(eap) The JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes luxury resort is located in close proximity to SeaWorld Orlando (Florida, USA). An extensive renovation of the resort was completed at the end of 2022, which also included the expansion of the in-house (...) read more
(eap) The new “Carnival Chaos Hyper Ride” dark ride from Triotech has opened at the Clifton Hill: Fun by the Falls entertainment district in Niagara Falls in the Canadian province of Ontario. This attraction type is one of the latest developments by (...) read more
Already in 2022, the Belgian theme zoo Pairi Daiza had announced a more than 100-million-euro project under the name “Sanctuary”, within the scope of which “the largest tropical house in the world” is to be built along with special overnight (...) read more
(eap) “The Real Unreal”, the fourth permanent exhibition by art and entertainment group Meow Wolf, recently opened at Grapevine Mills Mall in Texas. The Real Unreal combines non-linear storytelling through the use of modern technologies with (...) read more
(eap) The popular Swiss winter sports area of Flumserberg stretches between Zurich and Chur in the canton of St. Gallen. Now a new attraction has been opened here for the snow-free months. Together with the Bergbahnen Flumserberg and the company (...) read more
(eap) The Locarno Film Festival, a well-known film festival held annually in the idyllic town of Locarno, Switzerland, is working with the also Switzerland based company of Smeetz as its official ticketing partner this year. From online ticket sales (...) read more
(eap) 3, 2, 1 … Splash! Today will see the official opening of a new “Super Wings”-themed water playground at Holiday Park in Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Surprising water effects, interactive play elements, four water slides for the (...) read more
(eap) West Midland Safari Park in Bewdley in Worcestershire, England, is not only celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, but also the opening of a new lion enclosure and associated overnight accommodations. The new attraction, called “Lion (...) read more
(eap) Universal Studios Hollywood has announced the start of construction of a new roller coaster. The coming new attraction will be designed in the style of the well-known blockbuster series “Fast & Furious”. The park in California has not yet (...) read more
(eap) In the THERME Bad Wörishofen, near Munich, guests can enjoy a diverse range of saunas on more than 2,000 square meters. The spa already offers two herbal saunas and two steam baths for textile use. Since textile saunas enjoy ever larger (...) read more
(eap) After Disneyland Paris welcomed some international celebrities to the press premiere of “TOGETHER: a Pixar Musical Adventure” last weekend, the new Pixar musical will make its official stage debut tomorrow, July 15, 2023. The show, created (...) read more
(eap) Yesterday, The Walt Disney Company announced that Robert “Bob” A. Iger, who resumed his longtime role as CEO of the group late last year, has agreed to the unanimous request of the Board of Directors to extend his contract through Dec. 31, (...) read more
(eap) The family thrill roller coaster announced for 2024 and currently under construction at the Drayton Manor Resort in England (see EAP 2/2023) will be implemented by Liechtenstein-based manufacturer Intamin Amusement Rides. The roller coaster is (...) read more
(eap) Former Center Parcs Europe CEO and M2 Leisure co-owner Mark Haak Wegmann (photo), who most recently served as managing director of the leisure and entertainment division of the Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) Group in Dubai, has now assumed the (...) read more
(eap) According to plans drawn up by the city council’s sports committee Augsburg’s Spickelbad will be rebuilt at a cost of almost 40 million euros. An investigation by the structural engineering office has shown that the Spickelbad is not worth (...) read more
(eap) At the Isla Mágica amusement park in Seville, Spain, guests can now take to the skies. This is possible thanks to a new large tethered balloon from the French company Aerophile. Guests can float in the new “Nao Vigía” balloon above the park at (...) read more
(eap) Castle Taggenbrunn in Carinthia, Austria – owned by the entrepreneurial Riedl family since 2011 and opened to the public in 2019 after extensive renovations as part of the Taggenbrunn Festival – now offers its guests spectacular views and (...) read more
(eap) International cruise line brand Royal Caribbean is looking to further strengthen its sustainability efforts. As part of its catalog of measures, in the future initially two of the group’s coming new ships – the “Icon of the Seas” and the (...) read more
(eap) Universal Destinations & Experiences, a unit of Comcast NBCUniversal, announced the appointment of Molly Murphy (photo) as President of Universal Creative, effective August 14, 2023. She joins Universal from Gensler, a global architecture, (...) read more
(eap) Last Saturday (8 July), France’s Cobac Parc, located between Rennes and Saint-Malo, was able to inaugurate its great novelty of the season: the “Tour Excalibur”. The 20-meter high attraction is a free fall tower equipped with twelve seats, (...) read more
