On August 1st this year, Italy’s Leolandia leisure park will open its new “Masha and the Bear’s Woodland” theme area, dedicated to the Russian computer animation series “Masha and the Bear”. The new theme area, which will cover some 10,000 square (...) read more
In the first half of the 2018 financial year (January 1st to June 30th), the Dubai Parks and Resorts theme park complex developed by DXB Entertainments (DXBE) recorded further growth in visitor numbers. According to the official results, more than (...) read more
The Canadian media and entertainment company Cineplex Inc. and The VOID, known for its hyper reality experiences, have recently signed a strategic partnership agreement to open new The VOID experience centers throughout Canada. Under the terms of (...) read more
Yesterday saw the opening of the second location of Fort Worth’s popular The Secret Chambers escape game center at Alta Mere Drive (Fort Worth). Covering an area of almost 880 square meters (9,464 square feet), teams of enigma fans can challenge (...) read more
25 years ago, after his studies of natural sciences and economics in Switzerland and Italy, Dr. Fabrizio Sepe joined the family business Serengeti-Park Hodenhagen, which was founded back in 1997 by his father Paolo Sepe in Germany’s Lüneburg Heath (...) read more
The new “Harley Quinn Spinsanity” thrill ride – a Tourbillon model from Swiss manufacturer abc rides – opens tomorrow at Six Flags Over Texas in the park’s “Gotham City” theme area (c.f. EAP, 6/17). Just like the other existing thrill attractions in (...) read more
AV system integrator Electrosonic has recently named Jon Hancock (pictured) new CEO of its group of companies. The Briton began his professional career in retail banking and then moved into consulting and IT-related services. He was Chief Operating (...) read more
CineMovida, a French operator of cinemas, plans to equip its new multiplex cinema in the French community of Maurepas (set to open in spring 2019) with an auditorium especially designed for 5D movie experiences. One of a total of eight featured (...) read more
Located in the coastal town of Boulogne-sur-Mer in the north of France, the Nausicaá aquarium has recently expanded its visitor offer with the installation of a new, 10,000 cubic meter large salt water tank, which is now home to a large number of (...) read more
The Raft Base rafting centre in the south Norwegian community of Evje, which is operated by TrollAktiv, has opened a new climbing park this past weekend (Evje Klatrepark) in order to enhance its existing activities offer. Guests to the rafting (...) read more
Today, Dutch Toverland theme park officially opens its new “Avalon” theme area featuring the Celtic saga of Merlin and King Arthur for visitors, who are now able to enjoy the area’s two main attractions – the “Fēnix” wing coaster and the “Merlin’s (...) read more
The Galaxy Water Slide World at Bavaria’s Therme Erding has recently added VR technology to its existing “Space Glider” slide, bringing its offer for action-seeking guests to a new level (read also our report in EAP, 4/18). Today, the slides park (...) read more
Located near Lake Constance, the popular Ravensburger Spieleland family park, which opened its own holiday village in 2016 for overnight guests (cf. EAP news from July 5th, 2016), expands its existing accommodation offer by adding ten new explorers’ (...) read more
Recently, Parques Reunidos has officially announced to take over Australia’s Wet’n’Wild Sydney water park from Village Roadshow Theme Parks. The acquisition amounts to a transaction value of some 25 million EUR (40 million AUD) and is expected to be (...) read more
As it became known on Monday, Theune Spa Management is currently in negotiations on a possible sales deal with Aspro Parks, in order to sell its related Bali Therme thermal bathing complex to the Spanish operating group. In early 2005, Stephan and (...) read more
On March 1st this year, Roland Söll has joined Germany’s Hugo Lahme company –one of the leading specialists for underwater lighting and pool technology – to support the firm’s sales team. Holding a professional degree as master of bathing and spa (...) read more
Upgrading the guest experience, Seattle’s iconic Space Needle observation tower had already launched a virtual reality attraction earlier this year, adding a thrilling entertainment offer for visitors who come to enjoy a spectacular city view (cf. (...) read more
From 6 to 8 June 2018, industry professionals gathered at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre for Asian Attractions Expo (AAE). Click here to find some trade show impressions – a detailed report will be part of our current magazine issue (...) read more
Today will see the opening of Legoland California’s new “LEGO City: Deep Sea Adventure” submarine ride. The underwater theme ride, supplied by Mack Rides, represents the largest single investment of Merlin Entertainments into a Legoland park to (...) read more
Recently, John Hallenbeck was named new Vice President of IAAPA’s North American Operations. He will lead the IAAPA North American office in Orlando and oversee membership engagement, growth, and service of this region. With more than 25 years of (...) read more
