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
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
