Spain’s PortAventura World theme park resort and the Spanish national soccer league LaLiga have formed a joint venture in order to develop a large-scale three-phase project, including new attractions in PortAventura and the construction of a (...) read more
The Sonnentherme Lutzmannsburg, which is directly located on the Austrian-Hungarian border, recently enhanced its outdoor offerings by a new multilane stainless steel water slide by German manufacturer wiegand.waterrides. On a slide lenght of 25 (...) read more
Opened in November 2019, the sports and leisure attraction CLYMBTM Abu Dhabi (cf. EAP news of 31 Oct 2019) offers guests the chance to experience two record-breaking attractions: the world’s largest indoor skydiving flight chamber as well as the (...) read more
Already in November 2018, at IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Turkish waterslide manufacturer Polin Waterparks launched “Glassy“– a transparent fibreglas waterslide (cf. EAP 1/2019). This summer, the first fully transparent composites waterslide has been (...) read more
In the East of Ho Chi Minh City, which is located in South Vietnam, a new city area will be developed as a new hub for the technical industry and innovation. The new twelve billion US dollar (around 10.1 billion euros) city development project also (...) read more
Between October 8th and November 9th, 2020, visitors to Netherland’s Toverland theme park will have to deal with fear again ... For the annual “Halloween Nights“ event the park developed some new creeps and horror experiences such as the new Haunted (...) read more
Also in this year, Movie Park Germany invites visitors to its “Halloween Horror Festival” days, which will start on October 1st and at the same time mark the launch of two new attractions. One novelty set to open in due time for Halloween is the (...) read more
The planned new visitor experience Game of Thrones® Studio Tour, which will be dedicated to the successful TV series “Game of Thrones“ (GoT) produced by HBO, has received its planning permission by the city council of Banbridge, a small city in (...) read more
The Atlantic Park Seignosse Océan, a water park, which is directly located at the French atlantic coast only an one hour drive away from San Sebastián (Spain), enhanced its slide portfolio by the addition of seven “Slip&Fly“ slides supplied by (...) read more
Ten months after the groundbreaking ceremony (cf. EAP news of 12 Nov 2019) the new Horner Bad located in Bremen, Germany celebrated its roofing ceremony. The new multifunstional swimming complex, which will be operated by the Bremer Bäder GmbH, will (...) read more
A decision that the professionals of the international leisure and attractions industry have been waiting for: Due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions cancels IAAPA Expo 2020 in Orlando, (...) read more
Yesterday, the German electronic store chain Saturn opened “Xperion“, a new 3,000 square metre-large retail and entertainment experience center located in the centre of Cologne. With this project, Saturn aims at addressing the younger generation by (...) read more
This week, the Fantasiana Erlebnispark Strasswalchen (Fantasiana Adventure Park), located in the Austrian state of Salzburg, celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for its major 2021 expansion project, for which the park has acquired a new 8,000 (...) read more
The Montreal-based company Connect&GO, which specializes in RFID wristbands for the leisure and attractions industries, has raised some four million CND (approx. 2.6 million EUR) in its recent round of financing from its investors. With this new (...) read more
Dear Industry Professionals, Dear Readers, The digital issues of EuroAmusement Professional Trade Magazine are now available in our new ePaper reading tool, which provides you with an even more comfortable and flexible reading experience. Just click (...) read more
The Explorado interactive museum for children, which is located in Duisburg, Germany, pauses its operation in order to carry out renovation works and develop a “Corona-safe“ concept for the coming winter months. During the closure, Explorado will (...) read more
During the past year, Germany’s Zoo Rostock, which accommodates about 4,500 animals from 450 species, restructured and modernised its enclosure for the Eurasian Lynx, after the passing of its last lynx resident Candy (22) last year. The outdoor area (...) read more
The consulting division of PrimeTime Amusements – an US American company specialized in arcade games and in the operation of gaming centres and FECs – will cooperate with the Slovenia-based 360 Karting go kart track manufacturing company in order to (...) read more
Bart de Boer (born 1951), former director of De Efteling, died at the age of 69. Bart de Boer, the former Managing Director of Eindhoven Airport, was CEO of the Efteling, the largest theme park in the Netherlands, from June 2008 to September 2013. (...) read more
Six Flags Entertainment, the Arlington/Texas-based operating group of thrill and water parks in the US, Canada and Mexico, announced the amendment of its credit facility to further extend the covenant waiver period by one year, from the fourth (...) read more
