A second AREA15 location in the USA has been announced, this time to open in Orlando, Florida in 2024, following the example of the entertainment district based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The original AREA15, which opened in 2020, includes attractions (...) read more
In the 2023 season, Universal Studios Hollywood will open its latest theme area, “Super Nintendo World“, which will bring the vibrant video game world of the popular characters Mario, Luigi, Yoshi & Co. to life in the form of a detailed themed zone (...) read more
Simon Philips, who currently holds the position of Managing Director, Global Consumer Products at Moonbug Entertainment and is well-known in the international entertainment as an experienced “veteran”, joins the board of Falcon’s Beyond (formerly: (...) read more
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) has announced the cancellation of IAAPA Expo Asia, which was originally scheduled to take place in Hong Kong this June, in response to the continued impact of COVID-19 in the (...) read more
In order to continue its growth in the global market for aquatic play equipment, the Kelowna/British Columbia-based company Waterplay® Solutions Corp. realigns its brand and products alongside the newly formed MAKR Group. This is the parent company (...) read more
Since summer 2020, the British Drayton Manor theme park, which had been a family-run business for more than 70 years since its inception in 1949, has been part of the French Looping Group (cf. EAP news of 4 Aug 2020). Now, a new Managing Director (...) read more
The Dutch company Aqua Drolics is teaming up with water slide expert Polin Waterparks to offer its customers an even wider range of products for young and old, now also including large water slides. For many years, the company, located near (...) read more
To further increase the level of support and service for its customers and to drive company growth, Electrosonic, who has multiple offices in the US, Europe and Asia, created two new sales roles for whichthe two company veterans Bryan Hinckley and (...) read more
Interested visitors can still discover creative ideas for future solutions at Expo 2020 in Dubai until 31 March (read also our detailed report on the World Expo in our Mar/Apr issue EAP 2/2022). Last Saturday, a new indoor offering for families with (...) read more
With a total of 26 ships, the American cruise line Royal Caribbean International is one of the top providers for cruises. On 4 March, the “Wonder of the Seas“, the company‘s 27th gigaliner, set sail from its home port of Port Everglades in Fort (...) read more
Located directly at the A9 between Bayreuth and Nuremberg near Plech in Bavaria, the Fränkische Wunderland amusement park was opened in 1976 by Ernst Schuster Sr. Over the years, the amusement park – first with its fairy tale forest, later a western (...) read more
At the World Trade Center Mall (WTC Mall) in Abu Dhabi, the new “Velocity“ stainless-steel slide, which is according to the operator “the longest and tallest stainless-steel slide in the Middle East“, opened two days ago. A total of two new tube (...) read more
The family theme park Ravensburger Spieleland, located near Lake Constance and reopening on 9 April, has announced a new feature for the upcoming season: a new, milk-themed indoor area. Here, on a total area of 200 square meters, young and old (...) read more
A new “Galápagos Islands“ area is scheduled to open at the Houston Zoo, Texas in spring 2023, offering visitors a comprehensive experience around the Pacific island archipelago and its unique flora and fauna. The new area replaces the former (...) read more
In 2018, Poland’s Energylandia amusement park had added a large slide tower (“Tropical Fun”) to its associated “Big Milk” waterpark (cf. EAP 2/2019), and in 2020 the last expansion “Exotic Island” was built in the form of a new funnel slide and a (...) read more
Even before the start of the 2022 season, Holiday Park Haßloch just announced a real bombshell for 2024 – the park, which belongs to the Plopsa Group, will develop an entirely new themed area dedicated to the Belgian electro-festival “Tomorrowland”. (...) read more
In search of adventure, individual tourists in particular are drawn to Australia year after year, for example to go on a round trip in a camper van and not only discover the country’s fascinating flora and fauna. Adventurous experiences such as (...) read more
The immersive, Star Wars-themed overnight offer “Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser“ at Walt Disney World Resort has been making the hearts of the fan community of the galactic film series beat faster since March, 1st (cf. EAP news of 25 May 2020). (...) read more
After a three-day soft opening phase from 17-20 March, the official opening of the second Lotte World park under the name Lotte World Adventure Busan will be celebrated on 31 March. Operating company Lotte World – which operates other visitor (...) read more
RWS Entertainment Group has announced that Ryan Saab, former Head of Casting Operations of cruise operator Royal Caribbean, will join the company as Senior Vice President Talent Casting & Recruitment. Saab, who has more than 20 years of experience (...) read more
