The OVAVERA Hallenbad, Spa & Sportzentrum, opened in St. Moritz in Switzerland one year ago (we reported on this in EAP, issue 3/2013), can look back on a quite successful first operational year. With a total of 172,000 visitors, the swimming pool, (...) read more
Since July 1, visitors of Germany’s Hansa-Park have the possibility to dare a ride on the new rollercoaster “The Oath of Kärnan”. The planning of the Gerstlauer attraction started in 2010, the actual construction time took one and a half years. Its (...) read more
To attract more visitors from Germany Burgers’ Zoo located in Arnhem, the Netherlands, has started a cross-border marketing strategy. For this purpose a bus of Germany’s public transport company NIAG was given an underwater design which makes it a (...) read more
Efteling’s new dive coaster “Baron 1898” was officially opened on July 1st, 2015. The 18-million Euro coaster supplied by B&M is the park’s sixth rollercoaster – construction took only ten months “We’ve worked with so many people to create this new (...) read more
After seven years of planning and development the adventure museum “Westfälische Salzwelten” located in Bad Sassendorf (North Rhine-Westphalia) opened at the beginning of this year. The 2.8 million Euro project offers its visitors the possibility to (...) read more
Last Thursday saw the opening of Holiday Park’s latest attraction – ‘Sky Fly’ now invites guests of the theme park to either a smooth flight or daring rollovers. The new ride, which was supplied by Gerstlauer Amusement Rides, was given a flying (...) read more
On July 1st, Franck Colin took over the management of Switzerland’s Aquaparc in Le Bouveret, succeeding general manager Ramon Serra. As member of the executive committee of MIGROS France he recently managed France’s Vitam leisure center in Neydens (...) read more
Today, July 3, Germany’s Zoo Leipzig opens a new playground for children built by Künstlerische Holzgestaltung Bergmann (cf. EAP, issue 6/2014). Formerly used as an enclosure for bears, kids will from now on have the possibility to play and climb on (...) read more
Recently visitors of Adventure City theme park located in Anaheim, California, got the chance to ride the new family shuttle coaster “Rewind Racers” for the first time. The Gerstlauer coaster’s special feature is that visitors can experience the (...) read more
Yesterday, June 30, representatives of parks and attractions from across Europe joined the European Commission for the launch of “IAAPA Europe’s Digital Skills Network” in Brussels. The meeting was addressed by Carlo Corazza, Head of Unit for (...) read more
Announced for the first time in May last year (cf. EAP, News 08 May 2014), Merlin Entertainments (Merlin) opens its new visitor attraction “SHREK’S ADVENTURE!” in London’s County Hall along the South Bank today. It is the world’s first (...) read more
Announced for the first time in 2012 (cf. EAP News, 03.01.2012) theme park Universal Studios Hollywood, California, recently scheduled the arrival of its new Harry Potter attraction for spring 2016. Following the example of equivalent theme worlds (...) read more
Recently the quality seal „SaunaPremium” has been awarded to Germany’s Saarland Therme. Many invited guests were present when Rolf-Andreas Pieper, CEO of the German Sauna-Bund, handed over the seal to Lisa Schors, COO, and Andreas Schauer, general (...) read more
On the occasion of PortAventura’s 20th anniversary, Canada’s Cirque du Soleil will perform its Amaluna show in the park this summer. It is Spain’s largest resort and theme park with 3.5 million visitors annually. Last year PortAventura, located in (...) read more
The International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA) is pleased with this year’s Asian Attraction Expo (AAE), which took place at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, 16-19 June. According to preliminary estimates, a total (...) read more
Today, June 25, the Mexican educational entertainment brand KidZania opened its 19th location at London’s “Westfield” shopping center. In the 75,000 square foot kid-sized indoor replica of a city, children aged between 4 and 14 will have the chance (...) read more
On Saturday, June 6, Bayern-Park’s family free-fall tower “Thaolon” was honored with the “FKF-Award”. Since 2003, the German FKF-Freundeskreis Kirmes und Freizeitparks e.V. has awarded this price to outstanding performances within the leisure (...) read more
On Monday, June 15, the construction works at Switzerland’s Säntispark for the expansion of the water park and sauna area have started. This past January, Säntispark’s operator, Migros Ostschweiz, had submitted the application for the construction (...) read more
In cooperation with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products the world leader in 3-D and 4-D cinematic experiences, SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment, has launched a brand-new 4-D theatrical adventure last week. The nine-minute film “Ice Age: No Time for (...) read more
At a press conference last Wednesday at Astrid Lindgrens’s World, Sweden the opening of a new setting for the story of the “Brothers Lionheart” was announced for 17 June 2016. Following the “Katthult” investment in 2013 (cf. EAP, issue 5/2013), it (...) read more
