(eap) The US-based Lost Island Themepark in Waterloo, Iowa, has announced the opening of a new roller coaster for summer 2027. The ride is set to be the world’s first “Wild Moose” family coaster by Rocky Mountain Coasters (also: Rocky Mountain (...) read more
“Today, we have the latest park revenue statistics, including the results through the end of July,” says Doreen Stopporka, Managing Director of Turisede, the German leisure park located near the Polish border. According to Stopporka, cumulative park (...) read more
(eap) The consulting and creative agency studio klv from Berlin has received an award at the first edition of the new Immersive Experience Awards for “Wetterextreme”, the experience that opened at Klimahaus Bremerhaven in March 2025. The staging of (...) read more
(eap) A new leisure destination entirely dedicated to football is scheduled to open in 2030 in Santarém, Portugal, around 40 minutes from Lisbon. Covering a total area of approximately 80 hectares, Viva Mundo – World of Football (alt. VIVAMUNDO) is (...) read more
(eap) The wait is over! After season pass holders were already able to experience their first rides on the new indoor attraction at Dollywood Theme Park starting last Saturday, “NightFlight Expedition” officially opens to all guests today. The park (...) read more
(eap) After years of uncertainty surrounding the official opening of the new US theme park COTALAND, an opening date has now been set: The amusement park in Austin, Texas, is scheduled to officially open on September 26, 2026. The park is part of (...) read more
(eap) The leisure industry is mourning the loss of Dr. h.c. Fritz Schramma, long-time President of the German Association for the Bathing Industry (DGfdB) and cooperation partner of the European Waterpark Association (EWA), who passed away this past (...) read more
(eap) Last week, the new Südbad indoor swimming pool facility opened in the Großenbaum district of Duisburg (Germany) after around two and a half years of construction. The new facility offers several pools for school and club swimming as well as (...) read more
(eap) Activate, the Canada-based indoor entertainment franchise, has opened its first location in the DACH region together with VRex Entertainment and Sounds Fun Entertainment. Centrally located in the Mall of Berlin in the German capital, the new (...) read more
(eap) The visitor offer at the Harzturm observation tower in Torfhaus, Germany, which opened in 2024, has been expanded with a new attraction: The “High Swing”, which opened last Friday, adds an elevated swinging experience to the 65-metre-high (...) read more
(eap) During the annual three-day D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event (D23) in Anaheim, California, the Walt Disney Company unveiled numerous new announcements and updates on ongoing projects across its parks and attractions (...) read more
(eap) On 16 August 2001, Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, founded by brothers Frederik and Gerrit Braun together with Stephan Hertz, opened its doors to visitors for the first time. Yesterday, exactly 25 years later, the attraction celebrated its (...) read more
(eap) Osnabrück Zoo is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. As part of the anniversary celebrations, which reached their highlight last Saturday, the new 1,000-square-metre “Sparkassen-Auenlandschaft” area was inaugurated. In future, it is (...) read more
(eap) Silver Dollar City in Stone County, Missouri, has announced the opening of a new family coaster for 2027. “Miner’s Mountain Express” is likely to serve as a successor to the existing mine train coaster “Thunderation”, which is scheduled to (...) read more
(eap) Billionaire St. Moritz, a new dinner show and clubbing venue, has opened in the Swiss winter sports resort of St. Moritz. Directly connected to the historic Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski, the entertainment venue occupies the premises of the (...) read more
(eap) Tomorrow marks the day: Denmark’s historic amusement park Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen will celebrate its 183rd anniversary and, to mark the occasion, open its new themed area “Hikari”. The project was recently presented as the largest (...) read more
(eap) Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Qiddiya Investment Company, recently opened SEVEN Abha, its first entertainment center in Saudi Arabia’s Asir region. The opening is part of the company’s strategy to (...) read more
(eap) After around three years of construction, WasserWelten Bochum today reopened the doors of its fully modernised indoor pool in Bochum-Linden together with the city’s Mayor Jörg Lukat. “The completely modernised indoor pool in (...) read more
(eap) A new attraction recently opened at the Hochfuegen ski resort in Austria’s Zillertal valley, offering families an additional mountain experience during the summer months: On a new summer tubing track, both children and adults can ride downhill (...) read more
(eap) Japan’s Tokyo Disneyland today announced further details of the redesign of its “Tomorrowland” themed area as well as the names of two new attractions. An interactive indoor attraction called “Sugar Rush: Sweet Rescue”, unlike anything (...) read more
