Lars Liebst, who has been serving as CEO of Denmark’s Tivoli park for over 20 years now, will hand over his duties to newly appointed CEO Susanne Mørch Koch – together with the Tivoli Advisory Board, Liebst had initiated a succession plan to find (...) read more
Yesterday saw the opening of the first ever Mickey Mouse-themed ride thorugh attraction at a Disney theme park. “Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway“, the new attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resorts (Orlando FL), offers (...) read more
Movie Park Germany, which will start into its new season on March 27th, will launch a range of novelties this year: The former “Team Umizoomi – Number Tumbler” attraction will be integrated in the “PAW Patrol” kids area and operate in a fresh design (...) read more
In order ro reduce long waiting times at attractions Sweden’s Liseberg park will integrate a new virtual queue line system for visitors, which will premier with the opening of the new “Underland“ (cf. EAP 2/2020) dark ride experience, located in the (...) read more
Sweden‘s Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi is temporarily hosting the “Solar Egg“ egg-shaped sauna, which was created by the Bigert&Bergström artist duo in 2017. In collaboration with the Icehotel, the Solar Egg is supposed to sensitize guests to the (...) read more
The Dutch leisure park Toverland will add a new highlight to its event program this summer. On 15th May 2020, the “Toverland LIVE!“ music festival will premier at the park to create a fusion between music entertainment and leisure attractions. (...) read more
For its past fiscal year 2019, SeaWorld Entertainment reports continued growth in terms of park attendance and revenues with 22.6 million guests at their related theme and water parks and a turnover of 1.4 billion US Dollar (approx. 1.26 billion (...) read more
Today sees the grand opening of the new Dream Island Moscow indoor theme park, developed by Russia’s REGIONS Group as part of the equally named mixed-use complex including retail, F&B, event spaces, a four-star hotel and more (cf. EAP 3/2019). (...) read more
In 2019, Austria’s Kraftwerk Living Technologies, which is specialised in audiovisual system integration, created the “Magic Glaze“ 5D theatre for the Tonguan Kiln International Cultural and Tourism Center located in Changsha, China (cf. EAP news of (...) read more
Six Flags, one of the largest regional park operators in the world with currently 26 leisure facilities in the USA, Canada and Mexico, just announced that B. Ben Baldanza, CEO of Diemacher LLC, an advisory firm, and Selim Bassoul, former CEO and (...) read more
Yesterday the last parts of the track and the first train for the new “Ice Breaker“ multi launch coaster were installed at SeaWorld Orlando (cf. EAP news of 13 Sep 2019). “We are extremely proud to reach this important milestone. The ride looks (...) read more
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter will invite visitors to discover the new “A Celebration of Slytherin“ special feature as of April 3rd through summer this year. In cooperation with Stuart Craig, Production Designer, the (...) read more
The Walt Disney Company just announced that Bob Chapek has been named Chief Executive Officer of the company, effective immediately. Former Disney CEO Robert A. Iger assumes the role of Executive Chairman and will direct the company’s creative (...) read more
Germany’s Spreewelten Bad indoor pool facility, located in the federal state of Brandenburg, provides guests with a variety of bathing fun and experiences such as “swimming with penguins“ and interactive slides. The water world, which received the (...) read more
After a construction period of around two years the new Suntago Water World, which is the first section of the Park of Poland leisure complex currently under development in Wręcza, recently welcomed its first visitors. Guests are now able to enjoy (...) read more
Sandusky (Ohio)-based Cedar Fair Entertainment company, which currently owns and operates 13 leisure facilities in the US and Canada, recently presented the results of its past fiscal year 2019, showing new record net revenues of 1.36 billion Euro (...) read more
The water park and pool industry mourns the passing of Dr. phil. Harald Frisch, who died on 14 February 2020 at the age of 82 in the circle of his family. As a founding member and first president of the European Waterpark Association (EWA), Harald (...) read more
Disney’s fairytale castles such as the “Cinderella Castle” at Magic Kingdom or at Tokyo Disneyland and the “Sleeping Beauty Castle” at Disneyland Paris are among the most popular photo motifs for guests during a park visit. In the course of the 70th (...) read more
On 9 March 2000, the 135-metre-high London Eye officially opened its pods for the first time to visitors. This year, the popular attraction, which is operated by Merlin Entertainments, is celebrating ist 20th anniversary and will therefore enable (...) read more
Jubail Island in Abu Dhabi is located halfway between Yas Island and Saadiyat and is known for its mangrove forests. Recently, the Jubail Mangrove Park was opened here as a new nature experience park, allowing visitors to discover the flora and (...) read more
