After 24 years at the helm of Gardaland Resort, CEO Aldo Maria Vigevani will retire on 1st May 2022. Under Dr Vigevani’s leadership, the park, which belongs to the British operator group Merlin Entertainments (Merlin), developed from a simple (...) read more
From 29 November to 1 December, MAPIC 2022 will take place at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes (France) under the motto “People, Planet, Profit: Navigating retail towards a more human world”. This year, the international trade show event for (...) read more
Italian CGI studio Red Raion has announced a strategic collaboration with Amusement Services International (ASI), which provides end-to-end solutions from design, supply and support for the Middle Eastern leisure and amusement industry. The (...) read more
With yesterday’s announced acquisition of The Experience Department, in short ted, RWS Entertainment Group continues its growth trajectory, making one of Europe’s largest entertainment, AV, fitness and merchandising providers its own. The New York (...) read more
The US association AIMS International, dedicated to improving amusement industry safety, has a new board president: David Bromilow has taken over the position effective April 1, 2022. Currently working for Mobaro as Global Director Parks and (...) read more
The Dutch eCommerce platform provider for leisure destinations Convious has welcomed Werner Dullmaier as the company’s new Managing Director for the DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) region. The industry professional joins the company after (...) read more
On an area of 60,000 square meter, visitors to Tierpark Berlin are now able to experience the new theme area, which is dedicated to the Himalaya mountains and was announced to last year in July. 100 individual animals – e.g. snow leopards, red (...) read more
On the basis of its “Suspended Flying Carpet“, ride manufacturer Zierer, based in Deggendorf, Bavaria, has launched its new “Ellipse Flyer“ attraction concept. A ride that does not have a long row of seats, but four suspended gondolas from four (...) read more
From July 2022, the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter will feature a new magical area: the greenhouse where “Professor Pamona Spout“ teaches herbology. Here, visitors can marvel at exotic and magical plants and during the (...) read more
Last year, Zurich Zoo presented its “Master Plan 2050“, an ambitious development plan for the next 28 years, which aims at having the zoo consist of a total of eleven large-scale habitats in the future. One of these areas is the “Pantanal Aviary“, (...) read more
During the “Studio Tour“ experience, visitors to Universal Studios Hollywood are are able to marvel at original film or television sets from an open bus-like vehicle. Now, four of these 21 vehicles have been replaced with electric motorised ones. “I (...) read more
Dear Readers & Industry Colleagues, Now that families and friends are gathering for Easter in many places, it is good that the theme parks and attractions were also able to open their gates just in time for the spring awakening this year. From now (...) read more
Construction of a new cruise ship from Royal Caribbean International (RCI) recently began at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France – “Utopia of the Seas” is the name of the sixth ship in the Oasis class, which will be the (...) read more
Sports Illustrated, one of the most renowned US American sport magazines, has announced to create the Sports Illustrated Hotels & Resorts, which are set to begin rolling out worldwide and for which Sports Illustrated has contracted themed experience (...) read more
Today marks the official start of the International Horticultural Exhibition Floriade Expo 2022 in Almere (near Amsterdam), Netherlands, where ideas will be presented for the next six months that make cities more fun, more beautiful and more (...) read more
As Lake Buena Vista-located Walt Disney World Resort announced, it will earmark a nearly 80-acre-large land (approx. 32.4 hectares) to support a new development for affordable housing in the southwest of the Orange County. The project is still in (...) read more
Hal McEvoy, IAAPA President and CEO, will retire from his position at the helm of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) on April 1, 2023. McEvoy started a permanent role in the association on April 1, 2017 as Chief (...) read more
In Germany’s indoor pool, sauna and wellness complex monte mare Reichshof-Eckenhagen (North Rhine-Westphalia), a new relaxation experience was launched this past Monday with the “Salzwelten” (Eng.: Salt Worlds). From now on, guests can benefit from (...) read more
In the Montnegre i el Corredor landscape park, located less than an hour’s drive east of the Catalan capital Barcelona, a new kind of Augmented Reality (AR) experience, Metapark Zoo, is to become available this summer, which will make it possible to (...) read more
Former Director of Education, Safety and Membership of IAAPA North America (NA), Michael Shelton, has been promoted to the regional association‘s Vice President and Executive Director effective April 4. “With his passion, knowledge, and leadership (...) read more
