Yesterday, British Picsolve company officially announced the appointment of David Hockley (photo) as the company’s new CEO, following Hockley’s role as interim CEO and succeeding former CEO Alan Wright. Hockley, who joined Picsolve in 2016 as Chief (...) read more
Merlin’s Madame Tussauds in Blackpool has recently announced an investment of one million Pounds (approx. 1.1 million Euros) in an all-new Marvel-themed area, which is scheduled to be inaugurated this coming Easter Holidays. On an area of some 511 (...) read more
Europe’s first hybrid coaster is going to be opened in the Netherlands in 2019: The existing wooden rollercoaster “Robin Hood“ (from Vekoma) at Walibi Holland will be converted by the US company Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) to a combination of (...) read more
Gardaland’s “I Corsari” boat theme ride attraction, which was opened in 1992 after an installation period of three years with 30 Italian and American companies involved, will surprise visitors with a new storyline this season. Under the new name of (...) read more
For its “Metropolis“ and “Cartoon Junction“ theme lands – two out of six – the all-new indoor theme park Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, currently under construction on Yas Island (cf. EAP news f. 27 April 2017) with an opening scheduled for this (...) read more
Visitors to Winchester’s Marwell Zoo can already look forward to the opening of the animal park’s new tropical house, which will comprise two floors and the approximate size of two football fields – the largest animal exhibit ever built in the zoo (...) read more
Today, during a site inspection, the Dutch zoo has announced the name of its all-new attraction, the opening of which is scheduled for this spring (cf. EAP news from 20 December 2017). The name of the new ride supplied by Vekoma will be “Tweestryd“, (...) read more
A new flying theater attraction is currently under development at The Tongguan Kiln International Cultural and Tourism Center in the Chinese city of Changsha, with an opening scheduled for June 2018. Visitors will have the opportunity to “fly” over (...) read more
In the course of its U.S. sales team expansion, Canada-based Waterplay Solutions – manufacturer of aquatic play structures – has recently appointed Sean Hare to new Manager of National Direct Sales & Territory Development for the U.S. market. In his (...) read more
A new integrated lifestyle resort – named Actventure – is currently under development on Australia’s Sunshine Coast, combining an extensive range of sports activities, a water park and theme park as well as a hotel with conference rooms, and various (...) read more
After satisfactory first half 2017 results (c.f. EAP news from Aug 14th, 2017), DXB Entertainments, has recently presented the financial year results for Dubai Parks and Resorts, dated December 31st, 2017. According to the official numbers, the (...) read more
In the context of its strategic partnership (cf. EAP news from Nov 24th, 2016), Parques Reunidos and Lionsgate announced the opening of the first “Lionsgate Entertainment City” at New York’s Time Square last autumn, with its opening scheduled for (...) read more
From February 5th this year, the Odysseum in Cologne will temporarily be closed for visitors due to renovation works in its two theme worlds, with its re-opening scheduled for February 17th. In its “Life” theme area, which is focused on the (...) read more
Today, the new “Jebel Jais Flight: The World’s Longest Zipline” facility opened in the Ras Al Khaimah emirate east of Dubai, which with a track length of 2.83 kilometers is currently the world’s longest zipline attraction, according to the Guinness (...) read more
Following a soft opening phase of several months, today will see the grand opening of This is Holland – The Flight Experience in the capital city of Amsterdam. The centerpiece of the new attraction, which has already been in operation since October (...) read more
Covering a site of approx. 700 square meters on Hamburg’s famous Reeperbahn entertainment street, the new Panik City – The Udo Lindenberg Experience venue is ready to welcome its first visitors on its opening date on March 19th. Fans of Germany’s (...) read more
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions has recently opened a new office in Shanghai, its first regional office in mainland China, expanding and enhancing the association’s programs and services in the Asia-Pacific region. (...) read more
Making a claim for the environment, Jackson-based Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park has recently announced its ambition to become “the world’s first solar-powered theme park” by the end of 2019. The project of Six Flags and its partner KDC (...) read more
New York’s Aquatic Development Group (ADG), a company specialized on the development of water parks and attractions with headquarters in Cohoes, has named Jim Dunn new President of the company, effective January 2018. Dunn, former Executive Vice (...) read more
Today, the prosecutor general of Celle/Germany has rejected the complaint of the animal rights organization PETA against the termination of investigation proceedings on account of suspected ill-treatment of elephants at Zoo Hannover. In August 2017, (...) read more
