Tomorrow, IAAPA Expo Asia (formerly Asian Attractions Expo), organized by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), will kick off at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The three-day international trade (...) read more
With a height of 40 meters and a diameter of 50 meters, the new walkable circular wood structure at Germany’s Steinberger See (a lake in Bavaria near Regensburg) is already an eye-catcher from afar. Up to 950 visitors can walk through the circular (...) read more
Fernando Eiroa, who stepped down from his leading positions at Spain’s Parques Reunidos operating group last year (cf. EAP news f. Oct 8th, 2018), has recently been appointed new CEO of Provo/Utah-based CircusTrix company. CircusTrix was founded in (...) read more
Australia’s Village Roadshow Theme Parks operating group has recently announced its plans to invest a sum of 50 million AUD (approx. 31 million EUR) into its related leisure and theme parks located on the Australian Gold Coast. A huge part of the (...) read more
As part of the new Novotown tourism and entertainment hub that is currently under development on the Chinese island of Hengqin (Guangdong province), the film-based Lionsgate Entertainment World indoor park is scheduled to open this summer (cf. our (...) read more
Today, Germany’s Erlebnispark Tripsdrill, located in the municipality of Cleebronn in the federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, has officially inaugurated its new “Sawmill” adventure playground, including nine different, partly covered play areas. (...) read more
The Kurza Góra ski area in the north of Poland recently saw the opening of a new “Tubby” tubing park, offering guests year-round sliding fun. The installation from Italy’s Neveplast company features a total track length of 700 meters, making it (...) read more
Tomorrow will see the opening of the new “Colorado Creek” theme hotel at PortAventura World, the theme park resort close to the Spanish city of Tarragona, expanding the resort’s overnight capacity by 150 rooms to a total of over 2,200 rooms. (...) read more
Following a planning and construction period of several years, California’s Disneyland Park celebrates the opening of its new “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” theme area today, immersing guests on an area of 5.6 hectares into the far galaxies of the (...) read more
Six Flags Darien Lake, the Six Flags Group’s high-thrill park located in the US state of New York, has recently launched its new “SkyScreamer” tower ride, a StarFlyerTM model from Austrian manufacturer Funtime (supplied by its North American (...) read more
The Tonguan Kiln International Cultural and Tourism Center in the Chinese city of Changsha (Hunan province), which is part of the portfolio of Macrolink Group, has recently expanded its existing visitor offer by the opening of a new 5D theater, (...) read more
Germany’s Holodeck VR technology company (a spin-off of Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS), which is specialized in the development of free-roaming VR experiences (so-called “Holodecks”), recently announced to have gained (...) read more
Canada’s Martin & Vleminckx rollercoaster manufacturing company and British The Seasonal Group, supplier of animatronic figures, recently signed an agreement making Martin & Vleminckx the exclusive distribution partner for The Seasonal Group’s (...) read more
One week before the official inauguration for overnight guests on May 31st, Germany’s Europa-Park invited media representatives already toady to take a step behind the doors of its new Krønasår hotel and to participate in a great opening ceremony. (...) read more
British Merlin Entertainments operating group announced this week that it has signed its first franchise agreement for its “Madame Tussauds” midway brand. Franchise partner is the Czech Wax Museum – Svět Zábavy company, which owns and operates a (...) read more
Visitors to England’s Pleasurewood Hills family theme park, which is located close to the coastal town of Lowestoft in the county of Suffolk, can now profit from real-time generated ticket prices in online booking thanks to the newly introduced (...) read more
Opened in 2008 close to the Dutch city of Leiden, the CORPUS edutainment center invites guests to “take a walk through the human body”, discovering a range of oversized, walkable exhibits designed as internal organs as well as interactive play and (...) read more
Montréal-based Triotech company has announced the appointment of Eric Beauregard (l.) as new Vice President Global Sales to lead business development and sales efforts of the interactive attraction provider. Most recently, Beauregard held the (...) read more
The 3-in-1-tower ride “Fatamorgana” opened in Denmark’s Tivoli Gardens in 2016 (see EAP news f. 18 Apr 2016) – a Condor 2G Tower from Huss Park Attractions with two different gondola types for more leisurely and faster riding fun as well as a (...) read more
After a 250-million US dollar transformation the US cruise line Royal Caribbean International (RCI) recently opened their private island “CocoCay” in the Caribbean (cp. our theme special on cruise ship trends in EAP 1/2019). The highlight of the (...) read more
