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
(eap) The Danish theme park Tivoli in Copenhagen kicked off the 2024 summer season last weekend. This year, visitors can look forward to various shows and events. The pantomime theatre is celebrating its 150th anniversary, so the season is all about (...) read more
(eap) The Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) has announced the construction of a 500,000 square meter Dragon Ball theme park in Qiddiya City near Riyadh. The theme park based around the popular Japanese anime “Dragon Ball” will comprise seven themed (...) read more
(eap) From April, guests at Therme Euskirchen will be able to experience something new: The “Immersive Sky” experience room is a unique offering that uses multimedia technology to provide deep relaxation. The featured programme “Lupuna”, which was (...) read more
(eap) With today’s opening of Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Döbeln, located in Central Saxony, Germany, the owner and operator of the strawberry adventure parks Robert Dahl is now adding the sixth adventure village to his offering. The park in Döbeln covers (...) read more
(eap) Taunus Wunderland in the Rhine-Main region is going to reopen its gates tomorrow. “We have used the winter break to prepare many new attractions and surprises,” announces Park Director Otto Barth Junior. “Taunus Wunderland will offer even more (...) read more
(eap) Tomorrow, Schwaben Park, located in south-west Germany, will start into its new season. The highlight this year will be the opening of the train simulator “Hans Dampf und die total verrückte Weltreise” (Engl.: “Hans Dampf and the Totally Crazy (...) read more
(eap) How does a chicken lay an egg? Is a tomato a vegetable or a fruit? And how do bees make honey? Kids get answers to these questions at the Dutch Molenwaard Adventure Farm located in the province of Southern Holland. The family (...) read more
(eap) Adirondack Studios (ADKS), the global design, fabrication and project management company headquartered in Argyle, New York, is pleased to welcome Jeff Moulton to its team as Vice President of Project Delivery. The experienced choreographer and (...) read more
(eap) This year, a new main attraction is set to open at Vienna’s Wurstelprater: the “Wiener Looping” – a BigDipper roller coaster from German roller coaster manufacturer Mack Rides. Details about the new coaster have now been announced: It is set (...) read more
