News | 28 Oct 2025

Kentucky Kingdom Gets New Coaster “Flying Fox” in 2026

(eap) The Kentucky Kingdom Theme and Water Park in Louisville (KY, USA) continues its investment strategy and has announced the opening of a new Suspended Family Coaster for 2026. The new ride will be named “Flying Fox” and will be supplied by the (...) read more

News | 28 Oct 2025

Meyer Werft Reinforces Its Management Team

(eap) For some time now, the Papenburg-based Meyer Werft shipyard has been undergoing a restructuring process. In order to consistently continue this course in the coming years and to position the company for a secure future, the management team (...) read more

News | 28 Oct 2025

Trade Fair Duo aquanale & FSB 2025 Kicks Off in Cologne

(eap) The trade fair duo aquanale – International Trade Fair for Sauna.Pool.Ambience and FSB – International Trade Fair for Public Space, Sports and Leisure Facilities opened today at Koelnmesse. Both events will run through Friday (31 October), (...) read more

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News | 27 Oct 2025

ProSlide Appoints Ray Smegal as New Company President

(eap) Ottawa-based water slide manufacturer ProSlide Technology has a new President: Ray Smegal (photo), who joined ProSlide in 2007 and most recently served as Chief Commercial Officer, will take over the top position at the company. The former (...) read more

News | 27 Oct 2025

Europa-Park Plans to Create New Space Themed Area

(eap) Germany’s Europa-Park in Rust wants to dedicate a large themed area to space in the future and, after a complete technical overhaul, make its 1997 spinning roller coaster “Euro-Mir” the main attraction, park owner Roland Mack told the dpa. The (...) read more

News | 27 Oct 2025

Celebrity Cruises Takes Delivery of “Celebrity Xcel”

(eap) Miami-based cruise line Celebrity Cruises, part of the Royal Caribbean Group, celebrated two milestones last week at the French shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire. On the one hand, the company officially took delivery of its (...) read more

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News | 27 Oct 2025

Bahama Beach Waterpark to Receive New Play Structure

(eap) The City of Dallas (Texas, USA) is planning a comprehensive modernization of its Bahama Beach Waterpark for spring 2026. As part of the project, the existing water play area “Coconut Cove” will be redesigned. The current play structure is set (...) read more

News | 24 Oct 2025

“Surf London” Moves Closer to Construction

(eap) The realization of London’s first major surf park is moving closer: The project, which was further developed over the summer and rebranded from “The Wave London” to “Surf London”, recently received planning approval from the London Borough of (...) read more

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News | 23 Oct 2025

Dubai Parks & Resorts Open “T-Rex Glamping”

(eap) Staying overnight in the prehistoric era – in comfortable tents surrounded by dinosaurs … this is now possible at Dubai Parks & Resorts™. With the new “T-Rex Glamping” option, the destination – which includes the Riverland™ (...) read more

News | 23 Oct 2025

“Disney Destiny”: Meyer Werft Delivers New Cruise Ship

(eap) Last week, Meyer Werft in Papenburg handed over its latest cruise ship, the “Disney Destiny”, to Disney Cruise Line – around two weeks earlier than originally scheduled. The vessel ranks among the shipyard’s most technically sophisticated and (...) read more

News | 23 Oct 2025

Plopsa Announces Closure of Plopsa Station Antwerp

(eap) Belgian theme park operator Plopsa has announced that its indoor theme park Plopsa Station Antwerp will permanently close its doors on January 4, 2026. The company had taken over the location – situated directly inside Antwerp Central Station (...) read more

News | 22 Oct 2025

Winnoland: “Train de la Mine” Begins Soft Opening

(eap) The French amusement park Winnoland, located about an hour’s drive south of Paris, has launched its new junior coaster “Train de la Mine” with a soft opening. From now on, both young and old visitors can take a ride on the new coaster (model (...) read more

News | 22 Oct 2025

Gamestate Takes over All Locations of The Game Box

(eap) The Dutch Veltmeijer Group, which describes itself as “Europe’s largest arcade company” with its Gamestate entertainment centres, has announced the acquisition of all locations of the The Game Box Group. With this strategic (...) read more

News | 21 Oct 2025

New at Holland-Park: Indoor Play Hall “Cheese Factory”

(eap) Holland-Park has expanded its offering with another weather-independent attraction. In the new 1,200-square-metre indoor play hall “Cheese Factory”, children can discover a diverse world of experiences featuring slides, climbing structures, a (...) read more

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