Only a few weeks after the opening of the new Puy du Fou (PdF) park in Toledo (Spain) – the first international location of the successful French brand (cf. EAP 3/2021) – plans for elaborate themed shows in other parts of the world are also becoming (...) read more
For the three children Jacob, Franz and Jerome, who are suffering from a serious illness, the LEGOLAND Deutschland Resort had an enormous surprise in store: In cooperation with the “Wishcar“ (G.: Wünschewagen) of the Bavarian Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (...) read more
A lot has happened at the Salzwelten Salzburg visitor mine in the past eight months. The visitor complex, which is dedicated to salt mining in history and modernity, invested around ten million euros in an extensive redesign. After a complete (...) read more
While other theme parks in Bavaria still have to remain closed, Bavaria Filmstadt can welcome guests back as of today and guide them through the world of television and film productions. Among the novelties for the 2021 season is the palace set from (...) read more
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (HKDL) recently announced its results for the past Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, showing a 76 per cent drop in revenue compared to the previous year. In total, the Disney theme park resort, which was closed for 60 per cent of (...) read more
To the great delight of theme park fans and families and as a beacon of hope for the region’s economy, which has been hit hard by the pandemic, Europa-Park in Rust, including its related theme hotels, reopens its doors today as a model business for (...) read more
Among surf sport enthusiasts, Munich is already well known for its standing wave in the Eisbach river and its artificial counterpart in the Jochen Schweizer Arena. In 2023, wave surfers will get another opportunity to practice their favorite sports (...) read more
While in Bavaria the first Corona measure relaxations for tourism have been decided starting from 21 May, and, for example, outdoor pools are allowed to reopen their gates to visitors as of Friday, no reopening date has yet been set for Therme (...) read more
The French Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs Group (P&V-CP Group), which currently unites six brands in tourism and further brands in real estate under one umbrella, announced this past Tuesday the strategic realignment of its corporate strategy in (...) read more
Today, Dutch theme park Toverland welcomes back visitors, celebrating the start of its anniversary season – exactly on this date some 20 years ago, the Sevenum-based leisure destination opened its gates for the very first time. As for now, visitors (...) read more
The Sunac Cultural Tourism City in Jiaxing (located about 100 km southwest of Shanghai) will receive a new type of roller coaster from the German manufacturer Maurer Rides, which will be the first installation of the “SC3000 NIL“ spinning coaster (...) read more
The management of Endless Surf, a business unit of WhiteWater West, which specializes in the development of artificial surfing destinations, has now been strengthened by Baptiste Caulonque (photo right) and Andrew Thatcher (photo right). Frenchman (...) read more
With an official groundbreaking ceremony, Zoo Osnabrück recently celebrated the start of a new construction project. At a volume of eight million euros, a new area called “Water Worlds” (German: Wasserwelten) is being built on an area of 5,000 (...) read more
The Linkspring Fun World water park in the Chinese city of Nantong (Jiangsu province) is the location of the world’s third Slide Wheel installation by German manufacturer Wiegand.Waterrides, following the Slide Wheel projects at Chimelong Water Park (...) read more
Germany’s Melos GmbH, which specializes in the development and production of coloured rubber granulates and system components for artificial turf pitches, multifunctional sports fields and playgrounds (among other products and services), has a new (...) read more
With the official season kick-off on April 30, Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark welcomed the first guests in its anniversary season 2021 – this year, the amusement park owned by the Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company and themed after Hershey sweets (...) read more
Since 1936, the “Hot Ice Show”, then “Ice Parades”, has been a central part of the entertainment offering at Blackpool Pleasure Beach (BPB). The ice show, which is held at the “Pleasure Beach Arena” (formerly “Ice Drome”), is one of the (...) read more
On 27 May, engineering professionals and aspiring engineers are invited to participate in a free webinar on the topic of risk assessment for amusement rides. “How to conduct a Risk Assessment” is hosted by Advantis and conducted by CEO Philipp (...) read more
The Australian Dreamworld theme park, which is operated by Ardent Leisure, released first details about a currently still non-binding agreement it has entered into with the accommodation developer Evolution Group to set-up plans for the park’s (...) read more
The holiday park chain Center Parcs Europe continues to expand. After only recently achieving a further step in the project on the German Baltic coast (cf. EAP news of 13 Apr 2021), the provider now announces its first location for Scandinavia. In (...) read more
