In March this year the Ravensburger Kinderwelt, a children’s theme park located in Kornwestheim, Germany, presented the extension of its entertainment offer with the addition of two new attractions, which were created by the agency Ravensburger (...) read more
One day after the 127th birthday of the famous British actor Charlie Chaplin, the museum Chaplin’s World by Grévin dedicated to the comedian opened on the premises of Chaplin’s former villa “Le Manoir de Ban” in Switzerland’s Corsier-sur-Vevey. (...) read more
Picsolve, the leading image capture partner for the leisure and entertainment industry, and the famous waxworks museum Madame Tussauds London have created two unique photo moments with the wax-figures of Cara Delevingne and Kendall Jenner, which (...) read more
Last week Leolandia announced the upcoming start of its new educational garden – a vegetable garden in which children and their families can discover the secrets of plants. Fruits will be explained and shown in their different growth stages, (...) read more
Following media reports that the construction of a new Warner Bros. theme park in Abu Dhabi had begun last summer (cf. EAP-news from July 27th, 2015), the Arabic company Miral Asset Management and Warner Bros. Entertainment now officially announced (...) read more
The recently opened Hello Kitty shop at Universal Studios Florida is Sanrio’s retail-debut and at the same time Hello Kitty’s first appearance at a theme park in North America. The new shopping experience around the cute little cat has been (...) read more
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. recently announced Ron Bension, 61, as a new member of its board of directors. Further, Donald C. Robinson, 62, has been nominated for the elections at the upcoming annual meeting on 15th June this year. Both have over (...) read more
After the non-scheduled construction stop (cf. EAP from February 15, 2016) of the new 3-in-1-Tower ride “Fatamorgana” in Copenhagen’s Tivoli Gardens theme park, construction could be finished now on time for the new season’s start later this month. (...) read more
Following extensive renovation works and improvements to its service and hotel offerings, Disney's Newport Bay Club, Disneyland Paris’ largest hotel and one of the largest hotels in Europe, recently received its fourth star in the French hotel (...) read more
IAAPA EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) introduces a new educational program for attractions and leisure industry leaders. In cooperation with NHTV (Breda University of Applied Sciences) and Efteling IAAPA offers attractions leaders the (...) read more
With immediate effect, Thomas Berfenfeldt, who has served as Director of International Business Division at the Finland-based Lappset Group for a couple of years, has been appointed new General Manager of the group’s German subsidiary, Lappset (...) read more
As of now, the Parc du Petit Prince theme park and the l’Ecomusée d’Alsace open-air museum, both located in the French city of Ungersheim in the Alsace region, intend to benefit from synergy effects. On time with the start of the new season at the (...) read more
In May last year, Spain’s PortAventura World Parks & Resorts started the construction of its new, 100-million-euro project Ferrari Land (cf. EAP News from May 11, 2015). The main attraction of PortAventura’s third theme park will be an accelerator (...) read more
At the end of March, the construction works for a new e-kart track which will be built adjacent to the Nettebad swimming pool complex, located in the city of Osnabrück, have started. The 2,400-square meter facility is expected to open in spring (...) read more
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, Acquario di Genova, located in the Italian city of Genova, recently expanded its experience offerings. Filmmaster Events developed the concept for the renovation, named “The aquarium is a ship travelling (...) read more
Today is the day of the grand opening of „The Wizarding World of Harry Potter“ at California’s Universal Studios Hollywood theme park (cp. EAP news from 11 December 2015). As of now, visitors to the theme park can fully immerse in the world of the (...) read more
The German sauna manufacturer KLAFS, headquartered in the city of Schwäbisch Hall, has every reason to be pleased: Recently, its D6 steam bath was awarded a “Wellness & Spa Innovation Award 2016” in the “Hotel & Spa Interior” category. With the (...) read more
Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie were on board themselves yesterday at the launch of “Exhibitionism” at London’s Saatchi Gallery. Exhibitionism (cp. EAP-News from July 10, 2015) is an immersive exhibition, spread over nine thematic galleries. It’s (...) read more
The world's highest building, Dubai's Burj Khalifa, recently unveiled a new spiral staircase that connects the 828-meter skyscraper's levels 124 and 125. Thus, visitors to the “At the Top, Burj Khalifa” observation deck, located on the 124th floor, (...) read more
Disney COO Thomas O. Staggs, who took over the position as Chief Operating Officer in February 2015 (cp. EAP news from February 6, 2015), will depart the company and step down from his position on May 6, as the company unexpectedly announced (...) read more
