In summer 2022, Wunderland Kalkar was taken over by DeFabrique Holding. In collaboration with Han Groot Obbink, who had been in charge of the park management for many years, the Dutch company has since been responsible for the management (...) read more
The Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and has some very special novelties and offers to mark the occasion. This Saturday, April 22, the park will kick off the 2023 summer season, opening (...) read more
At Freizeit-Land Geiselwind amusement park & resort, there are several novelties for visitors to discover in the current season. The former “T-REX World” has been equipped with new effects, an extended walkway as well as its own soundtrack and from (...) read more
UK theme park chain Gulliver’s Theme Park Resorts and charity The Scouts have announced their three-year partnership. As a scouting group, The Scouts’ goal is to support young people developing life skills and values. Beginning this year, which also (...) read more
AIMS International, a non-profit organization specializing in safety education for the amusement industry, has announced that it has hired Amy (Briley) Lowenstein, a 30-year veteran of the industry. Lowenstein will serve as executive director for (...) read more
The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory operated by Hillerich & Bradsby Co. (H&B) has undergone extensive renovations. The gallery “Bat Vault”, which features more than 3,000 original bat models, has doubled in size and is now included in the (...) read more
This past Saturday, the 29th Thea Awards were officially presented to the awardees in a festive ambience at the Disneyland Resort (Anaheim, California) during the “Thea Awards Gala” organized by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), following (...) read more
Tomorrow, April 15, the U.S. theme park Kings Island kicks-off its season. A new themed area and a new restaurant await guests this year. We already presented “Adventure Port” with its two new family attractions of the “Endeavour” and “Tea Cup” type (...) read more
The four-star Fårup Hotel, which opened at Fårup Sommerland in 2016, will be supplemented this season with new accommodation options. Specifically, the accommodation offer will be expanded by two new, chic tree house cabins – as the Danish theme (...) read more
Hotel, gastronomy and service expert Edith Gerhardt will join the board of management at Autostadt Wolfsburg on October 1, 2023. As part of the management team, she will be responsible for the delivery of new cars, conference management, gastronomy, (...) read more
After 1907 and 1975, for the third time the German garden show will be held in Mannheim this year. Starting today, April 14, visitors can look forward to over 5,000 events as well as a variety of attractions and exhibitions until October 8. BUGA (...) read more
Roller coaster manufacturer Larson International, founded in 1967, and Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC), founded in 2001, have announced their merger. The two manufacturers have already realized joint projects in recent years. Now the two companies (...) read more
In the Chinese province of Zhejiang, the new Zhejiang Wave Town leisure resort is under development, that will include hot springs facilities, hotels and a shopping mall. Ground was recently broken for this major construction project. The highlight (...) read more
To date, 32 Cirque du Soleil shows delight audiences around the world. Most recently the entertainment group has announced a new permanent show in cooperation with the Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel in Hawaii. Exclusively in Honolulu, the show (...) read more
The Austrian winter sports center of Innsbruck will once again become an international meeting place for entrepreneurs and market players in the industry of mountain tourism next week, when the INTERALPIN, the world’s leading trade fair for alpine (...) read more
After 36 years, the Wellenbad am Spreewaldplatz in Berlin is being completely renovated. Guests are still able to visit the leisure pool, which belongs to Berliner Bäder-Betriebe (BBB), until 30 June. The refurbishment and modernization, costing (...) read more
After the completion of extensive general overhaul work on the “Regina” wooden roller coaster at Japan’s Tobu Zoo (located just under an hour’s drive north of the city of Saitama), the ride, which opened in 2000 and was supplied by manufacturer (...) read more
Klaus Huss has died. Born in July 1939, Klaus Huss passed away in Bremen on March 21, 2023, at the age of 83. He was a man whose life was linked to the amusement ride industry from a young age. Just as the name Huss is to this day inseparable from (...) read more
Earlier this month, the Jardin d’Acclimatation amusement park in Paris also started into its new season. In the run-up, one million euros were spent on maintenance and beautification work on the existing facilities. A new website was also launched. (...) read more
Building on the success of the first Doloris attraction that opened 2019 in Tilburg, the Netherlands, a second location has now been announced, coming to Utrecht in 2024. The concept of Doloris is not easy to explain – this becomes clear when you (...) read more
