SeaWorld’s Orlando-based Aquatica water park announced yesterday that it will open a new hybrid slide named “Ray Rush” in spring 2018. The planned new water adventure will combine three slide elements: In four-person rafts, bathing guests will be (...) read more
As officially announced by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) this week, Amanda Thompson OBE, Managing Director of British Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park, has been elected Second Vice Chairman of the (...) read more
Following the rumors according to which Merlin Entertainments would be interested in purchasing the U.S. SeaWorld parks (operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment) located in Orlando, San Diego and San Antonio (what according to current media (...) read more
Jörg Wund, Owner of Germany’s Therme Erding (Wund group of companies) and Marcus Maier, Manager of the Galaxy Erding slide park, have tested the so-called “Slide Wheel” – a new water slide model, which turns on its own axis similar to a Ferris Wheel (...) read more
Switzerland’s Zoo Zurich has recently been given the starting signal for the construction of its new “Lewa Savanna” project, which is scheduled to be accomplished by 2020 to accommodate popular African animal species such as giraffes, antelopes and (...) read more
On 2-3 November 2017, Germany’s Kulturinsel Einsiedel leisure park will host the 22nd edition of its annual “Creating Visitor Experiences” conference for “out-of-the-box thinkers” and experts of the leisure industry. The conference program will (...) read more
Industry veteran Michael Turner (photo) has recently joined Victoria-based CAVU Designwerks, a supplier of media-based attractions for the international amusement industry, as the company’s new Executive Vice President of Global Business (...) read more
Sandusky/Ohio-based Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, which is specialized in the operation of regional amusement parks, waterparks and entertainment centers, has recently announced changes in its leadership team. Richard Zimmerman (57), President (...) read more
Walt Disney International has recently announced that Rebecca Campbell, President of Disney’s ABC Owned Television Station Group and ABC Daytime, will take over the position as President of The Walt Disney Company EMEA, effective from January 1st, (...) read more
Alabama’s new amusement park The Park at Owa, which was opened on July 21st this year and is being operated by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (cf. EAP, 1/17 & EAP news from July 21st, 2017), has launched a new restaurant this past weekend. “Groovy (...) read more
British Picsolve company, one of the leading photo and video technology providers for the leisure and entertainment industry, has recently acquired New York City-based Freeze Frame to further push the company’s growth in the North-American market. (...) read more
After construction works for the largest expansion of Dutch Toverland amusement park until to date had started in early September (cf. EAP news from September 6th & May 5th, 2017), the park has recently revealed the name of the planned new theme (...) read more
Germany’s Phantasialand theme park has premiered the 14th edition of its “Fantissima” dinner show this past Thursday, enthusing visitors with five newly conceptualized show blocs. Each of the blocs features its own self-contained plot: A busy studio (...) read more
The Euro Attractions Show (EAS) in Berlin ended successfully on Thursday afternoon with a total of 12,400 visitors from 100 countries. Once again, the largest conference and trade show for the leisure and attractions industry in Europe, organized by (...) read more
After 18 months of comprehensive modernization works, England’s Coral Reef Waterworld, which is located in Bracknell (county of Berkshire), celebrates its reopening today (cf. EAP, 3/17). Highlights include five exciting new waterslides from Van (...) read more
Some months ago, Merlin Entertainments announced its plans for the opening of LEGOLAND® New York by 2019, the world’s seventh Legoland park, on an approx. 211 hectare large site in the town of Goshen, located in the US state of New York (cf. EAP, (...) read more
During this year’s Euro Attractions Show (EAS) in Berlin, Dr.-Ing. h.c. Roland Mack, owner of Europa-Park, was honored with the “Lifetime Award” from the Kirmes & Park Revue magazine for his achievements in the amusement and attractions industry. (...) read more
According to current planning, the area of Beaulieu, close to Avignon in southern France, will see the opening of the brand-new Parc Spirou theme park in 2018, featuring the popular Franco-Belgian comics series “Spirou and Fantasio”. The new park, (...) read more
Starting today, the professionals from the international leisure and attractions industry will come together in Berlin for this year’s Euro Attractions Show (EAS), taking place at the Messe Berlin exhibition halls until Thursday, September 28th. The (...) read more
Holovis, a British developer and provider of innovative technology solutions for the amusement industry, has recently named Howard Newstate new Vice President of Experience Innovation. Previously, Newstate spent three years at Cedar Fair (...) read more
