Germany’s EKO-PLANT GmbH, which specializes in the planning and construction of natural outdoor swimming pools and belongs to THE PAULY GROUP, is now also operating under the umbrella brand of PAULY GROUP, in line with current restructuring measures (...) read more
Guests to SeaWorld’s Aquatica water park in Orlando are now able to experience the new “Riptide Race“ giant racing slide, which was originally scheduled to open in the 2020 season (cf. EAP News of 16 Dec 2019). The attraction novelty is a model of (...) read more
As early as February 27th, the Hurricane Harbour Oaxtepec water park in Mexico welcomed back its first visitors. From that date until April 24th, 13 more Six Flags-operated water and thrill parks welcomed back guests – most recently Six Flags Great (...) read more
In France, the reopening of theme parks is still uncertain. However, it is already certain that planned relaxations will be implemented by a phased plan in various fields, regardless of the incidence value. This could include the gradual reopening (...) read more
Like everywhere else in Europe, the Scandinavian countries show extraordinary particularity in their rules and regulations. In Denmark, thanks to a significant improvement in the occurrence of infection and the introduction of a digital ”Corona (...) read more
At the beginning of April, the UK entered the second opening phase for many areas of public life – theme and amusement parks as well as zoos have also been allowed to reopen their outdoor areas since April 12. Among the facilities back in operation (...) read more
The “patchwork” of Corona shutdown-related closures, regulations, bans and controls is sweeping across Europe. But the first positive news give hope for the leisure industry. Today, we’d like to provide you with an up-to-date overview of different (...) read more
While the perspective for a soon start into this year’s season for amusement and theme parks in Germany still remains unclear – with the exception of Heide Park, which will open its gates this Saturday (1 May) after a successful lawsuit against the (...) read more
During a press conference, the Dolfinarium in Harderwijk, a zoological facility specialized in marine mammals, just announced its transformation plans to become a modern zoo. The planned changes include the addition of further leisure attractions (...) read more
LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre in Melbourne recently hosted the first LEGO® Braille Bricks event for children who are blind or have low vision. LEGO Braille Bricks, which are still not in commercial production, are larger than standard LEGO bricks and (...) read more
A ray of hope from the entertainment industry – the Canadian circus and entertainment company Cirque du Soleil announced last week that it will soon be able to resume operations of four of its international shows after a break of more than a year (...) read more
Last year, the Dutch Efteling theme park was closed for a total of 14 weeks during its regular seasonal opening due to operational restrictions in order to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Many hotel and accommodation bookings for the (...) read more
The development of the London Resort does not stand still, and the implications of the designation by Natural England defining the grounds as a “Site of Special Scientific Interest” (SSSI) because of a high biodiversity and habitat of an endangered (...) read more
Under the name of “GamePark PromenadeTM”, the US company Adventure Golf and Sports (AGS, formerly Adventure Golf Services, cp. EAP news of 31 July 2020), which has specialized in miniature golf courses for more than 35 years, is now marketing a new (...) read more
On the occasion of yesterday’s World Earth Day, – the international event that takes place annually on 22 April to create awareness of climate protection and the questioning of consumption behavior –, Disneyland Paris shared first images of its new (...) read more
The West Midland Safari Park, which is located in the English city of Kidderminster around 35 kilometres south-west of Birmingham, combines a zoo and theme park experience. On the one hand, the park is home to 120 species and on the other, it offers (...) read more
Germany’s Heide Park Resort, operated by Merlin Entertainments, is looking for a Communications Manager to support its marketing team. Responsibilities will include the development and implementation of target group-focused communication programs, (...) read more
Under the working title of “The Red Sea Project“, a large-scale new tourism destination is being developed on the west coast of Saudi Arabia. Covering an area of some 28,000 square kilometers, including both sections of the country’s coastline and (...) read more
Turkish Polin Group, the main business field of which is the production and implementation of water slides, is further strengthening its presence in the Western European market. Following the establishment of Polin West Europe SAS in Paris in 2019 – (...) read more
Just now, Heide Park Resort, which is operated by Merlin Entertainments, has announced that the lawsuit for the opening of the park before the Lüneburg administrative court was granted. Thus, the park now plans to reopen for visitors at short (...) read more
