Being appointed as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Keith Senglaub will assume responsibility for the finance division at RWS Entertainment Group. With over 30 years of experience in the media, sports, entertainment and consumer goods industries (...) read more
The Spanish theme park resort PortAventura World and the state-owned railway company Renfe have agreed on a new strategic partnership for the next years. Under the agreement, Renfe will design and market tourism products that combine rail travel (...) read more
Nuremberg-based SPREE Interactive, a specialized developer of VR content, has just launched a sequel of its populer “Anteater“ VR family game, dubbed “Anteater Picnic Panic“. The new content available for the SPREE Arena platform encourages strategy (...) read more
Shortly before the start of the Europa-Park season (19 march), its associated Rulantica water world also announces some novelties for spring and summer this year. With “Heligvända”, the first installation in a water park of a “Twist’n’Splash” spin (...) read more
In less than two weeks, on 26 March, England’s Drayton Manor (Staffordshire) will start off into its new season. Shortly before the opening, the amusement park, which belongs to the Looping Group, has announced details of its new themed area, which (...) read more
Water play equipment specialist Waterplay, which recently formed the new MAKR Group, and Minneapolis-based Life Floor, who is specialized in the production of anti-slip flooring for water attractions, have announced to work together. Effective (...) read more
On Monday (14 March), restrictions on public life related to Covid were largely lifted in France, which is no longer a high-risk area. For example, the obligation to present the so-called “pass vaccinal” (proof of vaccination or certificate of (...) read more
Convious – the Dutch e-Commerce platform provider and app developer for leisure attractions with headquarters in Amsterdam and further European offices in London, Nantes and Vilnius – today announced the integration of Google’s new “Things to do” (...) read more
With the “Spike® Snow Coaster“, the Munich-based manufacturer Maurer Rides launches a new design concept for roller coaster fun in ski and winter holiday regions. In order to take up the theme of snow and ice authentically, the cars of the Spike (...) read more
The Native American tribe of Chickasaw Nation in the U.S. state of Oklahoma is driving infrastructure and tourism developments in Oklahoma City to boost the region’s economy and make the city an even more popular destination within the country as (...) read more
This year, Efteling is celebrating its 70th anniversary and is taking this milestone birthday as an occasion to create a new, temporary fairytale area called “Efteling Wonderland“ for its visitors. From 28 March to 3 October 2022, guests will be (...) read more
After acquiring themed entertainment and theme park design specialist ITEC Entertainment last October, the show production corporation TAIT Group, which is headquartered in the small town of Lititz (Pennsylvania, USA) but operates a number of (...) read more
Located in the west of England, Adventure Parc Snowdonia attracts visitors with an extensive range of adventure sports offers, including an artificial surfing facility by Wavegarden, high ropes courses, mountain biking and hiking routes (read also (...) read more
After the Immenstadt, Bavaria-based faszinatour GmbH, which offers adventure park concepts, management consulting and teambuilding events, had completed a new outdoor high ropes course at the nearby Center Parcs Allgäu in Leutkirch at the end of (...) read more
Pursuit, the US attractions and hospitality company with a portfolio including experiences such as FlyOver Canada (in Vancouver), FlyOver Iceland (in Reykjavik) and the newest FlyOver Las Vegas flying theatre which opened in fall 2021 (cf. EAP (...) read more
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
