Located in the US state of Alabama, the OWA leisure & entertainment destination, so far consisting of an amusement park, shopping and dining facilities as well as a recently opened eSports center (cf. EAP news of 9 Aug 2019) is ready for its next (...) read more
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Connecticut, has recently introduced a new, unique visitor experience in the form of a 4D movie theater, in which guests can enjoy 3D content on an oversized screen and (...) read more
Based in the Dutch municipality of Nederweert (province of Limburg) and well-known in the leisure industry, ETF Ride Systems is part of the ETF Group, whose origins lie in the ETF Machinefabriek, founded in 1951 to produce machinery for the textile (...) read more
On 5 March, the Guide MICHELIN Germany announced its selection of this year’s best restaurants in the country during a digital event. For the seventh time in a row, “Ammolite – The Lighthouse Restaurant“, which is located in the lighthouse of the (...) read more
In order to create even more activity fun for guests at trampoline and activity parks, the US company of Fun Spot has just launched the new “SmartClipsTM“ product set. The interactive SmartClips can be easily attached to any part of a centre’s (...) read more
Thermal bathing facility operator Schauer & Co., based in Überlingen at Lake Constance in Germany, is looking forward to the completion of two new facilities and plans to open both the Havel-Therme in Werder (near Berlin) and the Therme-Lindau (at (...) read more
On 7 March 2021, Franz Mack would have turned 100 years old. “Be modest and keep on going“ – that was his motto throughout his life. Yet Franz Mack stands for countless technical top achievements and his name is inseparably linked with Europa-Park (...) read more
The latest resolutions passed on Wednesday (3rd March) by the German federal and state governments on how to deal with the current Covid-19 situation in Germany do still not include any concrete opening perspective for public pools, spas or sauna (...) read more
After a trial phase of around two years, Clip ‘n Climb – the specialist for modular fun climbing structures founded by John Targett and Tim Wethey in New Zealand in 2005 – has now launched its new branded website and booking system on a global (...) read more
Zoos and animal parks in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate have already been allowed to reopen their outdoor areas since March 1st, and Rostock Zoo has announced to welcome visitors back again from Monday, March 8th – of course in (...) read more
When South England’s Paultons Park reopens its gates to kick-off this year’s season on 12th April, it will provide visitors with a long-awaited novelty: Originally planned to open in 2020, but postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the new “Tornado (...) read more
After work on Universal’s emerging mega theme park resort Epic Universe on an over 300-hectare large site in Orlando/FL (cf. EAP news of 2 Aug 2019) was interrupted last July due to a modification of construction plans during the global Covid-19 (...) read more
A group of Dutch entrepreneurs has recently presented their “Diamond Balloon“ concept, developed in cooperation with the also Dutch company of KCI the engineers B.V., DSM and the Technical University Delft. The stationary, helium-filled balloon (...) read more
Bourne Leisure Ltd. is a well-known operator of holiday resort facilities in the UK. In two of the operator’s holiday parks on the English east coast belonging to the “Haven” brand, the leisure offering was recently supplemented by new climbing (...) read more
Triotech, the Montreal-based specialist for media-based attractions, is pleased to welcome Louise Murray (photo) as new Chairperson to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Being a respected industry expert, Murray most recently held the (...) read more
Yesterday marked the launch of new service company eXP Maven, founded by industry insider Nathan Jones. Jones, who most recently held the position of Chief Operating Officer at design firm CAVU Designwerks, aims to improve the quantification of the (...) read more
Empire Industries, the Toronto/Canada-based group of companies listed on the stock exchange with its related entities Dynamic Attractions, Dynamic Entertainment and Dynamic Structures, has changed its name to Dynamic Technologies Group. The name (...) read more
With the “ON!X Theater™”, Orlando-based Falcon’s Creative Group has created a new system solution for a multisensory, cinema-like gaming experience, merging a classic 4D cinema with interactive, digital gaming fun. The fully interactive real-time (...) read more
After the 35th park season of Dollywood in 2020 turned out to be shorter and less spectacular than planned due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, the park located in Pigeon Forge/Tennessee is currently preparing for an exciting 2021 season, which (...) read more
The Spanish operating group Parques Reunidos and its associated US subsidiary Palace Entertainment (based in Pittsburgh) have recently introduced the cloud- and AI-based workforce management solution developed by the Swedish provider of Quinyx in (...) read more
