Recently, Parques Reunidos has officially announced to take over Australia’s Wet’n’Wild Sydney water park from Village Roadshow Theme Parks. The acquisition amounts to a transaction value of some 25 million EUR (40 million AUD) and is expected to be (...) read more
As it became known on Monday, Theune Spa Management is currently in negotiations on a possible sales deal with Aspro Parks, in order to sell its related Bali Therme thermal bathing complex to the Spanish operating group. In early 2005, Stephan and (...) read more
On March 1st this year, Roland Söll has joined Germany’s Hugo Lahme company –one of the leading specialists for underwater lighting and pool technology – to support the firm’s sales team. Holding a professional degree as master of bathing and spa (...) read more
Upgrading the guest experience, Seattle’s iconic Space Needle observation tower had already launched a virtual reality attraction earlier this year, adding a thrilling entertainment offer for visitors who come to enjoy a spectacular city view (cf. (...) read more
From 6 to 8 June 2018, industry professionals gathered at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre for Asian Attractions Expo (AAE). Click here to find some trade show impressions – a detailed report will be part of our current magazine issue (...) read more
Today will see the opening of Legoland California’s new “LEGO City: Deep Sea Adventure” submarine ride. The underwater theme ride, supplied by Mack Rides, represents the largest single investment of Merlin Entertainments into a Legoland park to (...) read more
Recently, John Hallenbeck was named new Vice President of IAAPA’s North American Operations. He will lead the IAAPA North American office in Orlando and oversee membership engagement, growth, and service of this region. With more than 25 years of (...) read more
As announced today, Knuthenborg Safaripark in Lolland/Denmark will expand its accommodation offer and develop from a day experience to a resort by adding special tents, which will rest on poles two meters above ground and offer close-up experiences (...) read more
Hong Kong Disneyland (HKDL) has recently launched its new open-air show “Moana – A Homecoming Celebration”, which is staged in the park’s “Adventureland” theme area. The show, which was created on the basis of the equally named Disney computer (...) read more
῾Play Disney Parks᾿ is a new first-of-its-kind mobile app which will debut tomorrow (June 30) at Walt Disney Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California. With a variety of interactive activities, from games and music to Disney trivia and (...) read more
Yesterday, in the most beautiful sunshine, the topping-out ceremony of Europa-Park’s new adventure hotel “Krønasår” was held. Scheduled to welcome its first guests as of spring 2019, the seven-storey hotel, which will be designed as a natural (...) read more
Today will see the opening of a new 4.50-meter high play and climbing attraction in the outdoor area of Cologne’s Zollstockbad, which is located in the Rodenkirchen city district on the left bank of the Rhine river. The so-called “Jupiter spatial (...) read more
Located in the English county of Leicestershire, Twycross Zoo has recently opened its new 1,160 sqm-large “Chimpanzee Eden” apes habitat. The approx. four million Euro (3.5 million British Pound) enclosure features a close to nature design with (...) read more
The US-American global infrastructure firm AECOM and the Mushroom VRTM Collaboration Studio (a wholly-owned unit of Super 78) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a collaborative platform that intends to transform (...) read more
The Danish theme park Djurs Sommerland has just announced to invest more than five million euros in the creation of a new ride scheduled to open in 2019: With “Tigeren“ the park plans to hand over one of Europe’s highest Gyro Swings to its visitors (...) read more
As announced yesterday, Weber Group, Inc., specialized in design, construction, and custom fabrication, has expanded its service line with the acquisition of Design 2 Play (D2P), an interactive play company with a focus on waterplay and hands-on (...) read more
This year, Germany’s Eifelpark Gondorf enthuses park guests with two new rides: Besides the new interactive carousel “Seeräubers Kanonenritt“ (Eng.: “Pirate’s Cannon Ride”, cf. EAP, 4/18) from Inno-Heege, a Mack Rides whitewater ride has found a new (...) read more
According to a national poll conducted by USA Today, Silver Dollar City located in Branson/Missouri is named in the top 5 amusement parks in America. An expert jury nominated their 20 favorite parks, selected from more than 400 amusement parks in (...) read more
Canada’s Vortex International was recently awarded with a “Most Valuable Product” award by US Aquatics International Magazine for its PrecisionRideTM product series. Every year, the magazine’s readers vote for the industry’s best new products, with (...) read more
In Leiden – the city of birth of the popular baroque artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn – locals and tourists can now discover a new visitor attraction named Young Rembrandt Studio, which is dedicated to the life and oeuvre of the painter. During (...) read more
