On October 1, 2022, Tobias Gercke (48) took over as managing director of Räder-Vogel, a Hamburg-based wheel and castor manufacturer that also equips roller coasters, Ferris wheels and water attractions with its heavy-duty castor solutions. The (...) read more
Yesterday, the 187th Oktoberfest on Munich’s “Theresienwiese” festival site came to an end. The preliminary report for one of the largest traditional folk festivals in the world is quite positive, with around 5.7 million guests from the beginning of (...) read more
Located in Sevierville, Tennessee, in the Smoky Mountains, Wilderness Resort at the Smokies Hotel & Waterpark Resort offers the best conditions for a successful vacation, especially for families with children. The Wild WaterDome indoor water park, (...) read more
After two years of construction and countless hours of work, the new Seaside Resort at Freizeit-Land Geiselwind in Bavaria opened yesterday. Located just a few minutes’ walk from the family adventure park, the overnight resort was planned by (...) read more
SeaWorld San Diego has announced a new multi launch-coaster scheduled to open in spring 2023. “Arctic Rescue” will be the “longest and fastest straddle coaster on the West Coast,” according to the park. The Family Launch Coaster from Intamin is (...) read more
Now the cat is out of the bag – from January 2023, Ireland’s Tayto Park will welcome its guests under the new name Emerald Park. The name was announced today by General Manager Charles Coyle. We had already reported earlier that the theme park and (...) read more
Canada’s Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group welcomes Nickole Tara to the company in the newly created position of Chief Growth Officer. Tara has over 20 years of experience in leadership roles in business development and managing business and (...) read more
Massimiliano (“Massi”) Freddi has been named second vice chair of the IAAPA Board of Directors for 2023. Freddi – founder and CEO of the Wonderwood family park on Lake Maggiore, Italy – will serve as first vice chair in 2024 and lead IAAPA as chair (...) read more
This year, Bob Rogers – founder and chairman of BRC Imagination Arts – will bring together the creative minds behind Walt Disney World's Epcot as moderator and curator of the Legends Panel. The annual panel discussion, which will be held as part of (...) read more
With a first teaser video of its 2023 novelty, the Texas-based marine animal theme park SeaWorld San Antonio yesterday thrilled fans and visitors. Dubbed “Catapult Falls”, the park, which is part of the SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment group, will (...) read more
The German Association for the Digital Economy (BVDW) sees itself as an initiator, guide and accelerator of digital business models in Germany. In order to network and serve the industry, the BVDW regularly offers specialist events such as the (...) read more
Last Thursday, in the city of Webster, located in the Greater Houston metropolitan area on the Texas Gulf Coast, the groundbreaking ceremony was held for the construction of a new indoor waterpark resort of the US Great Wolf Lodge company. Great (...) read more
For its anniversary season this year, Disneyland® Paris, which opened its gates to visitors for the very first time in April 1992, has created “Disney D-Light”, a brand-new evening show developed especially for this occasion. Performed in the park’s (...) read more
Shortly before the fall vacations begin in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the regional Potts Park in Minden has now opened its new “Cliff Slinger” attraction – a Wild Swing supplied by ART Engineering, the arms of which rotate (...) read more
This fall, a new indoor park called Max Action Arena is scheduled to open as part of Orlando’s ICON Park, expanding the offerings of the leisure complex near I-Drive. Max Action Arena will be a Family Entertainment Center (FEC) with a variety of VR, (...) read more
This year’s annual meeting of the French trade association Le Syndicat Naional des Espaces de Loisirs, d’Attractions et Culturels, SNELAC, takes place from today to Wednesday (26 to 28 September). For the 21st edition of the “Rencontres du SNELAC”, (...) read more
Construction work is still underway at Tierpark Berlin on one of the most modern elephant houses in Europe (cf. EAP 6/2020). In the course of the conversion, an African savannah landscape is being created adjoining this, which will cover around (...) read more
Today, members of the German Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions – Verband Deutscher Freizeitparks und Freizeitunternehmen e.V. (VDFU) –, come together for the organization’s annual summer meeting taking place until Wednesday this week, (...) read more
Under the name Fürst, a new, modern mixed-use complex is currently being built on Kurfürstendamm on the site of the former Kudamm-Karree in western Berlin, which will offer around 47,000 square meter of office space (including co-working spaces) and (...) read more
SPREE Interactive, in partnership with Amusement Services International (ASI) – an end-to-end solutions provider for the MENA region – is bringing the first SPREE VR Arena to the Middle East. The multiplayer and free-roam arena is scheduled to be (...) read more
