Yesterday (September 28), this year’s edition of IAAPA Expo Europe, which was held in the Austrian capital Vienna for the first time since 2005, ended with very good results in terms of attendance. As the International Association of Amusement Parks (...) read more
(eap) So-called “Sportainment” concepts are becoming ever more popular in Europe: a new park with a mix of sports and entertainment recently opened in Hasselt, Belgium. Sparkx is the name of the destination where visitors can try out a total of 50 (...) read more
(eap) The private equity firm of Bluestone Equity Partners, which is focused on the sports, media and entertainment sectors, has announced a minority investment in RWS Global. Through this strategical step, Bluestone will hold two seats on RWS (...) read more
(eap) Germany’s Aqua Marien leisure and adventure pool complex, which opened in 1997 in Marienberg in the Ore Mountains in Saxony and recently recorded an annual attendance of some 280,000 guests, has recently started into a comprehensive (...) read more
(eap) IAAPA Expo Europe, Europe’s leading trade fair for the leisure industry, kicks off today at the Vienna Exhibition & Congress Center, where industry professionals and executives will gather until Thursday (Sept 28) this week to present (...) read more
(eap) A new Augmented Reality (AR) go-karting experience has recently opened in Manchester, England: “Chaos Karts” is the name of the attraction that combines karting with digital gaming elements and can be enjoyed by racing enthusiasts at least (...) read more
(eap) Kicking off Halloween season on October 7, the Dutch Toverland theme park in Sevenum will once again be all about creeps, pumpkins and mystery again: A total of 16 dates (mainly weekend days) are fixed for the family-friendly Halloween Days, (...) read more
(eap) In March 2024, a new Nintendo museum is scheduled to launch in Kyōto, tentatively named “Nintendo Gallery”. The concept encompasses an experiential exhibition that will vividly depict the history of Nintendo products. Today known as one of the (...) read more
(eap) Canadian design firm FORREC has named Linda Hung as its new Vice President of Business Development. Hung, who is working with Forrec for 25 years, will assume the position on October 1 from Mattew Dawason, who is leaving the company. Hung will (...) read more
(eap) Aquatic Development Group (ADG) recently announced two new projects involving its “EpicSurf®” surf wave technology. On the one hand, its technology will be used in the new Glo Entertainment sports and entertainment complex being built in the (...) read more
(eap) Last weekend, a new interactive dark ride coaster from German manufacturer ART Engineering opened at the American Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah. Plans for the attraction, called “Primordial”, have been in the works for eight years. (...) read more
(eap) After several years of development and some project delays, the new leisure destination Chimelong Spaceship – previously called “Chimelong Marine Science Park” among other names –, located in Zhuhai, China, started into its soft opening this (...) read more
(eap) The Walt Disney Company has announced a huge investment in their “Parks, Experiences and Products” division totalling at some USD 60 billion (about EUR 56 billion) for the next ten years. This is nearly twice as much as former 10-year (...) read more
(eap) In Mont Tremblant, a popular ski region in Québec (Canada), it has recently become possible to also ski during the summer months. The destination has received a 4,800 square meter artificial slope from Italian manufacturer Neveplast. On that (...) read more
(eap) A new interactive centre dedicated to the preservation of the Wadden Sea is currently under construction at the harbor of the Dutch fishing village Lauwersoog in the province of Groningen. The “World Heritage Centre Wadden Sea” will (...) read more
(eap) A 400,000-kilo crane was recently used to install a 6.5-meter-high and more than 45,000-kilo mast as the first part of the ride system for the Danse Macabre attraction opening in 2024 at the Dutch Efteling theme park. Danse Macabre will be a (...) read more
(eap) Congratulations ETF Ride Systems! The Dutch company, which emerged from the ETF Group – whose origins lie in the ETF Machinefabriek, founded in 1951 to produce machines for the textile industry – celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The (...) read more
(eap) The UK’s Gulliver’s Theme Park Group has announced lights festivals for two of its parks as a special festival event for this winter. In collaboration with Zigong Lantern Group, they are staging the so called “Land of Lights” event at the (...) read more
(eap) From 13-15 September, the members of the German Association of Leisure Parks and Enterprises (VDFU) met for their annual summer meeting – this time in the well-known Dutch Efteling theme park. The theme park, which is also very popular with (...) read more
(eap) The Rulantica water world of the Europa-Park Resort in Rust, Germany, was extended at the beginning of this year by the new area “Nordiskturn”, with a number of wellness and gastronomy offerings as well as the racing slide “Vikingløp” (from (...) read more
