(eap) While the new Efteling Grand Hotel, which is being built at the main entrance to the Dutch theme park Efteling, is currently still under construction, the Efteling Hotel, which opened in 1992, is also being renovated since January and is due (...) read more
(eap) LEGOLAND® Florida Resort in Winter Haven is currently being expanded to include a Merlin midway attraction under the SEA LIFE brand, for which the opening date has now been announced: The visitor aquarium will open its doors for the first time (...) read more
(eap) Holland Park, located in Schwanebeck in the outskirts of Berlin, had a successful year 2024 with 845,000 visitors. The park is now planning expansions for the coming 2025 season and 2026 already. From autumn of this year, a new indoor play (...) read more
(eap) Headquartered in Los Angeles (USA) with a European office near Barcelona, Mycotoo, a company specializing in the development of entertainment and experiences for theme parks and more, welcomes new members to its management team. Joining the (...) read more
(eap) Today sees the opening of The Chocolate Factory in Veghel (Netherlands), which is located in an old industrial building and invites visitors to discover the various stages of chocolate production through gameplay based on modern (...) read more
(eap) A new leisure attraction has recently opened in Austin, Texas: Zoocade, a “holographic zoo” and arcade FEC, calls itself as the first entertainment facility of its kind in the US. Founded by Texan entrepreneur Reva Enzminger and realized in (...) read more
(eap) LEGOLAND Deutschland Resort in Günzburg (Bavaria) starts this year’s park season on April 5 and aims to surprise visitors with a new summer show and special events throughout the year. At Easter, young park guests can become master (...) read more
(eap) Universal Destinations & Experiences’ first permanent horror experience, Universal Horror Unleashed in Las Vegas, Nevada, has an opening date: Starting August 14 this year, horror fans will be able to enjoy the scary attraction inspired by (...) read more
(eap) Opened in Toledo in 2021, the Puy du Fou historic show theme park – the first international spin-off of the eponymous park in France – will present a new outdoor show when it enters this year’s season on March 8, which will be a permanent (...) read more
(eap) A new museum dedicated to the researcher and inventor Nikola Tesla is to be built in the Serbian capital Belgrade. The design planning for the attraction, which is to be realized in the city’s historic Milan Vapa Paper Mill, has recently been (...) read more
(eap) The Royal Caribbean cruise line company has unveiled the name of its third ship in the ICON class: “Legend of the Seas” will be the name of the floating hotel, which will make its maiden voyage in Europe in summer 2026 and then cruise the (...) read more
(eap) Rostock Zoo on the Baltic coast welcomed around half a million visitors in its 125th anniversary year. This makes the zoo one of the most visited leisure and educational facilities in Germany’s federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. This (...) read more
(eap) The British tourist attraction Kynren – An Epic Tale of England, which is a live outdoor show with a historical connection in the town of Bishop Auckland (County Durham), is planning to open its own show theme park in summer 2026. The park (...) read more
(eap) The holiday park operator group Center Parcs UK, whose portfolio currently includes six vacation destinations in the United Kingdom and Ireland, does not yet have a holiday park in Scotland. This is set to change soon, as the company is (...) read more
(eap) Fiona Eastwood, who took over as interim CEO of Merlin Entertainments following the departure of Scott O’Neil last November (c.f. EAP news of 27 Nov 2024), has now been appointed as CEO of the company. In her new role, Eastwood is responsible (...) read more
(eap) Since this past weekend, visitors to Universal Studios Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) have been able to discover the new theme world “Illumination’s Minion Land” with a range of new attractions. This means that the cheeky, clumsy (...) read more
(eap) To celebrate its 50th anniversary this year, the Italian theme park Gardaland, operated by Merlin Entertainments, will present a completely new IP: “Animal Treasure Island” (c.f. EAP news of 27 Nov 2024). This is to include several characters (...) read more
(eap) Merlin Entertainments (Merlin), the UK-headquartered operating group whose portfolio includes the LEGOLAND theme parks, Madame Tussauds and Sea Life attractions, is considering the sale of several visitor aquariums, including Sea Life-branded (...) read more
(eap) Everyone is talking about artificial intelligence, but not everyone is using AI-based tools in their everyday work. “Only those who dare to test new technologies can really judge them” – this was the core message of a workshop held by the (...) read more
(eap) The Austrian company Kraftwerk Living Technologies (KLT), which specializes in integrated media technology solutions and media-based attractions, was honored at the “Inavation Awards 2025” for the “Chimelong Bermuda Storm Theater” – a (...) read more
