(eap) This past weekend, the French Parc Astérix theme park officially received the “FKF Award” presented by the Freundeskreis Kirmes und Freizeitparks e.V. (FKF) for its “Toutatis” multiple launch-coaster. The more than 1,800 active members (from (...) read more
(eap) The Club Deutscher Drehorgelfreunde e.V. has presented Europa-Park in Rust with its “52er Ruth” club organ from 1931, which has now found a worthy place in the “Europa-Park Arena” opposite the historic “Eden Palladium” carousel. The company (...) read more
(eap) Construction work at the Swiss Säntispark leisure center (located about a 15 minutes’ drive from St. Gallen) is progressing according to plan: two new water slides and a slide experience enhanced with Virtual Reality options are to become (...) read more
(eap) At the Hyundai Motorstudio mobility theme park in Goyang, South Korea (not far from the capital Seoul), a new 4D ride invites visitors to take a journey into futuristic worlds. The former 4D cinema has been replaced by a 6-DOF (...) read more
(eap) At France’s Complexe Aquatique Sceneo, located in St. Omer in the north of the country, bathing guests can discover two new water slides. During recent renovation works, the complex’ former indoor fiberglass water slide was (...) read more
(eap) Ticketpay, a provider of ticketing solutions based in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), welcomes Christoph Immel (photo) to the company’s management team in the newly created position of Vice President Leisure Ticketing. As an (...) read more
(eap) Since 2017, the Märchenwald Isartal amusement park near Munich has been gradually renewing its more than 20 fairytale houses at the park. Most recently, the houses dedicated to the Brothers Grimm tales “Snow White” and “Mother Hulda” have been (...) read more
(eap) A total of seven new roller coasters are set to make their debut at Six Flags theme parks in the 2025 season. Some of the new rides were already announced a few weeks ago (see our EAP news) – further announcements have now followed, including (...) read more
(eap) It has been clear for some time that the 30-year-old Kaiser-Therme in the health resort of Bad Abbach in the district of Kelheim needs to be renovated. Recently, Dr. Benedikt Grünewald, mayor of the Lower Bavarian town, commented on the future (...) read more
(eap) After longer approval phase by authorities, the symbolic ground-breaking ceremony for the new Alpine Coaster was held yesterday at the Oskarshausen leisure park near Dresden, Germany. Initial ground preparation work is already underway in the (...) read more
(eap) In the outdoor pool at the AQWA Bäder- und Saunapark Walldorf in Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany), kids can now splash around in the non-swimmers’ pool again. This was recently reopened following renovation work. As part of the measures, the pool (...) read more
(eap) From today, visitors to the Eis-Greissler Adventure Park can have fun on the new “Cloud Catcher” carousel, which combines ride fun with interactive play – namely catching glowing clouds (read more in our recently published EAP (...) read more
(eap) The Allgäu Skyline Park in central Swabia (Germany), operated by the Löwenthal family, has opened its latest roller coaster: the “Berg und Tal Hetz” (Engl.: “Mountain & Valley Rush”). This is a Family Launch Coaster from SBF Visa, the highest (...) read more
(eap) After around three years of construction, the Hallenbad Falkensee indoor swimming pool in the Havelland region, near Berlin, was recently officially opened. After a soft opening phase with around 2,800 guests, the new swimming pool is now open (...) read more
(eap) Just in time for the start of the Bavarian summer vacations, the Kristall Palm Beach adventure pool in Stein near Nuremberg (Germany) has opened its new outdoor water playground. The new area consists of a 160 square meter AquaSplash SprayPark (...) read more
(eap) Parques Reunidos has announced a new General Manager for its associated Italian theme park Mirabilandia (located near Ravenna, Italy): Sabrina Mangia, who has more than 21 years of experience in the leisure industry – some of them already in (...) read more
(eap) Two new family-friendly roller coasters have recently opened at the Edelwies Nature and Leisure Park in the Bavarian Forest. On the one hand there is the “Eulenblitz” (Engl.: Owl Lightning), one of the park’s new highlights and the faster one (...) read more
(eap) Fårup Sommerland (also: Faarup Sommerland), located in the north of Jutland in Denmark, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next year. On this occasion, the park is expanding its main entrance, which will not only feature a new large (...) read more
(eap) The annual Disney fan event “Destination D23” was once again held in Anaheim over this past weekend of August 9-11, where Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro shared various announcements about the future of Disney Parks and Cruise Ships. (...) read more
(eap) The Spanish theme park resort PortAventura World (located around 100 kilometers south of Barcelona) will be offering its first mixed reality (XR)- experience from 19 August next week: “Hysteria in Boothill”. Located in PortAventura Park’s “Far (...) read more
