In addition to the new “Majas wilde Schwestern“ (Eng.: “Maya’s Wild Sisters“) Sky Fly attraction by Gerstlauer (cf. EAP news of 28 Oct 2020), visitors to Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Rövershagen can also look forward to going on a “strawberry safari“ with (...) read more
After a year-long closure due to the Corona pandemic and the strict visitor restrictions especially in the US state of California (cf. EAP news of 18 Feb 2021), Knott’s Berry Farm, which belongs to the Cedar Fair Group, is now looking forward to (...) read more
The design and production company Storyland Studios, which operates offices in California, London and Hong Kong, recently announced that it will develop numerous new location-based entertainment destinations for Grupo Cataratas, one of the largest (...) read more
From now on, the new “ZooExpress” offers visitors with limited mobility, for example persons in wheelchairs, the opportunity to experience Rostock Zoo during a round trip. In addition, the new electric vehicle, which was supplied by the Polish (...) read more
Last week, the US operating group Six Flags announced the reopening of 26 six of their 27 theme parks in the USA and Mexico (cf. EAP news of 30 Apr 2021). The only exception was the Quebec, Canada-located La Ronde park. Since Monday, it has been (...) read more
Delphine Pons (photo) has been appointed new General Manager of Parc Astérix. The 50-year-old, who has worked for the Compagnie des Alpes operator group for 16 years now, most recently as Director of Distribution, New Business, Products & (...) read more
As the Disneyland Resort in Paris is looking forward to the reopening of its freshly renovated and rethemed “Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel“ (cf. EAP news of 28 Oct 2019), the leisure destination is already starting the next extensive hotel (...) read more
Based on the Sony Pictures Animation IP “Hotel Transylvania”, the mega indoor theme park Dream Island in Moscow, which opened its gates for the first time in early 2020 (cf. EAP 3/2020) , has just inaugurated a new theme area including a experience, (...) read more
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
