From May 11 to 13, industry professionals will meet up again for the “IAAPA EMEA Spring Summit”, this time taking place in Rome. Panel discussions, keynotes and networking are to be dedicated primarily to the four main topics of sustainability, (...) read more
The Seepark Ternsche, a leisure, camping and relaxation destination around 40 kilometers north of Dortmund (Germany’s Ruhr Region), now offers guests to the park’s swimming area a new attraction. Here, a new swimming high-ropes course of the brand (...) read more
With “Dinosaurland“, Danish theme park Djurs Sommerland, has recently opened its new theme area, which is a must-visit for dinosaur fans. Besides the “T-Rex Family Coaster“ by Mack Rides, the area offers visitors the new “Dino Xpedition“ by (...) read more
As part of the 29th “International Animation Festival“ (G.: Internationales Trickfilmfestival) currently being held in Stuttgart, the “Trickstar Professional Awards“ were presented and Rust-based company Mack NeXT, which specializes in VR (...) read more
As part of the FunPlanet in Rennaz, an indoor park specialised in entertainment offerings for adults in West Switzerland, FunPlanet Kids has opened its door for young guests. On a ground space of 4,500 square meters, the new arera in the facility (...) read more
The area around the town of Sevierville in the US state of Tennessee is already home to several als also internationally well-known theme and water parks, such as Dollywood or Soaky Mountain Waterpark. Now, it has been announced that a great (...) read more
The world’s tenth LEGOLAND® location is ready to welcome guests! Yesterday, the new LEGOLAND Korea Resort, which is located on a river island in the city of Chuncheon (around an hour’s ride north-east of Seoul). 40 rides and attractions in seven (...) read more
At Dortmund’s Westfalenpark, on a ground space of 11,800 square meters, the “Robinson Playground“, which was getting a bit long in the tooth, has received a new concept including new play structures under the motto of “traveling the worlds“. The new (...) read more
The Amazing Bay water park, one of the largest water parks in Vietnam, recently opened near Ho Chi Minh City, in the south of the country. The park, which is operated by the Suoi Tien Group, is equipped with 19 large slides from the Canadian (...) read more
As part of Futuroscope‘s mega-investment plan, the French park developed both the “Station Cosmos“ family hotel concept and the new “Space Loop“ dining experience. The new overnight accommodation from “out-of-space“ , which offers 76 themed rooms in (...) read more
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (SFDK), located in Northern California, announced that it will open the new “Sidewinder Safari Coaster“ on 28 May this year as its overall eleventh roller coaster. The new ride will be a combination of zoo and thrill (...) read more
Merlin Entertainments continues to expand in South Korea and has announced the acquisition of The COEX Aquarium in Seoul‘s Gangnam district. The aquarium is home to a wide range of marine life in around 180 exhibits which contain a total of 3,000 (...) read more
Designed in the shape of a turtle, the Sea Shell Aquarium on the popular holiday and leisure island of Phú Quốc, Vietnam has recently celebrated its official opening as part of the VinWonders Theme Park – it was originally scheduled to launch in (...) read more
Brexit – Oh, by the way... we reflect in the current May/June issue of EAP magazine. In addition to our article ”Brexit – How the European amusement industry is dealing with the changes” in our trade magazine, in which we focus on the effects of (...) read more
Therme Euskirchen, which is part of the Thermengruppe Josef Wund and has been managed by Uwe Barth since October 2021 (who had previously managed Therme Erding for 20 years and is still serving as Chief Operations Officer of Thermengroup) will open (...) read more
Today, the official opening of the new indoor theme park Majaland Warsaw takes place in Poland, where visitors can now experience more than 25 attractions. After opening the first “Majaland” theme park in Poland (and thus the first ever Plopsa park (...) read more
UK-based attractions operator Merlin Entertainments today announced that Nick Varney (photo), Chief Executive Officer, has informed the board that he intends to retire in early 2023. Mark Fisher, who currently holds the position as Chief Development (...) read more
Previously marketed under the name of “Crystal Lagoons Island Resort“, the large-scale tourist destination which is currently under development in Glendale, Arizona has now been renamed into VAI Resort – it is planned to become the “largest hotel (...) read more
The international toy and boardgame manufacturer Hasbro also makes its brands available to boardgame enthusiasts in the form of location-based entertainment in an immersive way (e.g. “Monopoly: Lifesized“ in London). Together with its local partner (...) read more
The Łódź Zoo opened in 1938 and houses more than 2,000 animals from over 550 different species on an area of over 16 hectares. After four years of construction, the zoo today officially opens the new “Orientarium”, a large modern zoo complex (...) read more
