Today, German family rides manufacturer Sunkid Heege has honoured five of its long-term employees for their expertise and contribution to the company’s success. With professional know-how and extensive experience, they have been serving the company (...) read more
Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark has recently celebrated the groundbreaking of its new “Hershey’s Chocolatetown” theme area, which is scheduled to open in summer 2020, featuring a number of attractions, shops and a themed restaurant. The costs of this (...) read more
Austrian manufacturer Sunkid recently incorporated the summer toboggan run business from Austria’s Brandauer GmbH in its attractions portfolio, now additionally offering the “Mountain Coaster”, which is based on a monorail system. The first (...) read more
Opened in 1993, France’s Hameau Duboeuf wine experience world, which is located in the Beaujolais wine region north of Lyon, plans to open a new, immersive visitor attraction this spring dubbed “Mon Beaujolais”. The attraction will be located in (...) read more
The second location of a Nickelodeon Adventure indoor FEC from Spain’s Parques Reunidos group was opened this past December at the intu Xanadú shopping and entertainment complex in Arroyomolinos (Madrid). The new leisure offer around the Nickelodeon (...) read more
Last year, Germany’s KölnBäder GmbH – operator of 13 in- & outdoor swimming pools in Cologne – has welcomed a total of more than 2.7 million guests at its locations, a new record in the company’s 20-year history. Compared to the results of the 2017 (...) read more
This year, Dutch Duinrell leisure and vacation park plans to make several new investments in its visitor offer: In addition to the expansion of its vacation park and the reopening of the modernized “La Place” restaurant in spring this year, (...) read more
Yesterday, SeaWorld San Diego marine theme park in California has announced to build a new dive coaster: “Mako” is set to open in 2020 and will be “California’s highest, fastest and longest rollercoaster”, according to the park. As with equally (...) read more
This past weekend, Disneyland Paris has revealed further details on the renovation of its New York Hotel, which is scheduled to reopen in summer 2020 with a new design under the name of Hotel New York® – The Art of Marvel (cf. EAP News f. Sept 1st, (...) read more
Today sees the opening of the new “The Flyer – San Francisco” flying theater attraction at Pier 39 in San Francisco, CA. Visitors can experience a virtual, six-minute 3D flight over the city and its surrounding areas (cf. EAP News f. March 12th, (...) read more
The Aquatica water park in Orlando, which is part of the SeaWorld Entertainment portfolio, has recently received the accreditation as “Certified Autism Center” from the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES) (...) read more
“Focus on Saudi Arabia” was the title of the very first networking and seminar event of the Middle East & North Africa Leisure and Attractions Council (MENALAC) held in Saudi Arabia. More than 100 professionals from the regional leisure industry as (...) read more
Today, Movie Park Germany announced its plans to open a new theme area this spring, dedicated to Nickelodeon’s “PAW Patrol” animation series starring a pack of brave dogs. On a site of some 1,800 square meters in the park’s “Nickland” area, (...) read more
Dutch SnowWorld company, which specializes in the operation of indoor winter sports facilities, has recently made two acquisitions to further expand its portfolio and establish itself as one of the European market leaders in this business. The (...) read more
Today, Merlin Entertainments has confirmed that it has entered into a partnership agreement with the Gangwon Provincial Government to build a Legoland theme park in South Korea, which has been in planning for several years now (cf. EAP News from Dec (...) read more
All over the world carolers, dressed in the robes of the Holy Three Kings, bring the blessing “Christus mansionem benedicat – Christ bless this house” to the people. This past Saturday they also stopped at Germany’s Europa-Park: Around 100 children (...) read more
Waterslide manufacturer Polin Waterparks has recently named Okyay Halavurt (photo) new Regional Business Development Manager UK. Halavurt joined the Turkish company in 2005, starting as a project engineer, followed by positions in project management (...) read more
Originally developed as a custom-made attraction, ride manufacturer Sunkid has recently incorporated the new “Sky Loop“ into its product portfolio. The thrill ride, which in this standard version can accommodate up to four people, promises an (...) read more
Canada’s CAVU Designwerks and London-based Framestorm company, specialized in visual effects for film productions and advertising, announced to develop a completely new ride category dubbed “Game Changers“ to take interactivity in attractions on the (...) read more
The winners of the 25th Thea Awards presented by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), which will officially be awarded during a gala event on April 13th, 2019 in Anaheim/California, were announced during this year’s IAAPA Expo in (...) read more
