(eap) After invited guests were given a first glimpse during an exclusive preview event earlier this week, the new Great Tides Waterpark officially opens today on “Great Stirrup Cay”, the approximately 109-hectare private island of US cruise (...) read more
(eap) California-headquartered experience design firm Storyland Studios has appointed experienced storyteller Adam Moore (photo) to the newly created position of Vice President of Story. Storytelling lies at the heart of the company’s creative (...) read more
(eap) In Nieuwegein, a city in the Dutch province of Utrecht, the extensively renewed Merwestein Sports and Events Complex recently reopened following a two-and-a-half-year modernisation programme. Since yesterday, the integrated leisure pool, (...) read more
(eap) From the NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, to the Johnnie Walker Experience in Edinburgh, Scotland, and numerous pavilions at World Expos: For (...) read more
(eap) Grupo Vidanta has announced an opening date for resort guests for its new BON Luxury Theme Park in Nuevo Nayarit (formerly Nuevo Vallarta) on Mexico’s Pacific coast: The “world’s first luxury theme park” for all generations, whose name BON (...) read more
(eap) The municipality of Hallstatt in Austria’s Salzkammergut region is renowned for thousands of years of salt mining, and at the Salzwelten visitor centre in Hallstatt’s high valley, guests can delve deeper into this history. The Salzwelten had (...) read more
(eap) After the highly anticipated new roller coaster “Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift” at Universal Studios Hollywood had already entered technical rehearsals with guests at the end of July, the theme park has now announced September 16 as the (...) read more
(eap) Yesterday saw the official opening of Leipzig Zoo’s new coastal and marine-themed “Feuerland” area. Covering around 10,000 square meters, the new experience transports visitors to the Pacific coast of South America and provides a new home for (...) read more
(eap) The Beijing Haichang Ocean Park, currently under construction in Beijing’s Tongzhou district and set to feature a huge public aquarium as its centrepiece, is scheduled to open in 2027. Designed by California-based creative company Legacy (...) read more
(eap) Gothenburg’s Liseberg amusement park destination has appointed Amanda Rydenstam (see photo) as its new Creative Director. She succeeds David Schofield, who has played a key role in shaping the destination’s creative identity for more than 30 (...) read more
(eap) The Six Flags St. Louis theme park has a new name: Mid America Adventure. Along with the new name, the park – which was sold by Six Flags Entertainment to EPR Properties this spring and has since been operated by Enchanted Parks – is also (...) read more
(eap) Since 17 August, Kelsey Sibley (pictured here) has been serving as the new General Manager of the Heineken Experience in Amsterdam. Sibley brings more than 13 years of international experience at The Heineken Company. Most recently, she worked (...) read more
(eap) Zoo Zurich aims to evolve into a “zoo of the future” by 2050 (read “A World for Animals and People” in EAP 1/2022). In order to achieve the intended progress in nature and species conservation, a new planning framework is required. The new (...) read more
(eap) A new course is being set for the NEMO Pool, Sauna & Wellness World in Magdeburg, Germany: In future, the leisure pool facility, which has been operated by GMF since 2016, will focus consistently on wellness, relaxation and health. According (...) read more
(eap) The Dutch theme park Efteling will reopen its extensively renewed “Raveleijn” themed area on 1st December 2026. The park had already announced last summer that it would revamp the area, including the existing park show, and add an entirely new (...) read more
(eap) Following an extensive modernization phase lasting around three years, Aquarium Berlin in the Charlottenburg district of the capital city was recently ceremoniously reopened to visitors. The historic aquarium on the grounds of Zoologischer (...) read more
(eap) Norwegian “socialtainment” company Games and Activities Bars (G&A Bars), which combines food and beverage offerings with activities such as mini golf, darts, billiards and shuffleboard, has expanded into the German market with two new venues (...) read more
(eap) Lake Compounce Amusement & Water Park in Bristol, Connecticut, USA, has appointed a new General Manager: Daniel LLanas (photo) succeeds Doug Hemphill, who had led “America’s first amusement park” for the past three years. LLanas brings more (...) read more
(eap) From 31 August to 2 September, the German-speaking leisure industry is gathering at Weissenhäuser Strand in Schleswig-Holstein for this year’s summer meeting of the German Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (VDFU). More than 300 (...) read more
(eap) While the summer season is still in full swing, theme parks are already turning their attention to the events and experiences planned for this year’s Halloween season. For its “Halloween Horror Festival 2026”, Parques Reunidos-operated Movie (...) read more
