May 15, 2015 saw the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new aquarium “Poema del Mar”, the latest project of the Loro Parque Group and the Kiessling operator family in the port of Las Palmas. According to company president Wolfgang Kiessling, (...) read more
The international traveling exhibition “STAR WARS™ Identities” was opened at Odysseum in Cologne on May 22 (cp. EAP news from March 12, 2015). Following guest appearances in Paris and Lyon, Odysseum is now the German station as part of the European (...) read more
On May 23, 2015 the first-ever 4D Free Wing Coaster “BATMAN™: The Ride” debuted at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Thrill-seekers can now fly through the air like Batman with a feeling of weightlessness as the gondolas of the rollercoaster rotate freely (...) read more
The new theme park resort project “London Paramount” (cp. EAP news from January 29, March 14 & March 19, 2015) is steadily taking shape. As announced recently, British architect Terry Farrells, who is well-known for the design of the MI6 building in (...) read more
Even bigger, more complex and richer in “miracles” – this is how the Swarovski Kristallwelten (Swarovski Crystal Worlds) in Wattens/Tyrol, Austria are described after extensive renovation and expansion measures, which were successfully completed on (...) read more
As announced recently, a new, state-of-the-art AVATAR™ global touring exhibition will be launched in the fall of 2016. Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products (Fox) has partnered with live events producer Global Experience Specialists, Inc. (GES) to (...) read more
In order to make its brands known outside of the gaming industry, the Japanese video game and game console developer Nintendo recently signed an agreement with Universal Parks & Resorts to bring the world of Nintendo to life at Universal theme (...) read more
England’s Alton Towers theme park resort opened up a new attraction in March, which is a real hit with younger guests. “The Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure”, a custom-made Junior Coaster from Zamperla, was added to the “CBeebies Land” theme area (...) read more
On May 6, the start of construction of a new entrance building at Saurierpark Kleinwelka (near Bautzen) was heralded by a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony. As of 2016, visitors will enter the dinosaur park via the “MITOSEUM”, which is the name of (...) read more
Madrid’s Faunia animal park, which currently has over 12,000 animals of 184 species living throughout 14 hectares, has recently been fully acquired by Spanish operator group Parques Reunidos. The animal park had been operated by Parques Reunidos (...) read more
“Treno Fantasma” (Eng.: Haunted House) is a classic attractions from the ride portfolio of Italian manufacturer Gosetto. This month Gosetto will be installing their largest dark ride in the company’s 38-year history. The three-floor dark ride will (...) read more
Last Thursday (May 7, 2015) saw the groundbreaking ceremony for “Ferrari Land” – the new theme park in PortAventura, Spain, scheduled to open in 2016 (cp. EAP, issue 3/2014). The ceremony was held in the presence of Artur Mas, President of (...) read more
Dear Readers: Please accept our apologies. Due to the current strike activities in Germany the delivery of our latest EAP magazine issue (3/2015) is obviously delayed, although dispatch was carried out by us on time. We hope that you will receive (...) read more
At the beginning of this year Montreal, Canada-based water play equipment manufacturer Vortex Aquatic Structures International was able to strengthen its presence in Europe by opening a new office in Valencia (Spain). Under the management of (...) read more
Just some months ago Universal Orlando Resort continued its “Harry Potter” adventure by opening its new “Diagon Alley” attraction…now the next big announcement was made by the theme park resort. In the year of its 25th anniversary, Universal’s (...) read more
This year England’s Drayton Manor Theme Park celebrates its 65th anniversary. Opened on April 1st, 1950, the theme park surprised its visitors with a 2.5 million British pounds expansion that increases its “Thomas Land” theme area by 40 percent this (...) read more
With the opening of a new office in Shanghai, China, the Ottawa-based water slide manufacturer ProSlide was able to strengthen its presence in Asia recently. With this move, the company, which has already been represented with a Chinese office in (...) read more
“Grizzly Mountain Adventure” will be the name of the new adventure attraction that is currently under construction at Germany’s Tier- und Freizeitpark Jaderberg (Lower-Saxony). A soft-opening of the new attraction, which is being built on a 6,400 (...) read more
Last Friday, SeaWorld Orlando announced to open the tallest, fastest and longest rollercoaster in Orlando next year. Apart from a planned height of 200 feet (approx. 61 meters), the theme park gave only few details about the coaster. The new (...) read more
Tomorrow Resorts World Sentosa’s (RWS) all-new Genting Hotel Jurong will start into a soft-opening phase before it will officially be opened for guests on May 27, 2015. The 15-storey hotel with 557 rooms will be the first major hotel in the Jurong (...) read more
