News | 01 Jul 2025

IAAPA Expo Asia 2025: Show Floor Opens in Shanghai

(eap) IAAPA Expo Asia 2025 officially kicked off at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC). The international trade fair for the leisure industry in the Asia-Pacific region takes place from June 30 to July 3, with the show floor open (...) read more

News | 01 Jul 2025

“The Great North”: New Resort Hotel at the HolstenTherme

(eap) Adjacent to the HolstenTherme thermal spa in Kaltenkirchen, Schleswig-Holstein, the new four-star resort hotel “The Great North” is set to open in a month. The hotel building in which the Great North is housed was originally opened in 1999 and (...) read more

News | 01 Jul 2025

LEGOLAND Billund Announces New Family Coaster for 2026

(eap) LEGOLAND® Billund Resort in Denmark has announced the opening of a new family roller coaster for the 2026 season. The planned ride will be a Dueling Coaster (Zierer) similar to the one that opened at LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort last year (see EAP (...) read more

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News | 30 Jun 2025

Plopsaland Deutschland Celebrates Grand Relaunch

(eap) On Saturday, Plopsaland Germany celebrated its name change with a big event – Holiday Park became Plopsaland – although the Holidays are by no means disappearing. Quite the opposite: at Plopsaland, holidays are forever in the (...) read more

News | 30 Jun 2025

Tilt Coaster “Siren’s Curse” Opens at Cedar Point

(eap) This past weekend, US amusement park Cedar Point inaugurated its 19th roller coaster: “Siren’s Curse”, a “Tilt” Coaster model developed by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma. Spanning over 900 meters (2,966 feet), the ride features 13 airtime moments, (...) read more

News | 27 Jun 2025

New Water Attraction for Recreatieoord Wilhelm Tell

(eap) The Belgian five-star campsite Recreatieoord Wilhelm Tell in Opglabbeek, which also features an indoor and outdoor pool, has added a new outdoor spray park to its leisure offerings. The attraction was developed by German manufacturer (...) read more

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News | 27 Jun 2025

Now Open: New “Hossoland” Theme Park in Poland

(eap) The European leisure landscape has grown: In the Polish municipality of Brojce, located approximately 20 minutes by car from the Baltic Sea port city of Kołobrzeg, the new Hossoland theme park officially opened its doors today. Covering an (...) read more

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News | 26 Jun 2025

Association of Zoological Gardens (VdZ) with New Board

(eap) At its annual meeting in Berlin, the Association of Zoological Gardens (German: Verband der Zoologischen Gärten / VdZ) elected a new president and reorganized its board. The members voted unanimously for Dr. Dag Encke, Director of the (...) read more

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News | 24 Jun 2025

Zoombezi Bay: New Slide Tower Opens

(eap) Zoombezi Bay, the 22.7-acre water park in Powell, Ohio, which is operated by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, recently opened its new slide tower called “Conservation Tower”. The new attraction comprises three waterslides from Canadian (...) read more

News | 24 Jun 2025

Visit Group Acquires GODO

(eap) The Swedish Visit Group, a provider of digital platform solutions for the tourism and leisure market, has announced the acquisition of the Icelandic company GODO. According to the company, the acquisition aims to further strengthen the Group’s (...) read more

News | 23 Jun 2025

Kongeparken Opens Interactive Traffic School for Children

(eap) The Norwegian theme park Kongeparken opened a new attraction aimed at young visitors last weekend: In “Brumle og Naffens Trafikkskole”, children up to 150 centimetres tall can playfully learn the basics of road traffic and receive their own (...) read more

News | 20 Jun 2025

Nigloland Expands with New “Cabaïana” Accommodation

(eap) The French theme park Nigloland has recently expanded its resort infrastructure with the addition of the new “Cabaïana” accommodation complex. Located near the existing four-star “Hôtel des Pirates”, the new offering consists of 20 cabins set (...) read more

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