(eap) The New Zealand amusement park Rainbow’s End has recently opened its latest attraction: with “Pacifica – The Pirate Ship”, a true classic returns to the park in a modernized form. The new large swinging ship of the “Pirate Ship” type was (...) read more
(eap) Earlier this summer, a new location of the indoor park brand Sparkx opened in the Belgian city of Ghent. In the so-called “sportainment parks” operated by the Belgian company, visitors can try out a wide range of interactive, movement-based (...) read more
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(eap) The project of a large-scale thermal spa, which is to be realized by Thermengruppe Josef Wund in strategic partnership with the internationally operating Therme Group in the German city of Bad Vilbel (Hesse), has undergone several stages in (...) read more
(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
(eap) At the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, western France, construction has officially begun on Royal Caribbean International’s seventh “Oasis Class” cruise ship. During a ceremonial steel-cutting event yesterday, the first (...) read more
(eap) After 1,515 days, the time has finally come: the fuselage of a decommissioned Airbus A310, which Serengeti-Park in Hodenhagen had purchased from the German Air Force four years ago for conversion and re-use as a themed restaurant, will be (...) read more
(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
(eap) The French theme park Terra Botanica in Angers, dedicated to plants and biodiversity, has appointed Damien Touboulic (photo) as its new General Manager. A graduate of the ESSCA international business school in Angers, Touboulic has been (...) read more
(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
(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
(eap) As part of WWA’s annual Symposium and Trade Show”, which is being held for the 45th time and is still taking place until tomorrow at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando (Florida), the World Waterpark Association (WWA) has presented its (...) read more
(eap) U.S.-based investment firm JANA Partners, which specializes in investing in undervalued public companies to enhance their long-term value through active collaboration with the management, has announced a new investment in Six Flags (...) read more
(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
