Miral Asset Management, Abu Dhabi’s creator of destinations, has announced a new development – “Yas Village“ – an affordable modern living community with one or two bedroom apartments on Yas Island, spreading across 108,600 square metres. Miral is investing 625 million Dirham (154 million Euro) in the first phase which is set to appeal to Yas Island’s employees and ...
Nachdem der luxuriös ausgestattete Indoor-Bereich des über drei Etagen reichenden SoundWaves-Wasserparks in Nashville (Tennessee), welcher zum Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Centre gehört, bereits im Dezember 2018 eröffnet wurde, konnte der Outdoor-Bereich, der noch bis Ende September geöffnet ist, im Mai dieses Jahres seine ersten Gäste empfangen ...
This year’s edition of IAAPA Expo Europe (formerly: Euro Attractions Show) just ended at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles Convention Centre today with a total of 15,900 attendees, according to the preliminary figures communicated by the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA). In comparison to last year’s results with 15,500 participants ...
During this summer BadeLand Wolfsburg invested large amounts in renovating its sauna area, the pools‘ filter system and illumination. The renewal of the filter system started with sucking off the quartz gravel and filtering charcoal from all filters and refill them afterwards. In the around 108,000 euro investment the exchange of 3,400 filter nozzles was also included ...
The new “BRICKLIVE BRICKOSAURS“ special exhibition at Germany‘s Odysseum Abenteuermuseum in Cologne opens on 3 October 2019. The new LEGO® exhibition takes visitors on a prehistorical expedition to the era of dinosaurs. Over 50 dinosaur sculptures built with over two million Lego bricks can be discovered, some of them are a life-size replica. To get a photo with T-Rex, Velociraptor ...
The Los Angeles-based design and production agency Thinkwell Group just announced the appointment of Hugues Sweeney as new president of Thinkwell Studio Montréal. Sweeney’s responsibility will be to ensure the long-term growth for Thinkwell‘s departments in Montréal, Quebec and Canada as well as focus on the developments of creative technologies for worldwide operating ...
Today, IAAPA Expo Europe 2019 (formerly: Euro Attractions Show) kicks off at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles convention centre, taking place until Thursday this week with over 600 exhibiting companies showcasing their latest product developments and new solutions for the leisure and attractions market. More than 15,000 industry professionals from over ...
In the wake of the change of ownership back in 2015, the Snow Dome Bispingen announced to add new indoor and outdoor attractions in order to attract non-skiers as well. Since July 2019, the facility has been operating under its new name of Berg & Tal Abenteuer Resort. The new highlight of the resort will be the “Modellbauwelten“ ...
Visitors to the Rockin‘ Raceway entertainment complex in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee are now able to try out the new e-sports attraction “Omni Arena™“ developed by the Texas-based provider Virtuix. The arena is based on Virtuix‘ “Omni“ VR hardware – a treadmill enabling players to physically run in the virtual environment. In combination with a VR content platform, the Omni Arena ...
Josh Hays recently joined Utah-based rollercoaster manufacturer S&S Worldwide as new Executive Director of Sales & Marketing. He entered the leisure industry five years ago as Director of Sales for Setpoint and JR Automation Setpoint. Therefore he brings expert knowledge of sales operations and strategies to S&S. Hay is also familiar with the amusement and ...
During a press conference held yesterday, further details were revealed about next year’s novelties at SeaWorld Entertainment’s Orlando- and Tampa-based theme and water parks. With “Ice Breaker” a new multi-launch coaster is coming to SeaWorld Orlando, a family-friendly ride featuring four launch sections for both backward and forward acceleration. The experience starts with ...
Yesterday the LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort announced plans to extend its “DUPLO® Valley“ theme area by adding the “Duplo Dream Coaster“. This ride is designed especially for children aged two to five years old with a “My First Ride“ character and will open to guests in March 2020. For this roller coaster experience Lego and Duplo created a colorful and magical environment where ...
With its new “Stargazing Pods“ the Alton Towers Resort, located in Staffordshire (England), has been offering new accommodation facilities since spring this year. The small camping-style pods are minimally furnished with one double and two single beds, including under-bed storage. They are equipped with features such as heating, charging points for electronic devices and WiFi ...
Montréal-based ticketing specialist Connect&GO recently announced changes in its management team related to three positions: Mathieu Dupuis joins the company as new Vice President of Products & Technology. The founder of Billetterie Première Loge Inc., which was acquired by Ticketpro in 2016, disposes of almost 20 years of professional experience in the ticketing industry ...
After four years of construction work the new Futurium Museum – a “house of futures“ – opened in Berlin yesterday. The 3,000 square meter museum is seperated in three large “thinking spaces“ – humans, nature and technique – in which it presents potential futures from different areas of life that visitors can explore and discuss. “There is no ‘one’ future. There are ...
After England’s Chester Zoo submitted its plans for the creation of a new Africa theme area called “Grasslands“ earlier this year (cf. EAP-News of 23 Apr 2019), the project was approved by councillors at a planning meeting, subject to final confirmation that a drainage issue has been fully resolved. The plans also include the option for the zoo to develop overnight accomodation ...
A pilot project for an autonomously driving mini robot, initiated by Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) and German software developer TeleRetail, was recently launched at British Alton Towers Resort for a test phase during the park’s peak season. The small, self-driving robot vehicle, which is controlled TeleRetail’s “AitoTM“ software and equipped with GPS technology and ...
After the premiere of “El Sueño de Toledo” – the first night show of future Puy du Fou España theme park (cp. EAP News of 22 Jan 2019) – which took place on the park grounds this past Friday with a total of 4,000 spectators, including guests from politics and economy, tickets for all further show dates this year were sold out. Two further dates have already been scheduled by the park ...
Service Value GmbH – in cooperation with WELT AM SONNTAG and Goethe University Frankfurt – contucted a customer survey and recently published this year‘s results on family-friendly businesses in Germany. The German leisure parks are in front of the overall industry statistics. At the forefront there is ZOOM Erlebniswelt with a total of 83.8 FES (Family Experience Score), ...
A few months after the opening of “Highlander” – a new, 120-meter high drop tower attraction for thrill seekers (cp. EAP 4/2019) – Germany’s Hansa-Park now announced its plans to open a new theme area in 2020, which will be dedicated to a younger target group. At the site of the existing “The Bell” (G.: “Die Glocke”) pendulum ride in the “Kingdoms of the North” park area ...
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Sat, 19 October 2019
International Trade Magazine for Specialists & Executives in the Leisure Business
