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On June 21st of this year, representatives from European amusement parks and attractions met in Brussels with members of the European Parliament and the European Commission to discuss how to protect and promote innovation within the industry. The (...) read more

In the style of a medieval knight’s castle, French Puy du Fou theme park – which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year – has recently opened “La Citadelle” as its fifth theme hotel already (c.f. EAP, 2/17). Upon entering the building, guests (...) read more

Today, Germany’s Richter Spielgeräte GmbH celebrates its 50th anniversary together with around 600 invited guests – including many companions from the company’s initial period – to look back on the huge success of the past years. Since 1967, Richter (...) read more

FoxNext, a recently-created division that works across Twentieth Century Fox Film and Fox Networks Group, has named James Finn (photo) Executive Vice President and Head of Marketing. In his new role, Finn will oversee all aspects of marketing for (...) read more

The Schweizer Reisekasse Genossenschaft (Reka) and the traditional Swiss watch manufacturer Tissot (a company of the Swatch Group) have entered into a cooperation to develop a new tourism concept for the existing Reka holiday village in (...) read more

This past weekend around 250 guests took part in the “Shell in Europe” event at Europa-Park, including a “pilgrimage walk of mercy” from Ettenheim to Rust, a route distance of around eight kilometers. Germany’s Europa-Park has organized the church (...) read more

Founded in New Zealand in 1995, the innovative photo and image capture provider Magic Memories recently welcomed two new members to its board of directors: Industry veterans Jeff Ryan, Senior Vice President of People at GoPro (US manufacturer of (...) read more

Good news from Norrköping: As of last Tuesday (20th June), Sweden, Kolmrden’s “Wildfire“ wooden rollercoaster is in operation again. The zoo and theme park had to close down the 14 million Euro coaster in the autumn of 2016 after the building (...) read more

In Coventry, a town located in England’s West Midlands, construction works for the new Coventry City Centre Leisure Park – including an indoor waterpark – are underway. A particular characteristic of this project is its location directly next to an (...) read more

Following the success of its PowerSplash ride „Pulsar“ opened in the 2016 season (cp. EAP 3/16), Belgium’s Walibi theme park, which is part of Compagnie des Alpes and welcomes around 1.3 million visitors per year, has just announced comprehensive (...) read more

Located in Northern Italy, the Leolandia family and kids park recently presented its newest attraction “Geronimo Stilton and the Pirates in a Bottle“, immersing children into the world of the famous children’s book mouse-journalist Geronimo Stilton. (...) read more

Germany’s Nettebad, which is operated by Stadtwerke Osnabrück, today opens its modernized outdoor area for non-swimmers, which during the last five weeks saw several refurbishment measures including the construction of a new pool and the (...) read more

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