Uwe Barth, Authorized Officer at Therme Erding in Germany, will step down from his current position and leave the company in order to become an independent consultant in the bathing industry with effect from Jan 15th, 2019. “I will take over a (...) read more
From 13th to 16th November 2018 the Eurexpo Congress Centre in Lyon/France hosted the biennial Piscine Global Europe trade show, which serves both the private and public swimming pool and wellness sectors as a marketplace for innovations. Official (...) read more
Yesterday, construction works on the shell of Rulantica, the first water world of Germany’s Europa-Park and together with the new “Krønasår” hotel the largest single investment of owner family Mack, have now been completed – the park celebrated the (...) read more
Yesterday, Spanish Parques Reunidos Group reached an agreement with Malaysia’s Tanjong PLC to take over the Tropical Islands indoor waterpark, located some 60 kilometers away from Berlin/Germany, for a total transaction sum of 226 million Euros. It (...) read more
As confirmed by Dutch Unlimited Leisure Group, industry professional Bart Dohmen (pictured) has recently accepted the appointment as new CEO of the related Unlimited Snow Development company, specialized in the concept development and operation of (...) read more
The IAAPA EMEA Winter Forum 2019, organized by the European office of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), will take place from Jan 29th-30th on the Canary Island of Tenerife (Spain). On the first day of the (...) read more
Kuwait’s Cartoon Network World, which is operated by Future Kid Entertainment & Real Estate Company and currently under redevelopment, will add an “Immersive Adventurer Ride“ from Simworx to its line-up of attractions. The 3-DOF motion simulator, (...) read more
Next week (as of Dec 16th), the museum of Dinosaurier Park Altmuehltal in Bavaria will reveal the prepared fossil of a still unknown prehistoric turtle species, which was found some years ago in a quarry in the south of Germany. Scientists assume (...) read more
Atlantis Aquarium, the latest visitor attraction of the Parques Reunidos group, recently went into operation at the Xanadú shopping and entertainment centre in Arroyomolinos (Madrid). The aquarium aims at attracting visitors with numerous species of (...) read more
The Global Executive Committee of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has recently named Kelly Craighead the organization’s new President & CEO, effective January 1st, 2019. Craighead will take over the position from Cindy D’Aoust, who (...) read more
This past Saturday, Karls Erlebnis-Dorf in Elstal near Berlin has inaugurated its new “Gummi Bear World” indoor area, featuring a large jelly bears manufactory and a total of nine attractions. On some 700 square meters young visitors can enjoy (...) read more
Last week saw the official release of the new “Ralph Breaks VR” hyper reality experience, produced by The VOID in partnership with ILMxLAB/Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Animation Studios. The new content, which is based on Disney’s 3D animation film (...) read more
Oriental Land Company, Disney licensee and owner of Tokyo Disney Resort, yesterday announced its plans to open a new theme hotel by 2021 fiscal year, complementing the two existing Disney theme parks and four hotels of the resort. The group plans to (...) read more
In October, Pascal Ferracci was named new CEO of Center Parcs Europe, a subsidiary of listed Pierre et Vacances-Center Parcs Group. He succeeds Mark Haak Wegmann, who had been at the helm of Center Parcs Europe for over five years and who is owner (...) read more
After almost 22 years at the helm of Austria’s Eurothermen, Markus Achleitner will step down from his position as General Manager of the OÖ Thermenholding to dedicate himself to new, political challenges as councilor in the future (cf. EAP news f. (...) read more
Recreation industry expert Shaun Goodyer has recently taken over the newly formed position of Business Development Manager for the Canadian market at Kelowna/British Columbia-based Waterplay Solutions company. Goodyer, who brings two decades of (...) read more
YDreams Global Technologies Inc. (YDreams), a company specialized in the development of AR and VR applications with offices in Vancouver/Canada, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro/Brazil, has recently signed a distribution agreement with Lake (...) read more
Virtuix, a Texas-based provider of VR applications, and the Funovation company from Colorado, which has specialized in the creation of small-footprint attractions, have recently launched their new “VR ARENA” concept as a location-based e-sports (...) read more
According to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), this year’s IAAPA Attractions Expo, which took place last week from Nov 13th to 16th at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando/FL, closed with new record (...) read more
The second location of the TimeRide VR historic Virtual Reality attraction – a concept of TimeRide GmbH, the first installation of which was opened last year in the city of Cologne (cf. TimeRide VR Cöln, EAP, 5/17) – will open its doors this (...) read more
