The Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, known for its elaborate circus productions, recently announced the acquisition of VStar Entertainment Group, expanding the company´s spectrum. VStar was established almost 40 years ago and is known for small (...) read more
Located in Pittsburgh/Pennsylvania, the Kennywood amusement park is set to launch a new theme area dedicated to the Pittsburgh Steelers football club in 2019. According to its operator Parques Reunidos, “Steelers Country” will immerse visitors into (...) read more
After a construction period of three years, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi on Yas Island officially opens its doors to visitors today. The new indoor theme park, which covers an area of over 15 hectares (1.65 million square feet) comprising six theme (...) read more
In cooperation with Warner Bros., London’s traditional Hamleys toy shop has recently expanded its offer with a designated “Harry Potter” retailtainment area, where customers can find fan classics and additionally enjoy interactive entertainment. (...) read more
Fans of the Canadian children’s animation series Paw Patrol, which deals with heroic puppies, can look forward to meeting two new characters from the series during a visit to Movie Park Germany: Helicopter pilot “Skye” and construction worker (...) read more
In the historic district of Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon/Hong Kong, K11 Musea is set to become a new, 2.2 billion Euro (2.6 billion US Dollar) museum and retail complex specifically designed for lifestyle-oriented millennials. The ten-storey building, (...) read more
From July 14th to August 28th this year, guests at the JUMP House Cologne trampoline park can enjoy the new “JUMP House Airpark” air cushion course, which expands the facility’s offer during the regional summer holidays. Covering some 200 square (...) read more
On August 1st this year, Italy’s Leolandia leisure park will open its new “Masha and the Bear’s Woodland” theme area, dedicated to the Russian computer animation series “Masha and the Bear”. The new theme area, which will cover some 10,000 square (...) read more
In the first half of the 2018 financial year (January 1st to June 30th), the Dubai Parks and Resorts theme park complex developed by DXB Entertainments (DXBE) recorded further growth in visitor numbers. According to the official results, more than (...) read more
The Canadian media and entertainment company Cineplex Inc. and The VOID, known for its hyper reality experiences, have recently signed a strategic partnership agreement to open new The VOID experience centers throughout Canada. Under the terms of (...) read more
Yesterday saw the opening of the second location of Fort Worth’s popular The Secret Chambers escape game center at Alta Mere Drive (Fort Worth). Covering an area of almost 880 square meters (9,464 square feet), teams of enigma fans can challenge (...) read more
25 years ago, after his studies of natural sciences and economics in Switzerland and Italy, Dr. Fabrizio Sepe joined the family business Serengeti-Park Hodenhagen, which was founded back in 1997 by his father Paolo Sepe in Germany’s Lüneburg Heath (...) read more
The new “Harley Quinn Spinsanity” thrill ride – a Tourbillon model from Swiss manufacturer abc rides – opens tomorrow at Six Flags Over Texas in the park’s “Gotham City” theme area (c.f. EAP, 6/17). Just like the other existing thrill attractions in (...) read more
AV system integrator Electrosonic has recently named Jon Hancock (pictured) new CEO of its group of companies. The Briton began his professional career in retail banking and then moved into consulting and IT-related services. He was Chief Operating (...) read more
CineMovida, a French operator of cinemas, plans to equip its new multiplex cinema in the French community of Maurepas (set to open in spring 2019) with an auditorium especially designed for 5D movie experiences. One of a total of eight featured (...) read more
Located in the coastal town of Boulogne-sur-Mer in the north of France, the Nausicaá aquarium has recently expanded its visitor offer with the installation of a new, 10,000 cubic meter large salt water tank, which is now home to a large number of (...) read more
The Raft Base rafting centre in the south Norwegian community of Evje, which is operated by TrollAktiv, has opened a new climbing park this past weekend (Evje Klatrepark) in order to enhance its existing activities offer. Guests to the rafting (...) read more
Today, Dutch Toverland theme park officially opens its new “Avalon” theme area featuring the Celtic saga of Merlin and King Arthur for visitors, who are now able to enjoy the area’s two main attractions – the “Fēnix” wing coaster and the “Merlin’s (...) read more
The Galaxy Water Slide World at Bavaria’s Therme Erding has recently added VR technology to its existing “Space Glider” slide, bringing its offer for action-seeking guests to a new level (read also our report in EAP, 4/18). Today, the slides park (...) read more
Located near Lake Constance, the popular Ravensburger Spieleland family park, which opened its own holiday village in 2016 for overnight guests (cf. EAP news from July 5th, 2016), expands its existing accommodation offer by adding ten new explorers’ (...) read more
