The US-based amusement park operator Cedar Fair, headquartered in Ohio, successfully ended its financial year 2015, recording its sixth consecutive year of record results. As the company announced last week, it generated net revenues of 1.24 billion (...) read more
As of now, visitors to Ferrari World Abu Dhabi have the possibility to dare a thrilling ride on the theme park’s new “Flying Aces” roller coaster (cf. EAP News from November 4, 2015). In the course of an exclusive launch event with more than 100 (...) read more
Only recently after it has become known that Legoland Florida reportedly intends to build a new resort (cf. EAP News from February 11, 2016), the theme park located in Winter Haven announced its plans for the opening of its first major water park (...) read more
The new theme park complex Dubai Parks and Resorts, which is currently under construction, is estimated to meet the scheduled opening date in October this year. Located on Sheikh Zayes Road in Dubai, the new 232 hectare complex will feature (...) read more
A few days ago, Hong Kong Disneyland (HKDL) published its fiscal year 2015 results. Visited by 6.8 million guests in 2015, the theme park could not reach its record prior-year result of 7.5 million guests. HKDL primarily traces back the declining (...) read more
Last year, the three swimming pool and bathing complexes Nettebad, Moskaubad and Schinkelbad, all located in the city of Osnabrück, once again registered a total of almost 1.25 million visitors. Although Stadtwerke Osnabrück targeted an even higher (...) read more
As the Canada-based provider of interactive and multi-sensory attractions for the entertainment industry Triotech announced yesterday, Charles Décarie has been appointed as the company's new Chief Operating Officer. For more than 15 years, Décarie (...) read more
In spring last year, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment™ announced its plans for opening Orlando’s tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando this summer (cf. EAP News from June 2, 2015). A few days ago, the theme park now unveiled (...) read more
At the end of December last year, severe storms hit the United Kingdom and especially its northern regions. In the city of York, the Foss River overflew its banks after heavy rains and flooded several buildings. The JORVIK Viking Centre, an (...) read more
Following the opening of the new indoor attraction “Hof van Nederland” at Miniaturpark Madurodam last summer (cf. EAP, issue 1/2016), the park recently announced it is organizing various activities in memory of George Maduro, the park’s name giver, (...) read more
As The Walt Disney Company recently announced, the US media and entertainment company could generate revenues of 15.2 billion US dollars (13.5 billion euros) and quarterly earnings of 2.9 billion US dollars (2.6 billion euros) during the first (...) read more
"Fatamorgana" is the name of the new unique tower ride that is scheduled to open at Denmark’s Tivoli amusement park in the heart of Copenhagen with the beginning of the park’s summer season this April. The new attraction will feature 3-in-1-ride (...) read more
The end of this spring will see the opening of Europe’s first Mattel Play! family entertainment center in the British city of Liverpool. The 1,200-square meter center will be located in the Grand Hall at the Albert Dock. Mattel Play’s three (...) read more
A few days ago, the British accesso® Technology Group, provider of technology solutions to leisure, entertainment and cultural markets, announced an extension to its existing ticketing and queuing agreements with the US-based Six Flags Entertainment (...) read more
Following the opening of an onsite hotel in May last year (cf. EAP News from January 20, 2015), US media report that Legoland Florida, located in the city of Winter Haven, has submitted plans for the construction of a new resort outside the park (...) read more
The beginning of February saw the opening of the new “Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon” themed area, an expansion of Sunway Lagoon’s water park. The project is the result of a joint initiative between Sunway Group, owner of Sunway Lagoon, and Viacom (...) read more
The Austrian company Sunkid, headquartered in Imst, recently celebrated a special anniversary: Its 3,000th mobile passenger transportation system, the "moving carpet", was opened in the French municipality of Les Arcs. To date, Sunkid’s conveyor (...) read more
On time with the US film release of “Kung Fu Panda 3™” on January 29, Madame Tussauds Orlando unveiled the wax figure of “Po” the panda, one of the popular film’s main characters. More than seven square meters of synthetic black and four square (...) read more
In December, the Texas-based Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston Island announced its plans for the opening of a new major attraction on the occasion of its tenth anniversary this year (cf. EAP News from December 16, 2015). Recently, the waterpark (...) read more
At the end of 2014, the Horror Labyrinth NRW, which is – according to its own statement – Germany's largest horror maze, moved from the city of Kiel to Bottrop (cf. EAP, issue 5/2014). Shortly before the start of its second season at the new (...) read more
