Founded in 1878, England’s Manchester United Football Club (United) plans the roll-out of several “Manchester United Entertainment & Experience Centers” across China, working in cooperation with local property developer Harves. The first centres are (...) read more
Merlin Entertainment’s Heide Park Resort located in Soltau (north of Germany) will relaunch its “Colossos” wooden coaster this upcoming summer season – the ride has been out of operation since 2016 to undergo comprehensive modernization works, (...) read more
Following the success of TimeRide VR Cologne and the opening of the second “TimeRide VR” attraction in Dresden/Germany this past autumn (cf. EAP 5/17 & EAP News from Nov 20th, 2018), the TimeRide GmbH company has just announced to open two further (...) read more
Last week, the foundation stone was laid for the first spin-off of French Puy du Fou theme park, which is currently under development in the Spanish city of Toledo (cf. EAP News from May 24th, 2018). Within the next years, the location will be (...) read more
At the gates of Germany’s Europa-Park, the construction works for the new Rulantica water adventure world with 25 exciting attractions are well underway, with its opening scheduled for the end of this year (cf. EAP 6/17 & EAP News from Dec 12th, (...) read more
On January 1st this year, Steve Anderson (pictured) took over as new President of Steelman Partners, the Las Vegas/Nevada-based international architectural firm specialized in entertainment architecture, 3D design and master planning. Anderson (...) read more
After the takeover of Germany’s Tropical Islands by the Spanish operating group Parques Reunidos had only been announced in December (cf. EAP News from December 12, 2018), the acquisition has meanwhile been approved by the German authorities. At (...) read more
The Méga Parc indoor park, located at Galeries de la Capitale retail and leisure complex in the city of Québec/Canada and opened in 1988, celebrates its reopening today after several months of construction and modernization works. The park now (...) read more
An all-new, immersive attraction, themed after Hasbro’s “Monopoly” board game, is set to open in the third quarter of this year at The Peak Galleria leisure and shopping complex, located close to Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak. “Monopoly DreamsTM” will (...) read more
Today, German family rides manufacturer Sunkid Heege has honoured five of its long-term employees for their expertise and contribution to the company’s success. With professional know-how and extensive experience, they have been serving the company (...) read more
Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark has recently celebrated the groundbreaking of its new “Hershey’s Chocolatetown” theme area, which is scheduled to open in summer 2020, featuring a number of attractions, shops and a themed restaurant. The costs of this (...) read more
Austrian manufacturer Sunkid recently incorporated the summer toboggan run business from Austria’s Brandauer GmbH in its attractions portfolio, now additionally offering the “Mountain Coaster”, which is based on a monorail system. The first (...) read more
Opened in 1993, France’s Hameau Duboeuf wine experience world, which is located in the Beaujolais wine region north of Lyon, plans to open a new, immersive visitor attraction this spring dubbed “Mon Beaujolais”. The attraction will be located in (...) read more
The second location of a Nickelodeon Adventure indoor FEC from Spain’s Parques Reunidos group was opened this past December at the intu Xanadú shopping and entertainment complex in Arroyomolinos (Madrid). The new leisure offer around the Nickelodeon (...) read more
Last year, Germany’s KölnBäder GmbH – operator of 13 in- & outdoor swimming pools in Cologne – has welcomed a total of more than 2.7 million guests at its locations, a new record in the company’s 20-year history. Compared to the results of the 2017 (...) read more
This year, Dutch Duinrell leisure and vacation park plans to make several new investments in its visitor offer: In addition to the expansion of its vacation park and the reopening of the modernized “La Place” restaurant in spring this year, (...) read more
Yesterday, SeaWorld San Diego marine theme park in California has announced to build a new dive coaster: “Mako” is set to open in 2020 and will be “California’s highest, fastest and longest rollercoaster”, according to the park. As with equally (...) read more
This past weekend, Disneyland Paris has revealed further details on the renovation of its New York Hotel, which is scheduled to reopen in summer 2020 with a new design under the name of Hotel New York® – The Art of Marvel (cf. EAP News f. Sept 1st, (...) read more
Today sees the opening of the new “The Flyer – San Francisco” flying theater attraction at Pier 39 in San Francisco, CA. Visitors can experience a virtual, six-minute 3D flight over the city and its surrounding areas (cf. EAP News f. March 12th, (...) read more
The Aquatica water park in Orlando, which is part of the SeaWorld Entertainment portfolio, has recently received the accreditation as “Certified Autism Center” from the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES) (...) read more
