In Bavaria’s nature experience park skywalk allgäu, which offers its visitors a 540-meters-long tree top path amongst other experience such as a barefoot path, a skill parcours and more on a surface of 60,000 square meters to its visitors, holds (...) read more
In late 2012, the “Megazipline” was opened at the Rappbode Dam in the Harz Mountains near Elbingerode, an approximately one-kilometer-long double rope slide that lets thrill-seekers fly across the water (see EAP news 19 Feb 2013). In the past years, (...) read more
The Aquiraz, Brazil-based water park Beach Park recently opened its newest waterslide attraction “Tobomusik“, which consists out of three tube slides from Turkish manufacturer Polin Waterparks, each 104, 110 and 114 metres long respectively. To (...) read more
A song that accompanies us every year at Christmas time begins with the lines: “It’s Christmas time, there’s no need to be afraid. At Christmas time, we let in light and we banish shade [...]” – A motto we all should live up to again this year. (...) read more
Recently, the indoor karting track TeamSport added a completely new VR experience to its offering at its Leicester location in the English East Midlands. In addition to the karting track and other entertainment offerings such as indoor crazy golf or (...) read more
Since mid-December, Singapore’s Sentosa Island has a new tourist offer. The latest attraction on the leisure island is called “SkyHelix” and offers an unparalleled bar experience at a lofty height. In more concrete terms, it is an installation of a (...) read more
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
