(eap) The Californian amusement park Six Flags Magic Mountain recently opened its redesigned family area, “Looney Tunes™ Land”. Here, visitors can immerse themselves in the world of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Taz, Road Runner and other well-known (...) read more
(eap) The city of Hückeswagen (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) near Cologne is going to receive a new indoor swimming pool. The planned facility is intended to meet modern technical and energy standards and offer both sports-oriented and (...) read more
(eap) After speculation had been circulating for some time about the next new roller coaster at Nigloland, the French park has now announced “Supersonic 1887”, the largest investment in its history to date. Around 18 million euros are being invested (...) read more
(eap) The French tourism group Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs could be fully acquired by Mubadala Capital. As part of a strategic review of the company launched in June 2025, the Board of Directors of Pierre et Vacances S.A. has received a fully (...) read more
(eap) The family entertainment centre Heroes Paradise in Brandon, Florida, founded by Julie and Tim Pennenga in 2020, has expanded its visitor offering – which focuses on laser tag, archery and gameplay climbing – with an outdoor standing wave. (...) read more
(eap) Center Parcs Nordborg, located in the southern Danish region of Sønderborg (cf. EAP 5/2025), is celebrating its first anniversary and has drawn a positive balance: In its first year of operation, the holiday park welcomed more than 160,000 (...) read more
(eap) According to official figures from the World Health Organization (WHO), around 300,000 people worldwide die from drowning each year, almost a quarter of them children under the age of five. Among children aged one to four, drowning is the (...) read more
(eap) Adventure Coast in Southport on England’s north-west coast, which opened in the early 1910s and is today managed by owner Norman Wallis, is currently undergoing a phase of transformation. After the park, previously known as Southport (...) read more
(eap) Thunder, stormy winds and a good dose of adrenaline: The new water coaster “Dønnervind” opened today at Freizeitpark Plohn. To mark its 30th anniversary, the German amusement park has given itself a special anniversary present with this major (...) read more
(eap) At Illuseum Berlin, reality and perception blur: rooms appear to tilt, proportions become bizarre, certain perspectives deceive the eye... Behind this playful experience offering, Illuseum also pursues a mission: to draw attention to the (...) read more
(eap) The Florida-based zoo and theme park Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has appointed a new park president: Jon Vigue (pictured here) is taking over the leadership of the destination. According to parent company United Parks & Resorts, his appointment (...) read more
(eap) “Vivid Sydney”, the festival of light, music and food held annually in Sydney by Destination NSW since 2009, took place this year from 22 May to 13 June and comprised numerous art and entertainment installations based on advanced projection (...) read more
(eap) Clowning, juggling and magic art: potts park Minden in Germany is expanding its family-oriented entertainment offering with the clown theatre “Hops und Hopsi”. With interactive shows and creative hands-on formats, the two characters are set to (...) read more
(eap) At the historic Tivoli amusement park in Copenhagen, which is also known internationally as Tivoli Gardens, the largest thematic construction project in the park’s history is taking shape: a Japan area is scheduled to open as early as August (...) read more
(eap) The Europa-Park Resort is celebrating the opening of its “Riverside Western Lodge” and, with it, the completion of “Silver Lake City”. After the first section of the Western town, including Western Houses and caravan pitches, had already (...) read more
(eap) US technology company Adobe, which specialises in software solutions and platforms for digital documents, design and creativity, announced this week a collaboration with Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development. The aim is to accelerate (...) read more
(eap) Bayern-Park in Reisbach, Lower Bavaria, came up with a special event in its 35th anniversary year: Last weekend, children were able to take a look behind the scenes of park operations during the so-called “Gschaftlertag” and step into the role (...) read more
(eap) With “Dr. Molino’s Magical Circus”, the media company Studio 100 has announced a new family show. From 1 May 2027, the production is set to be shown exclusively at the “Theater De Panne”, located directly next to Plopsaland Belgium. The (...) read more
(eap) On the show floor of IAAPA Expo Asia, which took place from 10 to 12 June last week at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, more than 300 manufacturers and suppliers from the international leisure industry presented their products (...) read more
(eap) Amsterdam’s ARTIS Zoo has reopened its aquarium, which first opened in 1882, following five years of restoration and modernisation work. With this, one of the oldest aquariums in the world returns to visitors in a new form. In the redesigned (...) read more
