers Frederik and Gerrit Braun, is celebrating its 20th anniversary – on 16 August 2001, the model railway world – at that time with the three areas Knuffingen, Austria and Central Germany – opened (...) read more

Therme Group, headquartered in Vienna and represented by a further three international offices, has been selected to develop a thermal spa complex on Ontario Place, a small artificial group of islands that belongs to Toronto and was once an (...) read more

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, based in Sandusky, Ohio, has unveiled its investment plans for the upcoming 2022 season, which will see a total of up to 200 million USD (just under 170 million EUR) injected into all 13 of its associated leisure (...) read more

The SeaWorld®-branded marine theme park announced five years ago for the emirate of Abu Dhabi (cf. EAP news of 13 Dec 2016) continues to take shape: While in autumn 2020, despite the global health crisis, construction progress of 40 percent since (...) read more

The Holy Land Experience in Orlando, founded by Marvin Rosenthal in 2001, where the doctrins and lores of the Bible can be experienced (cf. EAP 2/2007), was recently sold to a health organisation belonging to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. After (...) read more

Since the past weekend, Magic Park Verden (Lower Saxony) has been offering its visitors a new magical experience in its “Märchenwald“ (Eng.: Fairytale Forest) area, which has been a central part of the park for 50 years now. After many years of (...) read more

Now the date is set: The opening of the brand-new Water World Ocean Park Hong Kong has been scheduled for 21 September of this year. This means that there will be around six years between the official ground-breaking ceremony and the opening of the (...) read more

Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, located on a mountain above Glenwood Springs in Colorado, has announced the construction of a new roller coaster that is scheduled to open in summer 2022. The planned new ride is a Euro-Fighter Custom from German (...) read more

On the occasion of its 60th anniversary, Six Flags Over Texas announced the new ride experience “Pirates of Speelunker Cave“, in which guests will be able to go on a treasure hunt as of the 2022 season. From an entry plaza with coastal theming and (...) read more

On August 6, 2021 – after a tragical accident – Jörn Kemmener passed away at the age of only 48. Kemmener (born 1973) had only returned to the Atoll leisure pool operated by Aquapark Management in Espelkamp, North Rhine-Westphalia, as operations (...) read more

As a globally active association in the leisure & attractions industry, the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA), headquartered in Orlando, has set itself the task of representing the interests of an entire economic (...) read more

On Thursday, 12 August, the AUREA Awards Community initiated by Michael Mack, Managing Partner of Europa-Park, and his company MackNeXT invites all interested parties to a live event, which will be moderated by technology expert Gabriele Romagnoli (...) read more

After opening its first permanent exhibition “House of Eternal Return“ in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2008 and the second location “Omega Mart“ in Las Vegas on February 18th, 2021 (see EAP 3/2021), the Meow Wolf art collective will soon open its third (...) read more