The board of directors of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) has recently elected Ken Whiting (photo) second vice chairman for the term of 2019. A member of the IAAPA board of directors since 2017, Whiting is (...) read more
After a construction period of almost two years, yesterday the new Center Parcs Park Allgäu went into operation, as the sixth and at the same time largest Center Parcs holiday park in Germany (read also our report in EAP, 1/18). On a total area of (...) read more
In the course of its autumn holiday program “Dino’s at the Zoo”, visitors to Dutch Royal Burgers’ Zoo can marvel at more than 50 animated giant dinosaurs, including a nine meter-high T-Rex and a twelve meter-long Brachiosaurus amongst other (...) read more
This past Saturday saw the grand opening of Plopsa Group’s new Majaland theme park in Kownaty/Poland, featuring 25 different attractions around popular Studio 100 characters such as Maja, the Bee, Wickie and Heidi. As part of the new Holiday Park (...) read more
This upcoming Thursday (October 4th) will see the opening of SeaWorld Orlando’s new river rapids attraction, dubbed “Infinity Falls” (c.f. EAP, 1/18 & EAP news from April 19th, 2017). The ride, which was supplied by Intamin and reaches over 20 (...) read more
According to preliminary estimates of IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions), this year’s Euro Attractions Show, which just came to an end yesterday afternoon and took place from 23 to 25 September at the RAI Convention (...) read more
With the release of “Steamboat Willie”, 1928 marks the debut of Mickey Mouse in Walt Disney’s first animated short film with fully synchronized sound. To celebrate the popular character’s 90th anniversary this year, Disneyland Paris will kick off (...) read more
Brussels/Belgium-based nWave Pictures, provider of film content for 4D cinemas and simulator attractions (amongst others), has acquired the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the immersive giant screen documentary film “Feathered Dinosaurs”, (...) read more
During the World Conference on Virtual Reality Industry, which will take place from October 19th to 21st in the Chinese metropolis of Nanchang, Germany’s TimeRide GmbH start-up company will present a replica of its stationary TimeRide VR Cöln (...) read more
Today sees the kick-off of the Euro Attractions Show (EAS) 2018, organized by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) and this year taking place at RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre in The Netherlands. From today until (...) read more
France’s Aqualand Fréjus water park, which is located near the city of Cannes and operated by Spanish Aspro Group, has recently added the new “Storm Racer” slide to its attractions line-up, which is the first installation of this slide type from (...) read more
From today, visitors to Germany’s Zoo Rostock can explore the new “Polarium” theme world, which after a planning and construction period of over two years has been officially inaugurated yesterday with guests from local economy and politics (cf. EAP (...) read more
Dutch Efteling theme park today announced its plans to add another fairytale story of the Brothers Grimm to its fairytale forest, the scenery of which is scheduled to be finished in autumn 2019. “The Six Swans” will be the theme area’s 30th (...) read more
The new “Fly Over China” flying theatre attraction recently went into operation at Beijing’s Shijingshan Amusement Park, offering park guests to enjoy a virtual flight experience of eleven minutes gliding above Chinese cities and landscapes. The (...) read more
Visitors to Fort Fun Abenteuerland, a Western theme park located in Germany’s Sauerland region, can look forward to the opening of a new theme area in spring 2019, dubbed “Indian Valley”. Its main attraction will be “Thunderbirds”, an Air Race 8.2 (...) read more
Cineplex Inc., a leading entertainment company with headquarters in Toronto/Canada, and Seattle/Washington-based VRstudios Inc., provider of turnkey, location-based Virtual Reality (VR) solutions, have recently announced their strategic partnership, (...) read more
Following the release of the newest sequel of the action computer game “Assassin’s Creed“ from publisher Ubisoft, Canada’s Triotech company has now launched the new Virtual Reality (VR) experience “Assassin’s Creed®: The Temple of Anubis” for its VR (...) read more
Today, Dutch Wildlands Adventure Zoo in Emmen has officially announced that its Director, Frankwin van Beers (photo), will leave the company. For almost nine years, van Beers has been at the helm of the zoo, previously known under its former name (...) read more
Those who benefitted most from the extraordinary warm summer days all throughout Europe this year are the outdoor pools and bathing facilities with outdoor areas. Germany’s KölnBäder GmbH, operator of recreational swimming pools in Cologne including (...) read more
The Walt Disney Company has recently welcomed Michael Froman, Vice Chairman & President of Strategic Growth at Mastercard Inc., as a new member to its Board of Directors. Froman – who served as a US Trade Representative from 2013 to 2017, (...) read more
