Henk Bemboom, founder of Dutch theme park Slagharen, recently passed away on 27 May 2014 at the age of 93. Bemboom opened the Dutch Ponypark Slagharen in 1963 which was renamed Attractiepark Slagharen in 1998. “Give people value for their money, and (...) read more
As announced by officials of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), Visit Orlando, and the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) this week, the three parties extended their agreement to host IAAPA Attractions Expo (...) read more
Last Thursday, 22nd of May 2014, Movie Park Germany in Bottrop-Kirchhellen has welcomed its 25 millionth visitor since the park’s opening back in 1996 under the name of Warner Bros. Movie World. The Frenk family, the parents and their two daughters, (...) read more
Together with representatives of the City of Garden Grove and the real estate company McWhinney, Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. will break ground today to celebrate the start of construction on the new Great Wolf Lodge Southern California. The brand’s (...) read more
Recently, the US-based developer of 3-D and 4-D attractions, SimEx-Iwerks, announced the launch of a brand new fully themed Batman laser attraction that was developed together with Warner Bros. Consumer Products on behalf of DC Entertainment. The (...) read more
Since the 1st of May, the program portfolio of Germany’s Filmpark Babelsberg has been expanded by the addition of “The Military Camp”, a film quote taken from the Hollywood movie “The Monuments Men”. A few months ago, an extraordinary film set had (...) read more
In our park report of EAP issue 2/2014, we already reported about the new attraction for Germany’s Ravensburger Spieleland for the current season. Now the new family attraction “Hier kommt die Maus!”, the theming of which is based on the German (...) read more
The new Oasis Mall project in Doha, currently under construction and slated for a 2017 opening, will feature upscale retail shops, fine dining experiences as well as an entertainment component. The development of the about 28,000 square meter large (...) read more
The summer of 2015 will see the opening of the first of initial six interactive Shrek’s Far Far Away Adventure attractions to be planned and created by Merlin Entertainments (Merlin) and DreamWorks Animation within a nine-year period. According to (...) read more
The technology solutions for ticketing and virtual queue management systems from accesso Technology Group are obviously being met with great interest from theme park operators in Europe. By the end of March, the company enhanced its “accesso (...) read more
In April, French Compagnie des Alpes group (CdA), operator of 15 leisure and theme parks in Europe, announced that it has sold its 30 percent stake in the Looping Group for 9.7 million Euros to HIG Capital France. CdA had already sold the majority (...) read more
With exciting waterslides, interactive water play structures, wave and surf attractions, various dry attractions such as high ropes courses and other water-based rides, Canada-based WhiteWater West’s product range has a lot to offer. About two years (...) read more
This summer will see Merlin Entertainment’s opening of North America’s first Dungeon attraction in San Francisco. Dubbed The San Francisco Dungeon, the new attraction will take visitors on a 60-minute journey through 200 years of San Francisco’s (...) read more
As Six Flags Entertainment Corporation and Unilever announced this spring, the two companies entered into a strategic partnership granting Unilever Ice Cream the exclusive marketing and sales rights for all its novelty products including Good (...) read more
Not only roller coasters and free fall towers are always being built “higher, faster and farther” … also Ferris wheels are subject to the hype to be built higher and higher. With a height of 165 meters, the Singapore Flyer was previously the highest (...) read more
An exciting journey through the human body awaits visitors at the French theme park Futuroscope. According to the storyline of the new “Virus Attack” attraction, guests are following a flying miniature drone through the body of a woman who was (...) read more
AVP/ Creative Director Jan Sherman (le.) retires from the US-based dark ride and animatronics design and manufacturing company Sally Corporation from Jacksonville (FL) after 32 years. John Wood, Chairman and CEO of Sally Corp. comments, “Over the (...) read more
„Wildfire“ is the name of the new wooden roller coaster which will rip through the woods of Sweden’s Kolmården Zoo as of spring 2016. The coaster’s 1.3 kilometer long track will feature three inversions and twelve airtime hills, and trains will (...) read more
Plettenberg, Germany’s AquaMagis adventure and wellness bathing complex is on track to expand further. As reported in EAP issue 2/2014, the bathing facility is well underway to become a resort featuring a leisure and adventure pool facility, a sauna (...) read more
After a construction phase of eleven months, Germany’s Zoo Osnabrück officially opened its new tiger temple garden enclosure on 7 April 2014. The total investment for the new enclosure, which represents the second major construction phase at the zoo (...) read more
