After the tragic fire at Krefeld Zoo on New Years Eve 2019/2020, in which 30 primatse lost their lives, the zoo management gathered courage fast and announced the reconstruction of the great ape facility under the working titel “Conservation Centre (...) read more
At Energylandia one development follows the other – just this past summer the park opened the “Aqualantis“ theme area including the new Shockwave Double Launch Coatser “Abyssus“ supplied by Vekoma (see EAP 3/2021). During a press conference to close (...) read more
In the forefield of the upcoming trade show in Orlando, the IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions) is already announcing their honors and awards. This year, Marcelo Gutglas, founder of the Playcenter Group, and Marie (...) read more
The NINJAGO® heroes Lloyd, Nya, Master Wu & Co. already have their own themed area at LEGOLAND® Deutschland Resort in Guenzburg, Bavaria – in the future, the intrepid friends will then also invite guests to spend the night in the leisure (...) read more
Denmark-based design company MK Themed Attractions, which has also been represented by a subsidiary in the Philippines for some time now (cf. EAP news of 16 Mar 2018), is pleased to report strong corporate growth, which has enabled the company to (...) read more
Due to renovation works in the sauna area, some areas of the Fächerbad in Karlsruhe (Baden-Wuerttemberg) are currently only accessible for guests to a limited extent. In the future, visitors will find a renovated sauna house with a tepidarium, a (...) read more
Twenty years ago, the first Harry Potter film, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, was released in British cinemas. To mark the anniversary, visitors to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour near London can now rediscover the magic of the first film (...) read more
In the city of Döbeln, the sixth location of Karls Erlebnis-Dörfer is to be built by 2023 and thus the first in the federal state of Saxony (cf. EAP news of 16 Oct 2020). In addition to the typical Karls shopping and adventure world with attractions (...) read more
During a festive dinner at KölnSky yesterday evening, the European Waterpark Association (EWA) officially presented its EWA Awards – also affectionately called the European “Pool Oscars” – to this year’s winners. The “EWA Marketing Award” was (...) read more
The latest tethered balloon from the French company Aerophile was recently installed in the capital city of the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The customer is the real estate investment and development company GICSA, which specializes in the development (...) read more
For many years now, the Lower-Saxony-based company Tetra, world market leader in aquaristics, has been sponsor and namesake of the “Tetra-Aquarium” at Osnabrück Zoo. The zoo used the time of the lockdown to modernize its aquarium, both in the area (...) read more
In the presence of mayor Bart De Wever (m.), Studio 100 co-founder Hans Bourlon (l.) and Plopsa CEO Steve Van den Kerkhof (r.), last weekend saw the official opening of Plopsa Group's newest indoor park, located in the Belgian city of Antwerp. The (...) read more
Visitors to the desert city can now marvel at famous personalities from the Middle East region and around the world at recently opened Madame Tussauds Dubai, located on the man-made Bluewater Island, off the coast of the Jumeirah Beach Residence (...) read more
The internationally operating Therme Group has now announced that Robert Hammond will become the new President and Chief Strategy Officer of the associated Therme Group North America as of April 2022. Hammond, who served as executive director of the (...) read more
In the halls seven to ten of Koelnmesse, the aquanale, the International Trade Fair for Sauna.Pool.Ambience, and the FSB, the International Trade Fair for Public Space, Sports and Leisure Facilities, are ready to welcome interested visitors as of (...) read more
While pumpkins and scary decorations are still determining the park picture of Disneyland Paris, the destination recently announced details for the upcoming Christmas season, which will create festive joy from November 13th, 2021 through January (...) read more
Tropos Motors Europe, manufacturer of electric utility vehicles and part of the MOSOLF Group, has added new tipper setups to the equipment options for its compact “ABLE” electric transporters. These are available as rear and as 3-sided tippers, (...) read more
As of summer 2022, visitors to the Six Flags Magic Mountain thrill park located in California will be able to experience the park’s already 20th roller coaster. “WONDER WOMAN™ Flight of Courage“ will be the “tallest and longest single-rail roller (...) read more
Austrian company AV Stumpfl and Orlando, USA-based Smart Monkeys announced their technology collaboration partnership ahead of the upcoming InfoComm trade show in Orlando, with the aim of integrating Smart Monkeys’ “ISAAC” Application Programming (...) read more
With “Amber Blake: Operation Dragonfly“, YULLBE – the VR LBE-attraction at Europa-Park – will add one more experience to its content portfolio. The interactive adventure will invite guests, who are at least 16 years old, to go on a hunt for a (...) read more
