Fans of the computer game franchise “Tomb Raider“, which was turned into two Hollywood blockbusters with Angelina Jolie as the lead character, are probably dreaming of joining “Lara Croft“ in one of her adventures. As of 1 April 2022, this fantasy (...) read more
“Batman Gotham City Adventures”, the largest escape room adventure in France and the first of its kind in the world, is expected to open to visitors in Paris at the end of 2022. In collaboration with Warner Bros. Themed Entertainment, the French (...) read more
Back in 1962, the “Kangaroo“ ride was opened at Kennywood park in Pittsburgh – developer John Norman Bartlett called the attraction type a “Flying coaster“ at that time. Last year, the closure of the ride was announced, but now around 60 years after (...) read more
From 22 January until 1 May 2022, the new “Magical Mischief“ area at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter in London will highlight the tricks and special effects behind the jokes and mischiefs in the “Harry Potter“ film (...) read more
As the Deggendorf-based company Mountain Innovations announced, the Austrian community of St. Martin will diversify its leisure offerings with a new ROLLBOB® tourist attraction, which is scheduled to open in the summer of 2022. On a track length of (...) read more
This summer, Falcon’s Beyond Global and Meliá Hotels International announced the formation of their joint venture to jointly develop resort facilities (see EAP news of 14 July 2021). These projects include the development of the Katmandu™ Punta Cana (...) read more
During the Walt Disney Company’s annual “Destination D23“ event, Josh D’Amaro (photo), Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences & Products, shared new insights on what‘s to await at Disney destinations worldwide in 2022. “Since the beginning, have (...) read more
On 3 December 2011, the CHOVOVERSUM by HACHEZ (Chocoversum) opened its doors to visitors in Hamburg fort he very first time – today, ten years later, the chocolate experience world celebrates a successful decade as one of Hamburg’s most popular (...) read more
Following the recent announcement by Universal that Tom Williams will retire from his long-year position as Chairman and CEO of Universal Parks & Resorts and be succeeded by Mark Woodbury as of 1 January 2022 (cf. EAP News of 18 Nov 2021) and that (...) read more
Since yesterday, Abu Dhabi residents and tourists have been able to explore the new “Yas Bay Waterfront” entertainment and retail mile on Yas Island. Part of this new waterfront is the three kilometer long “Pier71” boardwalk with twelve different (...) read more
For the first time in the nearly 100-year history of The Walt Disney Company (founding year: 1923), the Board of Directors of the US media company will be chaired by a woman as of the end of this year. Board member Susan E. Arnold has been elected (...) read more
The Spreewelten Resort in Lübbenau, Germany, hosted a B2B network meeting organized by the European Waterpark Association (EWA) on 23 and 24 November 2021. While on the first day the sponsoring members of the EWA in particular addressed the issue of (...) read more
Today, the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg has opened the first area, “Rio de Janeiro“, in its new building section Speicherblock L. For Miniatur Wunderland co-founder Frederik Braun, the new area just marks the beginning: “We spent four years (...) read more
Just one month ago, LEGOLAND® Deutschland Resort had announced the development of its new accommodation offer “NINJAGO® Quartier” with a total of 72 family rooms, which is planned to open at Whitsun 2022 (see EAP news of 2 Nov 2021). Now, the resort (...) read more
In its first season, the Puy du Fou España theme park, which opened its doors in Toledo in March this year and initially delighted visitors with four spectacular daytime experiences, the “El Sueño de Toledo” evening show and four themed villages (...) read more
The manufacturer of stationary photo booths Digital Centre, which has offices in Miami and Barcelona, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and on this occasion presented a new product called “Star Light” at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando. The new (...) read more
In the British seaside resort and “leisure mekka“ of Blackpool a new stand-alone attraction for families, which will be based on the beloved animation series “Peter Rabbit™“ by Silvergate Media, will open next year and be operated by Merlin (...) read more
The family business Räder-Vogel, located in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, has been producing wheels and castors for industry and trade since 1946. It all began with the production of wheelbarrow wheels and transport equipment from old tank wheels in the (...) read more
Last summer, devastating floods had caused severe damage in Western and Central Europe. Some amusement parks were also affected by the flood disaster, in particular Walibi Belgium in the Belgian region of Wallonia (cp. EAP news of 16 July 2021). (...) read more
With its historic theme park Le Grand Parc du Puy du Fou in France, attracting more than two million visitors annually, another theme park opened in Spain in Toledo in 2021 (Puy du Fou España, cf. EAP 3/2021), two new Puy du Fou night shows to be (...) read more
