(eap) The US amusement and water park Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari in Indiana has announced its largest-ever single investment in an attraction. In May of next year, “Cannonball!”, a new water coaster from Mack Rides, is set to open. A total of (...) read more
(eap) The Swedish Visit Group is becoming VISIT: The provider of digital platform solutions for the tourism and leisure market is bringing its entire product portfolio, which includes individual brands such as Citybreak, iTicket, BookVisit, VisBook, (...) read more
(eap) The world’s first Bibi & Tina theme park is currently being built directly adjacent to Karls Erlebnis-Dorf in Elstal near Berlin, Germany. Robert Dahl, owner of Karls Erlebnis-Dörfer, plans to open the new park in 2027. The company describes (...) read more
(eap) Freizeit-Land Geiselwind in Lower Franconia has officially opened the gates to its latest attraction: With the dark ride “Ravenmoor Academy”, the Bavarian amusement park is presenting a new indoor attraction embedded in the equally new “Raven (...) read more
(eap) As announced today by the Spanish operator group, Mark Reeves (photo) has been appointed Group Director of Entertainment at Parques Reunidos. In the newly created position, Reeves will report to Diego Gracia, Group Director of Business (...) read more
(eap) Lake Steinhuder Meer, one of the largest lakes in northwestern Germany, is set to gain a new tourism attraction: In the recreational village of Mardorf on the northern shore of Lake Steinhude, the “SkyLoop” is currently taking shape – a (...) read more
Safariland Stukenbrock, located in Senne near Bielefeld, Germany, is embarking on a new chapter under Thomas and Anni Meyer, who have taken over the animal and amusement park entirely from the family of Fritz Wurms, the park’s owner who passed away (...) read more
(eap) Things are moving ahead quickly at Germany’s Belantis: Only in May, the amusement park near Leipzig opened “Idefix’ Abenteuerland” to visitors, a new themed area with four family-friendly attractions. Now, the next step on the way towards (...) read more
(eap) Magic Park Verden, located between Hanover and Bremen, had already implemented several changes and new features last season as part of a gradual realignment. At the start of the upcoming summer holidays in Lower Saxony and Bremen, the German (...) read more
(eap) Parc Astérix, located north of Paris, is expanding its seasonal offer and presenting a new evening show for its summer entertainment programme under the name “Astérix et la Potion d’Étoiles” (Eng.: Astérix and the Star Potion). From 11 July, (...) read more
(eap) The second and updated edition of the English-language specialist book “Integrated Storytelling by Design: Concepts, Principles, and Methods for Narrative Dimensions” by Danish creative expert Klaus Sommer Paulsen is available from today. (...) read more
(eap) He is considered a pioneer and visionary in holiday resort and apartment tourism: Gérard Brémond, founder of the French company Pierre et Vacances, passed away at the age of 88. This was announced by the Pierre et Vacances-Center Parcs Group (...) read more
(eap) The new “Forsthof” (Forest Farm) themed area was officially inaugurated today at the Schloss Dankern holiday resort in Haren, Lower Saxony, Germany. The opening ceremony was attended by Mayor Markus Honnigfort, members of the press and invited (...) read more
(eap) For more than 20 years, aviation enthusiasts, families, school classes and tourists have been able to take part in guided factory tours on the premises of the European aerospace company Airbus at its German site in Hamburg (...) read more
(eap) Seabreeze Waterpark in Rochester, New York, USA, has opened its latest water slide, named “Reef Runners”. Featuring two parallel lanes, the new attraction promises twice the fun. In two-person rafts, one per slide lane, guests can compete in a (...) read more
(eap) Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), a US-based subsidiary of Japan’s Sony Group specializing in the production and distribution of television and film content, has announced a strategic investment of 100 million US dollars in global technology (...) read more
(eap) LEGOLAND® Deutschland Resort in Günzburg, Bavaria, has appointed a new Director for Health, Safety & Security: since this spring, Andreas Braun and his team have been responsible for the safety of the resort’s more than two million annual (...) read more
(eap) Schinkelbad, located in the Schinkel district of Osnabrück, Germany, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Stadtwerke Osnabrück (Osnabrück Public Utilities), which operates Nettebad, Moskaubad and Loma-Sauna in addition to (...) read more
(eap) The MICHELIN Guide Germany presented its latest Michelin star awards yesterday as part of the annual “MICHELIN Guide Ceremony”, which this time took place at the Gesellschaftshaus Palmengarten in Frankfurt am Main. Among the gastronomic (...) read more
(eap) Media-based simulator attractions specialist Simworx has announced what it describes as a new chapter in the company’s history: with immediate effect, the British provider – founded in 2005 and, according to its own information, responsible (...) read more
