At the beginning of this year Montreal, Canada-based water play equipment manufacturer Vortex Aquatic Structures International was able to strengthen its presence in Europe by opening a new office in Valencia (Spain). Under the management of (...) read more
Just some months ago Universal Orlando Resort continued its “Harry Potter” adventure by opening its new “Diagon Alley” attraction…now the next big announcement was made by the theme park resort. In the year of its 25th anniversary, Universal’s (...) read more
This year England’s Drayton Manor Theme Park celebrates its 65th anniversary. Opened on April 1st, 1950, the theme park surprised its visitors with a 2.5 million British pounds expansion that increases its “Thomas Land” theme area by 40 percent this (...) read more
With the opening of a new office in Shanghai, China, the Ottawa-based water slide manufacturer ProSlide was able to strengthen its presence in Asia recently. With this move, the company, which has already been represented with a Chinese office in (...) read more
“Grizzly Mountain Adventure” will be the name of the new adventure attraction that is currently under construction at Germany’s Tier- und Freizeitpark Jaderberg (Lower-Saxony). A soft-opening of the new attraction, which is being built on a 6,400 (...) read more
Last Friday, SeaWorld Orlando announced to open the tallest, fastest and longest rollercoaster in Orlando next year. Apart from a planned height of 200 feet (approx. 61 meters), the theme park gave only few details about the coaster. The new (...) read more
Tomorrow Resorts World Sentosa’s (RWS) all-new Genting Hotel Jurong will start into a soft-opening phase before it will officially be opened for guests on May 27, 2015. The 15-storey hotel with 557 rooms will be the first major hotel in the Jurong (...) read more
Currently under development, Legoland Dubai, which will open in 2016 as part of the Dubai Parks and Resorts leisure and entertainment destination (cp. EAP news from Oct 17, 2014), will be joined by a Legoland Water Park. A wave pool and the very (...) read more
Last Saturday Futuroscope launched its newest live spectacle, “Les Mystères du Kube”, which aims to diversify the range of attractions of the theme park. The stunning show – which was produced by the park itself under the direction of Sophie Poirier (...) read more
“Sky Screamer” is the name of Six Flags México’s newest major attraction, which recently opened at the theme park located south of Mexico City. Standing at 74 meters tall, the Funtime Star Flyer supplied by Ride Entertainment Group is now the (...) read more
At the beginning of April John Davies (pictured) has been appointed as Commercial Director of amusement ride supplier Interlink. Founded more than 30 years ago, Interlink is best known for its water-based attractions for installation in theme, (...) read more
Germany’s Apassionata Entertainment GmbH plans to finance the construction of a horse show and entertainment park featuring a show palace in Munich through the issue of a bond of 30 million Euros. Scheduled to open in the spring/summer of 2016, the (...) read more
All fans of the “Hunger Games” trilogy by author Suzanne Collins, who cannot await the opening of the brand-new Hollywood-themed park motiongate™ Dubai scheduled for 2016 (cp. EAP news from April 7, 2015), will have the opportunity to enjoy a Hunger (...) read more
Last Tuesday saw the construction start for a new sauna experience world at Eurotherme Spa Resort Bad Schallerbach in Austria (cp. EAP news from March 5, 2015). Plans call for the construction of a tree-house sauna facility, which will offer (...) read more
Canada’s Lionsgate has announced recently that it has partnered with Dubai Parks and Resorts to bring a Lionsgate theme zone to motiongate™ Dubai, the Hollywood-themed park opening in Dubai in October 2016. Featuring several Hollywood film (...) read more
Paderborn, Germany’s Stork Group will invest a total of 14 million Euros in the construction of a new thermal spa hotel for its location in Hofheim near Frankfurt am Main. The 4-star business and lifestyle hotel is modeled on the Vital-Hotel in Bad (...) read more
In March 2010, the aquabasilea wellness and leisure complex located in Pratteln, near Basel, opened its doors to visitors for the first time. Last Saturday the water world celebrated its 5th anniversary with numerous attractions and a jubilee gala (...) read more
This year will see the opening of several new attractions at Universal Studios Hollywood as the theme park resort celebrates its 50th anniversary. Now the opening date of the much-anticipated “Fast & Furious-Supercharged” thrill ride has officially (...) read more
Visitors to Germany’s AquaMagis adventure and wellness bathing complex in Plettenberg have been able to extend their journey by staying overnight at one of the eleven new holiday homes directly built next to the water park and opened last summer (...) read more
As North America’s indoor waterpark resort operator Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. announced on Tuesday, the company has entered into a definitive merger agreement with an affiliate of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. whereby Centerbridge will acquire Great (...) read more
