The European Waterpark Association e.V. (EWA) has collected the latest facts on the current situation of leisure pools and spas in the energy crisis. In a position paper that has just been published, the European association of waterparks, adventure (...) read more
In the “AquaWorld” theme area (one of the current seven park zones) in Rome’s Cinecittà World, visitors have been able to enjoy a perfect holiday feeling since this summer by lying comfortably on tubes and floating along the gentle current of the (...) read more
The Adventureland Resort in Altoona, Iowa, which was taken over by the operating group Palace Entertainment (the American subsidiary of Parques Reunidos) at the end of last year (c.f. EAP News of 22 Dec 2021), has announced two new Viking-themed (...) read more
Mirabilandia, founded near Ravenna in northern Italy in 1992, is considered one of the largest amusement parks in the country. On an area of 85 hectares, guests can discover a total of 46 attractions, shows, food outlets and shops spread over six (...) read more
The city of Boston (capital and with almost five million residents it its metropolitan area largest city of the US state of Massachusetts) recently got a new “sweet” attraction: in addition to the location in Dallas, Choco Town is now also available (...) read more
The House of Magic – an interactive, “magical” experience world inspired by the Ehrlich Brothers’ live shows – will open in the Expohalle at Westfield Centro in Oberhausen, Germany on 17th November this fall. A total of 19 individually designed (...) read more
In the Liebesbier restaurant located on the Maisel & Friends brewery premises in Bayreuth, Bavaria (which is also home to Maisel’s Beer Experience World), service robot “Bella” has been supporting the processes for a few weeks now, with the little (...) read more
British operator group Merlin Entertainments is continuing its successful partnership with the LEGO® Group to bring three next generation LEGO® Discovery Centers to three locations in the U.S. next year. Under the new name (previously, these indoor (...) read more
Next to Karls Erlebnis-Dorf in Elstal near Berlin, a “Bibi & Tina” theme park will be built by 2024, developed in cooperation between Karls Erdbeerhof and Germany’s Kiddinx publishing house on an area of 60,000 square meters. Here, visitors will be (...) read more
Dollywood Park, located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, announced on Friday a new great addition for next spring. Dolly Parton herself presented the latest plans for Dollywood Parks & Resorts, which, as well as Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort (...) read more
The Global Village, located on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road in Dubai, which is a multicultural leisure destination combining retail, restaurants, attractions and entertainment along a promenade, has announced 27 pavilions and a new concept for its (...) read more
Opened in December 1981, the “Dreamworld Express” at the Dreamworld theme park on Australia’s Gold Coast has carried millions of guests since its inauguration. Recently, it was time for an upgrade of the nostalgic train attraction. While the park (...) read more
OCT Group-owned and -operated Fabland Valley Resort in Xiangyang (Hubei Province), China, celebrated the opening of its new “Hive Break” walkthrough attraction (which was delayed due to the pandemic), located at the “Alien Port” in the park and (...) read more
Cenntro Electric Group Limited – a leading EV technology company with advanced, market-validated electric commercial vehicles, which has taken over a majority interest in Tropos Motors Europe earlier this year – announced that is had signed a (...) read more
The Six Flags Entertainment Corporation has announced the appointment of Chieh Huang as an independent director to its Board of Directors, effective August 1, 2022. At the same time, Denise M. Clark has resigned from the Board for personal reasons. (...) read more
After 25 years, Wunderland Kalkar now has a new owner. On 1 August 2022, Hennie van der Most (Most Beheer), who founded the amusement park on the Lower Rhine not far from the Dutch border a quarter of a century ago, and the Dutch DeFabrique Holding (...) read more
Since the end of July, there has been a new highlight for families with children at Saxony’s Mildenstein (Leisnig) and Kriebstein (municipality of Kriebstein) castles. In search of the “treasure of the one-eyed man”, guests at Mildenstein Castle can (...) read more
From 23 September to 6 November 2022, visitors to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter can once again explore the dark side of the wizarding world as the “Death Eaters” make their way back to Hogwarts. For this period, (...) read more
“I am extremely grateful for this safe and peaceful Libori Festival,” said Paderborn’s Mayor Michael Dreier. Around 1.5 million people had visited this year’s festival, taking place over nine days in the cathedral city, and experienced the unique (...) read more
The accesso® Technology Group has teamed up with global technology company Planet, operating in the hospitality and retail sectors in particular, in a strategic partnership to combine payment services, technology and software for on-site-payments in (...) read more
