In South Yorkshire, on the site of the former Pithouse West colliery in the Rother Valley, a new family park resort will be built to open its gates in 2020. Recently, the Rotherham Council has granted planning permission for the project, which is (...) read more
After 24 years with Merlin Entertainments, where most latterly he has hold the position of ride projects technical director within the Merlin Magic Making department, Martin Booth is now joining Simworx, the British specialist for motion-based (...) read more
Recently, Six Flags Entertainment announced it has entered an agreement with EPR Properties, owner of Waterworld California, to operate the waterpark located in Concord/CA. Waterworld California was owned and operated by Six Flags from 2004 until (...) read more
Recently, Walibi Holland opened its new “NeuroGen” VR experience, which is the first VR attraction developed by Dutch film company I-MOR (learn more about the current VR trend in our latest EAP issue). In “NeuroGen” guests are immersed into a neuro (...) read more
In 2018, Dutch Toverland leisure park will open a new theme area close to its “Magische Vallei” section, which will feature a Wing Coaster from Swiss supplier Bolliger & Mabillard (c.f. EAP news from March 31st, 2017). During the ride, guests will (...) read more
Located in Middlebury/CT, Quassy Amusement & Waterpark starts into its 109th season tomorrow with new attractions for its visitors. Younger park guests can already look forward to two new kiddie rides: “Skipper’s Clippers” pirate ships (from SBF (...) read more
After the successful realization of the “Kynren” evening spectacle in England (premiere in 2016, this year’s season begins on July 1st) and the announcement of a new theme park project for Moscow which is scheduled to open in 2020, the international (...) read more
Tomorrow sees the opening of a world new attraction at Switzerland’s Aquaparc in Le Bouveret, combining sliding fun with a VR experience. To develop this all-new experience, the French Looping Group – operator of the waterpark and eleven further (...) read more
Recently, the German start-up company VR Coaster and MackMedia were honored with the German Computer Game Award (G.: “Deutscher Computerspielpreis”) for their innovative Virtual Reality (VR) technology and the related “Coastiality” app (c.f. EAP (...) read more
Located in the Spanish city of Valencia, the Oceanogràfic Aquarium has replaced some of the existing seats in its “Mar Rojo” (Eng.: Red Sea) theater with new 4D seats, enhancing the experience for visitors. England’s Simworx has supplied the 4D (...) read more
The Swedish Kolmården zoo recently announced that Niclas Palmqvist has been appointed to the animal park’s new CEO, effective from September 1st this year. The 45 year-old joined Kolmården in 2012 – most recently, he was head of engineering and (...) read more
This coming Saturday (May 6th) marks the start of this year’s outdoor pool season in the German city of Karlsruhe. Visitors to Turmbergbad can already look forward to the new “RedblaXX” slide, a Body²Racer model from Aquarena. With a height of just (...) read more
Near the Polish city of Mszczonów, Park of Poland is currently under development to become the country’s largest entertainment and leisure destination within the next years – its first phase will debut an indoor waterpark named “Waterworld”, which (...) read more
Wet’n’Wild SplashTown Houston, which has been part of the Wet’n’Wild brand since 2014 (c.f. EAP news from March 19th, 2014), will inaugurate its new “Alien Chaser” water slide this month. The approx. 18 meter (six stories) high, combined tube, drop (...) read more
Until January 7th, 2018, visitors to the Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig can enjoy an exhibition about German history in movies (G.: “Inszeniert. Deutsche Geschichte im Spielfilm”), showcasing in seven different sections more than 500 objects such (...) read more
With today’s opening of the brand-new “Ikaros“ drop tower attraction at Sweden’s Gröna Lund (cp. EAP news from 29 June 16), the park offers its guests a new extra kick experience. Standing 95 meters tall, the tower provides passengers with a great (...) read more
The Dutch Avonturenpark Hellendoorn recently celebrated a fiery opening of its new „DrakenNest“ Mega Disk’O coaster from Italian supplier Zamperla. The ride has been transferred from the Spanish Isla Mágica park – which just like Avonturenpark forms (...) read more
Yesterday the French Compagnie des Alpes (CdA) group announced the disposal of Germany’s Fort Fun Abenteuerland theme park situated in the Sauerland region to Looping Group. The transaction is subject to the prior approval of the German competition (...) read more
As announced earlier this week, further details on Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, which is currently under construction on Yas Island (cp. EAP news from 2 Mar 17), have been revealed by developer Miral Asset Management. Once open, the park will (...) read more
“When will we arrive?” is a frequent question parents hear from their children on the way to a theme park, in this case to LEGOLAND Florida Resort. To entertain young guests during the car ride, the park recently presented its new “Quest to (...) read more
