The operators of the Jumpkravt trampoline park in Witten, Germany signed an agreement with Jumpsquare Group, which will acquire the destination and operate it as a new Jump XL location – a subsidiary of Jumpsquare Group – as of October 1st. The (...) read more
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has unanimously named the current International Board Vice President, Melissa Ruminot (photo), as its President-Elect. She will officially begin her tenure as President in November 2022, assuming the role (...) read more
The Centro shopping centre in Oberhausen, which has been operating under the new name Westfield Centro since this month (cf. EAP news of 9 July 2021), is celebrating its 25th anniversary and thus opened the free exhibition “25 Years of Centro“ last (...) read more
Since nine years, Universal Studios Singapore has been celebrating the Halloween season with fun and frightening visitor attractions and events. This year, the Universal destination, which is part of the Resorts World Sentosa, introduces its first (...) read more
The Six Flags group recently announced that it will make electric vehicle charging stations from the US manufacturer Volta accessible to its guests at their parks across the United States. The first charging stations will be installed at Six Flags (...) read more
Hansa-Park will turn 45 years old in 2022 – reason enough to plan a series of new attractions for visitors, only shortly after the opening of the new children’s area “Awildas Welt” this summer (c.f. our report in the latest EAP issue here). As a (...) read more
The Dutch indoor winter sports operating company SnowWorld continues its expansion in Europe. Yesterday, the company announced to take over operations of the indoor ski hall Snowhall Amnéville near Metz in Northern France. This will happen in the (...) read more
On an area of around 14,000 square metres, surrounded by numerous trees, a new enslosure for Indian rhinos is being built at Berlin Zoo, which will also be home to tapirs and pustel pigs in the future. After the foundations for the habitat had (...) read more
In the beach resort of Blackpool on the west coast of Great Britain, fun and entertainment is part of the town‘s tradition. The town is best known for the Blackpool Pleasure Beach theme park, in the vicinity of which a new visitor attraction is now (...) read more
British design company Scruffy Dog has announced that Mark Davies (photo) has joined the company as new Group Commercial Director. Davies served as most recently Managing Director at the event services provider JEM Live and held other senior (...) read more
They are one of the most famous waterfalls on earth, Niagara Falls, located between the USA and Canada. Already at the end of July, a new landmark was added to the popular tourist destination with the opening of the “Niagara Parks Power Station”. (...) read more
Recently, Give Kids the World once again run its “Coasting for Kids” charity event, for which businesses or individuals can register and contribute to with a personal fundraising page. This year’s partner of Give Kids the World was Busch Gardens (...) read more
For eleven LEGOLAND® Discovery Center locations in the USA, Europe and Asia, the LEGO Group and Merlin Entertainments developed a new brand experience all about the LEGO® DOTS product series in collaboration with the design company Katapult. The new (...) read more
After 30 years in the service of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), the Airbus A310 with the tactical designation 10+23 (which still bore the baptismal name of “Kurt Schumacher” until the end of 2020) will pass into the ownership of the (...) read more
With “Cars ROAD TRIP” (formerly “Studio Tram Tour: Behind the Magic”) a new Pixar attraction was opened at the Walt Disney Studios park at Disneyland Paris this summer (cp. EAP issue 5/2021). The attraction can be found in the newly created “Worlds (...) read more
The Danish investment company KIRKBI A/S, the private holding company of the Kirk Kristiansen family, owns 75 percent of the LEGO Group. Yesterday, the family business announced the next step in the gradual generational change in its company to take (...) read more
A new 60-seat XD Theatre from Triotech has recently opened at the Happy Valley amusement park operated by OCT Group in Tianjin, located about a 1.5 hours’ drive away from Beijing. The attraction, which appeals to families in particular, is located (...) read more
With the construction of a new stadium, Germany’s SC Freiburg soccer club is stepping torwards a new sportive future supported by its long-term partner Europa-Park. The future home stadium of the SC Freiburg, which will offer space for 34,700 fans, (...) read more
Simworx, the British specialist for media-based simulator attractions, welcomes Paul Kent (photo) in the role of Global Business Development Manager to its team. Kent takes over his new role after some 20 years spent at the also Britain-based (...) read more
Located on Las Vegas’ The Strip entertainment mile, a new attraction starts its operation today: FlyOver Las Vegas invites guests to discover the West of the USA in a completely new way. Highlight is a several-minute-long “flight” over spectacular (...) read more
