This past Tuesday, 5 September, Germany’s Ravensburger Spieleland amusement park welcomed its seven millionth guest since the park’s opening in 1998. Since then, the park, situated near Lake Constance, has become a popular destination for families. (...) read more
Germany’s robotics manufacturing company KUKA, which is part of Chinese Midea group of companies (cf. EAP news from October 10th, 2016), plans to invest more than 100 million Euro in the expansion and modernization of its Augsburg headquarters in (...) read more
For the distribution of its coin-operated simulator ride “Typhoon“, the Canadian supplier Triotech announced today to have signed an exclusive agreement with BANDAI NAMCO Amusement Europe Limited (BNAE). With immediate effect, Bandai Namco is (...) read more
Earlier this year we had already reported on the expansion plans of Dutch amusement park Toverland, which envisage the creation of a completely new theme area with a Wing Coaster and a magical boat tour as anchor attractions (cp. EAP news of 05 May (...) read more
Established in 1974 by the municipality of Rengsdorf, the formerly named Garden Wave Pool (G.: Garten-Wellenbad) bathing complex had been transferred to Wellenbad GmbH, before it was taken over by monte mare Bädergesellschaft mbH in 1991, which (...) read more
Located in the British county of Lincolnshire, Fantasy Island amusement park enthuses its visitors with a new projection mapping show, which does not make use of a classical canvas but projected onto an artificial rock in a formerly low-visited park (...) read more
Deborah Eicher, member of the Board of Directors of the IAAPA Foundation, is heading up the international business development of New York City-based RWS Entertainment Group, a company focusing on live entertainment, events and brand experiences. (...) read more
Located in Erie/Pennsylvania, the Waldameer amusement park recently opened a new, large-scale water play structure at its belonging Water World, named “Battle of Lake Erie”, which offers kids seven slides, two dump buckets for a frequent refreshment (...) read more
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced yesterday that its California-based Six Flags Discovery Kingdom park will launch the world’s first installation of a “Skywarp“ coaster model next year (cf. EAP, 2/17). The thrilling ride, which will be (...) read more
For its existing Hotel New York – a four-star hotel offering 565 rooms, located just a few steps from Disney Village – Disneyland Paris plans a redesign so that overnight guests will be immersed into Marvel’s world of superheroes in the future. (...) read more
The Euro Attractions Show (EAS), which takes place from September, 26th-28th at Messe Berlin, takes up speed: At today’s press conference, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) – organizer of Europe’s largest trade (...) read more
In the “Top 100 Sights and Attractions in Germany” online ranking, which has been conducted by the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) since 2012 on an annual basis, Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg has again been selected as Germany’s no. 1 (...) read more
Located in a former GDR telecommunications centre at Berlin’s Alexanderplatz, Exit VR® offers a new kind of gaming experience called “Huxley”, combining the guesswork of a Live Escape Game with Virtual Reality (VR) technology. Before the game (...) read more
To strengthen its appeal as an amusement park for all generations, Germany’s Freizeitpark Plohn, which already offers numerous lovely family attractions, announced yesterday the construction of a new rollercoaster to especially cater to teenagers (...) read more
Mary T. Barra, CEO and Chairman of the US automobile company General Motors (GM) headquartered in Detroit/Michigan, has recently been elected to The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors, effective immediately. In her new role, Barra extends (...) read more
For its The Boardwalk At Hersheypark water park, Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark recently announced to launch two new water attractions in 2018: “Breakers Edge” is the first of the two new ProSlide attractions – a hydro-magnetic family water coaster. (...) read more
Klafs, a leading German manufacturer of sauna cabins and wellness facilities, recently launched the new “SaltProX” device featuring the so-called “Microsalt” technology for dry salt inhalation at sauna and spa facilities, which had initially been (...) read more
To exchange views on current and future industry trends, a delegation from Ocean Park Hong Kong recently visited Europa-Park in Germany. Chairman Leo Kung, CEO Matthias Li and Celine Cheung (Executive Director, Design & Planning) met with (...) read more
In the course of comprehensive restructuring measures, Wanda Hotel Development – an arm of Dalian Wanda Group, listed at Hong Kong Stock Exchange – has announced the acquisition of Wanda Culture Travel Innovation Group (Wanda Travel) and of Wanda (...) read more
Visitors to Germany’s Serengeti-Park Hodenhagen leisure and animal park (close to Heide Park) can now try out the latest feature of the “Serengeti-Park app”, named “Serengeti Interactive” and turning visitors into animal keepers. At several sites in (...) read more
