German specialist for simulator and dark ride attractions Simtec Systems has expanded the company’s office building at its headquarters in Braunschweig. The size of office space was nearly doubled so that Simtec will be able to increase the number (...) read more
The US media group Comcast, which took over full ownership of NBCUniversal in 2011 and therefore also owns the subsidiary Universal Parks & Resorts, reported its first quarter 2018 results today. Accordingly, the company recorded a revenue growth of (...) read more
Following the addition of Commercial Director Carin van Berkel to Toverland’s management team last month (we reported on this in EAP 2/2018), the Dutch amusement park has now announced to expand their management team to include Teun Dielesen as new (...) read more
Based on the popular Ravensburger board game classic “The Crazy Labyrinth”, this coming Friday will see the opening of the world’s first Ravensburger escape room as the fourth play at the Geschlossene Gesellschaft escape game center in (...) read more
Germany’s Serengeti-Park located in Hodenhagen, Lower-Saxony had announced to extend its existing accommodation offer by the addition of 50 new jungle lodges for the current season (cp. EAP 2/2018). Yesterday, the new camping pod houses, which are (...) read more
The first location worldwide to open an “Aérobar“, where guests can enjoy food and drinks in lofty heights, was France’s Futuroscope theme park back in 2013 (cf. EAP news f. 24 May 2013). Since then, this unusual gastronomy concept developed by the (...) read more
The supervisory board of TroiKomm GmbH, operator of Germany’s AGGUA Troisdorf bathing and sauna complex near Cologne, has recently agreed on the modernization of the venue’s outdoor area. In a first step, plans for a new outdoor pool made of (...) read more
Good news for fans of the “Fast & Furious“ blockbuster movie franchise, featuring Vin Diesel amongst others: After a short soft opening phase, Universal Orlando Resort’s newest attraction, “Fast & Furious – Supercharged“ is now open at Universal (...) read more
Located in Changsha (Hunan Province) and opened in the 1990s, Chinese Window of the World theme park showcases 50 replicas of the world’s most famous tourist attractions and is one of the largest theme parks in central China. As announced recently, (...) read more
Two times already the Durch capital city of Amsterdam has been host to the Euro Attractions Show (EAS) in the past: In 2009, some 278 exhibitors presented their services during the three-day trade show event (cf. EAP, 6/09), in 2014 this number (...) read more
Tomorrow, Karls Erlebnis-Dorf in Elstal near Berlin will launch its first rollercoaster and a row of other new attractions. “K2” is the name of the new family ride, the theming of which is dedicated to the production of potato crisps, carrying (...) read more
As British Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park has just announced, “Icon” –the UK’s first double-launch coaster – will start rushing through the park on May 25th this year. During the approx. 2.5 minute ride the Mack Rides coaster reaches speeds (...) read more
In April 2017, Ferrari Land opened as the third gate of PortAventura World (see our report in EAP, 4/17), celebrating the Italian racecar brand – today, the red-colored theme park launches its first expansion with an all-new kids area, adding five (...) read more
In the past weeks, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, which is currently under construction on Yas Island, has already revealed a few details on its related theme areas and attractions (cf. EAP news from April 9th, 2018) – now, the opening date for the (...) read more
A special culinary event is planned for Brighton’s popular “i360” observation tower (complete name: British Airways i360). On April 26th and May 24th this year, the tower’s visitor cabin, which goes up the 162 meter high tower to a height of 138 (...) read more
Located close to the British city of Bristol, Puxton Park has been enthusing its guests with animals and family rides for years now. This season, the park has expanded its existing visitor offer with a Sky Trail® high ropes course, challenging (...) read more
Henri Landwirth, Founder of the non-profit organization Give Kids The World (GKTW) and the Give Kids The World Village in Kissimmee/Florida, died this past Monday after a long illness at the age of 91 years. Born in 1927 in Antwerp/Belgium, Henri (...) read more
This summer, South England’s iFLY Basingstoke indoor skydiving center (opened in 2013 and one of currently 37 iFLY locations worldwide) will launch Great Britain’s first ParadropVR attraction, which was developed by Frontgrid in cooperation with (...) read more
LEGOLAND Windsor Resort plans to open a new haunted house attraction in 2019, dubbed “The Haunted House Monster Party”. A vampire will invite visitors to his spooky home to celebrate a monster party. Entering the house, which will be decorated with (...) read more
Efteling’s “Droomvlucht” (Engl. “Dream Flight”) dark ride attraction, which was built in 1993, is one of the few attractions at the Dutch theme park that cannot be used by disabled visitors due to safety issues. In order to make this ride experience (...) read more
