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On July 1st, Dutch Efteling theme park opened its all-new “Symbolica – Palace of Fantasy” attraction after a construction phase of around 18 months, celebrating its 65th anniversary this season. Behind the palace’s masonry the guests can now (...) read more

Following the opening of the „Plansch!“ water splash fun attractions at the end of May this year (c.f. EAP news from May 24th, 2017), Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Elstal launches two new attractions this summer. In June, the park has opened a new boats (...) read more

Farnborough’s Meads Shopping Center, owned by St. Modwen, will open a new 360 Play family entertainment center in addition to its existing retail and gastronomy offer at the end of this year, addressing families as a main target group. DP Leisure (...) read more

This past Saturday, Swarovski Kristallwelten in Wattens/Tyrol launched the celebration of the Indian “Mela” festival, which will be held until August 31st of this year within the scope of the destination’s first summer festival. In cooperation with (...) read more

At a transaction value of some 108 million Euros, entrepreneur Jochen Schweizer sells the majority of the Jochen Schweizer GmbH company – and in this way the digital division of the Jochen Schweizer Group of Companies – to Germany’s media group (...) read more

Spanish operator group Parques Reunidos recently presented the results of the first half of its 2017 fiscal year. The group records total revenues of 105.8 million Euros, representing a decrease of -0.2 percent in comparison to the same period of (...) read more

Switzerland’s Conny-Land theme park has been awarded as one of Europe’s best leisure parks during last year’s Euro Attractions Show in Barcelona. As such, the park frequently offers novelties to its visitors – this season they can enjoy a new Kiddy (...) read more

Malaysia’s new Movie Animation Park Studios (MAPS) have opened its doors this week within the scope of a soft-opening phase, which – according to media reports – will last until tomorrow (July 2nd). The new leisure destination is a joint venture (...) read more

On June 21st of this year, representatives from European amusement parks and attractions met in Brussels with members of the European Parliament and the European Commission to discuss how to protect and promote innovation within the industry. The (...) read more

In the style of a medieval knight’s castle, French Puy du Fou theme park – which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year – has recently opened “La Citadelle” as its fifth theme hotel already (c.f. EAP, 2/17). Upon entering the building, guests (...) read more

Today, Germany’s Richter Spielgeräte GmbH celebrates its 50th anniversary together with around 600 invited guests – including many companions from the company’s initial period – to look back on the huge success of the past years. Since 1967, Richter (...) read more

FoxNext, a recently-created division that works across Twentieth Century Fox Film and Fox Networks Group, has named James Finn (photo) Executive Vice President and Head of Marketing. In his new role, Finn will oversee all aspects of marketing for (...) read more

The Schweizer Reisekasse Genossenschaft (Reka) and the traditional Swiss watch manufacturer Tissot (a company of the Swatch Group) have entered into a cooperation to develop a new tourism concept for the existing Reka holiday village in (...) read more

This past weekend around 250 guests took part in the “Shell in Europe” event at Europa-Park, including a “pilgrimage walk of mercy” from Ettenheim to Rust, a route distance of around eight kilometers. Germany’s Europa-Park has organized the church (...) read more

Founded in New Zealand in 1995, the innovative photo and image capture provider Magic Memories recently welcomed two new members to its board of directors: Industry veterans Jeff Ryan, Senior Vice President of People at GoPro (US manufacturer of (...) read more

Good news from Norrköping: As of last Tuesday (20th June), Sweden, Kolmrden’s “Wildfire“ wooden rollercoaster is in operation again. The zoo and theme park had to close down the 14 million Euro coaster in the autumn of 2016 after the building (...) read more

In Coventry, a town located in England’s West Midlands, construction works for the new Coventry City Centre Leisure Park – including an indoor waterpark – are underway. A particular characteristic of this project is its location directly next to an (...) read more

Following the success of its PowerSplash ride „Pulsar“ opened in the 2016 season (cp. EAP 3/16), Belgium’s Walibi theme park, which is part of Compagnie des Alpes and welcomes around 1.3 million visitors per year, has just announced comprehensive (...) read more

Located in Northern Italy, the Leolandia family and kids park recently presented its newest attraction “Geronimo Stilton and the Pirates in a Bottle“, immersing children into the world of the famous children’s book mouse-journalist Geronimo Stilton. (...) read more