(eap) In its quarterly report, the Swedish amusement park Liseberg communicates an initial cost estimate for the material damage caused by the large fire at its related Oceana water world. This amounts to around SEK 484 million (approx. EUR 42 (...) read more
(eap) The world’s first “Wave Twist L” attraction from RES RIDES is set to open at the Adventureland Long Island theme park in East Farmingdale, New York, in early 2025. Similar to the product name, the ride will be called “Wave Twister”. The Wave (...) read more
(eap ) Schönbrunn Palace Park, which covers around 160 hectares and is also home to Schönbrunn Zoo as one of its main attractions, is a popular recreational destination for the residents of Vienna and a “must-see” for tourists. A well-known postcard (...) read more
(eap) On April 13, the Austrian FANTASIANA Erlebnispark at Straßwalchen near Salzburg starts into its new season. A number of new features await visitors this year. For example, there will be a new ball pool behind the Bear Theater and a new Wiegand (...) read more
(eap) JRA (part of RWS Global) has announced the hiring of Lisa Jey Schanley as its new Director of Business Development. Previously, Schanley served as Strategic Account Director, Immersive Experiences at HYPERVSN. Also, she worked with (...) read more
(eap) The Red Sea Mall shopping and lifestyle centre in the Saudi port city of Jeddah has added an “S-Kid” track from Italian manufacturer Neveplast to its range of leisure activities complementing the various shopping options. The “S-Kid” track is (...) read more
(eap) The Hallenbad Weingarten indoor pool in Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany is undergoing an extensive modernization. The public pool recently carried out initial renovation work on the starting blocks, water inlets and outlets, tiles, (...) read more
(eap) The Disney Group and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District have settled their legal dispute and reached a settlement agreement. The President of Walt Disney World, Jeff Valle, emphasized that the agreement reached serves the interests (...) read more
(eap) Last weekend, the new family-friendly indoor roller coaster “Fire In The Hole” opened at the US theme park Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. The new indoor ride, which is 1,512 feet (around 460 meters) long, lasts around three minutes (...) read more
Dear readers Due to an early Easter, many European leisure facilities are starting into the new season already now, end of march and the attractions and parks are brightened up by happy faces and cheerful laughter sooner. We look forward to a (...) read more
(eap) This Easter weekend, the theme park Walibi Belgium in Wavre is also waking up from its “winter sleep” and opening the gates to kick off its 49th season. At twelve weeks, the winter break was particularly short, as last December (...) read more
(eap) Autumn is not the only time for scary fun, thought the team at Filmpark Babelsberg, located near Potsdam, and is kicking off the season just in time for Easter on March 30 with the announcement of a new scary adventure – “Curse (...) read more
(eap) The French amusement park operator Looping Group, which runs various regional amusement parks in Europe, today announced the acquisition of the Dutch Familiepark Drievliet. Located in The Hague, the park is primarily aimed at families with (...) read more
(eap) The monte mare indoor swimming pool in Kaiserslautern is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The bath in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) opened its doors for the first time on March 13, 2004. Since then, over five million (...) read more
(eap) The British Pleasure Beach Resort (formerly Blackpool Pleasure Beach) in Lancashire, England, is investing in various additions this season. New entertainment offerings such as new shows, live action and pop-up performances make up a large (...) read more
(eap) Ravensburger Spieleland on Lake Constance in Germany officially starts into its new season tomorrow. Visitors were already able to discover the new attractions in the park last weekend as part of a soft opening. These included the new “woom (...) read more
(eap) Urban Blue, a new leisure and recreation destination at the Hallenbad Langendreer indoor swimming pool, is currently under construction in Bochum, Ruhr region (Germany). There will be offerings for the whole family: from sports and play (...) read more
(eap) British amusement park operator Merlin Entertainments welcomed a total of 62 million guests worldwide in the past financial year (FY) 2023, which ended on 30 December. This represents an increase of 13 per cent or around seven million more (...) read more
(eap) Holiday Park Germany in Haßloch (Rhineland-Palatinate) has announced the construction of a new themed area. Next to the “Expedition GeForce” Intamin roller coaster, a new adventure world based on the well-known children TV series “Blinky Bill” (...) read more
(eap) The US family resort operator Great Wolf Lodge recently announced details about its new indoor waterpark resort Great Wolf Lodge Texas Gulf Coast in Webster, Texas. The centrepiece of the resort will be an 92,000 square-foot (...) read more
