For years, the family-owned company MEYER Entertainment has been known as operator and rental company of a 55-meter-high Ferris wheel. Since fall 2019, the wheel has been spinning in Oberhausen under the name “EYE55”. Also this season, the wheel, (...) read more
As Swedish operator group Parks and Resorts Scandinavia announced yesterday, Magnus Widell, CEO of Stockholm’s Gröna Lund since 2013, will pass on the management of the Tivoli park in September. After almost a decade at the helm of the park, Widell (...) read more
After about two years of construction work, last Sunday saw the opening of the new vabali spa wellness facility near Hamburg. Located in the town of Glinde (Schleswig-Holstein), the wellness oasis, which also includes an affiliated hotel, aims to (...) read more
Starting in July, visitors to Kasteel de Keverberg in the Dutch town of Kessel (province of Limburg) will be able to explore the historic castle and its history using an AR application. The new product ExplorAR, developed by Lagotronics Projects, (...) read more
On 14 July, Parc Astérix, located 30 kilometers north of Paris and belonging to the Compagnie des Alpes group, will start into its summer season, which will be celebrated until 28 August with a special program for guests. In addition to extended (...) read more
UK theme park Blackpool Pleasure Beach has launched a new app designed to simplify and enrich guests’ visit to the park. Guests should ideally download the Blackpool Pleasure Beach eGuide in advance of their visit so that – in addition to (...) read more
The two water parks Aquopolis Villanueva de la Cañada and Parque Warner Beach (both in Madrid), operated by the Spanish operating group Parques Reunidos, are upgrading their visitor offer for the hot days. Parque Warner Beach, the second gate of the (...) read more
On Wednesday, Aqualand Bassin d’Arcachon, located in Gujan-Mestras on the Atlantic coast of France and operated by the Spanish Aspro Group, started into its 2022 season. The park surprised its guests with “Indian Viper”, a new slide attraction that (...) read more
The non-profit organization Ocean Park Corporation (OPC), which promotes species conservation of various animal species and is responsible for the operation of Hong Kong Island-based theme park resort Ocean Park Hong Kong, has a new chairman: as of (...) read more
In February this year, Merlin Entertainments announced the new “LEGO Discovery Centre“ for an opening in the Belgian capital of Brussels. Yesterday, the official opening ceremony was celebrated. As of tomorrow, visitors will be able to explore the (...) read more
New York City’s Spyscape is a (by London-based investment firm Archimedia) privately funded museum, open to the public since 2018, designed by British star architect Sir David Adjaye and dedicated to the themes of espionage, agents and superheroes. (...) read more
Since the end of 2016, visitors have been jumping all over the black and pink trampoline surfaces at Hi-Fly Hilden. Now, the indoor trampoline park supplemented its extensive offer with a new multiplayer experience, which is a world premiere at the (...) read more
The Canadian company FlowRider, a subsidiary of WhiteWater West, is once again expanding its product portfolio of surf simulators. The new FlowSurf™ product type differs from other FlowRider products in that it can be used with a regular surfboard (...) read more
From June 16 to 18, about 130 members of the Association of Zoological Gardens (Ger.: Verband der Zoologischen Gärten / VdZ) met at the Verve event location in Krefeld for the annual conference and devoted themselves, among other issues, to the (...) read more
“It‘s going to go round“ is the motto of the German play equipment manufacturer Playparc, who is now presenting its latest product series addition with “LUUPZ® - go rounds“. These are small-scale carousels suitable for one person, which, thanks to a (...) read more
From 9 to 11 June 2022, the EMEA division of the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) organized a study trip tour to Parc du Futuroscope. For this occasion, the French theme park had prepared an extensive program. On the first evening, the around (...) read more
With the new Lalandia Resort in Søndervig, a coastal town in the west of the country, a third Lalandia location in Denmark was opened last week. On an area of around 15,000 square meters, overnight guests can enjoy a family vacation on the Danish (...) read more
The National Roller Coaster Museum and Archive (NRCMA) has dedicated itself to the mission of exploring the history of roller coasters and, above all, to preserve it for present and future generations. Now, the arrival of the latest donation for the (...) read more
The history museum of Dead Man's Corner or D-Day Experience, located in Saint-Côme-du-Mont in Normandy, which is dedicated to the historical events of World War II with a focus on the Battle of Carentan (8-15 June 1944), has continuously expanded (...) read more
The Lost Island Water Park in the US state of Iowa has been successfully operating since its inauguration in 2001 and will tomorrow finally celebrate the opening of its second gate, the Lost Island Theme Park. On an approx. 64-hectares-large site, (...) read more
