(eap) The Story Land theme park in Glen, New Hampshire, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. On May 25, the park, which is operated by Palace Entertainment, will ceremoniously open its gates and welcome visitors to its 2024 anniversary (...) read more
(eap) The ageing minigolf course at the fish ponds in Paderborn, Germany, will be renovated and operated in the future by Liknaris GmbH, a subsidiary of Interakteam GmbH. To this end, the existing 18 holes and the operations building with kiosk and (...) read more
(eap) The Heide Park Festival celebrates its premiere on August 31 and September 1. On these two days, the Heide Park in Soltau, Germany, operated by Merlin Entertainments, will not only be hosting the park’s famous rides such as the wooden (...) read more
(eap) Entertainment Development, a global creative design company with offices in Barcelona, Beijing and Hong Kong, has acquired the show production company Furius Show SL. The also Barcelona-based company Furius Show, formerly known as Furius (...) read more
(eap) The German amusement entrepreneur and showman Roland Koch passed away on 6 February at the age of 89 surrounded by his family in Austria. With his passing, the international amusement industry has lost a valued colleague, friend and pioneer. (...) read more
(eap) The Austrian ropeway manufacturer Doppelmayr is planning a new production site at the Hohe Brücke in Wolfurt (Vorarlberg, Austria) with a high-bay warehouse and production halls for around EUR 200 million, making it the largest single (...) read more
(eap) The American shipping company Carnival Cruise Lines recently announced details about its new exclusive vacation destination “Celebration Key™” on the island of Grand Bahama (Caribbean). Celebration Key will include five areas (...) read more
(eap) The German company Wibit Sports GmbH (Wibit), which is known for its floating water parks, has a new member in its management. Ralf Schwung, who has been serving as the company’s commercial director for the past three years, has been promoted (...) read more
(eap) BoldMove Nation and Triotech present the well-known “Smash & Reload” dark ride in a new maxi format. This means that the compact, media-based gameplay attraction, which was successfully opened in its standard version with a floor area of 225 (...) read more
(eap) Wake the Tiger Amazement Park® opened in Bristol (UK) in July 2022. Wake the Tiger is an artfully designed, multi-dimensional indoor adventure world in which the boundaries between exhibition, interactive theme park and detailed backdrop world (...) read more
(eap) Following the success of RWS Studios in New York, which offer a variety of spaces for show rehearsels, shootings and more, RWS Global has recently opened another location of this kind in Northampton, England to provide its talent and client (...) read more
(eap) Just in time for Whitsun this year, the new PEPPA PIG Park in Günzburg, Germany (located in the immediate vicinity of LEGOLAND Deutschland Resort) is set to open its gates for the first time and to welcome visitors to Europe’s first dedicated (...) read more
(eap) FlyOver Chicago, the fourth FlyOver attraction from the US developer of travel experiences and attractions Pursuit, will start operating on March 1. Following FlyOver Canada (EAP 6/13), FlyOver Iceland (EAP 5/19) and FlyOver Las Vegas (EAP (...) read more
(eap) The Cadbury World chocolate experience in Birmingham has announced the opening of a new dark ride called “Cadbury Chocolate Quest” this spring. The upcoming attraction is an interactive, trackless ride (from ETF Ride Systems & Alterface) with (...) read more
(eap) Sphere Entertainment has announced its partnership with PepsiCo, which will see the global beverage and snack company become the main supplier for the futuristic Sphere event location in Las Vegas, which opened in September last (...) read more
(eap) A special milestone in the construction of the new Efteling attraction “Danse Macabre”: this morning, the highest point of the 20 metre high tower building of the future new ride was reached when the four metre high spire was placed on the (...) read more
(eap) The French operator of museums and art centres Culturespaces will open its new permanent exhibition centre for immersive art in Hamburg this spring. Under the name “Port des Lumières”, the centre will be located in the Westfield Hamburg (...) read more
(eap) The US theme park operator group SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. is changing its corporate name to United Parks & Resorts, Inc., effective 12 February 2024. The group’s ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange will be “PRKS” from the trading (...) read more
(eap) Last Sunday, the new Aqua Reni leisure pool in Rheine (Germany) opened its doors for the first time. After around three years of construction work, visitors can now swim, splash and slide in the new water world. In addition to a sports pool (...) read more
(eap) Yesterday saw the opening of the refurbished Pixar Place Hotel at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. The hotel, previously known as Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel, has undergone an extensive redesign. The hotel’s new décor and design reflect various (...) read more
