(eap) As a separate LBE attraction outside the park, Spain’s PortAventura World will soon introduce a new Virtual Reality experience, available as of 18 September this fall. Located at the park’s northern parking lot (next to the “LaLiga (...) read more
(eap) A new dark ride from Sally Dark Rides recently opened at the U.S. amusement park Funtown Splashtown in Saco, Maine. The attraction called “Whispering Pines Haunted Hotel” is an interactive spooky ride for the whole family (we reported in EAP (...) read more
(eap) Vaughan, Ontario (Canada)-based theme park Canada’s Wonderland will delight visitors to its water park in 2024 with a major new slide attraction. Named “Moosehorn Falls”, the approximately eight-hectare Splash Works water park is scheduled to (...) read more
(eap) Earlier this year, the US theme park Silver Dollar City announced that it would close its popular indoor roller coaster “Fire in the Hole”, which opened in 1972, at the end of this season. But – a replacement is coming, as it was now announced (...) read more
(eap) The Baroque palace complex Belvedere, built from 1714 to 1723 for Prince Eugene of Savoy and consisting of the Upper and Lower Belvedere, which are connected by the palace garden, celebrates its 300th anniversary this year. As a cultural (...) read more
(eap) With the Crayola Experience, the US wax crayon manufacturer Crayola is offering families a leisure experience centred around the well-known brand at five locations in the U.S. – in Easton, Orlando, Minneapolis, Plano and Chandler. Now the (...) read more
(eap) Important notice for fans and visitors: The launched flume coaster “Catapult Falls” announced for the Texan marine animal park SeaWorld San Antonio, which was supposed to open this season, will not open until 2024. This was announced recently (...) read more
(eap) “Following a year of transition, our strategy is taking hold. Despite a challenging weather backdrop in the first half of the year, we are seeing a return to a solid growth trajectory in attendance, revenue and earnings,” commented Selim (...) read more
(eap) The two Montreal, Canada-based technology companies Connect&GO and Amilia recently announced their strategic partnership. Together, they want to take their technology solutions, which are also particularly in demand in the leisure industry, to (...) read more
(eap) As of today, “Minion Land” at Universal Studios Florida is complete and officially open to visitors including its new main attraction “Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast”, new shops and F&B options. The newly opened attraction is a (...) read more
(eap) The Kings Island amusement park (part of Cedar Fair Entertainment Company), located in the US state of Ohio, is adding a new roller coaster to its range of attractions in 2024. As part of the expansion of the park’s existing Snoopy-themed (...) read more
(eap) A new interactive attraction for families was opened at Walibi Belgium (Compagnie des Alpes) today. Dubbed “Silverton”, the ride is a Sidecar XL model from Italian manufacturer Technical Park, which was installed in the “Far West” area of the (...) read more
(eap) “Voltron Nevera powered by Rimac” will be the name of the new and thus 14th roller coaster of Europa-Park – this was announced yesterday ceremonially, in the presence of the Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on the Croatian island of (...) read more
(eap) Yesterday, The Walt Disney Company announced the results of the third quarter for the current fiscal year (FY), which ended on July 1, 2023. Overall, total revenues in Q3 grew by four percent to USD 22.3 billion (EUR 20.3 billion) compared to (...) read more
(eap) A new LEGO® Discovery Center (LDC) is now open in Washington, D.C. at the Virginia Springfield Town Center. It is one of three new LEGO Discovery Centers in the U.S. that operator group Merlin Entertainments is calling “next-generation” (...) read more
(eap) Currently there is a new exhibition at Germany’s Allwetterzoo Münster. In the zoo’s South America house, the exhibition “Consumption and the Rainforest” by the OroVerde Rainforest Foundation can be visited until August 27, 2023. The exhibition (...) read more
(eap) With sights and attractions such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and Disneyland Paris, the French capital is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, attracting many millions of visitors year after year. From 2025, locals and (...) read more
(eap) The Belgian theme park operator group Plopsa has a new CEO: From October, Carl Lenaerts will be at the helm of the company. He replaces interim CEO Koen Clement, who temporarily took over from Steve Van den Kerkhof after parent company Studio (...) read more
(eap) Doug Stagner, a familiar face in the leisure industry, has recently been named new Executive Director of Attractions at Saudi Entertainment Venture (SEVEN). Stagner has been working in the leisure industry for nearly four decades. Beginning (...) read more
(eap) At the Meadowhall shopping center in Sheffield, UK, young visitors in particular can enjoy a new Barbie™ experience this fall that is unique in the UK. In “Barbie You Can Be Anything: The Experience”, children and their families can try out (...) read more
