While the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi will open under a 200,000 square meter-large roof with Ferrari logo at the end of October 2010 (we reported earlier), the planned Formula 1 theme park in Dubai is on the brink of financial ruin. According to Formula (...) read more
James Reid-Anderson (51) was appointed new Chairman, President and CEO of theme park operator Six Flags. Previously he served as CEO of the Siemens Healthcare Sector and was a member of the Siemens Managing Board. Reid-Anderson replaces former CEO (...) read more
Lars Lenders will step into the role of Business Development Manager for overseas projects of the Canadian manufacturer ProSlide. The Dutch man will join the sales team to further develop the company’s presence in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. (...) read more
“Dream-Wish” is the name of the new dolphin show in the Dutch Dolfinarium Harderwijk that was introduced this season. Jora Vision designed and constructed the decoration in order to give a right setting to the restaged show. The new show called (...) read more
After our report about the economic success of the EurothermenResorts in Austria in EAP magazine 3/2010, now first concrete plans for the announced investments are official. EurothermenResort Bad Schallerbach will see an expansion of its Aquapulco (...) read more
The Scandinavian operator group Parks & Resorts (Grönalund, Kolmarden and Skara Sommarland, among others) acquired the Furuvik theme park, 100 kilometers north of Uppsala in July. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. (...) read more
The Europa-Park in Rust, Germany, opened its doors for the first time on July 12, 1975. Since the park’s birthday, a new attraction has awaited the visitors: Europa-Park Historama – a tribute to the park’s history of more than 35 years. After having (...) read more
Gothenburg has a new tourist attraction: the 60-meter tall ferris wheel “Göteborgshjulet” was opened in the inner city next to the opera building near the harbor. The attraction designed by Bussink was supplied by Wheels of Excellence – owned by (...) read more
We reported about the closing of Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in our EAP newsletter of April 2010. According to the media, the former park owner, Ed Hart, hopes to rescue the park. Hart took the park over in 1990 and purchased it (with 200,000 (...) read more
According to the media, the Compagnie des Alpes Group (operator of Parc Astérix and Walibi parks) has planned to take over the French theme park Futuroscope in Poitiers. The Vienne department, which currently owns 70 percent of the park, would with (...) read more
Alec Tilley joined the US based company ProFun Management as Vice President. Tilley is a senior level business and operational planning executive with experience in international and US projects who has worked as a leader in consulting firms who (...) read more
According to „Sauerland News“, the foundation St. Elisabeth-Hospital from Ibbenbüren plans to build a bungalow park next to the popular theme park Fort Fun until 2011. The bungalows will be built on a 40,000-square meter large area for a total (...) read more
Josef Wund, builder and operator of the successful thermal spas in Erding and Bad Wörishofen, presented his plans to build a new bathing paradise in Sinsheim. It is assumed that the project requires an investment of 35 million Euros. 850.000 guests (...) read more
Erich Däniken obviously had many problems with his well-intended Mystery Park and he surely lost a lot. After the demise of his ambitious park there was a steady back and forth and also a lot of promising plans (we reported several times). For the (...) read more
According to an US authority for consumer protection, McDonald’s had to take back 12 million glasses with pictures of the Shrek movie contaminated with cadmium in the US. (eap) read more
Alexander Schreibeisen, the committed initiator and owner of the indoor park „Sensapolis“ died after a severe illness at an age of only 36 years. Only two years ago, at the end of June 2008, he had opened “his” Sensapolis with an investment of 30 (...) read more
The first Center Parcs facility (Moselle / Les Trois Forêts) of the new generation opened in France on June 4, 2010. The 435-hectare large holiday destination operated by Pierre & Vacances required an investment volume of 250 million Euros. (...) read more
The director of the Taiwanese TV action series „Black and White“ plans according to The China Post to open a Hollywood Universal Studios-like theme park in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. The around 156 million US dollar (five billion NT dollar) park (...) read more
The two Norwegian mythologists Haukur Halldorsson and Sverrir Sigurjonsson have created a model for a new mythology based theme park in Iceland. Visitors should be able to experience Iceland’s Viking ancestors with trolls, elves and giants. The (...) read more
President and owner of the American supplier Premier Rides Inc., Jim Seay, was elected to the National Aquarium’s Board of Directors. Seay shifted from the aerospace industry to the amusement industry and worked as an engineering and maintenance (...) read more
