(eap) After a year of construction, Germany’s Stadtwerk.Westbad in Regensburg (Bavaria) recently opened a new slide complex for its guests. Around four million euros were invested in the project, in which a total of 15 specialist companies were (...) read more
(eap) The Kingoland amusement park, which opened in 2014 in the town of Plumelin (Morbihan department, Brittany) in western France, has continuously expanded its offerings in recent years. In the upcoming season, the park’s “Far West”-themed area (...) read more
(eap) Member facilities of the European Waterpark Association e.V. (EWA) – the quality association representing European leisure pools, spas and waterparks – can now submit their applications for the prestigious “EWA Awards”. The distinction will be (...) read more
(eap) As early as this spring, a new indoor activity park is set to expand Nuremberg’s leisure offering: With JumpYard, the city in northern Bavaria will get a trampoline park that marks the first location of the Swedish operator in Germany. The (...) read more
(eap) Around ten weeks after the opening of the new combined pool Hirschbachbad in Aalen (Baden-Württemberg, Germany), the municipal operator Stadtwerke Aalen (SWA) are drawing a positive initial balance. Since the official commissioning at the (...) read more
(eap) Starting tomorrow, visitors to Zoo Aquarium Madrid will be able to immerse themselves more deeply in the distant People’s Republic of China over the next four weekends: In addition to the two giant pandas “Jin Xi” and “Zhu Yu”, who can be (...) read more
(eap) At the most recent edition of the international Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) trade show held in Barcelona, the globally operating electronics corporation Panasonic presented a new laser projector specifically developed for immersive and (...) read more
(eap) The Dutch theme park and holiday resort Slagharen is expanding its Wild West offering with a new adventure. This spring, an attraction named “Sky Sifter” is set to open, combining both a thrill and a family-friendly experience in one. This (...) read more
(eap) A new opportunity is emerging for the AQUAtoll leisure pool in Neckarsulm, Germany, which has been closed since May 2022: A private investor has declared his willingness to reactivate the leisure pool at his own expense and at his own economic (...) read more
(eap) More than 4.2 million visitors were recorded by the art collective teamLab in 2025 across its two museum locations in Tokyo. The digital exhibition teamLab Borderless – which initially opened in 2018 on the island of Odaiba in Tokyo Bay and (...) read more
(eap) The Detmold (Germany)-based company purematic, a provider of visitor management and digital signage solutions for the leisure industry, is advancing its international expansion and has welcomed Werner Dullmaier to its team, who assumed the (...) read more
(eap) “German tourism achieved the best result in its history in 2025,” emphasises Reinhard Meyer, President of the German Tourism Association (DTV), the umbrella organisation of municipal, regional and state tourism bodies. According to the Federal (...) read more
(eap) Disney Cruise Line is planning a global travel season once again for summer 2027 and, for the first time, will deploy a ship of the modern “Wish” class to Europe with the “Disney Wish”. Following a repositioning voyage, the ocean liner, which (...) read more
(eap) Amsterdam now offers a new indoor attraction for families: WOPL! (World of Play & Learning) sees itself as a space for shared play, discovering and learning. Three thematically staged experience areas are aimed at children up to eight years of (...) read more
(eap) The accesso Technology Group, a provider of technology solutions to leisure, entertainment and cultural markets, has announced the expansion of its long-standing strategic partnership with Adyen, the Dutch technology services company (...) read more
(eap) Since November 2023, companies in Germany with an annual total energy consumption of more than 7.5 gigawatt hours (GWh) have been required, in accordance with the Energy Efficiency Act, to establish an energy or environmental management (...) read more
(eap) On selected dates in March and April this year, the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London is offering the workshop “Mastering the Magic: Costume Creation” for visitors interested in the costumes of the Harry Potter film series and their creation. A (...) read more
(eap) The AI-based system “DMT RideGuard”, developed for condition monitoring of rides in amusement parks, has been honoured with the “German Excellence Award 2026”. The monitoring solution developed by DMT, a company of the TÜV Nord Group, received (...) read more
(eap) The British Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool is marking two anniversaries this year: the park’s 130th anniversary and 90 years of ice shows. To celebrate the occasion, visitors can look forward to a new family show this year. Under the title (...) read more
(eap) The amusement park Parque Diversiones in the Costa Rican capital San José has opened a new flat ride of the “Air Race” type from Italian manufacturer Zamperla. “Dragonix” – the name of the attraction at the park – promises an adrenaline-filled (...) read more
