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Announced for the first time in May last year (cf. EAP, News 08 May 2014), Merlin Entertainments (Merlin) opens its new visitor attraction “SHREK’S ADVENTURE!” in London’s County Hall along the South Bank today. It is the world’s first (...) read more

Announced for the first time in 2012 (cf. EAP News, 03.01.2012) theme park Universal Studios Hollywood, California, recently scheduled the arrival of its new Harry Potter attraction for spring 2016. Following the example of equivalent theme worlds (...) read more

Recently the quality seal „SaunaPremium” has been awarded to Germany’s Saarland Therme. Many invited guests were present when Rolf-Andreas Pieper, CEO of the German Sauna-Bund, handed over the seal to Lisa Schors, COO, and Andreas Schauer, general (...) read more

On the occasion of PortAventura’s 20th anniversary, Canada’s Cirque du Soleil will perform its Amaluna show in the park this summer. It is Spain’s largest resort and theme park with 3.5 million visitors annually. Last year PortAventura, located in (...) read more

The International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA) is pleased with this year’s Asian Attraction Expo (AAE), which took place at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, 16-19 June. According to preliminary estimates, a total (...) read more

Today, June 25, the Mexican educational entertainment brand KidZania opened its 19th location at London’s “Westfield” shopping center. In the 75,000 square foot kid-sized indoor replica of a city, children aged between 4 and 14 will have the chance (...) read more

On Saturday, June 6, Bayern-Park’s family free-fall tower “Thaolon” was honored with the “FKF-Award”. Since 2003, the German FKF-Freundeskreis Kirmes und Freizeitparks e.V. has awarded this price to outstanding performances within the leisure (...) read more

On Monday, June 15, the construction works at Switzerland’s Säntispark for the expansion of the water park and sauna area have started. This past January, Säntispark’s operator, Migros Ostschweiz, had submitted the application for the construction (...) read more

In cooperation with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products the world leader in 3-D and 4-D cinematic experiences, SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment, has launched a brand-new 4-D theatrical adventure last week. The nine-minute film “Ice Age: No Time for (...) read more

At a press conference last Wednesday at Astrid Lindgrens’s World, Sweden the opening of a new setting for the story of the “Brothers Lionheart” was announced for 17 June 2016. Following the “Katthult” investment in 2013 (cf. EAP, issue 5/2013), it (...) read more

Ilyas & Mustafa Galandari Group recently unveiled the “Avengers: Battle of Ultron” attraction at its IMG Worlds of Adventure in Dubai. Developed by Falcon’s Creative Group, the attraction will blend stereoscopic 3D media with an elaborate physical (...) read more

Just in time for the 40th anniversary of Europa-Park, Germany Mack Media will publish its first self-produced Casual Game on July 12, 2015. The strategic adventure game “Mystery Maze of Balthasar Castle” has been developed by Caipirinha Games and is (...) read more

On Wednesday, June 17, Universal Orlando announced the permanent closing of its Wet ‘n Wild water park on December 31, 2016. Since its opening in 1977, America’s first water park located on Orlando’s I-Drive has continuously worked on attraction (...) read more

  Today, on Thursday, June 18, the World Waterpark Association (WWA) organizes the „World’s Largest Swimming Lesson” for the sixth time already. The German Maya mare is one of the swimming pool facilities participating in this year’s world record (...) read more

 Up to September 9, 2015 visitors of the Science Center „phaeno – The World of Phenomena” in Wolfsburg, Germany have the possibility to see the special exhibition “ausgeflippt”. In cooperation with the American Pacific Pinball Museum famous and (...) read more

Waterplay Solutions recently announced the appointment of Lisa Neilson as the company’s new managing director. Over the past seven years Neilson has cultivated diverse and detailed company knowledge, managing several departments of the Waterplay (...) read more

On May 29, 2015 Florida’s Kennedy Space Center visitor complex broke ground on its new interactive “Heroes and Legends” attraction designed to immerse guests in the stories of America’s pioneering space heroes. The new attraction will not only bring (...) read more

At the beginning of the summer holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia, the wellness and waterpark complex AquaMagis in Plettenberg will surprise its guests with a world’s first. Two so-called “standing slides” will be opened in only a few weeks. Instead (...) read more

Over the last few months, there have been rumors about Universal planning to build a new theme water park in Orlando. Now it’s official: At the end of May, Universal Orlando Resort announced to bring to life an entirely new water theme park (...) read more