Following a 26-month construction phase, July 7th is the date set for the official opening of the new OvaVerva recreational bathing complex in St. Moritz. We reported on this endeavor back in EAP Issue 3/2013. The long awaited new complex is aiming (...) read more
Aquapark Oberhausen opened in 2009 at the marina in Oberhausen. The park is now looking to improve and expand its facilities designed specifically for kids aged three to ten. The plans involve building a new water area that is home to the Aquapark’s (...) read more
In Fitchburg, Massachusetts the 12th indoor water park resort from Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (cp. EAP News from May 21st, 2014) will open today. The 6,000 square meter park will feature familiar Great Wolf Lodge attractions such as the “Howlin’ (...) read more
After more than half a year of application and tendering procedure the IAAPA Europe has appointed a new senior manager (cp. EAP news from 06 Nov 2013). Pablo Moragrega (pictured) will join the trade association’s European office located in Brussels (...) read more
Roland Mack (right), owner of Europa-Park in Rust, Germany, was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz) last Friday. The award was presented to him by Winfried Kretschmann (left), Prime Minister of (...) read more
Henk Bemboom, founder of Dutch theme park Slagharen, recently passed away on 27 May 2014 at the age of 93. Bemboom opened the Dutch Ponypark Slagharen in 1963 which was renamed Attractiepark Slagharen in 1998. “Give people value for their money, and (...) read more
As announced by officials of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), Visit Orlando, and the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) this week, the three parties extended their agreement to host IAAPA Attractions Expo (...) read more
Last Thursday, 22nd of May 2014, Movie Park Germany in Bottrop-Kirchhellen has welcomed its 25 millionth visitor since the park’s opening back in 1996 under the name of Warner Bros. Movie World. The Frenk family, the parents and their two daughters, (...) read more
Together with representatives of the City of Garden Grove and the real estate company McWhinney, Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. will break ground today to celebrate the start of construction on the new Great Wolf Lodge Southern California. The brand’s (...) read more
Recently, the US-based developer of 3-D and 4-D attractions, SimEx-Iwerks, announced the launch of a brand new fully themed Batman laser attraction that was developed together with Warner Bros. Consumer Products on behalf of DC Entertainment. The (...) read more
Since the 1st of May, the program portfolio of Germany’s Filmpark Babelsberg has been expanded by the addition of “The Military Camp”, a film quote taken from the Hollywood movie “The Monuments Men”. A few months ago, an extraordinary film set had (...) read more
In our park report of EAP issue 2/2014, we already reported about the new attraction for Germany’s Ravensburger Spieleland for the current season. Now the new family attraction “Hier kommt die Maus!”, the theming of which is based on the German (...) read more
The new Oasis Mall project in Doha, currently under construction and slated for a 2017 opening, will feature upscale retail shops, fine dining experiences as well as an entertainment component. The development of the about 28,000 square meter large (...) read more
The summer of 2015 will see the opening of the first of initial six interactive Shrek’s Far Far Away Adventure attractions to be planned and created by Merlin Entertainments (Merlin) and DreamWorks Animation within a nine-year period. According to (...) read more
The technology solutions for ticketing and virtual queue management systems from accesso Technology Group are obviously being met with great interest from theme park operators in Europe. By the end of March, the company enhanced its “accesso (...) read more
In April, French Compagnie des Alpes group (CdA), operator of 15 leisure and theme parks in Europe, announced that it has sold its 30 percent stake in the Looping Group for 9.7 million Euros to HIG Capital France. CdA had already sold the majority (...) read more
With exciting waterslides, interactive water play structures, wave and surf attractions, various dry attractions such as high ropes courses and other water-based rides, Canada-based WhiteWater West’s product range has a lot to offer. About two years (...) read more
This summer will see Merlin Entertainment’s opening of North America’s first Dungeon attraction in San Francisco. Dubbed The San Francisco Dungeon, the new attraction will take visitors on a 60-minute journey through 200 years of San Francisco’s (...) read more
As Six Flags Entertainment Corporation and Unilever announced this spring, the two companies entered into a strategic partnership granting Unilever Ice Cream the exclusive marketing and sales rights for all its novelty products including Good (...) read more
Not only roller coasters and free fall towers are always being built “higher, faster and farther” … also Ferris wheels are subject to the hype to be built higher and higher. With a height of 165 meters, the Singapore Flyer was previously the highest (...) read more
