In recent weeks, there have been numerous and repeated comments from suppliers and manufacturers in the leisure industry saying that the cancellation of IAAPA Expo (still scheduled to take place from 17-20 Nov in Orlando, FL) is unavoidable this (...) read more
California-based Storyland Studios creative design company has just opened a new office in London, England and thus its first branch in Europe. Former Disney employee Ben Thompson was named new Chief Strategy Officer and Head of International to (...) read more
Long-term Center Parcs Europe manager Pascal Ferracci (photo) takes over as new CEO of Madrid-based Parques Reunidos group as of September 14th this year, following in the position of Jesús Fernández, who has been serving as the group’s CEO during (...) read more
At Dählhölzli Zoo, which is part of the Animal Park Bern, just opened the new “Aere-Alps“ compound for alpine ibex. To create a new species-appropriate compound, the German rock work specialist KaGo & Hammerschmidt developed thousands of square (...) read more
Logan/Utah-based rollercoaster manufacturer S&S recently appointed Lars Lenders (photo) new European Director of Sales of the company. In his new role the Dutchman, who has previously been serving as Business Development Manager for Canadian slide (...) read more
It just became known that a new operator has been found for the insolvent Calypso bathing and sauna complex in Saarbrücken (Germany). In May, the Vivamar Betriebsgesellschaft operating group had to announce the insolvency for the leisure pool due to (...) read more
Electrosonic Group announced that Ewan Smith had been appointed President of Electrosonic Inc and Bryan Hinckley as Global Vice President for Immersive Experiences. Ewan Smith is joining Electrosonic from AVI-SPL (a provider of collaboration and AV (...) read more
France-based Looping Group has taken over British Drayton Manor theme park in the context of a pre-pack administration process – due to the global Corona crisis the popular leisure destination, which is located in the Midlands region, has fallen (...) read more
For the Booster Bike coaster at Toverland theme park, Dutch manufacturer Vekoma recently supplied a new train in order to further maximize the riding fun on the steel attraction. The new train’s bikes received a nearly identical design to those of (...) read more
After around 35 years in the miniature golf industry, US-American manufacturer Adventure Golf Services re-names itself. The company, now operating as Adventure Golf & Sports (AGS), also changed its slogan to “Innovative Design ● Ultimate (...) read more
Canadian retractable roof specialist OpenAire and kinetic engineering company SCX Special Projects have partnered to create solutions that will transform outdoor areas into flexible venues. OpenAire’s roof constructions will be connected to SCX’s (...) read more
“The Great Humbug Adventure“ dark ride experience at Santa’s Village (Jefferson, New Hampshire), where Christmas lasts all year long, received a digital makeover right in time for the attraction’s 20th anniversary. In cooperation with Sally Dark (...) read more
At the latest when the leaves fall from the trees in autumn, many facilities such as zoos, theme parks and hotel complexes have to do more cleaning work. In order to allow for a thorough but time efficient cleaning sequence, Germany’s Tropos Motors (...) read more
The educative “Mission to Mars” virtual reality game play, which was developed by German company SPREE Interactive in cooperation with Pixomondo and ProSiebenSat.1 (cf. EAP News of 2 Dec 2019), will be available as of 6th August at its first (...) read more
As of today, Europa-Park’s “Pirates in Batavia“ family dark ride experience is back and open to visitors – only 26 months after the disastrous fire, which destroyed the beloved ride completely. During the eight-minute ride in the redesigned (...) read more
Located in the south of Vancouver Island, a new tourist attraction called Malahat Skywalk is currently under development. The walkway will be a 650 metres long wooden pathway through an Arbutus forest leading to a spiral lookout. On a platform 40 (...) read more
Canadian water slide manufacturer WhiteWater West recently announced the inauguration of its first ever installed “Orbiter“ water slide type. The slide celebrated its premier under the name “Turtle Shuttle“ at OCT’s Adventure Bay in Xiangyang, (...) read more
Germany’s provider of local history-based virtual reality experiences TimeRide expands its existing VR experience in Cologne in cooperation with KölnTourismus GmbH (Cologne tourism service). During a new 90 minutes-long guided tour through Cologne, (...) read more
Rainbow’s End theme park located in New Zealand’s port city of Auckland, has just opened a new immersive dark ride experience just in time for the country’s school vacation period. In the 28-seat “Spectra XD Theater“ supplied by Triotech, visitors (...) read more
In spring 2015, Germany’s Hannover Adventure Zoo initiated its “masterplan 2025+“ which includes the construction of a new heated indoor and an additional outdoor enclosure for elephants. Now, the zoo has announced the winner of the architectural (...) read more
