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
NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands hosts the symposium “The Creators of Destinations” on Thursday, 31 May 2012 from 13:30 to 18:30 hrs. More and more leisure, shopping and hospitality facilities are being merged into (...) 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
An affiliate of the global investment manager Apollo Global Management and the indoor waterpark operator Great Wolf Resorts announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. This agreement defines the acquisition of the North (...) read more
Michael (Mike) Pledl is Dynamic Attractions’ new Director of European Business Development since the beginning of the year. Mike Pledl is a well-known personality within the leisure industry with an experience of more than 30 years in this business. (...) read more
At the end of March, Dolly Parton celebrated together with 1,000 invited guests the opening of “Wild Eagle” – the first steel wing coaster in the U.S. – at Dollywood, Tennessee. “Wild Eagle was a long time in the makin’ but truly worth every minute (...) read more
In March, shareholders of The Walt Disney Company gathered for their annual meeting 2012. The participants elected ten members of their board of directors, while all members were reelected to the board: Susan Arnold, John S. Chen, Judith L. Estrin, (...) read more
Baltimore, US-based attractions supplier Premier Rides announced the opening of their newest office in China last week. The new office is located in the business center of “Tomorrow Square”, one of the highest skyscrapers in Shanghai. Ning Shao, who (...) read more
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More and more frequented tourist regions in Europe seem to recognize the potential of high ropes courses as leisure opportunity for their guests. At the end of March, an adventure park with 90 climbing courses was opened in the Corona Forestal (...) read more
The Zollstockbad in Cologne has been reopened after a general overhaul about one month ago. Besides the overhaul of the technical systems, the facility was also extended by new pools. Now guests can find a 25-meter-sports pool as well as a (...) read more
