News | 22 Jan 2007

News from Europa Park in Rust

  New for 2007: “Science House” as Europa Park’s own science centre: In cooperation with the German sponsoring society Science und Technologie, a “science house” will be opened at the start of the 2007 season, where attractions centred around (...) read more

News | 19 Jan 2007

Tiergarten Schönbrunn: New Zoo Manager with Creative Idea

  For the first time in the history of the world’s oldest zoo, the 255-year old Tiergarten, a woman took up the reigns on the 1st of January 2007: Dr Dagmar Schratter. As reported by the Viennese press, the new Tiergarten director is planning a sort (...) read more

News | 16 Jan 2007

Tropical Islands: Investment Surge

  Ole Bested-Hensing has made it – or rather, he and his entire team of around 600 employees have: Tropical Islands in Krausnick (State of Brandenburg) opened to visitors right on time on the 27th of December 2006 after just eight weeks of (...) read more

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News | 15 Jan 2007

Templin: NaturTherme Saved and Re-Opened

  After around eight months of construction, the NaturTherme (nature spa) in Templin (Uckermark/Germany) opened to the public again on the 23rd of December 2006. In mid-2005, the thermal spa that had opened just six years before was already faced (...) read more

News | 09 Jan 2007

Safety Stop for Lotte World Korea

  Lotte World Korea stopped operations on January, 8th, immediately. As The Korea Times reported, the decision came after a report reviewing Lotte World’s facility safety. The Korea Disasters Research Institute and Dongyang Structural Engineers (...) read more

News | 22 Dec 2006

Legoland, Günzburg: “Pirates’ Land” Ho!

  Legoland Günzburg is preparing a completely new themed area for the start of the season in late March 2007: “Land der Piraten” (Pirates’ Land). The new area is being built right behind the “Land der Abenteuer” (Adventure Land) on a ground space of (...) read more

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News | 19 Dec 2006

ZOOM Erlebniswelt Booms

  Nearly four months after opening the ZOOM Erlebniswelt Afrika (African adventure world), visitor feedback has been overwhelming according to the operator: three-quarter of a million guests have already travelled to “Africa in Gelsenkirchen”. (...) read more

News | 18 Dec 2006

Erlebnisbad Karlsruhe

  The “centrally located” Erlebnisbad Karlsruhe (“adventure bath” of Karlsruhe) has been under construction since April 2006 and should open to the public in October 2007. Investments amount to approximately 25 million euros and may not exceed this (...) read more

News | 16 Dec 2006

Dubai: Gigantomania in Action

  There’s a lot of hype surrounding “Palm Jumeirah” – the first of a number of planned artificial islands is currently ready for occupancy. Until the end of the year, the owners of around 3,999 flats and luxurious villas (the most noble and (...) read more

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News | 11 Dec 2006

Bathing Facility for Wroclaw

  In Wroclaw (Breslau), a new aqua park is being created under the direction of the Stuttgart-based InterSPA GmbH. The facility in Poland is scheduled to open in the spring of 2007. Treatment, health, sports and adventure areas, gastronomy and a (...) read more

News | 10 Dec 2006

Western City Eldorado, Templin: Successful Start

  Since opening on the 1st of July, the new western city in Templin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern attracted 75,000 visitors right up until the end of the season. Friedhelm Schatz and René van der Putten, the managing directors of the Eldorado Abenteuer (...) read more

News | 07 Dec 2006

Heide-Park, Soltau: Advent, Advent & more

  A few thousand people visited the Heide Park in Soltau on the first Advent weekend when it opened for Advent the first time. The park had turned itself into a sparkling sea of lights for the occasion. Angels and Father Christmases greeted the (...) read more

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News | 06 Dec 2006

Bob Rogers Receives THEA Lifetime Achievement Award

Bob Rogers, CEO and founder of BRC Imagination Arts, is the recipient of this year’s THEA Lifetime Achievement Award. For professionals from the trade, the significance of this coveted award is comparable to that of the Oscar for the film industry. (...) read more

News | 04 Dec 2006

The Europa Park Think Tank: No Two Christmases Are Alike

An “enchanting winter season” and a park decorated in Santa Claus red – that’s what the park had to offer last year. But with 10,128 Father, Mother and Child Christmases, a world record was reached on the 2nd of December! Compared to last year, more (...) read more

News | 02 Dec 2006

Lord of the Rings” at Filmpark Babelsberg

  The exhibition on the famous film trilogy “The Lord of the Rings” is coming to Germany. It will be held at the Filmpark Babelsberg from 1 February – 29 March 2007. After stopovers in Singapore, the USA, Australia and the United Kingdom, (...) read more

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News | 01 Dec 2006

Euro Disney: Hostile Takeover Offer Apparently Planned

At a press conference held on the 30th of November in Paris, the Swiss Zug-based firm Center-Tainment AG confirmed its previously announced interest in the takeover of Euro Disney. According to this, Center-Tainment wants to propose a trade-off in (...) read more

News | 30 Nov 2006

Hansa Park Offers Overnight Accommodations Starting in 2008

  In special view of the main target groups in Schleswig-Holstein, families with children and “best agers”, the Hansa Park has started construction on a holiday residence facility. Luxuriously furnished holiday homes are being planned, which will (...) read more

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News | 21 Nov 2006

“Rides” Award for Bobbejaanland

  Bobbejaanland, the large Belgian amusement park, has been chosen as the “most innovative park of 2006” by users of the Dutch website www.rides.nl. This vote was surely influenced by the two new attractions at Bobbejaanland this year: “Desperado (...) read more

News | 15 Nov 2006

Landal Expands

  Five new sections are included in Landal’s 2007 holiday catalogue. All together, the company now offers 60 holiday parks in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Austria and, for the first time ever, even in Switzerland. Starting (...) read more

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