Generation change at England’s Drayton Manor Theme Park: William Bryan has been announced as new Managing Director of the park near Tamworth, Staffordshire. William Bryan takes over the responsibility from his father Colin Bryan, who is stepping up (...) read more
On the occasion of its anniversary season Germany’s Europa-Park together with the charity auction portal “United Charity” auctions special experiences and historical curiosities within the next 40 weeks. According to the park, “those who always (...) read more
In April 2014, the 3-D movie “The LEGO Movie” was launched in German cinemas to land at the top of the German cinema charts right away. In the US and England the movie had grossed more than 270 million euro by the end of the year and won the “Best (...) read more
The new entertainment resort “London Paramount”, which is planned to be built near London (we reported on this in our EAP news from January 29, 2015), is likely to also feature well-known British animation characters alongside iconic Hollywood (...) read more
It was announced only yesterday that Ole Bested Hensing (pictured), CEO of the Berliner Bäder-Betriebe (BBB - Europe's largest pool operator), “has asked to be released prematurely from his current term of office at Berliner Bäder-Betriebe as of 30 (...) read more
Starting May 22, 2015 the Odysseum in Cologne will present the German premiere of the STAR WARS™ Identities exhibition. This exhibition follows on from “Harry Potter – The Exhibition” (cp. EAP, issue 6/2014), which attracted more than 200,000 guests (...) read more
In May 2015 a new rollercoaster restaurant (cp. EAP, issue 3/2011) located directly just below the Ferris wheel of Vienna’s Prater will be opened to the public. The 210-seat restaurant will be the first master franchise restaurant operated by (...) read more
Following a four-month renovation phase, the German science center Universum Bremen has reopened its totally revamped permanent exhibition on March 7, 2015 (cp. EAP news from Dec 3, 2014). More than half of the old exhibits has been sorted out and (...) read more
Located between Buffalo and Rochester, New York’s water & theme park resort Darien Lake will add two new attractions this coming season. The resort’s water park Splashtown will open up “Brain Drain”, a new free fall waterslide attraction featuring (...) read more
The official opening of Merlin’s The Orlando Eye is set for May 4, 2015 (cp. EAP 1/2015). Some riders will get exclusive access to the nearly 122 meter tall observation wheel and enjoy a ride in one of the 30 passenger capsules ahead of the grand (...) read more
Thorpe Park Resort near Chertsey in Surrey, England will expand its leisure offer next season by adding a special jungle maze attraction. “I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!” is the reality TV show that is lending its name to the new experience (...) read more
This year, Austria’s OÖ. Thermenholding, which is operating the three thermal spa facilities in Bad Hall, Bad Ischl and Bad Schallerbach, celebrates its 10th anniversary. Additionally, the company can praise itself with a new turnover record of 56.8 (...) read more
In mid-February, Landing Jeju International Development Co., Ltd. (LJDC), a joint venture of Genting Singapore PLC and Landing International Development Limited, celebrated the groundbreaking of Resorts World™ Jeju in South Korea. Resorts World Jeju (...) read more
As the Spanish newspaper El País recently reported on the web, the Chinese Dalian Wanda Group plans to build the largest indoor waterpark of Europe in Madrid’s Campamento district. Plans of China’s largest commercial real estate company call for the (...) read more
Ocean Park Hong Kong is preparing itself for the future: As announced at the beginning of this month, the theme park plans to offer its guests park-wide, unlimited, free high-speed Wi-Fi. For the expansion of its Wi-Fi network and the introduction (...) read more
Fort Worth, Texas-based The DreamVision Company, a privately owned entertainment and media enterprise, recently announced plans for the construction of two multi-billion dollar theme parks. The parks are being developed in partnership with Bryan (...) read more
In spring 2014, Parque Zoológico de Barcelona presented its latest expansion plans to the public, which were to be carried out as part of the zoo’s strategy plan 2012-2020. Having realized a larger outdoor area for hippos and a new enclosure for the (...) read more
Just a few weeks ago SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. had announced Jim Atchison’s resignation as CEO and President as well as further restructuring measures to be carried out across its theme parks (we reported on this in EAP online news from 14 Jan (...) read more
This summer will see the opening of new attractions at Germany’s Snow Dome Bispingen, which was reopened after renovation works in autumn 2013 (cf. EAP news from 7 Nov 2013). “Families are our main target group,” sums up CEO José Fernandes. In (...) read more
On February 5, Thomas O. Staggs has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO) of The Walt Disney Company as it was announced by Robert A. Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer lately. As chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Staggs already (...) read more
