(eap) On December 5th, 2024, Hillard Law, a Corpus Christi, Texas-based law firm, announced a verdict in the tragic case of Tyre Sampson – the 14-year-old boy who was killed in a free-fall tower ride at ICON Park in Orlando, Florida on March 24, (...) read more
(eap) Smart Rides – the specialist office for amusement rides and leisure attractions founded in 2008 by Ralf Caspar, whose partner network includes the German rollercoaster manufacturer Gerstlauer Amusement Rides, the Dutch company Lagotronics (...) read more
(eap) A Stoke surf resort is planned for Leipzig’s Neuseenland territory, an emerging post-mining landscape. The centrepiece of the surf resort will be an artificial surfing facility from the Belgian company AllWaves. “We are proud to (...) read more
(eap) Late on Sunday evening, a major fire broke out at miramar Weinheim, that destroyed parts of the facility completely. After the regular closing of the facility in the evening, there were no more guests in the complex. Six employees are said to (...) read more
(eap) Therme Erding, which was previously owned by entrepreneur Jörg Wund and only recently celebrated its 25th anniversary (see EAP News of 11th Oct 2024), has been sold. The “largest thermal spa in the world” and its approximately 1,200 employees (...) read more
(eap) Safaripark Beekse Bergen and the associated Speelland, located near Tilburg in the Netherlands, are offering its visitors two highlights this winter: In addition to the second edition of the “Light Safari”, the indoor play area “Speelland (...) read more
(eap) After two and a half months of construction, the interactive water carousel “Tønnevirvel” at Europa-Park’s Rulantica water park reopened last Friday. The attraction, which was specially designed for Rulantica by Mack Rides, now offers water (...) read more
(eap) The French Looping Group, which currently operates 19 leisure facilities in Europe, is taking over the management of the French theme park Terra Botanica. The park in Angers (Pays de la Loire region), which is characterized by its green (...) read more
(eap) A new themed playground has been created in Nieheim, Germany. The new play tower was modeled to resemble the 700-year-old “Holster Tower”, a well-known landmark of the town of Nieheim, with great attention to detail. With a stone block look, (...) read more
(eap) To mark the reopening of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, Disneyland® Paris is presenting an evening show created especially for this occasion. Until next week, Saturday, December 14, projections, drone choreography and effects will (...) read more
(eap) The Adventureland Resort in Altoona, Iowa (USA), which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, recently announced a novelty for the 2025 season. Under the name “Hyperlight”, the “Typhoon” waterslide will reopen with new light effects and (...) read more
(eap) The Wunderland Kalkar amusement park in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is hosting “Wunderlight”, a winter event for the whole family, through 2 February 2025. In addition to winter attractions and activity offers such as an ice-skating rink, (...) read more
(eap) The Italian CGI studio for media-based attractions Red Raion has announced that it is involved in the development one of the main attractions for the new Pradera Islands theme park in the Philippines. Red Raion is responsible for the CGI (...) read more
(eap) The marine animal park Marineland Côte d’Azur, operated by Parques Reunidos, sees itself forced to close permanently on 5 January 2025. The park, where visitors have been able to admire orcas, dolphins and Californian sea lions, among others, (...) read more
(eap) RWS Global, company specialising in shows and live entertainment, is expanding further, opening a new headquarters in Shanghai (China) as well as a new office in Orlando (USA). These will be led by Veronica Hart as the new Chief Growth (...) read more
(eap) Henrico, Virginia-based Infinite Acquisition Partners LLC – a majority shareholder in Orlando, Florida-based creative design group Falcon’s Beyond Global – recently announced that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire (...) read more
(eap) People can now virtually step into the shoes of ski jumping legends in Hinterzarten in the Black Forest. With “Skisprung Hinterzarten VR”, they can enjoy a new VR experience developed by Europa-Park and its subsidiary VR Coaster in (...) read more
(eap) Visitors to Swarovski Crystal Worlds (Swarovski Kristallwelten) have been able to experience two new Chambers of Wonder for a few days now. The brand experience, located in the Austrian Alps near Wattens, has collaborated with electronic (...) read more
(eap) The Norwegian Kongeparken amusement park in Ålgård (near Stavanger) has a new CEO: Vibeke Fjordbakk took over the management of the park just this month. Fjordbakk has a background in tourism management and attraction development as well as (...) read more
(eap) The Efteling Hotel, which opened in 1992 and for many guests is the first sight of a visit to the Dutch Efteling theme park, is being renovated and will be given a new name from April 2025: Efteling Wonder Hotel. The iconic (...) read more
