The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) recently announced that five new members will join the association’s board of directors beginning in 2022. Wuthichai Luangamornlert (pictured here) has been elected as second (...) read more
With a grand opening ceremony in the Al Wasl Plaza – the dome centrally located on the Expo site – Expo 2020 Dubai has now been ceremoniously opened after being postponed due to Covid. In addition to 3,000 spectators on site, an audience of millions (...) read more
Halloween has become a not insignificant season in the theme park industry. The creepy festival originating from the USA, which has its climax on October 31, so in the evening before All Saints’ Day, is celebrated in most parks with various events (...) read more
Today’s opening of the French Pavilion expansion at EPCOT World Showcase marks the beginning of 18 months of “The World’s Most Magical Celebration” in honor of Walt Disney World Resort’s 50th anniversary and a milestone in EPCOT’s multi-year (...) read more
Gardaland Resort, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, recently announced “Jumanji – The Adventure”, the world’s first fully Jumanji-themed ride for the 2022 season. The dark ride, suitable for adventurous guests of all ages, is (...) read more
Today marks the grand opening of a new National Geographic Ultimate Explorer Family Entertainment Center (FEC) at The Galleria Al Maryah Island shopping mall in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – as an addition to the existing leisure offer. With a (...) read more
As was announced yesterday, the “Super Nintendo WorldTM”, which opened at Universal Studios Japan this spring (cf. EAP news of 18 Mar 2021 & EAP issue 2/2021), will be expanded by the addition of a new theme area bringing the iconic video game (...) read more
Already more than five years ago, the stunning giant appeared “on the horizon” of the leisure and edutainment industry, when the Dublin-based The Giant Company presented its newly developed and enormously impressive concept of the giant for the (...) read more
In the Canadian recreational area of Camp Fortune (Chelsea, Québec), which offers a wide range of sportive leisure activities in both summer and winter, such as climbing courses, mountain bike trails and ski slopes, a new attraction has been (...) read more
LEGOLAND® Billund is planning a major expansion for the upcoming 2022 season with eight new attractions for young and old, which includes more than ten million of the colorful building blocks. The various new building attractions will be located at (...) read more
After five years, the IAAPA Expo Europe (IEE) today returns to Barcelona, to bring back together the professionals of the European leisure & attractions industry after the cancellation of last year’s trade show event in London. This time, the (...) read more
Since the beginning of 2019, Wouter Dekkers (pictured) has been General Manager of Tropical Islands, the vacation paradise in Brandenburg (cf. EAP news of 18 Jan 2019), which is part of the portfolio of the Spanish operator group Parques Reunidos. (...) read more
Next Thursday (30 September), the Dutch arcade game operator Gamestate will open its first branch in Germany on an area of more than 700 square meters at Westfield Centro. From then on, visitors will be able to put their gaming and virtual (...) read more
After about one and a half years of reconstruction, the Therme Vierordtbad, operated by the Karlsruher Bädergesellschaft, reopens now for the first time for regular bathing operations and has a number of new offers and attractions in store for (...) read more
To further drive business development of its associated technology division Vantage, Canadian waterslide and attractions manufacturer WhiteWater West has appointed industry professional Frank Good (photo right) as Vice President, Business (...) read more
The name Kilkenny is certainly known to most as an Irish export beer brand that, along with Guinness, is one of the popular beers of the Emerald Isle. In fact, the beer was once brewed in the medieval town of Kilkenny, located in the southeast of (...) read more
Sweden’s Kolmården Wildlife Park located near Norrköping plans to surprise especially its youngest visitors with a novelty in the 2022 season. Next spring, a new children’s attraction called “Skalmans Flygskola” (Eng.: Skalman’s Flying School) will (...) read more
As part of its global growth strategy, California-based TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) has announced the establishment of an official legal presence in mainland China in the form of a wholly-foreign owned entity. With headquarters in (...) read more
Austrian thermal bath operator Eurothermen recently announced that the company has increased its sales with its three locations Bad Schallerbach, Bad Ischl und Bad Hall. Between July and August 2021, the three thermal bathing destinations welcomed (...) read more
The international artist collective teamLab wants to bring its immersive museum concept (cf. EAP 1/2020) to Germany and do so in 2024 in a new museum for digital art in Hamburg’s HafenCity. Under the name teamLab Borderless Hamburg, a permanent (...) read more
