England’s Alton Towers theme park resort opened up a new attraction in March, which is a real hit with younger guests. “The Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure”, a custom-made Junior Coaster from Zamperla, was added to the “CBeebies Land” theme area (...) read more
On May 6, the start of construction of a new entrance building at Saurierpark Kleinwelka (near Bautzen) was heralded by a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony. As of 2016, visitors will enter the dinosaur park via the “MITOSEUM”, which is the name of (...) read more
Madrid’s Faunia animal park, which currently has over 12,000 animals of 184 species living throughout 14 hectares, has recently been fully acquired by Spanish operator group Parques Reunidos. The animal park had been operated by Parques Reunidos (...) read more
“Treno Fantasma” (Eng.: Haunted House) is a classic attractions from the ride portfolio of Italian manufacturer Gosetto. This month Gosetto will be installing their largest dark ride in the company’s 38-year history. The three-floor dark ride will (...) read more
Last Thursday (May 7, 2015) saw the groundbreaking ceremony for “Ferrari Land” – the new theme park in PortAventura, Spain, scheduled to open in 2016 (cp. EAP, issue 3/2014). The ceremony was held in the presence of Artur Mas, President of (...) read more
Dear Readers: Please accept our apologies. Due to the current strike activities in Germany the delivery of our latest EAP magazine issue (3/2015) is obviously delayed, although dispatch was carried out by us on time. We hope that you will receive (...) read more
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
