Italy’s Gardaland Resort, which is part of Merlin Entertainments Group, continues to expand. Following the introduction of “Olivion – The Black Hole”, a 566-meter long Dive Coaster, in March this year (cf. EAP, issue 3/2015), the resort recently (...) read more
This past June a first announcement about the investment firm Blackstone Group selling Center Parcs UK was made public. Now the transaction has been completed with Brookfield Property Partners L.P., a commercial property company, as new owner of (...) read more
In 2014, US-based Apex Parks Group was founded when acquiring 14 Family Entertainment Centers (FEC) situated in several US states and the Big Kahuna’s water park in Florida (cf. EAP, issue 6/2014). This past April, the company expanded its portfolio (...) read more
Following the “Chiapas” flume ride opening last year (cf. EAP, issue 3/2014) another top attraction is currently under construction at Germany’s “Phantasialand”. “Taron” is the name of the new multi-launch coaster visitors to the theme park will (...) read more
According to British media reports, Alton Towers founder John Broome has confirmed his intentions to transform Cornwall’s Crealy Great Adventure Park into a six-star resort. In addition to the adventure park, Broome has bought 81 hectares (200 (...) read more
Carowinds amusement park, located in the US state of North Carolina, recently unveiled its plans for the expansion of its Boomerany Bay waterpark. The expanded facility is scheduled to open in 2016 and will feature a combination of thrills, (...) read more
Ubisoft®, a French computer game developer, announced it will create a next-generation theme park which is expected to open in the center of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur in 2020. The park will feature innovative rides, attractions and shows (...) read more
This past August saw the opening of a new attraction at Eontime World. The amusement park built on the fourth floor of the Yongtai Mall in Harbin, China introduced a Maurer Spinning Coaster SC2000 named “Dragon Flight”. Compared to the classical (...) read more
Each year, the Vienna Prater amusement park, located in the center of Austria’s capital, welcomes around four million guests. In total, the Prater features 120 attractions and rides which are operated by 80 different showmen companies. There is no (...) read more
Since the beginning of this month, SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc., operator of eleven theme parks across the USA, has a new Chief Financial Officer. The company’s Board of Directors has appointed Peter J. Crage for this position, who replaces Interim (...) read more
As of now visitors to LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort have the chance to enter the world of Ninjago™ with a new live show entitled “Ninjago and The Realm of Shadows”. Inspired by the TV series, the 20-minute adventure performed at the resort’s “LEGO City (...) read more
Following the opening of “Fast & Furious: Supercharged” at Universal Studios Hollywood this past June (cf. EAP News from March 31, 2015), visitors of Universal Orlando Resort can look forward to a high-speed adventure, too. The resort recently (...) read more
After a construction phase of around two years, August 16 saw the opening of the newest waterpark in France (cf. EAP, issue 1/2014) – Splashworld in Monteux (Provence region). Located at the foot of Mont Ventoux and around half an hour’s drive from (...) read more
Picsolve, a British independent image solutions partner for the leisure and entertainment industry, recently announced its acquisition of Maxifoto International B.V. Acquiring the Dutch specialist in ride and event photography headquartered in (...) read more
US-based Great Wolf Resorts Inc.®, operator of indoor waterpark resorts, announced Rúben A. Rodríguez as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective September 22, 2015. Rodríguez, 52 years of age, has broad experience across several leading (...) read more
Some time ago, Germany’s waterpark Alpamare, located in Bavaria’s spa town Bad Tölz, announced it would have to permanently close its business due to failed negotiations of Jodquellen AG, owner and operator of Alpamare, with the municipality about (...) read more
Next spring, a 178 meter long slide will be attached to the ArcelorMittal Orbit located in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (cf. EAP News from September 12, 2012). The tower was designed by the British artist Anish Kapoor, who cooperates with (...) read more
Visitors and fans of Belgium’s Plopsaland De Panne can already look forward to next year – 2016 will see the opening of a brand-new wooden roller coaster. Supplied by Great Coasters International (GCI), the new attraction will feature a track length (...) read more
A new visitor record was recently set at France’s theme park Futoroscope, located in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou. With a total of 16,243 guests on Wednesday, August 12 the previous record, set at a weekend of May this year, was broken. In addition to (...) read more
The camping and caravan industry is currently booming in Australia. The number of people spending their holidays at camping facilities has been steadily growing over the last few years, with families as the most important target group. For operators (...) read more
