For some months now, the Monte Mare Group has been operating Rurwelle, a recreational pool facility with a South-Sea flair and a deficit of around 800,000 euros per annum. Roughly 200,000 euros will now be invested in a range of smaller types of (...) read more
The indoor waterpark operator Great Wolf Resort enhanced its newest waterpark, the Great Wolf Lodge Concord, NC with a Fort Mackenzie, a treehouse-waterfort provided by SCS Interactive. The Great Wolf Lodge opened its doors on April 23, 2009, and (...) read more
According to the Chinese news agency Xinhuanet, a Chinese company signed letters of interest for the construction of a 770,000 square metre theme park. Huaquiang Holdings Ltd., a state-owned company engaged in electronics and sugar production based (...) read more
Since late May, Disneyland Paris has been presenting itself on Google Earth with an interactive three-dimensional tour through both amusement parks at its resort. The tours are linked in such that they provide a direct connection to the online (...) read more
The representative of the executive board of the Europa-Park, Michael Kreft von Byern, was recently elected Chairman of the Tourism Committee of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK). This committee is made up of top reps appointed by (...) read more
The largest fossil oyster reef, the world’s largest fossil pearl and a look-out tower shaped like an auger shell: this and a whole lot more can be found at the world of fossils in Stetten (a town of 1,200) which was ceremoniously opened on the 5th (...) read more
We recall: Mystery Park, inspired and initiated by Erich von Däniken in Interlaken, Switzerland, had closed its doors in mid-November 2006 due to massive payment difficulties. In December 2007, Stefan Lindner’s and Peter Stähli’s company “New (...) read more
On the 3rd of July, the theme park „Weltentor“ - Middle Ages and fantasy as central theme - should have been opened in Ronneburg (Thuringia). However, three weeks before the scheduled opening, an application for bankruptcy was filed at the (...) read more
Alton Towers – 2.5 million visitors each year – planned building a third hotel as the British media reported some weeks ago. In an announcement on its long term development strategy, the company stated that there would be no plans for a third hotel (...) read more
Once again, wild safaris and shows with birds of prey are on the daily agenda at the tradition-rich park in Sauerland. Back to the roots, so to speak. The toboggan run called “Fichtenflitzer” (literally “spruce racer”) is basically the only thing (...) read more
The Schwabenpark, which attracts around 200,000 visitors a year, is planning on constructing a rollercoaster according to media reports. A permit has already been procured for the building plans says the deputy manager, Thomas Hudelmaier, and the (...) read more
The financially ridden north German bird park Vogelpark Walsrode has been saved – at least for the meantime. The Belgian garden centre operator Floralux wants to do some garden work to spruce up the park visually, and plans on making the (...) read more
The park belonging to the Merlin Group is opening a new half-pipe slide for the 2009 season. The rafting pipe is a 10-meter high classic Sidewinder from Aqua Leisure. The new attraction is a combination wet and dry raft ride that propels riders from (...) read more
The 66-year-old architect of the Vals thermal spa, Peter Zumthor, received the 2009 Pritzker Award of 100,000 USD, which is held in the architectural industry as the “Nobel Prize”. Zumthor had accomplished a masterpiece with the Vals spa, which (...) read more
Since early April, the regional station NRW.TV has been the first German TV station to air episodes of the Dutch television series “The Fairytale Tree”. The children’s films produced by Efteling have already received great ratings on television in (...) read more
According to reports in the Spanish media, Terra Mitica noted roughly ten percent less visitors last year than it did in 2007. All together, 1.01 million people passed through the park’s gates last year. Terra Mitica is therefore now faced with (...) read more
Phantasialand’s former mascots were replaced at the start of the season by figures from the themed area. Meanwhile, the “Arte Lumina” show is also replacing the previous, very successful “Arachnomé” show in the winter garden. (eap) read more
Last year 220,000 people from the Netherlands visited the Movie Park – that’s more than 20 percent of all visitors, as the “WAZ” announced shortly after the start of the season. Movie Park GM Wouter Dekkers, a Dutchman himself, knows best how to (...) read more
As mentioned a number of times in past issues of our newsletter, the NYSE had been threatening to delist the Six Flags stock for months already. Since September, the company’s market capitalisation had fallen significantly below the volume (...) read more
The private operator of the water park “Lagune” in Cottbus has registered for insolvency due to inability to pay on Ash Wednesday. However the bath operation is still continuing to run. Last year instead of the predicted 180,000 visitors, only (...) read more
