Belgium’s Bellewaerde animal and amusement park located in Ypres (West Flanders) is busy preparing for the upcoming season, which begins on 1 April. The park, which belongs to the French Compagnie des Alpes operating group, will present its guests (...) read more
Redesign work has been taking place at the iconic Titanic Belfast museum since January 2. On March 4, the exhibition will once again open its doors to guests, who can then look forward to four redesigned areas called “Never Again“, “Ballard‘s (...) read more
The five-star Falkensteiner Hotel Montafon in Austria, which opened in mid-December, is aimed primarily at families and wants to set standards in the area of sustainability. Already before its opening the hotel was distinguished as climate-neutral (...) read more
In cooperation between Merlin Entertainments, Magic Light Pictures and the English coastal city of Blackpool, the world’s first “The Gruffalo & Friends” attraction is to open on Blackpool’s seafront next to Sea Life Blackpool in May this year. The (...) read more
There are few cities where German history is as imminent and vivid as in Berlin, and the capital’s cultural offerings are shaped by its numerous museums, among other sites and attractions. A new museum that aims to bring some 2,000 years of German (...) read more
Following the success of its last year’s novelty “Les Draisines” (see EAP 2/2022), which was a Sidecar XL model from the Italian company Technical Park, the Fraispertuis-City amusement park, located in the Vosges Mountains in eastern France, has (...) read more
After the Saudi Arabian ruling family presented the mega projects “Neom” and “The Line” last year, Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz now announced the construction of a new, super-modern 19-square kilometer urban (...) read more
The PLAYMOBIL FunPark in Zirndorf, Bavaria, which starts into this year’s season on March 27, will offer guests a new photo safari activity in 3D quality. In a total of seven theme areas in the park, there will be hidden QR codes that can be scanned (...) read more
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Carowinds theme park in Charlotte, North Carolina, operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, the opening of a new themed area launching this spring has been announced. Construction has already begun (...) read more
At the beginning of this month, the 9th FKF Convention of the Freundeskreis Kirmes und Freizeitparks e.V. (FKF for short) took place at Germany’s Heide Park Soltau. About 240 participants from the world of amusement parks and showmen attended the (...) read more
“I am extremely proud of the Cedar Fair team’s execution in 2022, which resulted in record annual performance, strong returns for investors, and millions of delighted guests at our parks. We achieved the highest levels of revenues, net income and (...) read more
“JumpX”, an all-new outdoor freestyle bounce park, opens today at the Riverland™ shopping and entertainment mile which is part of Dubai Parks™ and Resorts. Children aged five years and older can enjoy a variety of adventure zones in the inflatable (...) read more
Italy’s Gardaland Resort, which is operated by Merlin Entertainments, has announced to premiere “Nautilus”, a special new live show in this upcoming 2023 season. In this stage performance, the audience will feel especially immersed into the action (...) read more
A compact and movable version of the interactive “Smash & Reload” dark ride is now available, based on the standard version of this ride type by BoldMove Nation. As its XXS version, it is suitable as a stand-alone attraction e.g. for FECs, shopping (...) read more
“It’s-a Me, Mario!” is a phrase visitors to Universal Studios Hollywood might not be able to get out of their heads as of tomorrow. Following the soft-opening phase of the all-new “Super Nintendo World” themed area at the Californian theme park (...) read more
The Hawaiian-themed Waikiki leisure pool complex in the Thuringian Vogtland region (Germany) keeps its doors closed to visitors for the next months, since the over 20-year-old facility sees comprehensive modernization works. Almost twelve million (...) read more
The manufacturing company VISA International Srl, based in Montagnana in northern Italy (part of the SBF VISA Group), which is mainly known for its child- and family-friendly attractions, but also offers thrill rides such as rollercoasters and tower (...) read more
The Dutch-Polish development company Momentum Leisure (belonging to the investment company Momentum Capital) has added two new members to its Supervisory Board: Since 1st February, Pia Adlivankin (General Manager & CEO of Helsinki, Finland’s (...) read more
After only 1.5 years of construction, a new indoor swimming pool was opened in the blossom town of Leichlingen (Rhineland) at the beginning of February. The Blütenbad Leichlingen, which was planned and realized by POS4 Architekten from Düsseldorf (...) read more
The team around entrepreneur and leisure professional Jack Schoepen is taking a significant step closer to the realization of their aviation theme park resort project Captain Jack. Recently, the Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works, Lydia (...) read more
