John Fitzgerald is the new CEO of Apex Parks Group, one of the largest operators of family entertainment centers in the US. Since starting his career as a ride operator at Six Flags Great Adventure park, Fitzgerald has gained more than 30 years of (...) read more
As of today, with the beginning of the season, visitors to LEGOLAND Deutschland Resort are invited to discover the new “LEGO® NINJAGO® World” that opens as the park’s ninth theme area (c.f. EAP news from July 18th, 2016). Designed as a Ninja (...) read more
On March 25th, 2017, Toverland opened its doors to start into the new season. In 2016 – the year in which Toverland celebrated its 15th anniversary – the Dutch amusement park welcomed just under 683,000 guests. Although this means a slight decrease (...) read more
Yesterday, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi saw the opening of its new “Turbo Track” reverse free fall coaster from Intamin, the upcoming opening of which had been announced by the park in mid-February this year (c.f. EAP news from February 15th, 2017). The (...) read more
Busch Gardens Williamsburg, a Virginia-based leisure park operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, is also looking to enthuse its guests with virtual reality (VR) experiences in the future. Scheduled for spring 2018, the park recently announced (...) read more
Effective from April 1st this year, Bart Dohmen will join Dutch company Mansveld IMP as their new Managing Director, leading a team of high level AV and lighting system integrators. After his graduation as an electronic engineer and management (...) read more
The highly acclaimed “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey” thrill ride which opened last year in the new Harry Potter theme area at Universal Studios Hollywood (c.f. EAP news from April 7th, 2016), recently saw a make-over in terms of a new 4K-HD (...) read more
This past Friday, SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. officially announced that Zhonghong Holding, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zhonghong Zhuoye Group Co., Ltd. (Zhonghong Group) – a diversified holding company focused on strategic growth opportunities in (...) read more
From today until Wednesday, March 29th, the 23rd Dubai Entertainment, Amusement & Leisure Show (DEAL) is held at the Dubai World Trade Center, organized by the International Expo-Consults LLC. In halls 1-4 manufacturers and suppliers of the (...) read more
Yesterday, the Walt Disney Company officially announced the extension of Robert “Bob” Iger’s contract as the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to July 2nd, 2019 – Iger (66), who previously had planned to retire in 2018, took this (...) read more
Today will see the opening of “Ghostbusters: Dimension” virtual reality (VR) attraction – a virtual reality (VR) experience developed in partnership by The Void, Sony Pictures and film director Ivan Reitman located at Dubai’s The Beach (...) read more
Cinépolis USA, a subsidiary of Mexican movie theater chain Cinépolis, recently opened its first two children’s auditoriums in the US. The family-friendly offer is named “Cinépolis Junior” and is designed to cater to the needs of younger cinema (...) read more
Polin Waterparks, one of the leading manufacturers of water attractions headquartered in Turkey, recently received the official certification for its in-house research and development (R&D) center by the Turkish Ministry of Science, Industry and (...) read more
Physiotherm, one of the leading manufacturers of infrared cabins, recently presented its new 360° panoramic infrared gondola on the Trade Fair for Craft Trades in Munich/Germany, which was held from March 8th to 14th, 2017. The innovative concept is (...) read more
While construction works of the new “Symbolica” family attraction at the Dutch Efteling theme park are in progress, the park already unveiled the design of the attraction’s carriages. It's like magic, the fairy-tale designed vehicles will take (...) read more
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon waterpark, located in Florida, recently opened its new themed sliding attraction “Miss Adventure Falls”, which has been announced in summer 2016 under the previous name “Miss Fortune Falls” (c.f. EAP news from August 19th, (...) read more
“Little BIG City Berlin” is the name of a new leisure destination created by Merlin Entertainments Group, which is currently under construction in Berlin/Germany. Visitors to “little Berlin” will immerse into the city in miniature size, passing by (...) read more
Since its opening in autumn 2010 (c.f. EAP, issue 6/10), Therme Wien spa facility, which is operated by VAMED Vitality World, has seen ongoing successes in its operation – recently, the destination welcomed its five millionth visitor. Its success (...) read more
The Void – a Utah-based entertainment technology company which is specialized in Virtual Reality (VR) experiences – recently appointed Cliff Plumer as the company’s new CEO, succeeding Ken Bretschneider. Plumer, who looks back on more than 30 years (...) read more
The Swiss village of Tannenboden on Flumserberg mountain will be home to the new Heidi Alperlebnis experience, a theme world featuring the popular little girl from the Swiss children’s book. Furthermore, the plans include a resort with an adjacent (...) read more
