As announced by Merlin Entertainments today, the world’s first “Jumanji”-themed coaster, which will open this spring at England’s theme park Chessington World of Adventures (about an hour’s drive southwest of London) as the main attraction of the (...) read more
From January 19 through March 5, 2023, the “28th Vienna Ice Dream” takes place in Austria’s capital. Both beginners and experienced ice skaters can sled their laps on an ice surface totaling 8,500 square meters in front of the City Hall this year. (...) read more
Center Parcs Europe, the vacation park provider from the Netherlands with vacation resorts in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France, wants to drive its brand forward with a new strategic direction. The idea is to further focus on the (...) read more
SBI Sweden, a leading manufacturer of mini-vehicles for children, is expanding its team with Markus Jonsson (photo), who takes over the CEO position from Ishwar Hirani, who stays with the company as Chairman and senior advisor. Jonsson has (...) read more
The Zoo Supervisory Board has appointed Andreas M. Casdorff as Zoo Director of the Hanover Adventure Zoo for the third time in a row. Casdorff will continue to lead the zoo, which he has done since 2013, presumably until 2028. “It is my honor and (...) read more
The new “Neverland City” water park, in the same name resort of the Pickalbatros Group near the Senzo Shopping Mall in the center of Hurghada (Egypt), offers 100 slides and towers as well as 48 swimming pools. Pickalbatros Group is one of the (...) read more
Mark G. Parker (photo), former CEO and current executive chairman of the foot- and sportswear company NIKE and also a board member of The Walt Disney Company since 2016, is said to become the new chairman of the Disney board. He will officially take (...) read more
On June 1st, 2013, the Ravensburger Kinderwelt indoor world opened its doors in Kornwestheim in Germany’s Ludwigsburg district. After almost a decade, they were permanently closed on December 30th, 2022. Covering an area of over 2,000 square meters, (...) read more
The historic “Peak Tram” funicular, which was commissioned in 1888 and enables locals and tourists to comfortably reach Hong Kong’s 552-meter high Victoria Peak, now offers passengers a more modern ride experience including integrated media (...) read more
Universal Parks & Resorts has announced two major projects at once. First, the group has announced the construction of a new horror attraction at Las Vegas’ AREA 15 entertainment complex, and second, the opening of a new family theme park in Frisco, (...) read more
With “Nordiskturn”, the Rulantica water world at Europa-Park Resort in Rust (Baden-Württemberg) received its largest indoor expansion to date at the end of December. Before the 30-meter-high tower, which according to the storyline was built on a (...) read more
Sun Group, one of the leading leisure facility and park operators in Vietnam, has kicked off 2023 with a new multimedia show at Sunset Town on Phú Quốc Island, located right before Vietnam’s southwest coast. Sunset Town is a major project realized (...) read more
The German Association of Amusement Machinery & Accessory Manufacturers (VDV) organized an information seminar on the topic of International Product Liability at the Steigenberger Icon Parkhotel in Düsseldorf. The event, which had been organized (...) read more
Kirmessen und Jahrmärkte sind „das täglich Brot“ von Schaustellerbetrieben, die sich oftmals über Generationen in Familienhand befinden. Mit ihren Buden und Attraktionen reisen sie von Ort zu Ort. Wie wirtschaftlich erfolgreich dieses Geschäft ist, (...) read more
As announced earlier today, former TEA president David Willrich (pictured) has been appointed chair of the executive board of Experience UK, a trade association that exclusively represents the interests of British companies in the entertainment and (...) read more
Recently, the Turkey-based company DOF introduced a new digital park solution under the name “Mission Space”, which can be described as a walk-through experience with a space theme. In a group of six people, visitors embark on a 30 to 40 minutes (...) read more
Dear Readers, even though it hasn’t been a quiet year for all of us, it’s still time to take a break again. Slowing down & enjoying the magic of Christmas in the company of your loved ones – that should be the beautiful imperative of this special (...) read more
At the monte mare leisure pool in Kreuzau (Germany), the new sauna tower was opened on December 20th after a year of construction. On site for the opening were the monte mare managing directors Herbert and Patrick Doll, the managing director of (...) read more
“With turbo power through the virtual karting paradise!“ is the slogan of BattleKart Beyond Reality. In addition to the already excisting centers in Bispingen, Cologne and the location in Trier, which opened this summer, Germany‘s fourth BattleKart (...) read more
Since mid-December, Europa-Park has been directly accessible by TGV for French guests – who already account for more than 20 percent of the Europa-Park Resort’s visitor volume. The TGV INOUI departs from Paris Gare de l’Est via the Champagne-Ardenne (...) read more
