(eap) At this year’s FKF Convention at Europa-Park Resort in Rust on Sunday, March 3, 2024, the members of the Freundeskreis Kirmes und Freizeitparks e.V. (FKF e.V.) once again voted for the best European attraction novelties that opened in 2023. (...) read more
(eap) Last Saturday, SeaWorld San Antonio celebrated the opening of the world’s first Launched Flume Coaster: “Catapult Falls”. It is the first white water ride to feature an acceleration element, which was introduced by manufacturer Intamin in 2022 (...) read more
(eap) In 2021, Bron Launsby, entrepreneur and board member of the International Adventure and Trampoline Parks Association, and Gary Schmit, inventor of the “Slick Slide” (a dry slide based on innovative slide technology), co-founded the “Slick (...) read more
(eap) Universal Orlando Resort recently announced details about its coming new DreamWorks themed area at Universal Studios Florida. The new area will feature various family-friendly attractions based around popular DreamWorks characters from films (...) read more
(eap) As the attraction’s main character, “Mr. Krabs” had already made a guest appearance as a cheerful-looking animatronic at the Sally Dark Rides booth during last year’s IAAPA Expo, which stoked anticipation for “SpongeBob’s Crazy Carnival Ride”. (...) read more
(eap) The Italian Gardaland Resort, operated by Merlin Entertainments, starts this year’s season on March 23. Visitors can look forward to the well-known attractions including “Peppa Pig Land”, SEA LIFE Aquarium and LEGOLAND© Water Park. The latter (...) read more
(eap) Speculation about the construction of a park-owned hotel by United Parks & Resorts in Orlando has been circulating for several months. Yesterday, the company confirmed plans for a possible hotel construction in Orlando and other locations as (...) read more
(eap) Towards the end of this year, a new edutainment offer is set to open in the Dutch town of Veghel (near Eindhoven) that revolves around the popular candy chocolate: The Chocolate Factory (TCF) is the name of the new attraction. In a former (...) read more
(eap) Disney’s latest musical “Hercules” will celebrate its world premiere at the Stage Theater Neue Flora in the city of Hamburg on March 24. The cast, crew and a Disney creative team have started rehearsals and are working intensively on the play (...) read more
(eap) Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, which announced its merger with Cedar Fair Entertainment Company at the end of last year, today reported its results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2023. The company generated revenue of USD (...) read more
(eap) United Parks and Resorts (formerly SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment) have announced their results for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year results for 2023. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the company welcomed approximately five million (...) read more
(eap) This summer, the Rigi Rutsch’n outdoor pool in the Bavarian town of Peißenberg (Germany) will be featuring a new slide, a new diving platform and an aqua climbing wall. The ground-breaking ceremony for the construction work took place in (...) read more
(eap) Following the takeover of the campsite in 2016 and the opening of the Plopsa Hotel in 2021, Plopsa De Panne is positioning itself as the ultimate multi-day experience destination on the Belgian coast with a 23.5 million investment in 55 villas (...) read more
(eap) Urban gardens and parks in large cities are not a new trend but are becoming increasingly popular today. Trees that provide shade, store carbon and increase biodiversity are more than welcome and necessary in cities. A pioneering urban (...) read more
(eap) On March 7, “WUNDERLAND – Vom Kindheitstraum zum Welterfolg” (engl.: “Wonderland – From Childhood Dream to Global Fame“) is going to start in German cinemas. The emotional documentary about Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg tells the story of the (...) read more
(eap) The US company Sally Dark Rides has announced its partnership with the also American company Cloudco Entertainment (formerly American Greetings Entertainment). Cloudco Entertainment holds the rights to various children’s entertainment brands (...) read more
(eap) Silverwood Theme Park, located in northern Idaho (U.S.), is expanding its associated water park Boulder Beach this year with a dueling water coaster from Canadian manufacturer ProSlide. The new attraction called “Eagle Hunt” is said to be the (...) read more
(eap) The family-run leisure park resort Blackpool Pleasure Beach on the south coast of Blackpool in Lancashire, England, has recently undergone a rebranding and is now operating under the name “Pleasure Beach Resort”. The park will always be the (...) read more
(eap) In recent months, Germany’s Heide Park, which is located in Soltau and operated by Merlin Entertainments, has been running a mysterious marketing campaign to promote its new attraction, which was teased under the name of “Katakomben Tour”. The (...) read more
(eap) The Dutch leisure and holiday park Slagharen is anticipating the availability of its new accommodation facilities. Thanks to the quick construction work progress, visitors will be able to enjoy a stay in the new lodges sooner than expected – (...) read more
