Following the opening of Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort™ located in the US state of Tennessee in July (cf. EAP News from July 29, 2015), Dollywood Company recently announced the addition of a new attraction to its theme park. In March 2016, “Lightning (...) read more
In cooperation with the German-Belgian artist Carsten Höller Germany’s slide manufacturer Josef Wiegand GmbH & Co. KG created two identical slides. Until September both 39 meter long tube slides, which are part of Höller’s exhibition “Decision”, (...) read more
The German Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (VDFU) calls for a revision of the amendments recently made to the documentation duty with regard to minimum wages. The new legislation does not include seasonal workers which, according to (...) read more
At the beginning of this month, the sports complex Surf Snowdonia in Dolgarrog, in the Conwy Valley, North Wales was opened. The surf park’s central attraction is a 300 meter long and 110 meter wide lagoon which can be used by 52 surfers at the same (...) read more
US-based Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio reports record results for the first half of 2015. Until the end of June, the owner and operator of eleven amusement parks, three outdoor water parks, one indoor water park (...) read more
Yesterday, August 5, a new visitor record was set at Dutch Toverland amusement park, located close to Venlo. In total, a number of 11,000 guests, including 3,000 German visitors, spent their day in the park. Around 4 pm, the park management decided (...) read more
Recently, accesso® Technology Group plc, provider of technology solutions to leisure, entertainment and cultural markets, announced the signing of a long-term agreement with the British Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd. The contract provides the (...) read more
In its last issue, the US-based Aquatics International Magazine announced the “Dream Design 2015” winners. The price is awarded to appealingly designed water parks and attractions. This year, Waterplay® Solutions’ spray pad at Splesj Water Park in (...) read more
According to media reports, the roof of Berlin’s former airport Tempelhof, which was closed in 2008, is to be redesigned and used for touristic purposes in the future. In this context, a 1.2 kilometer long boulevard including a history gallery, a (...) read more
Starting on August 13, visitors of SeaWorld San Diego, California, will have the possibility to see the new show “Dolphin Days”. After five years the new program will replace the previous show “Blue Horizons”. In the center of attention are (...) read more
Last week, US-based operator of family resorts, Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.®, announced its expansion to Colorado with the construction of Great Wolf Lodge Colorado Springs, which is expected to open in late 2016. Like in every of the chain’s resorts, (...) read more
This past Thursday, Holiday Park, located in Haßloch, Germany has welcomed its 2.5 millionth visitor since the park was taken over by the Belgian Plopsa Group in 2010. The Getting family was surprised when they were welcomed by Holiday Park’s CEO (...) read more
Now Universal Studio Hollywood’s visitors have the chance to get in close contact with dinosaurs. In the all-new experience “Raptors Encounter”, located adjacent to the “Jurassic Park” movie-inspired white water ride “Jurassic Park – The Ride”, the (...) read more
Last week the holiday resort Schloss Dankern, located in Western Germany, was certified by Lower Saxony’s ministry of economics with the quality certificate “KinderFerienLand Niedersachsen”. In order to be classified as child- and family-friendly, (...) read more
This past Monday, Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort™, located close to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, could welcome its first guests (cf. EAP News from June 16, 2014). In the year of Dollywood theme park’s 30th anniversary visitors can now make use (...) read more
In June, Germany’s waterpark AquaMagis, located in Plettenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, scheduled the opening of its newest attractions, two “standing slides” delivered by Klarer, for July this year (cf. EAP News from June 5, 2015). Recently, the (...) read more
The online-based travel platform TripAdvisor recently published the results of this year’s “Traveler’s Choice Awards”, based on the ratings of millions of TripAdvisor users. In the “Most Popular Italian Amusement & Aquatic Parks” category Leolandia (...) read more
In 2007 Warner Bros. Entertainment, Abu Dhabi-based property developer Aldar Properties PJSC and the Abu Dhabi Media Company signed a deal to bring a Warner Bros. theme park to Abu Dhabi. Originally, the park was expected to open in 2011 (cf. EAP, (...) read more
The secret about the French park’s new attraction for next year is out: Walibi Rhône-Alpes will open a brand-new wooden coaster next spring. While the attraction will be supplied by US manufacturer The Gravity Group, no further technical information (...) read more
Amy Steele will from now on support the team of Holovis, UK-based specialist for audio and video systems. In her function as VP of Development, Steel will lead the in-house production team which includes more than 30 film makers, game producers, (...) read more
