After Jakob Wahl was officially appointed as new Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) in October 2021 (cf. EAP news of 20 Oct 2021), his leading position at (...) read more
The leisure and tourism industry has lost a pioneer and visionary. On 25 March 2022, Prof. Dr. Heinz Rico Scherrieb, who had already been living and working on Tenerife for several years, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 73. In (...) read more
Dyson is primarily known for its bagless vacuum cleaners and hair dryers, but the UK-based company has meanwhile also added air purifiers for domestic use to its range of products. Now the supplier is presenting “Dyson Zone™”, a wearable air (...) read more
As announced last fall, LEGOLAND® Korea Resort will open on 5 May this year. The completion of the tenth LEGOLAND resort was celebrated with the official handover of keys to the operations team – Ray Dubois, Group Development Director for LEGOLAND (...) read more
Germany’s Taunus Wunderland theme park kicks off its season on April 2 and will offer visitors two new attractions. The first will be “The Wild T-Rex”, a ride offered by SBF Visa under the type name “Break Dance”, which will take guests on a (...) read more
After a brief foretaste last year, when Covid-19 restrictions put a premature damper on ride enjoyment, the wait is finally over for visitors to Busch Gardens Williamsburg (VA): on Friday, the theme park, which is part of the SeaWorld group, (...) read more
The planned mixed-use development Bilaj Al Jazayer Beachfront area on Bahrain’s Southwest coast is expected to grow into a popular tourist destination of the region in the coming years. For this reason, numerous restaurants and cafés, hotels, (...) read more
Dubai Entertainment Amusement & Leisure Show (DEAL) 2022 was kicked off today and will be held from 28-30 March at the World Trade Center Dubai. In various categories ranging from “Amusement Rides” and “Entertainment” to “Games & Devices”, “Gift & (...) read more
From July 1, visitors to the Plopsa Coo amusement park in Stavelot, Belgium, can expect a smurfy coaster attraction. As the Plopsa Group has now announced, the existing roller coaster “Halvar” (by Vekoma), which first went into operation in 1989, (...) read more
France’s Looping Group has announced that it takes over the Croatian Aquapark Istralandia, which since its inception in 2014 was run by the park’s founding family Kovačić and, according to official information, has been welcoming over 180,000 guests (...) read more
Following the opening of its first German location in Pulheim in 2018 (cf. EAP 2/19), the Finish indoor playground brand HopLop is further expanding in the country: It has announced that a second It will be part of the LOOP5 shopping center. “We are (...) read more
For two years, Germany’s amusement parks had to put up with only being able to open their gates to visitors halfway through the year and under strict conditions. This year, the motto is “full steam ahead” and so several parks across Germany start (...) read more
Hemmingford, Québec-based Parc Safari, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and also includes a water park and camping facilities in addition to animal experiences, is partnering with Connect&GO, the e-Commerce and ticketing solutions (...) read more
The season at the Tier- und Freizeitpark Thüle in Friesoythe, Lower Saxony, has been running for just under four weeks. From 1 April, the park will no longer be open to visitors only on weekends, but also on weekdays. The highlight of the 2022 (...) read more
After 14 years, company founder Paul van den Berg, co-owner and commercial director of water playground equipment specialist Watergames & More, has retired today. Based in the Dutch municipality of Zoetermeer, not far from The Hague, the (...) read more
For its 4D simulator attraction “Reodor Felgen’s Hyperakselerator” (by Simworx), which opened last year and features a ride film produced by Qvisten Animation (cf. EAP 4/2021), Norway’s Hunderfossen Eventyrpark was awarded a “Thea Award for (...) read more
George Walker joins the leadership team of UK-based AV and media technology company Holovis as its new Vice President of Creative Development. Prior to his most recent role as Creative Director at Universal Creative, Walker held creative leadership (...) read more
Located in Maryland Heights, a city in St. Louis County, in the US state of Missouri RYZE Adventure Park has a diverse outdoor adventure offering, including a four-story climbing tower with various obstacles with a zipline as well as a Ninja course (...) read more
The 21-hectare large Magic City amusement park in the center of Uzbekistan’s capital city Tashkent, which is open all year round, recently added a large public aquarium to its visitor offerings, where guests can explore unique underwater worlds in (...) read more
The current marketing director of the Parks and Resorts Scandinavia operating group, Joanna Hammar, will take over the position of vice president of the group as of 1 April. In her new role, Hammar will be responsible for the commercial development (...) read more
