(eap) Yesterday, experts and managers from the German leisure industry met for the second edition of VDFU ConnEX at Motorworld in Munich. The one-day industry event, which was organized by the Verband Deutscher Freizeitparks und (...) read more
(eap) The Heroes Paradise Outdoor Activity Center in Brandon, Florida (USA) is adding a stationary surf wave to its offering this year. Opened in June 2020 by Julie and Tim Pennenga, Heroes Paradise spans over eight acres (three hectares) and (...) read more
(eap) The new restaurant “La Forêt Secrète par Jean Imbert” has opened in the iconic Disneyland Hotel, which opened in 1992 together with Disneyland Paris. From now on, French Michelin-starred chef Jean Imbert will be offering a culinary experience (...) read more
(eap) Based on AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) technology, the Swiss manufacturer of family rides and attractions abc Rides had recently presented their AGV tractors as a new product (c.f. EAP trade show report in issue 6/2024), which has now been (...) read more
(eap) As part of the South by Southwest® (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas, Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro and Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman held a session on “The Future of World-Building at Disney”, during which details (...) read more
(eap) Schwaben Park in southern Germany, which is oriented towards families with young children, is offering its visitors new agricultural play experiences from this spring. After 35 years, the park is retiring its chain carousel, (...) read more
(eap) Last Saturday, Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg heralded the start of the 2025 main season. Since then, visitors have been able to visit the park again until 6 p.m. and the summer feedings, during which the Kamchatka bears, among others, can be (...) read more
(eap) “We have been incredibly buoyed by the response from our guests to The Wizard of Oz precinct over its opening period with strong visitation numbers visiting Movie World over our peak period. It has been extremely pleasing to see so much (...) read more
(eap) Hansa-Park in Sierksdorf has revealed one of its “Best Kept Secrets”... during the 2026 season, visitors can look forward to a new family coaster in the “Bezauberndes Britannien” (Beautiful Britain) themed area. The park’s eighth roller (...) read more
(eap) CityDays, a provider specializing in urban tourism, will soon be presenting a new live experience format in London that is based on the British TV show “Race Across The World” produced by Studio Lambert and is designed to give visitors a new (...) read more
(eap) The International Travel Trade Show ITB Berlin 2025, which took place at Messe Berlin from March 4 to 6, draws a positive conclusion after closing the show floor and looks confidently to the coming travel year. Over the three trade visitor (...) read more
(eap) In the city of Mirabel in the south-west of the Canadian province of Québec, a new leisure resort including a large indoor water park is to be built with an investment volume of 175 to 200 million dollars to boost tourism in the region. The (...) read more
(eap) A 2,300 square meter virtual reality (VR) experience center is to be built in a hotel at Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada. A corresponding agreement for this project, costing around USD 10 million (approx. EUR 9.2 million), was recently (...) read more
(eap) Sweden’s Visit Group, which specializes in eCommerce and ticketing solutions for the tourism and leisure industry, welcomes industry professional Werner Dullmaier (photo) to its team as Business Development Director. In this role, Dullmaier, (...) read more
(eap) Like its existing sister facilities (at various locations on the German Baltic coast and in Elstal near Berlin), the new Karls Erlebnis-Dorf in Döbeln, Saxony, which opened last spring, is now also using digital visitor counting technology to (...) read more
(eap) The LEGO Group and the LEGOLAND Resorts managed by Merlin Entertainments have collaborated to develop a new event concept especially for children, which will be held for the first time this year under the name of “LEGO Festival”. In seven (...) read more
(eap) Germany’s Floating Wave Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, which has developed an artificial surf spot concept and is going to realize this for the first time in Hambug (c.f. EAP news of 05 March 2025), has commissioned MEYER Floating Solutions (...) read more
(eap) Belgian company BoldMove Nation has unveiled a new trackless dark ride system, which is now available under the Rogue Rides brand. These are vehicles that have autonomous control and operate entirely without tracks. High-performance sensors (...) read more
(eap) Which companies are best prepared – in an environment of ever-increasing digitalization? The “Digital Champions 2025” study conducted by the IMWF Institute for Management and Economic Research on behalf of Deutschland Test and Focus Money (...) read more
(eap) From today, visitors to the Oskarshausen leisure park near Dresden (Germany) can once again experience the “BlütenWunder” (Engl.: BlossomWonder) spring exhibition. Under this year’s motto “Castles, Palaces and Magic”, visitors can look forward (...) read more
