(eap) Germany’s Sensoria – Haus der Düfte und Aromen (House of Fragrances and Flavours) in Holzminden, which opened in 2024, has received a special commendation at the “European Museum of the Year Award 2026” (EMYA 2026). The award ceremony was held (...) read more
(eap) Last Sunday, 1,200 guests in the sold-out Great Broadcasting Hall of Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) in Hanover had the pleasure of experiencing numerous soundtracks from German amusement and theme parks. The concert by the Hanover Symphony (...) read more
(eap) Two new CoasterKart installations from German manufacturer Wiegand have recently opened in Asia. One installation marks the first of this product type in China and, with a length of over 2,000 metres, is also the longest version of the (...) read more
(eap) The Agrippabad in Cologne city centre is set to fully reopen to the public at the start of the summer school holidays on 17 July 2026. This was announced yesterday by the operator, KölnBäder. Following the completion of the necessary (...) read more
(eap) Rethinking interim use: Regensburg’s indoor swimming pool on Gabelsbergerstraße is due to be renovated. Until the time comes and the relevant approvals have been granted, the Stadtwerk Regensburg and Kulturoptimisten GbR have developed a (...) read more
(eap) AtharX, an experience design studio based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and US strategy, design and production company BRC Imagination Arts have announced a partnership to jointly create experiences in the fields of museums, heritage and tourism in (...) read more
(eap) Visitors to Aquatopia Water Park – part of Sun World Hon Thom in the south of the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc – can now experience the world’s first “PowerRAPIDS” water ride from ProSlide. The attraction type, which was presented at IAAPA (...) read more
(eap) Tomorrow, France’s Parc du Petit Prince in Ungersheim, Alsace, will open two new family attractions. The rides “Z’Hopla” and “Troublion” both take up the theme of aviation and thus link to the world of writer Antoine de (...) read more
(eap) With the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, which remains under construction to this day, Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí left behind what is arguably his most significant legacy in the Modernisme style. He had dedicated the final years of his life (...) read more
(eap) IAAPA Expo Asia 2026 came to a close today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, after industry professionals from the Asia-Pacific region had the opportunity over three days to learn about new products and solutions for leisure (...) read more
(eap) Miral, the developer behind leisure and entertainment destinations in Abu Dhabi, has announced two new DC-themed rides for Warner Bros. World Yas Island in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Experiences. The two new attractions, (...) read more
(eap) A few days ago, Aquópolis Villanueva de la Cañada, the water park near Madrid operated by Parques Reunidos, kicked off its season. Today, the park officially opens its new main attraction: the “Kilauea” water coaster. The ride is based on the (...) read more
(eap) A new sports and leisure pool is planned to be built in Bochum-Höntrop (Germany) on the site of the former indoor and outdoor pool in Südpark, which has been closed for several years: the building application for the “Gartenbad” (Engl. “Garden (...) read more
(eap) Earlier this week, Europa-Park and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding, thereby officially confirming their future cooperation. The agreement is said to focus on the shared objective of communicating the (...) read more
(eap) The development of the French theme park resort Futuroscope Xperiences is continuing to move forward: alongside the construction of a new hotel, plans are currently also being drawn up for the expansion of Aquascope, the water (...) read more
(eap) Shortly after opening for its 2026 season in mid-May, the Norwegian family amusement park Hunderfossen in Lillehammer is today celebrating the official opening of its new dark ride attraction, “Rally Flåklypa”. The themed ride, which is based (...) read more
(eap) At the end of March, Germany’s Safariland Stukenbrock in East Westphalia started into its 2026 season, which will run until 1 November. The animal and leisure park, which is recognized as a zoological garden, covers 65 hectares and has (...) read more
(eap) Czechia’s first wooden roller coaster is to be built at Park Mirakulum in Milovice, in the country’s Central Bohemian Region. The family park, which opened in 2021 and is located not far from Prague, will thus receive a new signature (...) read more
(eap) The Berlin-based Association of Zoological Gardens (VdZ) held its annual conference from 3 to 6 June at Zoo Basel in Switzerland in order to discuss strategic questions of international species conservation with the more than 200 experts who (...) read more
(eap) Following the opening of the indoor pool at the new Hirschbachbad combined pool in Aalen (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) at the end of November last year (see EAP News of 2 December 2025), the outdoor area has now also been put into operation. (...) read more
