(eap) Hotel company Marriott International, based in Bethesda, Maryland, has announced this year’s line-up for its popular Christmas event “ICE!”. Since 2001, well-known Christmas stories have been brought to life in the form of ice sculptures at (...) read more
(eap) The Taiwanese company Brogent Technologies, which specialises in the development and construction of simulator attractions, is to expand its existing production capacity with a new factory. The ground-breaking ceremony for the new factory, (...) read more
(eap) Carnival Corporation, a cruise company headquartered in Miami/Florida with several associated brands and a total of 90 ships operating worldwide, has ordered three more ships for Carnival Cruise Line, which will be delivered from 2029 and, (...) read more
(eap) The AGGUA Troisdorf public pool in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) will be operated by the Gesellschaft für Entwicklung und Management von Freizeitsystemen (GMF) also in the next five years. AGGUA TROISDORF Gesellschaft für Betrieb von Sport- (...) read more
(eap) On October 8, 2024, the European Waterpark Association (EWA) is holding a seminar on “New Attractions for Children in Waterparks and Leisure Pools“ at Hotel Victory (at Therme Erding in Upper Bavaria). Participants will look at the play needs (...) read more
(eap) Wild Wadi Waterpark™ – part of Dubai Holding Entertainment – is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month with various promotions and offers. The family-friendly waterpark is located in the Jumeirah district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, (...) read more
(eap) A new, elaborately themed attraction has opened at Italy’s Movieland – The Hollywood Park, which is part of the CanevaWorld Resort at Lake Garda. “Disaster – The Blockbuster Tour” is the name of the new attraction, which takes visitors to (...) read more
(eap) With “Rescue Dodo!”, MACK One and VR Coaster have developed a new Virtual Reality (VR) game especially for the cruise brand AIDA Cruises. In the new YULLBE GO game, players have to free the AIDA mascot “Dodo” in an adventurous (...) read more
(eap) Disney Cruise Lines has announced details of its forthcoming new ship “Disney Destiny”, which is due to set sail for the first time from the cruise port of Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) in late 2025. The new ocean liner, which is (...) read more
(eap) Soaky Mountain, an outdoor waterpark that opened in Sevierville, Tennessee in summer 2020, today announced plans to build a new large water slide, which is scheduled to add new thrills for guests at the park as of May next (...) read more
(eap) Figure 8, the company behind the interactive museum concept of the Museum of Ice Cream, has announced the opening of a permanent location in Miami’s Worldcenter mixed-use destination. After the museum already had a successful (...) read more
(eap) While the best athletes in the world will be competing for medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris through 11 August, a number of well-known companies from the leisure industry are once again involved in the success of the (...) read more
(eap) The Kings Dominion theme park in Doswell, Virginia (U.S.), operated and owned by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, plans to open a new coaster in 2025 with “Rapterra”. This will be a Launched Wing Coaster from Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & (...) read more
(eap) After around seven months of renovation work, a completely new area named “Oase der Sinne“ (Engl.: Oasis of the Senses) has been created on two floors at monte mare Rheinbach near Bonn, Germany. Part of this area is a new theatre sauna, which (...) read more
(eap) The Alpentherme Gastein thermal bath in the Austrian municipality of Bad Hofgastein in Salzburger Land is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. After the former “Thermentempel” had been closed in 2002, a completely new building was (...) read more
(eap) Transforming a vacant shopping centre into an interactive gaming backdrop with real actors... this transformation is currently taking place in the Dutch city of Meppel in the province of Drenthe. The company Warrior Games, which has been (...) read more
(eap) Construction work on the new seal enclosure at Rostock Zoo is progressing rapidly. The ground-breaking ceremony was held in June last year (see our news from 16.06.2023) and the facility is due to open next year. In addition to a grandstand (...) read more
(eap) “Illumination’s Minion Land” themed area is set to open next year at Universal Studios Singapore in Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), located on Singapore’s Sentosa Island. The land based around the “Despicable Me” and “Minions” films will include (...) read more
(eap) On Saturday, Barcelona’s Tibidabo amusement park (located on the city’s mountain of the same name) celebrated the opening of its new “Merlí” drop tower: a freefall tower from Austrian manufacturer Funtime. The attraction itself is (...) read more
(eap) The German potts park Minden amusement park has announced a new family roller coaster, which will be installed in 2025 in the “Wild Stone Age” themed area directly opposite the Wild Swing attraction “Klippenschleuder”, which was opened in (...) read more
