(eap) The Saanich Commonwealth Place leisure center in Saanich, British Columbia (Canada), which served as a venue for the “Commonwealth Games” in 1994, recently put a new water slide from Canadian manufacturer WhiteWater West into operation. This (...) read more
(eap) Center Parcs UK & Ireland is planning to expand its offering of holiday destinations and, in the future, attract holidaymakers to Scotland as well: On a site of more than 400 hectares in the Scottish Borders, the company will develop the first (...) read more
(eap) An ambitious tourism development near Bucharest is set to create what is described as Europe’s largest entertainment, retail, and technology destination, positioning Romania as a new global entertainment hub: DraculaLand. More than one billion (...) read more
(eap) The Therme Group, developer, owner and operator of thermal spas and wellbeing destinations, has announced the acquisition of Therme Euskirchen, Sinsheim and Titisee-Neustadt from the Josef Wund Foundation. The completion of the transaction is (...) read more
(eap) The FunZone-Erlebniswelten group, which offers leisure activities such as laser tag, escape rooms and paintball in various cities across Germany, has taken over the Lasertag Arena Denzlingen (Baden-Württemberg) and reopened it on 5 December (...) read more
(eap) On 12 and 13 January 2026, the European Waterpark Association (EWA) will launch its annual program with a seminar on the topic “Planning Gastronomy in Leisure Pools and Spas the Right Way: Trends, Menu Design, Goods Deployment, Price (...) read more
(eap) Upheaval in the media landscape: As announced today in a joint statement, US streaming service provider Netflix plans to acquire the long-established media and entertainment group Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) – an agreement to this effect has (...) read more
(eap) From today, visitors to Phoenix des Lumières Dortmund can immerse themselves in the world of the famous classic “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The new immersive experience accompanies the Little Prince on his travels, leads (...) read more
(eap) After the devastating fire in July, in which several attractions were destroyed (see EAP news of 31 July 2025), there is now reason for joy at the Funny-World amusement park in Kappel-Grafenhausen (Baden-Württemberg, Germany): On 6 December, a (...) read more
(eap) The offering of the Europa-Park Resort continues to grow steadily – and with it, the number of employees. For them, the foundation stone for a new staff restaurant with work and break facilities was laid last Wednesday. The future building is (...) read more
(eap) The Oceanogràfic aquarium in Valencia (Spain) has launched a mixed-reality experience in its auditorium: The “Inmersión” programme enables visitors to perceive the real environment while simultaneously embarking on a virtual journey through (...) read more
(eap) After the Dutch company Momentum Leisure received the building permit for its fourth theme park in Poland in October of this year, the groundbreaking ceremony has now been celebrated in Gliwice. In the immediate vicinity of the Europa (...) read more
(eap) For the forthcoming new show “Disney Cascade of Lights”, which will celebrate its premiere at Disneyland Paris on 29 March to mark the opening of the new “World of Frozen” in the redesigned Disney Studios Park – which will in future be called (...) read more
(eap) The live entertainment company RWS Global has announced several new personnel appointments to its board and advisory board. Ariel Granoff and Janshaaz Khan are joining the board as directors. In addition, Jack Ross has been appointed to the (...) read more
(eap) Since 1 December 2025, the newly opened “Efteling Postkantoor” in the Dutch World of Wonders has been welcoming its guests – located directly next to the “De Smulpaap” restaurant on the nostalgic “Anton Pieckplein” square. On weekends and (...) read more
(eap) In Rosersberg (Sigtuna Municipality) in Sweden, located about a 25-minute drive north of Stockholm, one of the largest indoor waterparks in Northern Europe is planned to be developed. The responsible authority recently granted a building (...) read more
(eap) After the last elephants left Tierpark Berlin six years ago and were relocated to other zoos (see EAP 6/2020, p. 81), five of the gray giants will return to the capital’s zoo next year. The elephant cow “Pori”, her daughter “Tana”, and her (...) read more
(eap) Across a total area of 20 hectares, the Oceano Loisirs group operates O’Fun Park, O’Gliss Park and O’Tel Park in the western French municipality of Le Bernard (Vendée), comprising an adventure and activity park, an outdoor water park and (...) read more
(eap) The plans for the subsequent use of the former Sea Life Königswinter are taking further shape. At Easter 2026, the new DinoXperience is scheduled to open there, an edutainment offering by EXPLORADO, which operates interactive educational and (...) read more
(eap) In 2027, the Literatuurmuseum/Kinderboekenmuseum – one of the 26 Dutch national museums – will relocate from The Hague to Utrecht. Its future home will be the Magazijn De Zon, where the museum plans to offer two entirely new exhibition (...) read more
