After the take-over of Sidijk BV in February and the acquisition of two-thirds of ELI Play in June (cf. EAP news fo 14 June 2021), Global Leisure Group (GLC) recently announced the take-over of Dubai-based HPS Play Company and its associated HPEET (...) read more
After a 20-day-soft-opening phase (cf. EAP news of 27 Aug 2021), Universal Beijing Resort located in China‘s capital of Beijing celebrates its grand opening today. The Resort consists out of the Universal Studios Beijing theme park, the Universal (...) read more
Evergrande Group, which is based in Shenzhen and listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange, has raised fresh warnings of default risks. China’s second-largest property developer is struggling to raise funds to pay lenders and suppliers. Revenue growth (...) read more
It was only this summer that the “Odyssey of the Seas“, the newest cruise ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet, set sail – now the company has already announced the departure date of the new gigaliner “Wonders of the Seas“. On 4 March 2022, the ship, (...) read more
On an over six-hectares-large (15 acres) area, the new beachfront water park Baha Bay opened in Nassau. The water park was created in cooperation between the beach resort Baha Mar and the Canadian waterslide manufacturer ProSlide. With 13 water (...) read more
Soon the first Peppa Pig World of Play in Europe will be opened at the new Westfield Mall of the Netherlands in Leidschendam, on the outskirts of the city of The Hague. This was announced by the British operating group Merlin Entertainments (Merlin) (...) read more
Creative and design company Creative Works recently announced a partnership with the Make-A-Wish foundation, which is foremost known in the USA for making whishes come true for critically ill children. “Granting a wish can be so impactful for the (...) read more
Today, Zurich Zoo has presented its new “development plan 2050“, following the completion of the prior “development plan 2030“ with the opening of the “Lewa Savanne“ last year. The zoo aims at setting new standards in both, animal welfare and (...) read more
Theme park operator Cedar Fair Entertainment, which is based in Sandusky, Ohio, has announced that Ty Tastepe has joined the company as new Vice President and additionally takes on the newly created position of Chief Information Officer. Prior to (...) read more
The operators of the Jumpkravt trampoline park in Witten, Germany signed an agreement with Jumpsquare Group, which will acquire the destination and operate it as a new Jump XL location – a subsidiary of Jumpsquare Group – as of October 1st. The (...) read more
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has unanimously named the current International Board Vice President, Melissa Ruminot (photo), as its President-Elect. She will officially begin her tenure as President in November 2022, assuming the role (...) read more
The Centro shopping centre in Oberhausen, which has been operating under the new name Westfield Centro since this month (cf. EAP news of 9 July 2021), is celebrating its 25th anniversary and thus opened the free exhibition “25 Years of Centro“ last (...) read more
Since nine years, Universal Studios Singapore has been celebrating the Halloween season with fun and frightening visitor attractions and events. This year, the Universal destination, which is part of the Resorts World Sentosa, introduces its first (...) read more
The Six Flags group recently announced that it will make electric vehicle charging stations from the US manufacturer Volta accessible to its guests at their parks across the United States. The first charging stations will be installed at Six Flags (...) read more
Hansa-Park will turn 45 years old in 2022 – reason enough to plan a series of new attractions for visitors, only shortly after the opening of the new children’s area “Awildas Welt” this summer (c.f. our report in the latest EAP issue here). As a (...) read more
The Dutch indoor winter sports operating company SnowWorld continues its expansion in Europe. Yesterday, the company announced to take over operations of the indoor ski hall Snowhall Amnéville near Metz in Northern France. This will happen in the (...) read more
On an area of around 14,000 square metres, surrounded by numerous trees, a new enslosure for Indian rhinos is being built at Berlin Zoo, which will also be home to tapirs and pustel pigs in the future. After the foundations for the habitat had (...) read more
In the beach resort of Blackpool on the west coast of Great Britain, fun and entertainment is part of the town‘s tradition. The town is best known for the Blackpool Pleasure Beach theme park, in the vicinity of which a new visitor attraction is now (...) read more
British design company Scruffy Dog has announced that Mark Davies (photo) has joined the company as new Group Commercial Director. Davies served as most recently Managing Director at the event services provider JEM Live and held other senior (...) read more
They are one of the most famous waterfalls on earth, Niagara Falls, located between the USA and Canada. Already at the end of July, a new landmark was added to the popular tourist destination with the opening of the “Niagara Parks Power Station”. (...) read more
