(eap) Blackgang Chine amusement park, located on the British Isle of Wight, celebrates its 180th anniversary this year. This makes the park off the south coast of Great Britain the oldest theme park in the country. Founded in 1843 by Alexander (...) read more
(eap) Monday saw the opening of the all-new World of Jumanji themed area at British theme park Chessington World of Adventures. The highlight of the area is the world’s first coaster with a “Jumanji” theme. “Mandrill Mayhem” is the name of the new (...) read more
(eap) Just in time for the start of the season, the Skara Sommarland amusement park (in Axvall, Västra Götaland province), which belongs to the Swedish operator group Parks & Resorts Scandinavia, will open a new attraction for its guests on June 3: (...) read more
(eap) Only four months after the installation of the first track element, the layout of the coming new roller coaster at Europa-Park, which will be the main attraction of the future “Croatia” themed area, was completed with the last track element (...) read more
(eap) RWS Entertainment Group announced today that together with its related subsidiaries it will now operate under the new joint umbrella brand of RWS Global. Specifically, RWS and the entities of ted, JRA and ARC, which previously operated under (...) read more
(eap) As this season’s big novelty, the all-new “Uncharted” dark ride will soon celebrate its opening at the Spanish PortAventura Park – namely on Saturday, June 17. The ride, which is being realized by the two companies of Intamin and Sally Dark (...) read more
(eap) U.S. amusement park Lake Compounce (located in Bristol, Connecticut) has a new general manager at its helm: effective immediately, Doug Hemphill (photo) is taking over the vacant position to support leading the park and with it its owner and (...) read more
(eap) In early May, the first network meeting of Finnish amusement park professionals took place at Särkänniemi Amusement Park in Tampere. With over 120 participants from Linnanmäki (Helsinki), PowerPark (Ala-Härmä), Särkänniemi and Tykkimäki (...) read more
(eap) BillyBird® Park Drakenrijk in Beesel (province of Limburg), located near the German-Dutch border, has recently been delighting its guests with a new attraction: The new play area “Riddersheide” has been created on a ten-meter-high sand hill on (...) read more
(eap) With a recently started poster campaign, the leisure pools and spas of the European Waterpark Association (EWA) want to call attention for diversity and tolerance at the start of the summer pool season. “Every year, millions of people visit (...) read more
(eap) On the Baltic Sea island of Rügen, which is very popular with vacationers, a new attraction was recently opened to visitors. Directly on the famous chalk cliff in the Jasmund National Park, which attracts a large number of tourists every year, (...) read more
(eap) The Jeck op open-air pool in the green sports park Müngersdorf in Cologne kicks off a very special season tomorrow, May 13! There is a reason to celebrate: Jeck op open-air pool turns 100 years! Opened in September 1923 as a “garden pool”, it (...) read more
(eap) Early on Friday morning, September 16, 2022, the 16-meter high AquaDom belonging to SEA LIFE Berlin burst. The free-standing cylinder aquarium was located in the courtyard area of the Radisson Collection Hotel, which is part of the DomAquarée (...) read more
(eap) Earlier this year, Schwaben Park in Kaisersbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany), was able to expand its overnight capacity to a total of over 170 beds with the acquisition of a nearby hotel (we reported on this in our Park Report in EAP 2/2023). (...) read more
(eap) Pigeon Forge, Tennessee-based Dollywood Park today opens its new “Big Bear Mountain” family roller coaster in the “Wildwood Grove” themed area. With $25 million, the new attraction represents the theme park’s largest single attraction (...) read more
(eap) From May 16 to November 19, visitors to the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum (HNF) in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), can discover the special exhibition “The Nemesis Machine – City.Data.Art.”. It’s a spectacular art installation by (...) read more
(eap) At the Danish amusement park Djurs Sommerland, the new themed area “Dinosaurland” (see EAP 4/2022), which opened last year, is being expanded with three new attractions. Among them is “SpinOsaurus”, a Disk’O coaster from Italian manufacturer (...) read more
(eap) Last summer, “topless” bathing in public swimming pools in Germany was a much-discussed topic. According to the proponents, this is about equal rights for women in swimming pools – women should also be allowed to go topless in swimming pools (...) read more
(eap) Starting today, visitors to UK’s Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park can again take their rides on the popular “Valhalla” water dark ride, which had been closed for a comprehensive makeover since 2019. In collaboration with manufacturer (...) read more
(eap) The Paris-based Looping Group, which was founded in 2011 and now operates a total of 18 leisure, water and animal parks in eight European countries, is currently in final takeover negotiations with PAI Partners, as was announced by the private (...) read more
