(eap) Universal Destinations & Experiences has been exploring the possibility of developing a theme park resort in England for several months. The company, which is part of the Comcast Corporation, already purchased a property for the potential (...) read more
(eap) This year’s season, Germany’s Phantasialand is not primarily drawing visitors with the next new spectacular roller coaster addition, but with active and exciting climbing adventures. The family-run theme park is thus building on the success of (...) read more
(eap) Therme Bucharest near the Romanian capital, which is operated by Therme Group, set a record number of international visitors in 2023. Around 30 percent of spa visitors came from abroad, according to official figures. Bookings in the United (...) read more
(eap) After the Disney hotels and the Disney Village have been modernised and expanded at Disneyland Paris in recent years, the focus in the near future will now be on new developments in the Walt Disney Studios Park. As announced today, with the (...) read more
(eap) A new major attraction opens tomorrow at the French animal and amusement park Le PAL: the “Fjord Explorer” water coaster from German roller coaster manufacturer Mack Rides. Located in the new Scandinavian village, visitors can look forward to (...) read more
(eap) The Norwegian outdoor water park Bø Sommarland is expanding its “Te Tonga” area with a “Family Twister Slide” from wiegand.waterrides. On this slide, guests will be able to slide “face-to-face” in a three-person-raft, in a two-person-raft or (...) read more
(eap) Universal Orlando Resort has announced details about its coming two new hotels, “Stella Nova” and “Terra Luna”, which are scheduled to open in early 2025 adjacent to the new Epic Universe theme park, also still under construction. The hotels (...) read more
(eap) The cruise tourism company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., headquartered in Miami, Florida, this week announced the largest shipbuilding order in its history. A total of eight new state-of-the-art ocean liners are to set sail over the (...) read more
(eap) The Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando (Florida) will once again be offering visitors to its four associated theme parks – EPCOT, Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios & Animal Kingdom – a number of novelties this year. Car (...) read more
(eap) The European developer in the leisure and entertainment sector Momentum Leisure has acquired a new plot of land in Gliwice, Upper Silesia (Poland), from the Belgian investment company Mitiska REIM with an area of around 6.7 hectares for the (...) read more
(eap) The Berlin Zoological Gardens, which include the Berlin zoo, the animal park and the aquarium, have recently introduced variable pricing for admission tickets. Using “dynamic pricing”, ticket prices can automatically rise or fall depending on (...) read more
(eap) Real Madrid World, the world’s first theme park centered around the Spanish football club, opens today at the Dubai Parks & Resorts (DP&R) leisure and entertainment complex. Visitors can look forward to over 40 attractions and experiences. (...) read more
(eap) On the site of the former Feria de Chapultepec in a central recreational area in Mexico City, the new Parque Urbano Aztlán recently opened as a new amusement park with a wide range of rides and attractions. Following a tragic accident in 2019, (...) read more
(eap) The Hagymatikum bathing complex in the small town of Makó in southern Hungary has been expanded with a new 2,462 square meter large building. Here, visitors can discover 28 sculptures that immerse them in the mythical world of Atlantis. The (...) read more
(eap) On Saturday, “Minifigure Speedway”, a Dueling Reverse Coaster from Zierer, opened at LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort in Berkshire, England. In two LEGO®-themed roller coaster trains, visitors race in parallel, going both forwards and backwards while (...) read more
(eap) The international theme parks & attractions operator group Parques Reunidos, which is headquartered in Madrid (Spain), welcomes Brad Loxley to its management team as new Regional Director of Operations for Europe. In this role, Loxley will (...) read more
(eap) An indoor park named Spy Ninjas HQ founded by YouTube content creators recently opened in Las Vegas. The FEC was in development for three years by YouTubers Vy Qwaint and Chad Wild – both known from the channel “Spy Ninjas”. In the indoor park (...) read more
(eap) In April 2025, a new giga cruise liner from the Geneva (Switzerland)-based cruise company MSC Cruises is set to embark on its maiden voyage in the Caribbean. The MSC World America – as the coming new holiday ship will be called – will leave (...) read more
(eap) A new exhibition on the future of agriculture has opened at Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo – part of Brightlands, an open innovation community in Limburg (Netherlands) with over 29,000 entrepreneurs, researchers and students. The focus of (...) read more
(eap) In its quarterly report, the Swedish amusement park Liseberg communicates an initial cost estimate for the material damage caused by the large fire at its related Oceana water world. This amounts to around SEK 484 million (approx. EUR 42 (...) read more
