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On the last weekend of October the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions (B.I.E.), the institution responsible for allocating world exhibitions, announced the “B.I.E. Awards” winners at “Expo 2015” in the Italian city of Milan. In three (...) read more

In January 2014 the construction works for the new “AVATAR” themed area started at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida (cf. EAP, issue 2/2014). Recently, Disney unveiled further details with regard to the family-friendly attractions the new (...) read more

In summer last year, Ocean Park Hong Kong announced its plans for the opening of a year-round, all-weather water park (cf. EAP News from July 14, 2014). On November 5, 2015 the theme park held the official ground breaking ceremony for the “Water (...) read more

 About one year ago, Montreal-based water play equipment manufacturer Vortex Aquatic Structures International started expanding its manufacturing plant. In a first step around 20,000 square feet (1,858 square meters) were added to the production (...) read more

Within the next few years the model building area of the city of Leer’s Miniaturland, which shows a miniature version of Germany’s East Friesland region at a scale of 1:87, will grow by 2,000 square meters, leading to a total area of 2,600 square (...) read more

In 2009 the German city of Dortmund was chosen as location for Germany’s first football museum (cf. EAP News from October 21, 2009). Following a construction period of about three years, the German Football Museum was officially opened by the (...) read more

Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products is teaming up with Al Ahli Holding Group (AAHG), a multi-diversified international conglomerate headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, to build a Fox-branded theme park and resort in Dubai. Scheduled to (...) read more

Since the beginning of this week Bernard Giampaolo has been the new General Director of Italy’s Mirabilandia amusement park, succeeding Giovanni Cavalli. During the last nine years Giampaolo served as General Manager at Marineland, a theme park (...) read more

Currently Ferrari World Abu Dhabi works on a massive extension of its attractions portfolio (cf. EAP News from July 16, 2014). Now the theme park has announced the opening date for its newest major attraction “Flying Aces”. The Intamin rollercoaster (...) read more

The board of directors of IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) has elected Andreas Veilstrup Andersen as its second vice chairman for 2016. After his term of office he will change to the position of the first vice (...) read more

Actually we knew this before: German amusement parks are particularly family-friendly. This was recently proved by an independent customer survey carried out this fall by the analysis and consulting company ServiceValue in cooperation with WELT am (...) read more

As host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and one of today’s funniest comedians, Jimmy Fallon is not only popular among national audiences but also worldwide. As of 2017, Fallon (41) will be the star of Universal Studio Florida’s (...) read more

On October 29 the European Waterpark Association (EWA) announced this year’s EWA Award winners in the framework of a reception ceremony at Cologne’s FSB/aquanale trade fair duo. Public interest was high when EWA’s President Dr. Michael Quell (...) read more

This year’s trade fair duo FSB (International Trade Fair for Amenity Areas, Sports and Pool Facilities) and aquanale (International Trade Fair for Sauna, Pool and Ambience), which was held in Cologne last week (cf. EAP News from October 27, 2015), (...) read more

Ocean Park Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Officer Tom Mehrmann recently has given notice of his intention to not renew his employment contract with the amusement park with effect from August 1, 2016. Mehrmann joined Ocean Park in 2004 and since then (...) read more

Due to its 26 million Euros extensive renovation works and the reopening that followed in 2005, Germany’s Nettebad Osnabrück ranks, according to its own statement, among the best-visited swimming pool facilities in Germany, counting around 745,000 (...) read more

The World Waterpark Association (WWA), headquartered in the US state of Kansas, has welcomed Andrew Wray, Chief Business Development Officer and Partner at WhiteWater West Industries Ltd., to its “Hall of Fame”, which honors extraordinary leaders (...) read more

Austrian Attraktion! GmbH, creator of media-based attractions for the entertainment, leisure and retail industry, has signed a major attraction sale and collaboration deal with ONLY World Group (OWG), a Malaysian operator and developer of leisure (...) read more

As of today and until Friday, October 30, Cologne’s exhibition center Koelnmesse hosts the trade fair duo FSB (International Trade Fair for Amenity Areas, Sports and Pool Facilities) and aquanale, the International Trade Fair for Sauna, Pool and (...) read more