This past Monday, Belgium’s Plopsaland De Panne officially opened its new theme area „Heidiland“. The centerpiece of the new area, which is designed in the style of a Swiss alpine village, is the “Heidi The Ride” wooden coaster from Great Coasters (...) read more
Florida’s SeaWorld Orlando recently announced to build a new river rapids ride named “Infinity Falls”, which – starting in summer 2018 – will take guests on a 463 meter (1,520 feet) long tour through the South American rain forest. The new (...) read more
Located in the US state of Ohio, Kings Island leisure park, which belongs to Cedar Fair Group, has now opened its new “Mystic Timbers” wooden coaster for the start of this season on April 15th (c.f. EAP news from August 1st, 2016). Mystic Timbers is (...) read more
California’s Spaces start-up company, which focuses on the development of virtual reality applications, recently welcomed Ian Richter and Joe Garlington to their advisory board. Both industry veterans will support the company’s further global growth (...) read more
Mirabilandia’s “Master Thai” racing and “Möbius” coaster, which was opened in August 2011 (c.p. EAP, 6/11), offers guests a new virtual reality (VR) experience starting this Easter weekend. Once the riders have taken their seats, they put on Samsung (...) read more
The British zoo and leisure park Chessington World of Adventures has opened its new “The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure” water theme ride in due time for the start of this year’s park season, immersing its guests into the world of “The Gruffalo” (...) read more
Today, Dutch Slagharen amusement park opened the country‘s first triple launch coaster, named “Gold Rush” and immersing guests into the Wild West of 1848. That was the year when James W. Marshall found the first gold nugget in California, unleashing (...) read more
The new double launch coaster which has been announced by Blackpool Pleasure Beach in autumn 2016 under the project name “Construction 2018” (c.f. EAP news from October 11th, 2016) will be named “Icon”. The new attraction will be Great Britain’s (...) read more
This summer, a 60 meter high observation wheel will be opened for the public at Montréal’s Old Port – construction works are already underway. “La Grande Roue de Montréal” is the French title of the new tourist attraction, which emerges on Île (...) read more
To be prepared for future challenges, five leisure and family parks located in Saxony now joined forces and on April 4th, 2017, founded the Saxon Leisure and Family Parks (G.: Die sächsischen Freizeit- und Familienparks) interest group. Its members (...) read more
Recently, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) announced that attractions industry veteran Hal McEvoy assumes the responsibility as the organization’s Chief Financial Officer, being the lead strategic advisor on (...) read more
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation and Samsung Electronics America recently announced their renewed collaboration on developing new virtual reality (VR) coaster experiences after having already equipped nine rollercoasters with Samsung’s “Gear VR” (...) read more
The new LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Philadelphia opened last week at Plymouth Meeting Mall, which is operated by the PREIT Group, as Merlin’s 17th LEGOLAND Discovery Center worldwide and the 9th facility in the US (c.f. EAP news from December 15th, (...) read more
Germany’s Serengeti-Park Hodenhagen, which is located in the federal state of Lower Saxony, recently announced changes in its senior management: Dr. Fabrizio Sepe is now the unique proprietor of the family-owned business after purchasing the (...) read more
After Germany’s outdoor swimming pool facility Moskaubad, which is operated by Stadtwerke Osnabrück, opened its “Jungle Path” (G.: “Dschungelpfad”) ropes course last year (c.f. EAP news from March 15th, 2016), children can now already look forward (...) read more
Today, Germany’s Klimahaus Bremerhaven 8° Ost science center will open its new interactive “World Future Lab“ exhibition area, which is focused on the challenges in environment, economics and society in relation to the worldwide climatic change. The (...) read more
Today, Universal Orlando Resort opens its new flying theater attraction, which offers visitors a 3D virtual experience alongside well-known US moderator Jimmy Fallon racing through the virtual streets of New York City (c.f. EAP news from November (...) read more
Germany’s ZOOM Erlebniswelt adventure zoo, which welcomed around one million visitors in the 2016 season, focuses on comprehensive digitalization this year. After free WLAN had been installed all over the park’s area in 2015 – in cooperation with (...) read more
Since its opening on March 31st, 2007, the sauna world at Germany’s Therme Erding has become a paradise for relaxation. Starting with 24 sauna facilities in its opening year, today the offer includes twelve infusion saunas, nine action saunas (with (...) read more
LEGOLAND Japan, which is located in the city of Nagoya, officially opened its doors for visitors on April 1st, 2017, three years after the new destination had been announced by Merlin Entertainments. In total, visitors to the park can discover seven (...) read more
