This year’s Asian Attractions Expo (AAE) in Hong Kong has just come to an end and the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) has announced the following preliminary results: A total of 8,800 (last update: 9,100) (...) read more
Headquartered in Birmingham/England, British Scruffy Dog design company, which is already represented with a creative studio in London and an office in Dubai, has recently opened a new company site in Barcelona/Spain. The new dedicated design studio (...) read more
140 years ago, gastronomer Ernst Pinkert opened his Pfaffendorfer Hof restaurant with a connected game reserve, where visitors could marvel at exotic animals such as parrots, antelopes, kangaroos and lions. Since then, Zoo Leipzig (today’s name) has (...) read more
In order to react to an increasing demand for textile sauna facilities, Germany’s Stadtwerke Osnabrück are currently constructing a new textile sauna village in the outdoor area of its belonging Nettebad bathing complex, which is scheduled to open (...) read more
Tomorrow will see the kick-off of the annual Asian Attractions Expo (AAE), organized by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) and this year held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Until this Friday, (...) read more
Opened on June 1st, daredevils can now try out the new Starflyer attraction located on Orlando’s International Drive, enjoying a breathtaking view of the city during a speedy flight in a height of 137 meters (450 feet). The new attraction, which is (...) read more
Located in Kansas City/Missouri, the Worlds of Fun amusement park has launched a new family ride in its “Scandinavia” theme area this season: “Nordic Chaser” invites park guests of all ages to a speedy ride in mini ships that rotate around a (...) read more
Tomorrow will see the opening of the new Enterspace VR Center, a new stand-alone virtual reality hub in Stockholm’s central Norrmalm district, offering a diverse range of VR experiences. No matter, if the guests wish to travel in the outer space or (...) read more
Finland’s Lappset Group has appointed Ulla Hannula as Director of its International Business Division as of June 1st this year – in her new role, Hannula will be responsible for the sales development of playground and activity park equipment and for (...) read more
Since 2012, monte mare Group has been supporting charity projects of the Fly & Help Foundation (founded by Reiner Meutsch) in order to facilitate education for children worldwide. Recently, a new school building has been inaugurated in Nkelima, (...) read more
“Justice League: A Call for Heroes” is the name of Madame Tussauds Orlando’s latest visitor attraction, which was launched this past Friday, immersing guests into the streets of “Gotham City” and “Metropolis”. A row of popular DC characters such as (...) read more
The British specialist company for Virtual Reality (VR), Figment Productions is currently developing a new VR software to upgrade the visitor experience in the virtual world, making it more genuine. The new product, codenamed “Project Helix“, will (...) read more
Austria’s AV Stumpfl GmbH, provider of AV technology solutions, has recently announced to establish a new subsidiary in Atlanta/Georgia: AV Stumpfl Inc. will be the company’s first settlement in the US with direct ties to the Austrian parent (...) read more
British software developer Syx Automations, which merged with Austria’s Gantner Technologies in 2017 (cf. EAP, 6/17), will change its company’s name to Gantner Ltd. in order to promote further international growth in the field of access control and (...) read more
Visitors to LEGOLAND® Discovery Center in Boston/Massachusetts are now able to enjoy a new VR attraction dubbed “The Great LEGO® Race VR Experience” to participate in a virtual LEGO race. Guests sit down on motion chairs in so-called VR pods (each (...) read more
During today’s official inauguration ceremony of Puy du Fou’s new walk through attraction “Le Mystère de La Pérouse“, park president, Nicolas de Villiers spoke about the future development of the company. He revealed that from now until 2030, a (...) read more
This week, Grand Prairie/Texas-based Six Flags Entertainment operating group announced to take over the management of five US theme and water parks owned by EPR Properties and currently operated by Premier Parks, LLC. All five parks are located in (...) read more
Today, Madame Tussauds San Francisco launches “Alcatraz – The Breakout”, the midway attraction’s first escape room. Groups of up to eight persons and aged twelve years and older can travel back to the year 1962, when the three criminals Clarence (...) read more
Yesterday, PortAventura World announced its plans to invest a total of 40 million Euros to expand both its accommodation and attractions offerings. Plans include the opening of a “Sesame Street”-themed dark ride attraction in its “SésamoAventura” (...) read more
In order to further extend its worldwide business with family entertainment centers, which already feature popular IP brands from Lionsgate, Nickelodeon and others (cf. EAP news from February 2nd, 2018 & March 10th, 2016), Spain’s Parques Reunidos (...) read more
