15 years ago, the US American Dean Kamen launched the first Segway. About five years later, the electrically driven two-wheeler became internationally known and has been used in a variety of ways since then (cf. EAP, issue 1/2006). Segway tours are (...) read more
As SeaWorld Entertainment announced last week, the US-based theme park operator will end all orca breeding as of now. Thus, the killer whales currently in the company’s care will be the last generation of orcas at SeaWorld. In November last year, (...) read more
Denmark’s Tivoli amusement park can look back on a successful year 2015: As the Copenhagen-based park announced a few days ago, it registered the best annual results in its history. The profit before tax amounted to 64.1 million DKK (about 8.6 (...) read more
As the Canada-based water play equipment manufacturer Vortex Aquatic Structures International announced this week, Virginie Guilbeault has been promoted to the company’s new Vice President, Business Development, Europe/Middle East. Over the past (...) read more
After the winter break, the theme and amusement parks now start to open its doors again. One of theses parks is Germany’s Tier- und Freizeitpark Jaderberg, located in the federal state of Lower Saxony, which kicks off its 20th summer season today. (...) read more
Following the construction of a new outdoor area for its European pond turtles last year (cf. EAP News from January 15, 2015), the Speyer-based SEA LIFE center operated by Merlin Entertainments today opens a new themed area named “World of (...) read more
Last week, ten young Humboldt penguins left the Lübbenau-based Spreewelten waterpark’s penguin enclosure. An animal transporter brought the six male and four female penguins to the Nature Resource Network located in the Czech Republic. The network (...) read more
As Walt Disney Parks and Resorts recently announced, Samuel Lau (pictured) has taken over the position of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort’s (HKDL) new Managing Director, effective immediately. Lau succeeds Andrew Kam, who resigned for personal reasons (...) read more
Following a construction time of four weeks, the outdoor pool facility Moskaubad, located in the city of Osnabrück, will officially open its new “Dschungelpfad” (Engl.: “Jungle Path”) ropes course this coming weekend. The 75-meter long course, which (...) read more
After five days, this year’s tourism trade show ITB Berlin, which took place in the German capital, ended yesterday. The trade fair’s organizer Messe Berlin is satisfied with the results: Attended by some 120,000 professional visitors, the world’s (...) read more
Tomorrow, Legoland Discovery Centre Oberhausen will open its new “LEGO® Star Wars™ MINILAND” exhibition area. Visitors can look forward to a galactic experience as the area, which is based on the popular “Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the (...) read more
Today Hamburg’s exhibition center opened its doors for the 90th edition of Internorga, Europe’s leading trade show for the hotel, restaurant, catering, baking and confectionery industry. Until Wednesday, March 16, about 1,300 exhibitors from 25 (...) read more
In 2008, the 18-hectare Raging Waves water park, located some 86 kilometers southwest of Chicago, Illinois, opened its doors. Visited by more than 300,000 guests annually, the family-owned park today offers, amongst other features, 20 water slides, (...) read more
Having welcomed 1,015,000 guests last year, Zoo Osnabrück is one of the most visited zoos in Germany. In recent years, the zoo opened its Asia-themed “Angkor Wat” area, which includes a temple occupied by apes as well as a tiger temple garden (cf. (...) read more
As Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a division of the US-based media group Viacom Inc., and the international leisure park operator Parques Reunidos recently announced, the two companies will partner to bring “Nickelodeon” family (...) read more
As of April 1, David Cromwell will be leading the Virginia-based Busch Gardens Williamsburg theme park as well as the Water Country USA water park, which is located in close proximity to Busch Gardens. The current Vice President of Aquatica San (...) read more
Following the renaming as Disney Springs and the opening of several restaurants last fall (cf. EAP News from September 29, 2015), some of the best-known shopping brands and further restaurants will soon be added to Walt Disney World Resort's (...) read more
Disney Cruise Line’s fleet continues to grow: As the shipping company, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, announced a few days ago, two new family cruise liners will set sail in 2021 and 2023. Like their predecessors “Disney Dream” (cf. EAP, (...) read more
It’s the first push of the Dalian Wanda Group in France: As recently announced, Wanda has signed an investment contract with the real estate company Immochan, a subsidiary of the French retail group Auchan, in Paris at the end of February. The (...) read more
Movie Park Germany’s popular “Halloween Horror Fest”, which takes place each year in October, is one of Europe’s biggest Halloween events. Due to the strong demand, the Bottrop-based amusement park will open a permanent horror attraction in the (...) read more
