In the four Inntal communities Niederndorf and Ebbs (Austria) and Oberaudorf and Kiefersfelden (Germany) negotiations concerning the construction of a cross-frontier tourist attraction are under way: a 40-meter tall tower–like timber construction (...) read more
The opening of the new 600,000 square meter (150 acres) amusement park Rainbow MagicLand will take place in Valmontone, near Rome, in April 2011. The Italian companies Alfa Park and Rainbow develop the project whereas the 300 million Euros come from (...) read more
Long-lasting rumors about Merlin Entertainments Group’s research for an appropriate location for a Legoland in the US state of Florida now come to an end. The historical facility with theme- and water park as well as its historic botanical gardens (...) read more
Universal Parks and Resorts, actually operating four theme parks in Osaka, Japan, Los Angeles and Orlando in the USA and in 2010 also in Singapore (we reported in EAP issue 6/2009), signed, according to www.koreatimes.co.kr, an agreement with 14 (...) read more
In the skiing region Galsterberg in Austria, the children adventure land “Galstiland” in which visitors can discover Gauls and Romans has been opened this winter. As all of these regions are famous for their various ski offers, it is very (...) read more
The management of the facility that has been operating under the name of Waterworld Bergische Sonne since 2005 and that was built as Freizeit- und Erlebnisbad Bergische Sonne in 1992 filed for bankruptcy on December 23, 2009 with the local (...) read more
As reported yesterday, a veteran SeaWorld trainer was attacked and killed by a whale shortly before the beginning of the popular orca show in Orlando, FL. The show arena was immediately evacuated and all further shows cancelled. Jim Atchison, (...) read more
The Chinese businessman Leung Moon Lam from Hong Kong intends – provided that he gets approval from Chinese authorities – to build a theme park with the topics religion and the Bible. The construction of the 2.3 square meter site should begin in (...) read more
The Shenzhen OCT Holding is held as China’s principal amusement park builder and operator. According to Liu Pingchun, Chairman of OCT’s supervisory board, the company “wants to have an amusement park in most of China’s provinces”. However, OCT (...) read more
SeaWorld’s Aquatica which opened its doors in January 2008 in Orlando (we reported in EAP 5/2007) comes up with a new ride: Two years after its opening, the water park adds its first attraction – the “Omaka Rocka” which means “rocking river”. This (...) read more
In September 2010 Merlin Entertainments will open its tenth Madame Tussauds worldwide in Bangkok. The 15 million dollar attraction will be installed at Siam Discovery, a shopping mall. Besides the two existing Madame Tussauds in Hongkong and (...) read more
According to the media, the American company Cedar Fair and its eleven amusement parks were to be acquired by Apollo Global Management at approximately 2.4 billion dollars (1.7 billion euros). Shareholders would receive 11.50 dollars per share. (...) read more
At the 2009 IAAPA Show in Las Vegas in November, the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) announced the Heineken Experience as recipient of the “Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Brand Experience”. The Heineken Experience (...) read more
At the end of December 2009 the ownership group of KeyLime Grove that operates the KeyLime resort in Gurnee / Illinois, USA with a hotel and indoor water park filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This means that the company filed for a reorganization (...) read more
Roy Edward Disney, the nephew of Disney founder Walt Disney, died in December at the age of 79. He died from cancer at the Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, California. His father, Roy O. Disney, founded the Disney Company together with (...) read more
Since mid-November the Belgian company Alterface has been welcoming its visitors in its new offices just about one kilometer away from the former location, now within the Axis Parc in Mont-Saint-Guibert / Belgium. On 1,000 square meters and spread (...) read more
In mid-November the biggest science center of South Germany, the “Experimenta”, was opened in Heilbronn. 150 exhibits invite guests to wonder and to have a try themselves on an area of 7,500 square metres. The construction took 18 months until (...) read more
Despite a new record attendance of 15.4 million guests, Euro Disney’s sales volume decreased in the business year of 2008/2009, contrary to the European trend, with considerable seven per cent down to 1.23 billion euros. The net loss duplicated (...) read more
The Philand Ranch Ltd. has begun with the realization of a multi-billion dollar development program in the province of Quang Nam / Central Vietnam. The construction of a 48-large hectare bathing resort in the district of Nui-Thanh has just (...) read more
The 35,000 square metre-large Blub (“Berliner Luft- und Badeparadies”) in Berlin-Britz reappears: The wip Willmeroth Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH purchased the property as well as the recreational bath Blub from the Property Fund Berlin and (...) read more
