Special events and theme days contribute to higher attendance figures and consequently to an increase in turnover at amusement parks. This is why park operators regularly organize such events and activities in order to attract more guests. One (...) read more
He was one of the greatest designers of the European theme park industry: Ton van de Ven, particularly well-known for his “Dreamflight” attraction in Efteling, passed away at the age of 71 on 16 September 2015. Born in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, (...) read more
Belgian-based WOW Company, developer and manufacturer of the “Wave Ball”, and Turkey’s water slide and water attractions manufacturer Polin Waterparks recently announced a new strategic alliance. The partnership will allow Polin to exclusively (...) read more
The Canadian provider of entertainment technology IMAX Corporation announced its latest IMAX® 3-D cinematic space adventure “A Beautiful Planet” will be released on April 29, 2016. The project is a co-production of IMAX Entertainment and The Walt (...) read more
Hamburg’s Miniatur Wunderland has recently been awarded by Guiness World Records: Offering its guests a track length of 15.4 kilometers it is the world’s largest model railway. Last week, Wunderland grew by 2.4 kilometers of track length when the (...) read more
The French Compagnie des Alpes (CdA) group, operator of 15 ski resorts and twelve theme parks worldwide, recently appointed Denis Hermesse as its new Financial Director. The 46-year-old commercial engineer took over the Finance, Risk and Information (...) read more
Since this month Austria’s Skydiver GmbH, operator of indoor skydiving centers, makes the dream of flying come true by opening its first Wind·O·Bona wind channel in Vienna. The tunnel, which is located in a separate building at the Prater side, (...) read more
Located in Benidorm, Valencia Terra Mitica has recently announced to open a brand-new theme hotel in 2016. “Grand Luxor Hotel” will be equipped with 346 rooms and be realized in two construction phases. The first phase will see the opening of 226 (...) read more
Last week Dubai Holding announced the appointment of Morgan Parker as Chief Operating Officer of Mall of the World, a unique all-season city district that is currently under development in the city of Dubai. One year ago the global investment (...) read more
The scariest day of the year is approaching: On October, 31 it’s time for Halloween again! At Disneyland® Paris, which most recently opened its “Jedi Training Academy” (cf. EAP News from July 11, 2015), the preparations for this event are already (...) read more
In cooperation with Germany’s WELT am SONNTAG newspaper and Goethe University of Frankfurt, the analysis and consulting company ServiceValue GmbH recently carried out a survey entitled “Germany’s Most Family-Friendly Companies 2015”. Ravensburger (...) read more
S&S Worldwide, a US-based manufacturer of roller coasters and thrill rides, recently announced several changes in management have been made at the company. Rich Allen will still be carrying out his position as CEO but will leave his post as (...) read more
Italy’s Gardaland Resort, which is part of Merlin Entertainments Group, continues to expand. Following the introduction of “Olivion – The Black Hole”, a 566-meter long Dive Coaster, in March this year (cf. EAP, issue 3/2015), the resort recently (...) read more
This past June a first announcement about the investment firm Blackstone Group selling Center Parcs UK was made public. Now the transaction has been completed with Brookfield Property Partners L.P., a commercial property company, as new owner of (...) read more
In 2014, US-based Apex Parks Group was founded when acquiring 14 Family Entertainment Centers (FEC) situated in several US states and the Big Kahuna’s water park in Florida (cf. EAP, issue 6/2014). This past April, the company expanded its portfolio (...) read more
Following the “Chiapas” flume ride opening last year (cf. EAP, issue 3/2014) another top attraction is currently under construction at Germany’s “Phantasialand”. “Taron” is the name of the new multi-launch coaster visitors to the theme park will (...) read more
According to British media reports, Alton Towers founder John Broome has confirmed his intentions to transform Cornwall’s Crealy Great Adventure Park into a six-star resort. In addition to the adventure park, Broome has bought 81 hectares (200 (...) read more
Carowinds amusement park, located in the US state of North Carolina, recently unveiled its plans for the expansion of its Boomerany Bay waterpark. The expanded facility is scheduled to open in 2016 and will feature a combination of thrills, (...) read more
Ubisoft®, a French computer game developer, announced it will create a next-generation theme park which is expected to open in the center of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur in 2020. The park will feature innovative rides, attractions and shows (...) read more
This past August saw the opening of a new attraction at Eontime World. The amusement park built on the fourth floor of the Yongtai Mall in Harbin, China introduced a Maurer Spinning Coaster SC2000 named “Dragon Flight”. Compared to the classical (...) read more
