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
As recently announced, Michel Commerman, who supported BoldMove Nation during the start-up phase in terms of technical planning and layout creation for dark rides and themed FEC concepts, will now be a permanent part of the young creative company, (...) read more
New dates have been announced for the IAAPA EMEA Spring Summit event, organized by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) in Belgium this year: it is now scheduled to take place from 29 June to 1 July. During the (...) read more
After the Klutensee-Bad in Luedinghausen became the first leisure pool in Germany to resume its operations yesterday – read our news here – water parks and leisure pools in four federal states of the country (Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Saxony (...) read more
The Saraya Aqaba Waterpark, which is currently under development in the port city of Aqaba in Jordan, will be operated by Farah Experiences, an entity of Miral Asset Management. The Jordanian development company behind the water park project, Eagle (...) read more
Recently, the US operator group SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. announced its results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 and in that course also the appointment of Marc Swanson as CEO with immediate effect. Swanson has been serving as interim (...) read more
There are finally positive prospects for the bathing complexes, thermal spas and waterparks in Germany, too! Based on the model project funded by the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the general regulation issued by the Coesfeld district, (...) read more
In order to turn the 640-hectare Eilenriede urban forest of Hannover into a close-to-nature experience, Hannover Adventure Zoo and the city of Hannover presented a first idea sketch for the development of a “Forest Experience World”. The concept (...) read more
After the French government published a multi-stage plan last week for easing the Covid-19 restrictions in the country – which, however, left open when exactly amusement parks, zoos and water parks will be allowed to reopen (cf. EAP news of 29 April (...) read more
When creative minds come together, innovative ideas usually emerge. When they are also very successful family business owners whose gift for constantly reinventing themselves is part of their DNA, a joint project also promises to become a great (...) read more
In addition to the new “Majas wilde Schwestern“ (Eng.: “Maya’s Wild Sisters“) Sky Fly attraction by Gerstlauer (cf. EAP news of 28 Oct 2020), visitors to Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Rövershagen can also look forward to going on a “strawberry safari“ with (...) read more
After a year-long closure due to the Corona pandemic and the strict visitor restrictions especially in the US state of California (cf. EAP news of 18 Feb 2021), Knott’s Berry Farm, which belongs to the Cedar Fair Group, is now looking forward to (...) read more
The design and production company Storyland Studios, which operates offices in California, London and Hong Kong, recently announced that it will develop numerous new location-based entertainment destinations for Grupo Cataratas, one of the largest (...) read more
From now on, the new “ZooExpress” offers visitors with limited mobility, for example persons in wheelchairs, the opportunity to experience Rostock Zoo during a round trip. In addition, the new electric vehicle, which was supplied by the Polish (...) read more
Last week, the US operating group Six Flags announced the reopening of 26 six of their 27 theme parks in the USA and Mexico (cf. EAP news of 30 Apr 2021). The only exception was the Quebec, Canada-located La Ronde park. Since Monday, it has been (...) read more
Delphine Pons (photo) has been appointed new General Manager of Parc Astérix. The 50-year-old, who has worked for the Compagnie des Alpes operator group for 16 years now, most recently as Director of Distribution, New Business, Products & (...) read more
As the Disneyland Resort in Paris is looking forward to the reopening of its freshly renovated and rethemed “Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel“ (cf. EAP news of 28 Oct 2019), the leisure destination is already starting the next extensive hotel (...) read more
Based on the Sony Pictures Animation IP “Hotel Transylvania”, the mega indoor theme park Dream Island in Moscow, which opened its gates for the first time in early 2020 (cf. EAP 3/2020) , has just inaugurated a new theme area including a experience, (...) read more
Germany’s EKO-PLANT GmbH, which specializes in the planning and construction of natural outdoor swimming pools and belongs to THE PAULY GROUP, is now also operating under the umbrella brand of PAULY GROUP, in line with current restructuring measures (...) read more
Guests to SeaWorld’s Aquatica water park in Orlando are now able to experience the new “Riptide Race“ giant racing slide, which was originally scheduled to open in the 2020 season (cf. EAP News of 16 Dec 2019). The attraction novelty is a model of (...) read more
