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Vanessa Diriart (39) has been appointed deputy CEO of Center Parcs Europe this past spring. In her function as direct contact person of the marketing and sales department, Vanessa Diriart directly reports to Mark Haak Wegmann, CEO Center Parcs (...) read more

On the occasion of its 40th anniversary next year, Italy’s Gardaland will open up a new exciting attraction in 2015. The construction works for the new rollercoaster at the park operated by the Merlin Entertainments Group officially started in the (...) read more

Located in the North-West of Italy, Leolandia, a theme park featuring 38 rides and attractions, now features the beloved character Peppa Pig. The characters from the British animated television series and their silhouettes can be found on “Mr. (...) read more

Following the opening of the dark ride „Volcans sacrés” in the last year (we reported on this in EAP issue 3/2013), France’s science and amusement park Vulcania delighted its guests this year with the opening of its brand-new “Ballon des Puys” (...) read more

Following a short delay, Wet’n Wild Orlando recently opened its new „Aqua Drag Racer“ slide (cp. EAP news from 17 March 2014). The head-first racing ride is equipped with braided, twisting tunnels that accelerate up to four riders from a starting (...) read more

  Disneyland Resort Paris has welcomed 14.9 million visitors in 2013 and became one of the most favoured Tourist destinations in Europe. Disneyland Paris is set to open its 60th attraction, “Ratatouille : L'Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy”, the (...) read more

  Center Parcs Hochsauerland in Western Germany which is operated by the French company Pierre & Vacances as one of 20 European Center Parcs celebrated its 20th anniversary on June 29th. The park was opened in July 1994 after ten years of turbulent (...) read more

Merlin Entertainments plc today announces it will open its first LEGOLAND Park in Japan. The new park, to be located in the city of Nagoya, will cost JPY 32 billion (231 million EUR) in total and adds to Merlin’s existing portfolio of six Legoland (...) read more

Loro Parque, located in the north of the Canary Island Tenerife, has been continuously developed and modernized since its opening back in 1972. Founded by the German Wolfgang Kiessling, the zoo park, which had originally been designed as a parrot (...) read more

As Universal Orlando Resort announced The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley will officially open on July 8 – allowing guests to experience even more of Harry Potter’s adventures in an all-new, magnificently-themed environment which is (...) read more

With a total of 9,000 registered guests (2013:5,400) and 6,500 qualified buyers (2013: 3,600), this year's Asian Attractions Expo (AAE), held at Beijing's China National Convention Center from 18 to 20 June, set up new records. 325 exhibitors from (...) read more

An additional sum of approximately five billion Renminbi Yuan (800 million US-Dollars) is flowing into more attractions and entertainment facilities at the Shanghai Disney Resort. Still currently under construction, the groundbreaking ceremony for (...) read more

Late last summer Dolly Parton announced her plans for the construction of Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort featuring 306 guest rooms for short vacation breaks along with an indoor and outdoor pool complex, a spa, a rustic country house restaurant and (...) read more

Some 250 shareholders met in mid-May for the 104th General Meeting of Grand Resort Bad Ragaz in Switzerland to take stock of the 2013 fiscal year, and they were pleased to hear about positive figures in all three of the resort’s business units. For (...) read more

The plans and negotiations for a new recreational bathing complex in England’s North Yorkshire resort town of Scarborough have been underway for years. Construction permission was already granted for the Benchmark Leisure undertaking back in 2012. (...) read more

Early this past May Great Britain’s Alton Towers Resort received official permission to go ahead with the construction of new accommodation facilities on the resort site. The new “Enchanted Village” will host 120 fairytale huts which can each (...) read more

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