The leisure and animal park Tripsdrill, which is located just under an hour’s drive from the German city of Stuttgart, now invites its visitors to an altitude flight on “Höhenflug”, promising interactive flight fun in a height of approx. 20 meters. (...) read more
Following the opening of its “Klugheim” theme area with the two coasters “Raik” and “Taron” in 2016 (c.f. EAP, 5/16), visitors to Germany’s Phantasialand were already speculating about the park‘s newest construction site. Rumors that the new (...) read more
„The Beach“ is a new themed area at Germany’s Holiday Park in Hassloch, which combines the park’s “Lighthouse Tower” – a StarFlyer from Funtime which was opened in 2006 – with two new attractions creating sunny summer feeling. Families can enjoy a (...) read more
After having served the Muskegon/MI-based supplier of bowling products for almost 37 years, Brunswick’s CEO Brent Perrier will retire from his current position. Effective from July 25th, 2017, Corey Dykstra, Brunswick’s current CFO and VP of (...) read more
Following comprehensive modernization works, Switzerland’s Säntispark opened a new slide park in November 2016, including eight new slide attractions for bathing guests (c.f. EAP, 1/17). Six months later, the waterpark takes stock and is delighted (...) read more
In the theme area “The Empires of the North”, close to the park‘s “Oath of Kärnan” hyper coaster, Germany’s Hansa-Park has now opened its “Kärnapulten” Sky Fly model from Gerstlauer. Twelve gondolas for one person each take guests to a height of 22 (...) read more
Today sees the opening of the Asian Attractions Expo 2017 at the Sands Exhibition and Convention Center (Marina Bay Sands) in Singapore. More than 300 exhibitors from over 50 countries will present their products during the next three days. A (...) read more
WhiteWater Southeast Asia (WW-SEA), a joint venture company founded by WhiteWater West Industries and Vana Nava Company in Thailand 2016 (c.f. EAP news from August 24th, 2016), recently announced the signing of waterpark services agreements in (...) read more
Following the presentation of a “rotating theater” in 2007, offering an interactive experience with immersive themed scenery, Belgian Alterface company has now introduced a new Spinning Interactive Dark Ride based on the theater system – the newly (...) read more
This month, the Madurodam miniature park located in the Dutch city of Den Haag opens its new, interactive “New Amsterdam” theme area, where visitors can discover the roots of New Amsterdam – today known as New York City. The place brings visitors (...) read more
Recently, The Grove Resort & Spa Orlando opened the new adjacent vacation destination The Grove Resort Residences, where guests will be able to enjoy water fun in the 2.8 hectare (7 acres) large Surfari Water Park, which is currently under (...) read more
Located in Germany’s East Westphalia region, Playparc has relocated its main office to a larger building in Bad Driburg, as continued growth in recent years required more room to expand the team. After 39 years in Willebadessen the manufacturer of (...) read more
As recently announced by Universal Studios Hollywood, the beloved DreamWorks character “Kung Fu Panda” will conquer the Los Angeles-based park in 2018. Following the acquisition of DreamWorks Animation by NBCUniversal last year (c.f. EAP news from (...) read more
The new ecological holiday destination Villages Nature® Paris will open its doors on August 11th, 2017, as was officially announced today by the two owner companies Euro Disney S.C.A. and Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs. The 50/50 Joint Venture (...) read more
Two new Virtual Reality (VR) arenas have now been opened at the Xtreme Racing & Entertainment indoor karting center in the greater Tulsa area (OK) as well as at the Octane Raceway in- and outdoor karting facility in Arizona’s Scottsdale. Each of the (...) read more
“Golden Galleon” is the new fun house which has recently been opened at Playland’s Castaway Cove in New Jersey, offering interactive family entertainment. Several boxes are equipped with obstacles and entertainment effects such as a sprinkler (...) read more
Visitors to LEGOLAND Windsor Resort can now discover the exciting world of the NINJAGO® brand, which comes up with its own themed area and the sixth installation of the “NINJAGO® The Ride” 4D dark ride equipped with Triotech’s hand gesture (...) read more
In due time for the 25th anniversary of Disneyland Paris, the popular “Pirates of the Caribbean” attraction sees a general make-over so it will shine in new glitter again on the day of its re-opening on July 24th. Johnny Depp could already enjoy an (...) read more
Tomorrow, Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Roevershagen, which is located close to the German Baltic Sea coast, will see the opening of 15 new attractions. This includes the new “strawberry promenade” with the “world’s largest strawberry bowl”, featuring a (...) read more
Waterplay Solutions recently announced that Melinda Pearson will take over as the company’s new Business Development Manager of its US-based sales team to guide Waterplay’s continued growth across key aquatic markets in the United States. Pearson (...) read more
