To meet and shake hands with Mickey Mouse is probably a dream of many young as well as old Mickey Mouse fans. Since May, guests can meet Mickey Mouse at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée on the occasion of the park’s 20th anniversary. Visitors (...) read more
Eftelings Märchenpark, as it was called back then, opened its gates for the very first time sixty years ago. What started with ten fairy tale scenes in 1952 turns out to be the third largest theme park in Europe today, welcoming around four million (...) read more
Carl-Otto Wenzel the international well known Leisure Consultant passed away in Hamburg, Germany, on May 28th 2012 at the age of 60. Carl-Otto Wenzel took over the executive of Wenzel Leisure Consultancy, which was founded by his father, in 1984 (...) read more
Many European amusement parks are adding the famous „Water Wars“ to their attraction line-up this season. This wet and cost-effective attraction can almost be integrated everywhere. Phil Pickersgill, Managing Director of Innovative Leisure (supplier (...) read more
On the upcoming weekend, California’s SeaWorld San Diego will launch a new breathtaking attraction. “Manta” – an LSM Launch Coaster from Mack Rides will take visitors on an 860 meter long ride track. “Ride the Ray and Feel the Rush!” is the motto of (...) read more
Once upon a time … and it lives happily ever after … fairy tales are not only a cultural value but they are also part of our lives – who does not remember his or her carefree childhood full of fairy tales and stories? Just in time for the first (...) read more
The Italian amusement ride manufacturer I.E. Park / Soli can look back on a successful year 2011 in which they were able to supply their first loop coaster. This new attraction has been installed at the Infinity Mall in Mumbai, India and was opened (...) read more
Germany’s Zoo Safaripark Stukenbrock, located next to Bielefeld, will get two new attractions this summer. One of them is a high ropes course that will be installed five meters above the 6,000 square meter large cheetah enclosure and opened in June. (...) read more
After months of delay, the higher administrative court of Bavaria now ruled that the indoor waterpark Kristall Palm Beach in Stein near Nuremberg can restart the construction of their new waterslide tower “Future World” with eight new waterslides in (...) read more
Californian-based The Goddard Group, specializing in project development and design, announced one their latest projects in April. Located between the cities of Shenyang and Fushun in the northeast of China, a completely new city called “Shenfu New (...) read more
Safe and fun water attractions can be a good investment in your facility and help increase attendance figures as well as revenue. Canada-based Vortex is one of the water attraction manufacturers who offer cost-effective aquatic play solutions to add (...) read more
As announced at the end of last week, Apollo Global Management’s acquisition of North America’s family of indoor waterpark resorts, Great Wolf Resorts, was completed successfully. We reported on this issue on our web page (news from 23 April 2012) (...) read more
Susanne Rode is working as senior software consultant at Austrian software producer TAC since the end of March. She is responsible for the support service of international clients and for the project management. Previously Susanne Rode worked for (...) read more
At the end of April, the Spreewelten Bad waterpark in Germany’s Spreewald region opened a new themed restaurant called “Baldura”. In the restaurant people can follow the journey of the Peruvian penguins into the waterpark. About three years ago, the (...) read more
While the first fancy trains in 70s style of the new rollercoaster „Verbolten“ have speeded through the Black Forest at Busch Gardens Williamsburg for some days now (we reported in our latest print magazine issue EAP 3/2012), brave visitors go on a (...) read more
The waterpark at Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells will start operation of its new “The Lost City of Atlantis” attraction at the end of this month. The huge “AquaPlay Giant RainFortress” will be integrated into the outdoor area of (...) read more
For many years now, Lappset has been developing games and playground equipment for different age groups, parkour solutions for teenagers as well as fitness devices for adults and elderly people. Moreover, the company has the exclusive distributions (...) read more
When it comes to the connection of rollercoasters and health, the press tends to place this topic under a negative omen. Leipzig, Germany’s Belantis amusement park comes up with surprisingly positive news: Joshua Herrmann, a nine-year-old boy who (...) read more
Today marks the start of the epic Super Hero adventure “Marvel’s The Avengers” in the immersive IMAX 3D format in IMAX theatres in North America and other territories. The international debut of “Marvel’s The Avengers” in IMAX theatres started last (...) read more
Merlin Entertainments Group opened its new Madame Tussauds Sydney attraction in mid-April (cf. EAP news from April 7, 2011). The Australian collection of over 70 figures on display is located in Darling Harbor, a large recreational and pedestrian (...) read more
