This year will see the opening of several new attractions at Universal Studios Hollywood as the theme park resort celebrates its 50th anniversary. Now the opening date of the much-anticipated “Fast & Furious-Supercharged” thrill ride has officially (...) read more
Visitors to Germany’s AquaMagis adventure and wellness bathing complex in Plettenberg have been able to extend their journey by staying overnight at one of the eleven new holiday homes directly built next to the water park and opened last summer (...) read more
As North America’s indoor waterpark resort operator Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. announced on Tuesday, the company has entered into a definitive merger agreement with an affiliate of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. whereby Centerbridge will acquire Great (...) read more
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. has launched a new advertising campaign on Monday highlighting the company’s leadership in the care of killer whales and contributions to protect whales both in human and in the wild. On the one hand, the campaign is set (...) read more
Australia’s media company Village Roadshow Limited (VRL) recently announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Village Roadshow Holdings Pty. Ltd., has signed an agreement to establish a funds management business with China’s CITIC Trust Co. Ltd. (...) read more
A new nature activity/adventure park is planned to be built on a former military site on about eight hectares of land on the outskirts of the city of Waldbroel in the Bergisch Land region in North Rhine-Westphalia. Located only 40 kilometers east of (...) read more
Opened in 1985, Germany’s Bayern-Park in Reisbach, today offering a total of 80 attractions, has been honored as a top company by the Niederbayern-Forum e.V. recently. When presenting the certificate District President Heinz Grunwald underlined the (...) read more
Again the AquaMagis recreational and wellness bathing complex in Plettenberg, Germany announced plans for the expansion of its attraction line-up. Only by the end of last year, AquaMagis surprised its visitors with the opening of its new “Pink Jump” (...) read more
Yesterday SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. announced that Joel Manby (pictured) has been appointed as new President and CEO of the company effective April 7, 2015. At that time, Manby (55) will also join the company’s board of directors. David F. (...) read more
Last December, after ten years, Rostock Zoo was finally able to again celebrate the birth of a polar bear. On December 3, 2014 polar bear “Vilma” gave birth to the yet nameless young animal, half-brother of Berlin’s famous polar bear “Knut”. At the (...) read more
As London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH) announced on Tuesday, the British Film Institute (BFI) – a British non-profit organization, which is responsible for encouraging the development and promotion of the British arts of film, television and the (...) read more
Germany’s Holiday Park will start into the new season on 28 March 2015 – this time with a culinary novelty! Görtz bakery will offer its comprehensive range of delicious bakery goods and pastries including Starbucks coffee specialties within the (...) read more
Generation change at England’s Drayton Manor Theme Park: William Bryan has been announced as new Managing Director of the park near Tamworth, Staffordshire. William Bryan takes over the responsibility from his father Colin Bryan, who is stepping up (...) read more
On the occasion of its anniversary season Germany’s Europa-Park together with the charity auction portal “United Charity” auctions special experiences and historical curiosities within the next 40 weeks. According to the park, “those who always (...) read more
In April 2014, the 3-D movie “The LEGO Movie” was launched in German cinemas to land at the top of the German cinema charts right away. In the US and England the movie had grossed more than 270 million euro by the end of the year and won the “Best (...) read more
The new entertainment resort “London Paramount”, which is planned to be built near London (we reported on this in our EAP news from January 29, 2015), is likely to also feature well-known British animation characters alongside iconic Hollywood (...) read more
It was announced only yesterday that Ole Bested Hensing (pictured), CEO of the Berliner Bäder-Betriebe (BBB - Europe's largest pool operator), “has asked to be released prematurely from his current term of office at Berliner Bäder-Betriebe as of 30 (...) read more
Starting May 22, 2015 the Odysseum in Cologne will present the German premiere of the STAR WARS™ Identities exhibition. This exhibition follows on from “Harry Potter – The Exhibition” (cp. EAP, issue 6/2014), which attracted more than 200,000 guests (...) read more
In May 2015 a new rollercoaster restaurant (cp. EAP, issue 3/2011) located directly just below the Ferris wheel of Vienna’s Prater will be opened to the public. The 210-seat restaurant will be the first master franchise restaurant operated by (...) read more
Following a four-month renovation phase, the German science center Universum Bremen has reopened its totally revamped permanent exhibition on March 7, 2015 (cp. EAP news from Dec 3, 2014). More than half of the old exhibits has been sorted out and (...) read more
