Tomorrow sees the opening of a world new attraction at Switzerland’s Aquaparc in Le Bouveret, combining sliding fun with a VR experience. To develop this all-new experience, the French Looping Group – operator of the waterpark and eleven further (...) read more
Recently, the German start-up company VR Coaster and MackMedia were honored with the German Computer Game Award (G.: “Deutscher Computerspielpreis”) for their innovative Virtual Reality (VR) technology and the related “Coastiality” app (c.f. EAP (...) read more
Located in the Spanish city of Valencia, the Oceanogràfic Aquarium has replaced some of the existing seats in its “Mar Rojo” (Eng.: Red Sea) theater with new 4D seats, enhancing the experience for visitors. England’s Simworx has supplied the 4D (...) read more
The Swedish Kolmården zoo recently announced that Niclas Palmqvist has been appointed to the animal park’s new CEO, effective from September 1st this year. The 45 year-old joined Kolmården in 2012 – most recently, he was head of engineering and (...) read more
This coming Saturday (May 6th) marks the start of this year’s outdoor pool season in the German city of Karlsruhe. Visitors to Turmbergbad can already look forward to the new “RedblaXX” slide, a Body²Racer model from Aquarena. With a height of just (...) read more
Near the Polish city of Mszczonów, Park of Poland is currently under development to become the country’s largest entertainment and leisure destination within the next years – its first phase will debut an indoor waterpark named “Waterworld”, which (...) read more
Wet’n’Wild SplashTown Houston, which has been part of the Wet’n’Wild brand since 2014 (c.f. EAP news from March 19th, 2014), will inaugurate its new “Alien Chaser” water slide this month. The approx. 18 meter (six stories) high, combined tube, drop (...) read more
Until January 7th, 2018, visitors to the Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig can enjoy an exhibition about German history in movies (G.: “Inszeniert. Deutsche Geschichte im Spielfilm”), showcasing in seven different sections more than 500 objects such (...) read more
With today’s opening of the brand-new “Ikaros“ drop tower attraction at Sweden’s Gröna Lund (cp. EAP news from 29 June 16), the park offers its guests a new extra kick experience. Standing 95 meters tall, the tower provides passengers with a great (...) read more
The Dutch Avonturenpark Hellendoorn recently celebrated a fiery opening of its new „DrakenNest“ Mega Disk’O coaster from Italian supplier Zamperla. The ride has been transferred from the Spanish Isla Mágica park – which just like Avonturenpark forms (...) read more
Yesterday the French Compagnie des Alpes (CdA) group announced the disposal of Germany’s Fort Fun Abenteuerland theme park situated in the Sauerland region to Looping Group. The transaction is subject to the prior approval of the German competition (...) read more
As announced earlier this week, further details on Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, which is currently under construction on Yas Island (cp. EAP news from 2 Mar 17), have been revealed by developer Miral Asset Management. Once open, the park will (...) read more
“When will we arrive?” is a frequent question parents hear from their children on the way to a theme park, in this case to LEGOLAND Florida Resort. To entertain young guests during the car ride, the park recently presented its new “Quest to (...) read more
The Dubai-based leisure and entertainment company DXB Entertainment, owner of the Dubai Parks & Resorts theme park complex, recently announced its intention to grow its LapitaTM hotel brand in the region. Following the opening of the first LapitaTM (...) read more
This year, the third annual “Theme Parks & Entertainment Development Forum”, organized by IQPC, will be held from 9th to 11th May at the Meydan Hotel in Dubai. Experts discuss the latest trends and strategies seen on the Arabian leisure market, a (...) read more
Following the opening of a Mattel Play! family entertainment center in Liverpool in the spring of 2016 (cp. EAP 3/16) and a few months later in Dubai (cp. EAP 3/17, to be published in early May), the American toy manufacturer will bring a new, (...) read more
In line with the continuing global trend of creating new edutainment offers, the Mexican KidZania label recently announced to open its first facilities in the USA in 2018 and 2019. Children aged 4-14 years can already look forward to entertaining (...) read more
In order to expand its European base and to be able to cater more efficiently to their clients in this region, the Birmingham-based design company Scruffy Dog Ltd. has just opened a new Italian office. Only recently, a new design studio of the (...) read more
Europa-Park’s famous characters, „Ed“ and „Edda“, are now part of the design of an “Airbus A320” aircraft from Germany’s Eurowings low-coast airline. The plane is based at Stuttgart Airport and inspires guests from abroad to visit the popular theme (...) read more
Located in Gothenburg, Sweden’s Liseberg theme park today opens a part of its new “Ancient Norse Myths” theme area in due time for the start of this year’s season (c.f. theme park report, EAP, 2/17). This is also where visitors will find “Loke”, a (...) read more
