Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde, who is well-known and respected in the international leisure industry for his outstanding work in theming and design, has decided to retire in early January 2021. During his 40-year career in the creative business (...) read more
For the “Buffalo Hunt“ Wild West visitor experience near Rapid City (South Dakota, USA), which is operated by the Fort Hays & Mount Rushmore Tours local tourism organisation, the German manufacturer Wiegand supplied a “Mystical Hex“ Suspended (...) read more
At the beginning of next year, Jörn Kemmener, who already served as manager of the Atoll leisure pool in Espelkamp, North Rhine-Westphalia from 2007 to 2016, will return to the water park facility operated by Aquapark Management. Kemmener currently (...) read more
As of spring 2021, tyres will squeal at the new TAG E-karting & Amusement Centre facility in the Canadian city of Sainte-Thérèse in the South West of Quebec province. This new leisure experience will be developed on a groud space of around 6,000 (...) read more
Loro Parque and Siam Park, two leisure facilities belonging to the Loro Parque Group owned and managed by the Kiessling family, reaffirm their leadership in tourism and environmental sustainability, combating climate change and protecting (...) read more
The US-American operating group Cedar Fair has appointed Louis Carr (64) to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. He succeeds John Scott, who stepped down from the board on September 24th. Carr will serve the remaining portion of Scott’s (...) read more
The winners of the 27th edition of the Thea Awards have now been announced – as was announced by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) online last night. Among the 16 “Thea Awards for Outstanding Achievement (AOA)” winners, four come from (...) read more
After 38 years with the experience design company FORREC, Executive Vice President Steven C. Rhys (photo) retires by the end of this year (effective December 31). Rhys began his career at the Canadian company in 1982 as a designer, one of his first (...) read more
The Lee Valley Ice Center, a new ice sports facility which is planned to be developed as part of the 10,000 square metre large Lee Valley Regional Park in London, recently received the planning approval by the Watham Forest Council. With the design (...) read more
The Aquaventure waterpark, which is part of the Atlantis The Palm Resort in Dubai and open not only to hotel guests but to the public, receives new attractions from Canadian water slide manufacturer ProSlide. As part of the already third expansion (...) read more
After seven years in the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Themed Entertainment Association, Jennie Nevin will step back from her role effective November 30th. During the past seven years as COO, Nevin has been significantly involved in (...) read more
For the fourth time, the VR Awards celebrated its annual award ceremony to honor innovations and companies, which are dedicated to Virtual Reality. Awardees were honored in 14 categories during this year’s virtual edition of the VR Awards ceremony. (...) read more
Rapidly increasing coronavirus infection numbers and renewed lockdown measures also affecting the gastronomy, hospitality and events sector for a second time in just a few months make a reliable planning of the INTERNORGA 2021 – the international (...) read more
On behalf of the public swimming pools in Germany, the European Waterpark Association (EWA), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für das Badewesen e.V. and the IAKS Deutschland e.V. jointly appeal to Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn to achieve the near-term (...) read more
The Dutch start-up company Virtual Reality Slide & VR Watergames, recently founded by industry insider Joeri Dusch, has launched a virtual snorkeling experience product in cooperation with iSlide, the Netherlands-based specialist for multimedia (...) read more
The resort operating group Kalahari Resorts, which is owned by the Nelson family, recently announced the opening of its fourth waterpark resort location Kalahari Resorts and Convention Center Round Rock – the groundbreaking ceremony had been (...) read more
Germany’s Ravensburger Spieleland family theme park located in Baden-Wuerttemberg (Southern Germany) announced to enthuse its guests with a new ride attraction when it starts into the 2021 season on 1 April. The novelty, which will receive the name (...) read more
The small town of Medora, located in the West of North Dakota, is situated at the entrance to the 285 square kilometre-large Theodore Roosevelt National Park, which transformed the city into a tourist destination over the last years. To enhance the (...) read more
“Emma“ is the name of the steam locomotive and faithful companion to “Jim Button“ and “Luke“, the two main characters known from Michael Ende’s childrens’ books published in the 1960s. For the latest German film adaptions of “Jim Button and Luke the (...) read more
Vulcania, the science and leisure park located in the French Auvergne region focusing on the three topics of “volcanoes”, “natural phenomena” and “the Earth in space”, will open a new rollercoaster in the 2021 season, on which the park just revealed (...) read more
