The future Apartment-Hotel Spreewelten is taking shape: Following the groundbreaking ceremony this past July (c.f. EAP news from July 29th, 2017), builders, owners and invited guests recently celebrated the roofing ceremony for the new hotel. “After (...) read more
Visitors to Austria’s Swarovski Kristallwelten can now discover four newly designed “Chambers of Wonder” (there are 16 chambers in total at the park), in which international artists showcase their personal interpretation of crystals and which are (...) read more
Abu Dhabi-based development company Miral has recently embarked on a project to initiate the digital transformation of Yas Island – home to several theme parks and leisure attractions – to create a seamlessly connected visitor experience for guests. (...) read more
Next year, Germany’s Europa-Park will once again host the coveted Radio Regenbogen Awards (a German media award), which will be presented on March 23rd by comedian Atze Schröder. Radio chief Klaus Schunk and Radio Regenbogen event manager Andreas (...) read more
In summer of 2018, Disney’s California Adventure Park will see the opening of its new “Pixar Pier” area themed around the beloved IP brands of Disney·Pixar, a division of The Walt Disney Company. The area will replace “Paradise Pier” along the (...) read more
Iceland’s capital of Reykjavik is to be home of a new “FlyOver” simulator attraction, a flying theater which is scheduled to open in 2019. “FlyOver Iceland” will offer guests a spectacular flight experience over Iceland’s breathtaking landscape, (...) read more
Following the opening of “Hype” – a “Sky Rocket II” rollercoaster from US manufacturer Premier Rides – at Finland’s Särkänniemi Theme Park in the middle of this year (cf. EAP, 6/17), the Chinese Chimelong Paradise amusement park in Guangzhou now (...) read more
Today, the NFL Experience – a 30 million US Dollar (approx. 25 million Euro) project of the National Football League (NFL) and Canada’s Cirque du Soleil entertainment company – opens at Times Square in New York City, offering guests of all age (...) read more
Copenhagen's popular Tivoli amusement park, which will celebrate its 175th anniversary next year, plans a new anniversary parade entitled "The World Comes Together in Tivoli" to be premiered on May 1st, 2018. Thanks to a longstanding and close (...) read more
As the Spanish operator group Parques Reunidos announced this week, the Italian Mirabilandia amusement park, part of the group's portfolio, is set to open a new theme area in 2019, dedicated to the Italian motorcycle brand Ducati. The 35,000 square (...) read more
At the end of September this year, a new attraction offering guests a special journey through the Rhine metropolis was opened in the city centre of Cologne: TimeRideVR Cöln immerses visitors into the imperial time at the beginning of the 20th (...) read more
Today, company founder Gary Goddard announced that he has taken a leave of absence from the operative business of The Goddard Group to allow the company and its employees to continue their projects undistracted by recent allegations made against his (...) read more
Following the opening of the first IMAX VRTM Center in Los Angeles/CA in January of this year, the Odeon intu Trafford Centre in Manchester/England is now home to the first IMAX VR Center in Europe, where the experience opened last week (please see (...) read more
As confirmed by Compagnie des Alpes, on Thursday last week the outstanding environmental permit for the construction of the new "Bellewaerde Aquapark", which was announced in spring of this year (see EAP news of May 19th, 2017), has been (...) read more
In addition to its five existing slides, Germany’s Nettebad – located in the city of Osnabrueck – has recently added another attraction to its visitor offer, which promises bathers a powerful spin cycle in a plastic balloon: "Fishpipe" is the name (...) read more
Two years ago, Timbalaya Ltd., which is represented with branches in the US and UK, introduced its equally named outdoor experience concept, based on a children’s book (cf. EAP news from November 16th, 2015) to the industry. Recently, the company (...) read more
As recently announced by France’s Looping Group, the operator group – supported by Ergon Capital Partners III S.A. (cf. EAP news f. 28 Jan 2016) and Bpifrance – has acquired Parc Zoologique de la Flèche, situated in the Northwest of the country. The (...) read more
During a press conference held in Paris last week, France’s Futuroscope theme park has unveiled details of the opening of their next major attraction scheduled for April 2018. Dubbed “Sébastien Loeb Racing Xpérience“, the theme park is currently (...) read more
Last week, the professionals of the international amusement and attractions industry came together in Orlando/FL to participate in the IAAPA Expo 2017 as the world’s largest trade show event in this business sector. As organizer of the convention, (...) read more
In the Swiss municipality of Lausanne, the new Aquatis fresh water aquarium has recently opened, claiming itself as Europe’s largest fresh water aquarium, covering an area of more than 3,500 square meters. Over 10,000 fresh water fish from across (...) read more
