(eap) The European Showmen’s Union (ESU) has renewed its demands to the newly elected European Parliament and the European Commission following the 2024 European elections. Small and medium-sized businesses in the sector – especially showmen and (...) read more
(eap) Plopsa opened a new concept store, Plop-Up, in Nieuwpoort at the weekend. Located near the coast, the store offers visitors the opportunity to find out all about Plopsaland De Panne and Plopsaqua, which are located in the same town, as well as (...) read more
(eap) Since last weekend, visitors to Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, USA, have been able to explore the new attraction “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” in the “Frontierland” area. The new Log Flume ride is based on the 2009 (...) read more
(eap) Two new slides were opened yesterday at Faarup Sommerland‘s Aquapark. The water park is open regularly during the summer months from June to August and expands the park‘s offer for visitors. With its wide range of attractions, from thrill (...) read more
(eap) The Hall public pool in Tyrol (Austria) reopened at the end of June following extensive renovation work. After the outdoor pool, which is popular in the region and operated by Hall AG, had to remain closed for the 2023 season due to (...) read more
(eap) At the end of June, Florian Ganssen took over the position of Country Commercial Manager for the DACH region at the international manufacturer of frozen bakery products and plant-based food solutions Vandemoortele. In this position, Ganssen (...) read more
(eap) The Six Flags parks Six Flags Great America in Illinois and Six Flags America in Maryland recently celebrated the opening of new attractions. While the latter opened its revamped and renamed themed area “SteamTown: Where the Past Meets the (...) read more
(eap) The “Jungle Adventure” themed area at the Swiss Connyland near Lake Constance has been updated amongst others by projection mapping. The indoor area offers a baby village with a playground as well as trampolines, a maze and a twelve-metre (...) read more
(eap) The Wave Island water park in Monteux (Provence), France, is being taken over by Parc Spirou (subsidiary of the Média Participations Group), which is located just a few meters from the water park. Opened in 2015 as Splashworld (see EAP news (...) read more
(eap) Yesterday, Six Flags and Cedar Fair announced the successful completion of their merger of equals. The combined company will now operate under the name Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. The shares of Cedar Fair and the shares of former Six (...) read more
(eap) Last Saturday, the Karl May play “Winnetou II – Ribanna and Old Firehand” celebrated its premiere in the open-air theatre of the Karl May Spiele Bad Segeberg in northern Germany. The more than 7,500 spectators were able to follow a moving love (...) read more
(eap) The creative company RWS Global, whose service portfolio includes live show production, content development, master planning and talent acquisition, has recently entered into a partnership with CAMP, an operator of immersive shopping (...) read more
(eap) After a soft opening phase, Majaland Gdansk will celebrate its official opening tomorrow, June 29. Following the opening of Majaland Kownaty in 2018 and Majaland Warsaw in 2022, this is the third Majaland in Poland. As already known from the (...) read more
(eap) After the Zeller Land public pool in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) was closed in May of this year with the aim of a general refurbishment, the municipality of Zell (Mosel) can now look forward to additional funding. In addition to the grant (...) read more
(eap) Last weekend, the highlight of the Elspe festival year – the Karl May Festspiele – kicked off a new season. Until September 7, visitors to the show and festival park in Elspe (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) can experience this year’s play (...) read more
(eap) From today, visitors to Movie Park Germany in Bottrop-Kirchhellen can see another piece of Hollywood up close. The theme park, operated by Parques Reunidos, is the world’s exclusive exhibition venue for the original costumes worn by Kevin (...) read more
(eap) Parques Reunidos, the global amusement park operator under whose umbrella Palace Entertainment’s U.S. properties operate, today announced the appointment of John Reilly as the new CEO of Palace Entertainment. Reilly, who joined Parques (...) read more
(eap) Leipzig Zoo is hosting the new “Winzigen Giganten“ (Tiny Giants) special exhibition, the only one of its kind in Germany, until the end of this year. The exhibition features 27 XXL insect exhibits that are up to 2.50 meters high and three (...) read more
(eap) The Keukenhof flower park near Lissen in the west of the Netherlands can look back on a successful anniversary season. On March 19, Princess Margriet opened the 75th edition of the Keukenhof flower show, which can be marveled at for around (...) read more
(eap) Puy du Fou España, the show theme park that opened in Toledo in 2021, has founded its own training academy for the performing arts. In cooperation with the Madrid-based theatre production company JANA Producciones, at the new Puy du Fou (...) read more
