As the Dutch fairytale-dedicated theme park Efteling just announced, the park‘s “Wereld van de Efteling 2030“ (Engl: “World of Efteling 2030“) land utilisation plan received green light from The Netherlands state council, who rejected objections as (...) read more
Since the end of April, visitors have been able to explore the grounds of this year’s “Bundesgartenschau” (BUGA; federal horticulture show), which is beeing held in Erfurt. On the 36-hectare large egapark in the South West of the city, around 15,000 (...) read more
Turkish water slide manufacturer Polin Waterparks announced the appointment of Koray Özbulut as new Operations Director. Özbulut, who took over his new position this past may completed his studies in Mechanical Engineering with an MBA master’s (...) read more
For two years now, the Graceland Exhibition Center, which was built on the property where the “King of Rock n' Roll“, Elvis Presley, once lived, has offered an opportunity for travelling exhibitions to display. From July 23, visitors can marvel here (...) read more
Today’s official groundbreaking ceremony marks the start of construction of a new attraction that will add a spectacular new excursion destination to the Harz Mountains from 2022. In Torfhaus, the highest village in the Upper Harz Mountains at 812 (...) read more
After the holiday parks of the Center Parcs brand in Germany had to close for eight months due to Covid-19, the first facilities were able to reopen to visitors at the end of this month. Park Nordseeküste was the first to open on 21 May, followed by (...) read more
Today, LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort opens the gates to its new “LEGO Mythica“ theme area, the 12th themed realm of the park, which is located about a one hour’s drive away from London. The world of “LEGO Mythica“ was designed in cooperation with (...) read more
With the new Corona Protection Regulation effective in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, theme parks are finally allowed to reopen. Phantasialand already announced June 10 as the official start of the season today. In addition to (...) read more
The Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company welcomes Amy Chang and Calvin McDonald as new members. Both leaders have extensive management experience in a variety of industries. In addition to her new role with Disney, Chang also holds a board (...) read more
Italy’s leisure destinations did not have an opening perspective for a very long time, but know Gardaland Resort could officially announce its start into this year’s seoson for June 15. On the same day, the park will celebrate the opening of the (...) read more
As of May 30, visitors to Warner Bros. World™ Abu Dhabi will be able to experience the renewed “Scarecrew Scare Raid“, which was originally opened in 2018. The flying attraction, which is located in the “Gotham City“ theme area and is dedicated to (...) read more
Project developer and investor Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has today announced the first four major strategic partners for Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier, the urban mixed-use district at the river Elbe in Hamburg’s HafenCity. In a key (...) read more
The Universe Science Park in Denmark will launch a new VR Bumper Cars attraction this season, which combines classic bumper car fun with a Virtual Reality experience. The attraction, which was developed by Germany’s VR Coaster in cooperation with (...) read more
With the new character experience “DreamWorks Destination“, Universal Orlando Resort provide its visitors with a meet and greet opportunity with the popular characters from the animated movies “Trolls“, “Kung Fu Panda“, “Madagascar“ and many more. (...) read more
With the Yokohama Air Cabin, a new cable car system recently went into operation in the Japanese metropolis of Yokohama, which in addition to offering a new means of transport serves as a new sightseeing attraction in the city districts of JR (Japan (...) read more
Zurich Zoo has been using biodegradable disposable crockery only at its food stands and kiosks for some time now (i.e. plates, cutlery, cups, napkins etc. made of corn starch, sugar cane, natural lactic acid, palm leaves, cellulose or wood). (...) read more
Only a few weeks after the opening of the new Puy du Fou (PdF) park in Toledo (Spain) – the first international location of the successful French brand (cf. EAP 3/2021) – plans for elaborate themed shows in other parts of the world are also becoming (...) read more
For the three children Jacob, Franz and Jerome, who are suffering from a serious illness, the LEGOLAND Deutschland Resort had an enormous surprise in store: In cooperation with the “Wishcar“ (G.: Wünschewagen) of the Bavarian Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (...) read more
A lot has happened at the Salzwelten Salzburg visitor mine in the past eight months. The visitor complex, which is dedicated to salt mining in history and modernity, invested around ten million euros in an extensive redesign. After a complete (...) read more
While other theme parks in Bavaria still have to remain closed, Bavaria Filmstadt can welcome guests back as of today and guide them through the world of television and film productions. Among the novelties for the 2021 season is the palace set from (...) read more
