A sad fate befalls Dubai’s theme park landscape: After the Bollywood Parks™ theme park belonging to Dubai Parks™ & Resorts (DXB Entertainment / Dubai Entertainment Holding) was temporarily closed to visitors during the month of Ramadan (from 22 (...) read more
Vom 2. bis 4. November 2022 findet in der Freizeitwelt Geheime Welt von Turisede im sächsischen Neißeaue die 26. Fachtagung zum Thema „Erlebnisinszenierungen“ statt – das Zusammentreffen von Freizeit- und Tierparkbetreibern, Künstlern und (...) read more
On the occasion of the birthday of park co-founder Anton Pieck (1895-1987), Efteling inaugurated the redesigned “Anton Pieck Plein” this past Wednesday, which is intended to exude an atmosphere of times gone by. Among other things, park visitors can (...) read more
Multimedia production studio Moment Factory, which has completed more than 525 projects worldwide, and international audiovisual media and technology services company Electrosonic have announced their partnership. The two companies have already (...) read more
The Kennywood amusement park, located in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), is already celebrating its 125th anniversary this year! The park will start into its anniversary season on April 22. In addition to numerous beautification works on attractions and (...) read more
From April 20 to October 15, the North Rhine-Westphalian Regional Garden Show (LGS) in Höxter, Germany will attract visitors to the small town in the Weserbergland region with a wide range of attractions under the motto “Schön hier – komm gucken” (...) read more
In summer 2022, Wunderland Kalkar was taken over by DeFabrique Holding. In collaboration with Han Groot Obbink, who had been in charge of the park management for many years, the Dutch company has since been responsible for the management (...) read more
The Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and has some very special novelties and offers to mark the occasion. This Saturday, April 22, the park will kick off the 2023 summer season, opening (...) read more
At Freizeit-Land Geiselwind amusement park & resort, there are several novelties for visitors to discover in the current season. The former “T-REX World” has been equipped with new effects, an extended walkway as well as its own soundtrack and from (...) read more
UK theme park chain Gulliver’s Theme Park Resorts and charity The Scouts have announced their three-year partnership. As a scouting group, The Scouts’ goal is to support young people developing life skills and values. Beginning this year, which also (...) read more
AIMS International, a non-profit organization specializing in safety education for the amusement industry, has announced that it has hired Amy (Briley) Lowenstein, a 30-year veteran of the industry. Lowenstein will serve as executive director for (...) read more
The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory operated by Hillerich & Bradsby Co. (H&B) has undergone extensive renovations. The gallery “Bat Vault”, which features more than 3,000 original bat models, has doubled in size and is now included in the (...) read more
This past Saturday, the 29th Thea Awards were officially presented to the awardees in a festive ambience at the Disneyland Resort (Anaheim, California) during the “Thea Awards Gala” organized by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), following (...) read more
Tomorrow, April 15, the U.S. theme park Kings Island kicks-off its season. A new themed area and a new restaurant await guests this year. We already presented “Adventure Port” with its two new family attractions of the “Endeavour” and “Tea Cup” type (...) read more
The four-star Fårup Hotel, which opened at Fårup Sommerland in 2016, will be supplemented this season with new accommodation options. Specifically, the accommodation offer will be expanded by two new, chic tree house cabins – as the Danish theme (...) read more
Hotel, gastronomy and service expert Edith Gerhardt will join the board of management at Autostadt Wolfsburg on October 1, 2023. As part of the management team, she will be responsible for the delivery of new cars, conference management, gastronomy, (...) read more
After 1907 and 1975, for the third time the German garden show will be held in Mannheim this year. Starting today, April 14, visitors can look forward to over 5,000 events as well as a variety of attractions and exhibitions until October 8. BUGA (...) read more
Roller coaster manufacturer Larson International, founded in 1967, and Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC), founded in 2001, have announced their merger. The two manufacturers have already realized joint projects in recent years. Now the two companies (...) read more
In the Chinese province of Zhejiang, the new Zhejiang Wave Town leisure resort is under development, that will include hot springs facilities, hotels and a shopping mall. Ground was recently broken for this major construction project. The highlight (...) read more
To date, 32 Cirque du Soleil shows delight audiences around the world. Most recently the entertainment group has announced a new permanent show in cooperation with the Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel in Hawaii. Exclusively in Honolulu, the show (...) read more
