Today, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) officially announced that Jakob Wahl has joined the IAAPA EMEA team as Vice President of European Operations. He will work with the staff in Brussels to support European (...) read more
Like a snake in poison-green, the new train of the 35 year old track of a Vekoma’s Whirlwind coaster in Germany’s Fort Fun Abenteuerland amusement park enthuses visitors with a complete new ride experience. An important difference of this new Sunkid (...) read more
In April this year, Germany’s Potts Park located in Minden presented its new “Kiddy Racer” attraction to visitors (c.f. EAP, 3/17). The mini coaster features a beautiful soapbox design and offers young park guests their first rollercoaster ride (...) read more
Vila-seca, a smaller city near the Catalan metropolis of Barcelona, will be home to a new large-scale tourism center under the name Hard Rock Entertainment World as one of Europe’s largest resort destinations, comprising several hotels, convention (...) read more
Tomorrow will see the opening of the all-new Mirnovec Fun Park located on Croatia’s Adriatic Sea coast, which is said to be the largest family amusement park in the country until to date. On an area of some 45,000 square meters, visitors can (...) read more
Belgium’s existing Sunparks Ardennen (a Center Parcs’ brand) vacation destination located in Vielsalm will change its name to Center Parcs Les Ardennes, offering guests a new and refurbished relaxation offer. French operating company Groupe Pierre & (...) read more
Klafs, one of the leading suppliers in the field of sauna, pool and spa facilities with headquarters in Germany, recently named Phillip Rock (37) new CEO of the corporate group, effective July 1st, 2017. He joins the long-time CEO Stefan (...) read more
British Omnico company, a provider of cloud-based software solutions for the retail, destination and hospitality sectors, recently presented the results of a current survey conducted among US theme park visitors, saying that some 81 percent of the (...) read more
TripAdvisor, an online platform for travelers around the world, recently presented this year’s Travellers’ Choice Awards for Amusement Parks and Water Parks 2017, choosing Germany’s Europa-Park as the most popular destination in Germany and Europe (...) read more
On July 1st, Dutch Efteling theme park opened its all-new “Symbolica – Palace of Fantasy” attraction after a construction phase of around 18 months, celebrating its 65th anniversary this season. Behind the palace’s masonry the guests can now (...) read more
Following the opening of the „Plansch!“ water splash fun attractions at the end of May this year (c.f. EAP news from May 24th, 2017), Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Elstal launches two new attractions this summer. In June, the park has opened a new boats (...) read more
Farnborough’s Meads Shopping Center, owned by St. Modwen, will open a new 360 Play family entertainment center in addition to its existing retail and gastronomy offer at the end of this year, addressing families as a main target group. DP Leisure (...) read more
This past Saturday, Swarovski Kristallwelten in Wattens/Tyrol launched the celebration of the Indian “Mela” festival, which will be held until August 31st of this year within the scope of the destination’s first summer festival. In cooperation with (...) read more
At a transaction value of some 108 million Euros, entrepreneur Jochen Schweizer sells the majority of the Jochen Schweizer GmbH company – and in this way the digital division of the Jochen Schweizer Group of Companies – to Germany’s media group (...) read more
Spanish operator group Parques Reunidos recently presented the results of the first half of its 2017 fiscal year. The group records total revenues of 105.8 million Euros, representing a decrease of -0.2 percent in comparison to the same period of (...) read more
Switzerland’s Conny-Land theme park has been awarded as one of Europe’s best leisure parks during last year’s Euro Attractions Show in Barcelona. As such, the park frequently offers novelties to its visitors – this season they can enjoy a new Kiddy (...) read more
Malaysia’s new Movie Animation Park Studios (MAPS) have opened its doors this week within the scope of a soft-opening phase, which – according to media reports – will last until tomorrow (July 2nd). The new leisure destination is a joint venture (...) read more
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
