Solomon (Sol) Kerzner – “Mr. Atlantis Resort“ – passed away this weekend at the age of 84. For 60 years, Kerzner has been one of the most renowned entrepreneurs in the luxury hotel business not only in South Africa but worldwide. By establishing (...) read more
The "World’s Largest Swimming Lesson“ (WLSL) initiative, coordinated by the World Waterpark Association (WWA), will take place on 18th June this year for the eleventh time since its launch in 2010. Aquatic facilities of all types from all over the (...) read more
Netherland’s Wildlands Adventure Zoo in Emmen recently signed a cooperation agreement with IVN Natuureducatie (an institution for nature education based in the Netherlands), in order to further expand its existing educational program. IVN will be (...) read more
Germany’s TimeRide GmbH, which operates Virtual Reality-experiences based on the local history of their respective locations in Cologne, Dresden, Munich and Berlin (cf. EAP 5/2017 & EAP news of 13 Jun 2019), will open another attraction of this kind (...) read more
Saudi Arabia’s Rawae Co. water park operator is developing a new large-scale water park near the port city of Jeddah, which is already under construction and scheduled to open in summer 2021. The park will receive a Mediterranean theming and feature (...) read more
German manufacturer Maurer Rides just ended its test rides on the new “Bolt” spike coaster, which will be installed on the “Mardi Gras” ocean liner (Carnival Cruise Line) as the first-ever rollercoaster installed on a cruise ship. In order to keep (...) read more
USA-based Palace Entertainment park operating company, which has been forming part of the Spanish Parques Reunidos Group since 2007, recently announced to open a new company-wide support facility in the Greater Pittsburgh area (Pennsylvania) this (...) read more
Franceen Gonzales (photo), Executive Vice President Business Development Americas at WhiteWater West, was recently appointed as Chairperson of ASTM’s F24 Committee – Amusement Rides and Devices. She is the first woman to hold this post, and it’s a (...) read more
The National Comedy Center in Jamestown (NY, USA), which opened its doors for the first time in 2018 and is dedicated to the American comedy scene (cf. EAP News of 14 Aug 2018), received a first place award in USA Today’s “10 Best Readers’ Choice (...) read more
During this year’s “Leading Culture Destination Awards“ (LCD Awards) ceremony, which – after London in the previous years – took place in Berlin for the first time, Germany’s Klimahaus Bremerhaven 8° Ost was honored with the “Climate Smart Award“. (...) read more
The worldwide spread of the Coronavirus (“Covid-19”) is unfortunately also showing its first effects on the leisure industry. The first theme and water parks in Europe and the USA are announcing their temporary closure, while elsewhere measures such (...) read more
“Dear Sir or Madam, dear members and friends of the European Waterpark Association: The municipality of Strassen has informed us today that all public events (regardless of the number of participants) in public rooms will be cancelled for prevention (...) read more
On its blog, Disney recently announced the opening date of the new “Avengers Campus” theme area at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim (CA), which will launch on 18th July this year. Dedicated to the well-known Marvel comic and movie (...) read more
Canada’s ProSlide Technology company recently expanded its sales team for the European, Southeast Asian and South American markets, responding to strong market growth from these regions. Nicolas Creis, a native of France, joins ProSlide with a (...) read more
Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company re-elected all nine members of the Board of Directors at the 2020 Annual Meeting held yesterday at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh (North Carolina). Based on preliminary results, all (...) read more
Derby (England)-based Katapult company, which is specialized in themed attraction & experience design, recently announced the appointment of Adam Booth as new Project Producer and Melisa Martinez who will support the team in the field of “People & (...) read more
Due to the globally increasing spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) and rising numbers of disease cases, major events are being cancelled or postponed. This also affects the following trade shows and tours, among others: Internorga Hamburg (original (...) read more
Belgium’s Plopsa group, which opened the Majaland Kownaty (Poland) as its first amusement park in Eastern Europe in 2018 (cf. EAP 6/2018), today announced the construction of a new Plopsa-branded indoor theme park in the Czech capital of Prague, as (...) read more
Six Flags Entertainment just announced the appointment of Laura W. Doerre (photo) as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the company. She succeeds Lance Balk, who retired on March 2nd after more than nine years in the role. Doerre is a (...) read more
The Dutch Slagharen Themepark & Resort will start into its new season on March 27th. This year, the Wild West-themed amusement park, which is operated by Parques Reunidos, will enthuse visitors with a new western circus show, the new 4D film (...) read more
