British Merlin Entertainments operating group has recently announced the preliminary results of its 2018 financial year, showing an organic revenue growth of 5.2 percent. For the year ended December 29th, 2018 Merlin recorded revenues of 1.65 (...) read more
Today will see the official opening of the new anniversary attraction “Filmstadt Atelier” at Bavaria Filmstadt in Geiselgasteig near Munich, a permanent interactive exhibition celebrating 100 years of Bavarian film studios. Film classics such as (...) read more
In early December of last year, Germany’s Spreewelten bathing & swimming pool complex, located in Lübbenau, celebrated its re-opening after extensive renovation works – with new penguin storytelling, interactive waterslides and much more (read our (...) read more
In the Austrian community of Wildschönau, located in the Tyrol Alpes region, a new leisure park could soon become a reality in order to make the popular winter sports destination also attractive in the summer in terms of recreational activities for (...) read more
For over a year, Scruffy Dog has had a presence in Dubai (UAE), and now the British design company has opened a new satellite office in the city to better serve their customers in the Middle East region. “This was the natural step to take to ensure (...) read more
The “Hermann Monument” (G.: Hermannsdenkmal) in the Teutoburg Forest region (Germany), commemorating the Cherusci war chief “Arminius” as the “first German” and his victory over Rome in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (in 9 AD), is the largest (...) read more
A s announced by Los Angeles/California-based Thinkwell Group last week, the global experience design company has recently acquired Réalisations-Montréal, a company specialized in new technologies (e.g. big data, artificial intelligence, or (...) read more
Yesterday, Viad Corporation, specialized amongst others in travel and recreation services in the US and Canada through its Pursuit business unit (a provider of attractions and hotels), announced plans to develop a new flying theater attraction in (...) read more
In February this year, Florian Ruckert (photo) has joined the management board of Germany’s JUMP House Holding GmbH and its related subsidiaries, leading the group’s business at the side of company founders Till Walz and Christoph Ahmadi. JUMP (...) read more
With a total of almost 2.8 million guests in 2018, the Dubai Parks & Resorts (DPR) theme park complex has recorded an increase of 22 percent in visitors compared to the last year (cp. EAP news f. 5 Feb 2018), as reported by operating group DXB (...) read more
“Elysium City” is the name of a new mega project to be realized close to the municipality of Castilblanco in the Spanish province of Badajoz (in the autonomous community of Extremadura in western Spain). It comprises two development phases, the (...) read more
Featuring numerous attractions as well as shopping and dining options, The Island is another attractive entertainment destination for families with kids in Pigeon Forge/Tennessee, besides Dolly Parton’s well-known Dollywood amusement park. As was (...) read more
With 40 million guests since its opening in 2000, Autostadt Wolfsburg has reached a new visitor milestone this month. Over the past 18 years, the theme and experience world has clearly exceeded its original goal of welcoming around one million (...) read more
California’s Universal Studios Hollywood theme park recently started a cooperation with Berlin/Germany-based bookingkit company, provider of ticketing sales and administration software, to offer visitors from Europe the opportunity to book limited (...) read more
As announced by the listed British operator group yesterday, Merlin Entertainments will sell its Australian ski resorts located in Hotham and Falls Creek (both in the state of Victoria) to Vail Resorts Inc. The transaction volume amounts to 174 (...) read more
Climbing walls are among the classics of Bulgarian-based Walltopia company, which has installed more than 1,800 climbing and adventure facilities in 76 countries all over the world. Now the provider announced an upgraded version of its “Ninja (...) read more
Yesterday, Universal Orlando Resort announced the name and opening date for the new “Harry Potter” ride, which will start into operation this summer in “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade” at Univeral’s Islands of Adventure as a (...) read more
In March this year, Josh Powers (photo) will join the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA) as new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer to oversee the financial issues of the organization, including (...) read more
What was previously only possible in science fiction films has now become a reality in virtual worlds – the haptic touching of virtual objects in the air. Until the end of February visitors can still try out “AFFECTED: The Visit”, a new, immersive (...) read more
Popular streaming services such as Netflix and others continue to represent growing competition for traditional cinema operators. Watching films and series from the own living room at home sees more and more tempting for many potential cinemagoers. (...) read more
