After seven years in the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Themed Entertainment Association, Jennie Nevin will step back from her role effective November 30th. During the past seven years as COO, Nevin has been significantly involved in (...) read more
For the fourth time, the VR Awards celebrated its annual award ceremony to honor innovations and companies, which are dedicated to Virtual Reality. Awardees were honored in 14 categories during this year’s virtual edition of the VR Awards ceremony. (...) read more
Rapidly increasing coronavirus infection numbers and renewed lockdown measures also affecting the gastronomy, hospitality and events sector for a second time in just a few months make a reliable planning of the INTERNORGA 2021 – the international (...) read more
On behalf of the public swimming pools in Germany, the European Waterpark Association (EWA), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für das Badewesen e.V. and the IAKS Deutschland e.V. jointly appeal to Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn to achieve the near-term (...) read more
The Dutch start-up company Virtual Reality Slide & VR Watergames, recently founded by industry insider Joeri Dusch, has launched a virtual snorkeling experience product in cooperation with iSlide, the Netherlands-based specialist for multimedia (...) read more
The resort operating group Kalahari Resorts, which is owned by the Nelson family, recently announced the opening of its fourth waterpark resort location Kalahari Resorts and Convention Center Round Rock – the groundbreaking ceremony had been (...) read more
Germany’s Ravensburger Spieleland family theme park located in Baden-Wuerttemberg (Southern Germany) announced to enthuse its guests with a new ride attraction when it starts into the 2021 season on 1 April. The novelty, which will receive the name (...) read more
The small town of Medora, located in the West of North Dakota, is situated at the entrance to the 285 square kilometre-large Theodore Roosevelt National Park, which transformed the city into a tourist destination over the last years. To enhance the (...) read more
“Emma“ is the name of the steam locomotive and faithful companion to “Jim Button“ and “Luke“, the two main characters known from Michael Ende’s childrens’ books published in the 1960s. For the latest German film adaptions of “Jim Button and Luke the (...) read more
Vulcania, the science and leisure park located in the French Auvergne region focusing on the three topics of “volcanoes”, “natural phenomena” and “the Earth in space”, will open a new rollercoaster in the 2021 season, on which the park just revealed (...) read more
Among the most popular souvenirs that guests love to take home after their park visit are snapshots taken of them on rollercoaster rides and attractions. The Cologne-based start-up company of CaptiVR aims at revolutionizing this kind of souvenir (...) read more
Positive news from Gothenburg: Following the construction start of Liseberg’s new “Grand Curiosa” hotel in autumn last year (cf. EAP news of 25 Sept 2019), construction can now also begin of the planned indoor water park as part of the expansion of (...) read more
At Groupe Pierre et Vacances, the signs are pointing to further growth: following the announcement of Center Parcs to develop a vacation park in the Franconian Lake District in Southern Germany, the company just revealed its plans to construct (...) read more
Every year, traditionally during the IAAPA Expo in November, the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA) presents several industry awards in various categories to personalities from the leisure and attractions business who (...) read more
The Piscine Global Europe (PGE) trade fair, which addresses swimming pool and spa professionals and takes place in Lyon, France every two years, has now officially been cancelled. After first rescheduling the original event dates from November 2020 (...) read more
With the opening of two new visitor attractions, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi recently celebrated its tenth park anniversary (cf. EAP news of 22 Jan 2020). The two new experiences are not for the “faint hearted”, but aimed at visitors who are free of (...) read more
Since this weekend, visitors to Dollywood theme park, which was founded by country music star Dolly Parton, have been able to enjoy the park’s Christmas season. During the “Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas“ weeks guests are offered a variety of (...) read more
Due to the current development of the pandemic and new lockdown measures in many countries, the Board of the International Association of Trampoline Parks listened to the feedback of members and has thus decided to postpone the “IATP Virtual (...) read more
Founded in 2019 by Michael Mack (photo left), MackNeXT, a subsidiary of the Mack International Group, specializes in the development of multi-media entertainment offerings – this year, the company opened its first permanent free roam VR attraction (...) read more
One year ago, Merlin Entertainments (Merlin) had announced the signing of a framework agreement for the development of LEGOLAND® Shanghai (cf. EAP news of 6 Nov 2019). Now, the British operating group entered into a formal cooperation agreement with (...) read more
