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Susanne Rode is working as senior software consultant at Austrian software producer TAC since the end of March. She is responsible for the support service of international clients and for the project management. Previously Susanne Rode worked for (...) read more

At the end of April, the Spreewelten Bad waterpark in Germany’s Spreewald region opened a new themed restaurant called “Baldura”. In the restaurant people can follow the journey of the Peruvian penguins into the waterpark. About three years ago, the (...) read more

For many years now, Lappset has been developing games and playground equipment for different age groups, parkour solutions for teenagers as well as fitness devices for adults and elderly people. Moreover, the company has the exclusive distributions (...) read more

When it comes to the connection of rollercoasters and health, the press tends to place this topic under a negative omen. Leipzig, Germany’s Belantis amusement park comes up with surprisingly positive news: Joshua Herrmann, a nine-year-old boy who (...) read more

Merlin Entertainments Group opened its new Madame Tussauds Sydney attraction in mid-April (cf. EAP news from April 7, 2011). The Australian collection of over 70 figures on display is located in Darling Harbor, a large recreational and pedestrian (...) read more

Starbucks Coffee Company and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts recently announced that Starbucks will soon be available at all Disney theme parks at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, and at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (...) read more

Europe’s largest thermal spa and waterpark Therme Erding expanded its sauna paradise by tripling the sauna area in 2007. This area has a daily capacity of 1,562 guests. Now, after five years of operation, Jörg Wund, CEO Therme Erding and Uwe Barth, (...) read more

The fitness area of Germany’s new monte mare Andernach sports and wellness facility was already opened on 10 April 2012. Today, the sauna and SPA areas start operation as well. The official inauguration was held yesterday together with (...) read more

Today opens the new 360° 3-D film experience “TurtleTrek” at SeaWorld Orlando (we reported on this attraction in EAP 2/2012). First the guests pass two massive biotopes full of freshwater fish, gentle manatees, saltwater fish and a dozen sea (...) read more

As we reported on 16 April 2012, an affiliate of Apollo Global Management (Apollo) and Great Wolf Resorts (Great Wolf) entered into a merger agreement in March. Apollo initially offered to acquire Great Wolf for 5 US dollars per share (Great Wolf (...) read more

Michael Severn Lamb, former Chairman and Chief Executive of the Severn Lamb company, died on February 7, 2012, aged 63. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1948 as the son of Severn Lamb founder Peter Severn Lamb. He began his career as an (...) read more

 The construction of the new Cartoon Network Amazone Waterpark is currently underway in Bang Saray on the east coast of Thailand, close to Pattaya. The new waterpark is built on a 5.6 hectare large area and is scheduled to open in 2013. The park’s (...) read more

According to media reports, the German entrepreneur Wolfgang Kiessling, founder and owner of Loro Parque and Siam Park in Tenerife, plans to build a second waterpark – this time in Grand Canary. Siam Park was opened in the south of Tenerife in 2008 (...) read more

The Expo 2012 will be held from May 12 to August 12 in Yeosu, a seaside town in Korea. The motto of the expo is “The Living Ocean and Coast” and after the Shanghai Expo 2010, it’s again an Asian country that is hosting the event. “Diversity of (...) read more

TAA introduced two new employees to their company at the beginning of this year. Their team is now supported by its two new project managers Jim Cassidey and Christophe Batista (pictured left). Cassidey gained 22 years of experience at Sally (...) read more