In Summer 2022, the new Disney Wish ocean liner of Disney’s cruise ship company Disney Cruise Lines will set sail for its maiden voyage. The new cruise ship will offer Disney-style attractions, experiences and entertainment from bow to stern. As the (...) read more
After the start of the refurbishment work on the former “South America House“ in April 2019, Cologne Zoo has recently celebrated the official reopening of the modernized “Arnulf and Elizabeth Reichert House“, which was originally constructed in 1899 (...) read more
11 November will mark the day of the official opening of The WB Abu Dhabi hotel, the first hotel of the Warner Bros. brand, as announced by the development company Miral. The new accommodation facility, which features 257 rooms and was constructed (...) read more
In Ede, province of Gelderland, the “World Food Center Experience” will be created as part of the World Food Center – the approval for the realization of the visitor edutainment center was recently granted by the responsible municipal council with a (...) read more
To create a unique experience especially for children with vision impairment, Merlin Entertainments and the Toronto-based eSight company, which is specialised in the development of so-called “electronical glasses“, recently announced their (...) read more
After The London Resort started the application phase for manufacturing and service companies about a month ago, it can now already register around 2,000 interested companies that are eager to participate in the development of the resort. With the (...) read more
As SimEx-Iwerks and Italy-based CGI studio Red Raion have announced, their joined film project “Frostbite – Dino Island III“ is now in production. This will be the overall third version of the SimEx classic “Dino Island“, which has been available (...) read more
The North Yorkshire Water Park located on the East coast of Great Britain recently annouced the addition of a new zipline to its visitor attraction offerings. A 13-metre-high tower and the 25-meter-long zipline, supplied by Technical Outdoor (...) read more
Following last week’s announcement that Wouter Dekkers passes on his position as General Manager of Tropical Islands to Thorsten Christopher Jung to now serve as Corporate Development Director directly for the Parques Reunidos operating group (see (...) read more
In celebration of Korea’s Children’s Day, LEGOLAND® Korea Resort announced its official opening date. As of May 5th, 2022 gates will open at Koreas first LEGOLAND resort and invite guests into the colorful brick world. With “Bricktopia“, “Brick (...) read more
As was announced by Universal Studios Japan (USJ) and The Pokémon Company yesterday, the two entertainment companies will enter into a long-term collaborative partnership in order to create new, interactive entertainment experiences that will (...) read more
For four decades now, Burbank, California-based design and production company BRC Imagination Arts has been active in the global development of branded experiences. Founded in 1981 by CEO and industry icon Bob Rogers, the company’s portfolio (...) read more
During IAAPA Expo Europe last week in Barcelona, Dutch design and theming company Jora Vision presented a unique concept that involves the development of a mixed-use leisure resort on the northern coast of Peru. One of the highlights of this project (...) read more
Founded more than 40 years ago, the family-run EuroParcs Group took over the Biggesee-Waldenburg Campsite in the heart of Germany‘s Sauerland region this month from the previous owner 12.18. Unternehmensgruppe. The Dutch EuroParcs Group, which (...) read more
After the Erlebniswelt Grusellabyrinth NRW experience was saved from permanent closure by the takeover of the business operations by Erlebniswelt Grusel GmbH in 2020 (cf. EAP News of 30 Apr 2020), the operation is now re-starting under a different (...) read more
Visitors to Rostock Zoo can now learn more about the sleeping habits of gorillas – in the outdoor area of the “Darwineum”, two climbing structures designed as gorilla sleeping nests with lifelike wooden sculptures now invite guests to take a closer (...) read more
Since yesterday the hands-on and children museum Explorado in Duisburg has been presenting itself with new digital and analog offerings for young and old. In addition to the popular and proven interactive exhibits, new analog and digital features (...) read more
Under the motto “Moving Forward“, professionals of the amusement industry came together at this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe (IEE) at the Fira Barcelona from September 28th to 30th. According to estimates of the International Association of Amusement (...) read more
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) recently announced that five new members will join the association’s board of directors beginning in 2022. Wuthichai Luangamornlert (pictured here) has been elected as second (...) read more
With a grand opening ceremony in the Al Wasl Plaza – the dome centrally located on the Expo site – Expo 2020 Dubai has now been ceremoniously opened after being postponed due to Covid. In addition to 3,000 spectators on site, an audience of millions (...) read more
