This year’s annual meeting of the French trade association Le Syndicat Naional des Espaces de Loisirs, d’Attractions et Culturels, SNELAC, takes place from today to Wednesday (26 to 28 September). For the 21st edition of the “Rencontres du SNELAC”, (...) read more
Construction work is still underway at Tierpark Berlin on one of the most modern elephant houses in Europe (cf. EAP 6/2020). In the course of the conversion, an African savannah landscape is being created adjoining this, which will cover around (...) read more
Today, members of the German Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions – Verband Deutscher Freizeitparks und Freizeitunternehmen e.V. (VDFU) –, come together for the organization’s annual summer meeting taking place until Wednesday this week, (...) read more
Under the name Fürst, a new, modern mixed-use complex is currently being built on Kurfürstendamm on the site of the former Kudamm-Karree in western Berlin, which will offer around 47,000 square meter of office space (including co-working spaces) and (...) read more
SPREE Interactive, in partnership with Amusement Services International (ASI) – an end-to-end solutions provider for the MENA region – is bringing the first SPREE VR Arena to the Middle East. The multiplayer and free-roam arena is scheduled to be (...) read more
Located in the Dutch province of Drenthe, the Landal GreenParks Aelderholt holiday park, which welcomes around 300,000 guests annually, has recently added a new family attraction called “SkyFlyer” to its range of leisure activities. The new (...) read more
The Sicilian Acireale (Catania)-based CGI studio Red Raion and the Dutch Leisure Expert Group, which specializes in design services for spaces and themed environments in the leisure, festival and event industry, have jointly developed the “2125 – An (...) read more
While space tourism is booming among the super-rich, in Dubai, for example, the concept for an innovative, fully integrated five-star luxury resort called MOON, which is to be built to LEED Gold standards and attract more than ten million guests per (...) read more
At the start of next year’s season, Germany’s LEGOLAND Resort in Guenzburg (Bavaria) will open the new theme area “LEGO Mythica”. The park’s eleventh area is currently under construction on a site covering 1.2 hectares between the “Land of the (...) read more
Founded in 1964, Electrosonic, which specializes in technology applications and AV solutions for the international leisure industry, among others, this week moved into new corporate headquarters in Orlando, FL, with larger office and significantly (...) read more
After Majaland Kownaty (2018) and Majaland Warsaw (2021), another Plopsa theme park is being built in Gdansk. For the construction of the third park on Polish soil, the Plopsa Group joint venture and Momentum Leisure (part of Momentum Capital) now (...) read more
Vulcania, the science and theme park located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, has a new female leader at its helm. Earlier this week, Sophie Rognon was officially appointed as the park’s new general manager, replacing her predecessor (...) read more
Recently, the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new amusement park took place in the municipality of Brojce in Poland’s West Pomerania. The park, which will be called Hossoland and be located about 20 minutes from the port city of (...) read more
Thanks to a comprehensive financing and restructuring program, which included investments worth millions of euros despite a pandemic-related drop in sales, the French Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs Group can emerge from the crisis stronger than (...) read more
On 1st October, Kari Brandsgård (pictured) will take over the position of hotel director at LEGOLAND Billund Resort. Thus, Brandsgård, born in Norway, will be responsible for the management of the three hotels belonging to the resort and the four (...) read more
Hong Kong Disneyland (HKDL) has a lot to celebrate next year, because in 2023 the theme park, which opened in 2005, can not only look back on its 17th anniversary, but also look forward to the opening of the world’s first “Frozen” themed area. In (...) read more
FORT FUN Abenteuerland near Bestwig in the Sauerland region of Germany has now revealed the first details of its planned new attraction for the 2023 season: visitors can look forward to a new adventure world centered around “YAKARI”, the little boy (...) read more
GaLaBau was held again in the halls of NürnbergMesse (Exhibition Centre Nuremberg) from September 14 to 17, for the first time in four years. According to the official numbers of NürnbergMesse, the 24th edition of the regularly biennial (...) read more
Last week, Toverland has announced to invest a total of ten million euros in the expansion of its “Avalon” themed area, which opened in 2018 (see EAP 5/2018). Four new attractions are scheduled to be added and open in mid-2023 in this area, which (...) read more
The three-day IAAPA Expo Europe, Europe’s premier trade show event for the attractions industry held annually by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), concluded in London on Thursday. According to the organizers, (...) read more
