(eap) A delegation from the Shanghai Shendi Group, majority owner of the Shanghai Disney Resort, which opened in 2016, recently visited Germany’s Europa-Park Resort. The six-member group of experts led by Yang Jinsong, Chairman of the Board of the (...) read more
(eap) After Europa-Park opened its new Croatian themed area with the extraordinary Stryker coaster “Voltron Nevera powered by Rimac” at the end of April this year (read also our cover story in EAP 3/24), the new area has now been complemented by a (...) read more
(eap) Visitors to Abu Dhabi’s The Galleria Al Maryah Island shopping centre can now combine their shopping trip with an augmented reality (AR) experience. “G-Quest” is the name of the AR application that visitors can activate on their smartphone by (...) read more
(eap) The Belgian Plopsa Group is planning to build its own year-round water park modelled on the existing Plopsaqua pools in Belgium near the Holiday Park it manages in Hassloch. An important next step in realizing this plans was taken last Friday (...) read more
(eap) On January 1 last year, the citizens of Bremen (Germany) said goodbye to the old Westbad public pool in Bremen’s Walle district after almost 50 years. Last Friday, June 7, a milestone in the new pool construction project of the Bremer Bäder (...) read more
(eap) The Aquabella leisure pool in Mutterstadt, Germany, opened a new multimedia slide experience this week after the previous slide was closed and refurbished since mid-March this year after more than 20 years in operation. The RR1200 tube slide (...) read more
(eap) After the Multiple Launched Family Coaster “FirleFranz” from Gerstlauer has been making its laps at Bayern-Park since last year (see EAP 4/2023), the family coaster has now been officially inaugurated. FirleFranz, thematically inspired by park (...) read more
(eap) With a total investment volume of around 1.9 billion euros (320 billion yen), this is the most comprehensive expansion of the Tokyo DisneySea theme park since it opened in 2001: the new “Fantasy Springs” area – also referred to by the park as (...) read more
(eap) The plans presented two years ago by the Belgian Plopsa Group to build a Plopsaqua water park in Mechelen (located in the province of Antwerp) was delayed right at the start of the development phase due to the revision of the comprehensive (...) read more
(eap) The two companies BoldMove Nation and E&S Rides, who recently announced their collaborative partnership (c.f. EAP News of 9 May 2024), introduced their first jointly developed product. The new development called “Spinfinity Coaster” combines (...) read more
(eap) For the first time after 17 years, the annually held IAAPA Expo Asia (formerly: “Asian Attractions Expo”) took place in Thailand again, namely at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok. The show floor was open from May 28 to (...) read more
(eap) Bremen-based manufacturer Huss Park Attractions now has an observation tower in its portfolio that combines spectacular views with a multimedia experience. The “Sky Tower Multimedia” combines the Sky Tower observation attraction (...) read more
(eap) The Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando (Florida) is currently modernizing and expanding Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. A new ten-storey building, named “Island Tower”, is being added to the resort. Its location will be just a few (...) read more
(eap) The Baden-Württemberg town of Metzingen in the south of Germany is getting a new year-round leisure pool. This was recently decided in a municipal council meeting. The old Eduard-Kahl-Bad pool and Metzingen’s outdoor pool are still quite (...) read more
(eap) The Beijing Haichang Ocean Park is set to open in Beijing’s Tongzhou district in 2027 and is expected to welcome more than 3.5 million visitors a year. The new aquarium complex is being developed by the Beijing Tongzhou Urban Construction and (...) read more
(eap) Last weekend, the MagicSplash outdoor water park, which belongs to the Italian theme park MagicLand, kicked off this year’s season. The water park near Rome, which opened last year (see our article in EAP 3/2023), is tailored to families with (...) read more
(eap) Zurich Zoo recently published its 2023 annual report. With 1.26 million visitors last year, the zoo is delighted with a very good result, which ranks fourth among the most-visited zoo years despite the slight (-8.2 %) decline compared to the (...) read more
(eap) After Freizeitpark Plohn opened “Dazzling Dan’s Fuselschleuder” – a new Western-themed jet ski ride from Zierer – in the area of the old lake stage at the start of this year's season, the family leisure park in the Vogtland region in Germany (...) read more
(eap) The GochNess leisure pool on the Lower Rhine in Germany is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. GochNess was officially opened in June 1999 and has welcomed around 320,000 visitors per year since then. Operated by Stadtwerke Goch, the (...) read more
(eap) Since last Saturday, Alton Towers Resort in England, part of Merlin Entertainments, has been celebrating the tenth anniversary of “CBeebies Land” with a week of festivities. Part of the celebrations for the themed area, which is dedicated (...) read more
