Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) established for the development of Saudi Arabia‘s leisure and entertainment industry, has entered into exclusive collaborations with Warner Bros. (...) read more
After a majority in the German Bundestag agreed upon the bills “on the introduction of price brakes for grid-bound natural gas heat” and “on the introduction of an electricity price brake” in its session of 15 December 2022 – whereby two amendments (...) read more
Kraftwerk Living Technologies, a global specialist in integrated media technology solutions and media-based attractions headquartered in Wels, Upper Austria, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month. Founded in 1992, the company, which also (...) read more
After Hunderfossen treated its guests this year with the new rollercoaster experience “Fyr & Flamme” (a Bobsled Coaster from Gerstlauer, see Just Opened in EAP 4/2022), things will get musical in the coming season at the amusement park located near (...) read more
Located in Sevenum, the Netherlands, near the border with Germany, Toverland welcomed its millionth visitor of the year last weekend (Saturday) during its winter opening – a first for the theme park, which has never before been able to reach this (...) read more
As part of ongoing efforts to optimize operations and the customer journey through digitization which is seen in the European leisure and attractions industry, three more German leisure companies will be among those working together with Dutch (...) read more
British attractions operator Merlin Entertainments has announced the promotion of Paul Moreton to Chief Development Officer at Merlin Magic Making. Previously, this position was held by Mark Fisher, who will retire after 27 years with Merlin, as (...) read more
Germany’s Europa-Park in Rust and the globally operating, also German company of MOSOLF (shareholder of Tropos Motors Europe, provider of electric utility vehicles), which specializes in automotive logistics, are jointly investing in a photovoltaic (...) read more
Jeffrey Siebert, general manager of Six Flags Fiesta Texas, recently announced that a new roller coaster is scheduled to open at the San Antonio theme park in the summer of 2023. Specifically, it will be the world’s first P’Sghetti Bowl Coaster from (...) read more
France’s Compagnie des Alpes (CDA), which currently operates 13 theme parks and ten ski resorts in Europe, will invest around 200 million euros in the expansion and renewal of its ski areas by 2026, the Paris-based operator group recently announced. (...) read more
On December 1, 2022, Ralf Müller (photo) started his new position as Sales Manager for the Southwest sales region at entervo-access, the cash register and accounting systems provider based in Willich, North Rhine-Westphalia. The territory covers the (...) read more
As of January 1, 2023, Markus Sterzl, authorized signatory and head of department at Stadtwerke Köln, will serve as the second managing director at KölnBäder GmbH. The company’s shareholders’ meeting has appointed Sterzl for five years as successor (...) read more
In the summer of 2023, the emerging new “Minion Land” at Universal Studios Florida (part of Universal Orlando Resort) is set to receive a new interactive gaming attraction called “Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast”. In addition to the existing (...) read more
Merlin Entertainments, owner and operator of the London Eye, announces measures to secure the long-term future of the visitor attraction. Permissions to build the London Eye for the millennium celebration included a condition that the local planning (...) read more
The construction company Pellikaan was founded in 1947 by entrepreneur Henk Pellikaan in the Netherlands. In 1967, the first foreign office was opened in Belgium, five years later followed another one in Germany. Pellikaan Germany is now celebrating (...) read more
In March 2023, Elev8Fun, a new FEC from PrimeTime Amusements – a UScompany specializing in arcade games and the operation of arcades and FECs – is scheduled to open at Citrus Park Mall in Tampa, Florida. The 125,000-square-foot facility will include (...) read more
The Australian Sea World Marine Park Gold Coast – operated by Village Roadshow Theme Parks – recently opened its long-awaited new family thrill ride “Leviathan”. This is located in The New Atlantis themed area, which also includes a Top Spin® (...) read more
Just in time for the start of the winter season, a new attraction was opened to visitors at Magic Park Verden in Lower Saxony, Germany, last weekend. The park will again be open on selected days this winter. The new themed dark ride, which guests (...) read more
After the family theme park Babyland-Amiland, located near Paris in Saint-Pierre-du-Perray (Île-de-France region), was able to open a new attraction this year with “Le Ptéranodon” and set a new visitor record with 230,000 guests, the company will (...) read more
This year, for the first time, the “AUREA Awards“ were presented in form of a cooperation between MACK NeXT and the Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW). As part of the industry conference NTR - The Metaverse Summit, the prizes were awarded (...) read more
