Munich-based online ticket provider Regiondo has recently announced the company’s restructuring towards the B2B business to provide leisure facilities with their cloud-based 360 degrees booking solution. Previously, Regiondo, which was founded as a (...) read more
In the summer of 2018, LEGOLAND California Resort will open the new “LEGO® City Deep Sea Adventure” underwater ride, representing the largest single investment from Merlin Entertainments into a Legoland park until to date. Similar to the existing (...) read more
Veterinarian Christine Richter (33) has recently assumed the responsibility as new zoo director of Germany’s Tierpark Jaderberg (Jaderpark), succeeding Bastian Lange, who took over the position in 2012 (cf. EAP news from February 22nd, 2012) and is (...) read more
Dubai’s IMG Worlds of Adventure indoor mega park (cf. EAP, 1/17), which opened on August 31st, 2016, recently celebrated its first anniversary. According to the park, which comprises four theme areas featuring exciting attractions and a wide (...) read more
If we were not in September, it would appear that today is 1 April. After all, the new idea of Rollercoasterrestaurant® inventor Michael Mack sounds like an April fool’s trick. After the busy entrepreneur had revolutionized the market a few years (...) read more
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
