Following the release of the newest sequel of the action computer game “Assassin’s Creed“ from publisher Ubisoft, Canada’s Triotech company has now launched the new Virtual Reality (VR) experience “Assassin’s Creed®: The Temple of Anubis” for its VR (...) read more
Today, Dutch Wildlands Adventure Zoo in Emmen has officially announced that its Director, Frankwin van Beers (photo), will leave the company. For almost nine years, van Beers has been at the helm of the zoo, previously known under its former name (...) read more
Those who benefitted most from the extraordinary warm summer days all throughout Europe this year are the outdoor pools and bathing facilities with outdoor areas. Germany’s KölnBäder GmbH, operator of recreational swimming pools in Cologne including (...) read more
The Walt Disney Company has recently welcomed Michael Froman, Vice Chairman & President of Strategic Growth at Mastercard Inc., as a new member to its Board of Directors. Froman – who served as a US Trade Representative from 2013 to 2017, (...) read more
Yesterday saw the official opening of the new Equilaland horse show & entertainment park in Munich/Germany, developed by Apassionata World GmbH. Guests were welcomed with a colorful parade with over 60 show horses to the new leisure destination, (...) read more
After less than one year of reconstruction, this past Wednesday saw the official opening of the completely renovated indoor rollercoaster ride “Eurosat” in the French theme area of Europa-Park, which now bears the name “Eurosat – CanCan Coaster”. (...) read more
“Sea Jellies Illuminated” is the title of a new animal presentation at Sea World Marine Park – located on the Australian Gold Coast and operated by Village Roadshow Theme Parks –, showcasing local jellyfish species in illuminated water tanks. The (...) read more
Located on Australia’s Gold Coast, Paradise Country will welcome “Shaun the Sheep“ to its attraction portfolio from the end of this year. In collaboration with operating group Village Roadshow Theme Parks, British animation studio Aardman will bring (...) read more
Yesterday, the animal and amusement park Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, located in Florida, announced to open a triple-launch coaster called “Tigris“ next spring. The new rollercoaster will be built in the “Stanleyville” theme area, in the former home of (...) read more
In late 2017, Abu Dhabi-based developing company Miral had already announced the digital transformation of its related theme parks and attractions located on Yas Islands, in order to provide guests with a seamlessly connected visitor experience (cf. (...) read more
During the upcoming Euro Attractions Show in Amsterdam, Jacksonville/Florida-based dark ride specialist Sally Corporation and British film production company Aardman Animations will present their new “Shaun the Sheep” dark ride concept, based on the (...) read more
This summer, the outdoor swimming pool in Uetze, a town in Lower Saxony/Germany, was reopened as a new natural adventure pool after the facility had been equipped with a biological water filter for chemical-free bathing water during a refurbishment (...) read more
US manufacturing company S&S Worldwide has recently announced the retirement of Carolyn Weaver, longtime manager of Arrow Dynamics, which was acquired by S&S in 2002. With its Arrow division, S&S still serves all existing Arrow customers with their (...) read more
The 23rd edition of GaLaBau, the international trade fair for urban green spaces, gardens and parks, will start tomorrow at NürnbergMesse convention centre – across 14 exhibition halls, divided into product groups, trade visitors will have the (...) read more
Founded in 2017 by Martin Higginson and David Marks, British Immotion Group – a start-up company specialized on Virtual Reality (VR) applications for out-of-home entertainment, has recently announced to open further VR gaming centers branded (...) read more
In EAP, issue 6/2017 we published a detailed report about the planned renovation of the 18-hectare large Jardin d’Acclimatation in Paris for an investment volume of 60 million Euros. After nine months of major refurbishment measures, the park was (...) read more
The Galician regional government Xunta has recently confirmed its plans to develop a new waterpark in the Spanish city of Ourense, located close to the Portuguese border in the northwest of the country. The project is to be realized on a site of (...) read more
Theme and animal park Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA waterpark, both owned and operated by SeaWorld Entertainment, have announced to add a new attraction each to their existing visitor offer in spring 2019. With “Finnegan’s Flyer”, (...) read more
In addition to its existing safari tour program, which allows visitors to Germany’s Serengeti-Park Hodenhagen to experience animals at close range, the park has recently launched a new predator safari. Sitting in a grid-protected jeep, up to 20 (...) read more
US media company Advance Publications with headquarters in New York City, publisher of magazines and periodicals, will acquire a hundred percent of Stage Entertainment company, headquartered in Amsterdam and producer of musicals and live (...) read more
