(eap) Since July 2025, Bernhard Dengel has been acting as interim Managing Director of the Jena public swimming pools. The graduate sports scientist, who has around 25 years of management experience in leisure pools, thermal baths, large sauna (...) read more
(eap) It is now a settled matter: from the turn of the year, value-added tax on food served in the hospitality sector in Germany – excluding beverage sales – is set to be permanently reduced from 19 to seven percent. The German Bundesrat approved (...) read more
(eap) The leisure park Parc Spirou, located in southern France, has presented further details about its new themed area announced for 2026. The area is set to be named “NARUTO – Konoha Land” and will be dedicated to the Japanese manga and anime (...) read more
(eap) After the Lagunen-Erlebnisbad (“Lagoons Adventure Pool”) in Willingen, Germany, was closed in 2020 for extensive construction works, the subtropically themed water landscape today celebrates its reopening – as a new-build facility offering a (...) read more
(eap) Since October, a new, freely accessible art project has been open to Vienna’s residents and visitors to the Austrian capital in the city center: the MUSEUM OF CHANGE (MOC) has opened in the Dominikanerhof of the former Imperial Main Post (...) read more
(eap) The time has come: following a three-month refurbishment period, Maya mare near Halle (Saxony-Anhalt) in Germany is set to officially reopen tomorrow. With considerable commitment and a willingness to embrace change, those responsible at (...) read more
(eap) Sphere Entertainment Co. has appointed Felicia Yue as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Sphere. The company is known for its event venue Sphere in Las Vegas; a further location is planned for Abu Dhabi. Yue is (...) read more
(eap) On Tuesday evening, the municipal council of Horst aan de Maas, the Dutch municipality in which Toverland is located, approved an expanded zoning plan by a large majority. Going forward, Toverland – which opened in 2001 as an initially (...) read more
(eap) In swimming facilities, alongside leisure value and guest satisfaction, the safety of visitors is the top priority. In order to further enhance this, PaderBäder are now using artificial intelligence (AI) at the Paderborn Schwimmoper (North (...) read more
(eap) EDUTAIN AG has announced further details about its coming new family edutainment center “EXPLORADOM”, which is scheduled to open in spring 2026 in a former car dealership in Cologne’s Ehrenfeld district. The concept envisages combining (...) read more
(eap) A few days ago, the world premiere of the new Cirque du Soleil water show “Ludõ” took place in a purpose-built theatre at the BON Luxury Theme Park (VidantaWorld) in Nuevo Nayarit on Mexico’s Pacific coast. The production is presented in (...) read more
(eap) “I am delighted to introduce the Destination Niagara Strategy, our government’s plan to protect and grow Ontario’s economy by unlocking the full potential of the Niagara Region as a world-renowned tourism destination,” recently stated the (...) read more
(eap) As IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) recently announced, the international industry association has entered into a new global partnership with the private equity and M&A advisory firm Expression Capital (...) read more
(eap) The Dutch amusement and holiday park Duinrell is planning to open the new “Kikkerachtbaan” at the start of the 2026 season. The attraction will be a new family coaster that will replace the former ride of the same name. The theming of the (...) read more
(eap) Last weekend, Île-de-France Mobilités officially put the new – and at the same time first – urban ropeway in Paris, “Câble C1”, into operation. Conceived as an extension of Metro Line 8, the installation now connects the city center with the (...) read more
(eap) Center Parcs Nordborg, located on the island of Als on Denmark’s Baltic coast in Southern Jutland and opened this summer (see our report in EAP issue 5/2025, from p. 63), has been awarded the label of the German Sustainable Building Council (...) read more
(eap) The first European Universal theme park resort, which is to be developed in Bedford, England, has reached another milestone in its current planning phase: today, planning permission was granted for the large-scale project, which was (...) read more
(eap) Grand Hyatt Dubai, which is located in the Dubai Healthcare City district, has opened its new on-site water park, which is intended to appeal to both in-house and day guests with a wide range of attractions. Covering an area of around 20,000 (...) read more
(eap) As was recently announced, Disney will be working with “ChatGPT” developer OpenAI to enable users to access more than 200 animated characters from the Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars universes for the creation of AI-generated videos. (...) read more
(eap) Overall, the European showmen industry is satisfied with the results of the 2025 funfair season. As the European Showmen’s Union (ESU) reports, visitor numbers were on the same level in numerous regions as the year before – a fact that the (...) read more
