LEGOLAND® California Resort, located in Carlsbad, announced the new and world’s first LEGO® Ferrari “Build and Drive“ visitor attraction in cooperation with the Italian sports car manufacturer. Build and Race offers visitors the opportunity to (...) read more
Istanbul-based DOF Robotics, which specialises in the production of simulator attractions, recently announced its latest product development, “Mission Space“. This is an immersive walk-through experience that invites visitors on a 30- to (...) read more
Germany’s leisure pools and spas are facing a “tough winter”, according to the European Waterpark Association (EWA). “We have considerable additional expenses in our facilities for the implementation and control of the comprehensive protective (...) read more
After the new members of the “IAAPA Hall of Fame” had already been announced early last week (see EAP-News of 2 Nov 2021), the announcement of this year’s IAAPA Award winners followed during further online presentations. The IAAPA “Meritorious (...) read more
After a four-month construction period, the “Boulevard RUH City” (Boulevard Riyadh City) in the north of the Saudi Arabian capital was opened to the public at the beginning of last week. It has been completely revamped in the context of the “Riyadh (...) read more
In order to better serve its European customers, the Dutch company Convious, which offers an AI-based software solution for dynamic pricing for leisure facilities (see our special feature in EAP 5/2021), will open a new office in London this (...) read more
Under the motto of “Enter the Metaverse”, the Virtuality conference & trade show for professionals from the fields of XR technologies, blockchain and virtual worlds will be held at the Le Carreau du Temple event center in Paris on March 17 and 18, (...) read more
In July this year, the roof of the indoor sport pool of the AquariUM in Schwedt in Germany’s Brandenburg region collapsed (see EAP news of 14 July 2021). Now, new reports on the incident and plans for the pool’s reconstruction have been (...) read more
Last week, the roofing ceremony for the new lion enclosure, which has been under construction for about ten months (cf. EAP news of 10 Dec 2020), was celebrated at Munich’s Hellabrunn Zoo. From early summer 2022, the two lion brothers Max and Benny (...) read more
After the annual “WWA Show“ of the World Waterpark Association (WWA) was held as a virtual event last year, this time the waterpark industry professionals gathered for the “41st Annual Symposium & Trade Show“ in San Antonio, Texas (USA) from 19 to (...) read more
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
