(eap) Liseberg’s Board of Directors has now formally decided to rebuild the indoor water park Oceana. After the water world was destroyed by a fire in February (see EAP news of 12 Feb 2024), it has been cleared in recent months so that (...) read more
(eap) Yesterday, the iconic “Country Bear Musical Jamboree” attraction reopened at Magic Kingdom Park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Country Bear Jamboree was one of the last attractions that Disney founder Walt Disney himself helped to create over (...) read more
(eap) The Erlebnispark Schloss Thurn in the Bavarian town of Heroldsbach, Germany, located between the highways A3 and A73, will be offering its first overnight accommodation from next year. From May 2025, the new GlampingPark will offer 170 pitches (...) read more
(eap) Plopsaland De Panne on the West Flemish coast near the French border has recently launched a new musical. The fairytale production “Snow White” will be performed exclusively in the Studio 100 Theater and can be visited throughout the (...) read more
(eap) A new water playground has opened at LEGOLAND® Deutschland Resort in the „Land der Piraten“ (Engl.: “Land of Pirates”) themed area. Right next to the attraction „Käpt’n Nicks Piratenschlacht“ (Engl.: “Captain Nick’s Pirate Battle”), little (...) read more
(eap) Since this season, visitors to the Hansa-Park theme park in Sierksdorf on the Baltic Sea have been able to discover the “Lost Trails of Roanoke” between “Beautiful Britain” and “New Lübeck” in the “Adventureland” themed area. This is an (...) read more
(eap) Palace Entertainment, the amusement park operator with several parks in the USA and Australia, has appointed Ricky Spicuzza as General Manager of Kennywood Park and Sandcastle Water Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Spicuzza’s career at (...) read more
(eap) The “Robins Horn” adventure playground was recently opened in Romanshorn on the Swiss side of Lake Constance. After eight years of planning and six months of construction, it is now open to families and children on the (...) read more
(eap) The Canadian water attraction manufacturer Vortex Aquatic Structures International has acquired the Dutch company Watergames & More. This take over is intended to strengthen Vortex’s production and service capacities throughout Europe and (...) read more
(eap) To celebrate the French national holiday, Disneyland® Paris set the Guinness World RecordsTM record last night for the “largest aerial display of a fictional character formed by multirotors/drones”. A total of 1,571 drones lit up the night sky (...) read more
(eap) The German amusement park Taunus Wunderland opened its new roller coaster, “Gobbi Express”, just in time for the start of the Hessian summer vacations. This is a powered coaster from Mack Rides, which was originally in operation at the end of (...) read more
(eap) The French theme park Futuroscope opens the gates to its new Aquascope water park today, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in three indoor themed zones over an area of more than 7,000 square metres. There is something for everyone in the (...) read more
(eap) The Churpfalzpark in Loifling (Bavaria, Germany) offers various attractions and playgrounds on an area of over 18,000 square meters. A new addition is a “Family Launch Coaster” from Italian manufacturer SBF Visa, which opened last Saturday. (...) read more
(eap) On the occasion of Europa-Park’s 50th birthday, the beloved mascots “Ed & Edda” from the popular amusement park in Rust will conquer on the big movie theatre screens. In corporation with Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany (...) read more
(eap) Bernd Kaufmann, the founder, owner and managing director of Simtec Systems, passed away on 7 July 2024 at the age of 67 surrounded by his family. Bernd Kaufmann, who founded the Braunschweig-based technology company in 1989, developed it into (...) read more
(eap) The application phase for the “interbad Innovation Award 2024” is open and still running through July 31, 2024. The public award was presented for the first time in 2014 as part of the international interbad trade fair in (...) read more
(eap) The Puy du Fou group, which is based in the French Vendée and has been operating its show theme park (now also with several hotels) in Les Epesses for several decades and a second Puy du Fou park location in Toledo, Spain since (...) read more
(eap) The Klimahaus Bremerhaven science and experience center is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. Since opening at the end of June 2009, the attraction for all those interested in the topics of weather and climate change has welcomed more (...) read more
(eap) On June 24, 2024, Edoardo Rossini passed away unexpectedly at the age of 28. This was announced by his mother Manuela Sartori and his father Franco Rossini. After completing his studies in business administration and marketing and a degree in (...) read more
(eap) Ruud Koppens (photo), founder of the Dutch ride system developer ETF Ride Systems (ETF), is retiring. The 67-year-old was a member of the ETF Group for nearly 51 years and started the sub-company ETF Ride Systems, which specialises in (...) read more
