In mid-September a contract extension was signed for Euro Disney S.C.A. in the office of the French premier minister. The duration of the former agreement for the premises made available by the French state north of Paris was changed from 2017 to (...) read more
Many German and Austrian water parks and thermal spas recorded a high turnover this summer. Particularly the month of August pleased operators with a considerable increase. The weather conditions, which are typical for autumn, pushed the visitors (...) read more
At the beginning of the year the rooftop water playground Splash Park was inaugurated at Sembawang Shopping Mall in Singapore. Empex Watertoys together with children’s playgrounds provider Playpoint Singapore implemented this rather unusual water (...) read more
The family operated leisure park Drusillas Park in East Sussex, UK, recently opened its newest attraction: “Eden’s Eye”. This interactive maze developed by theming and design specialist Meticulous Ltd. from Leicester is exactly the right thing for (...) read more
As the IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) recently announced, the IAAPA Attractions Expo will take place in Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) during the next ten years. Initially the trade fair was (...) read more
The name of the new attraction “Barnstormer” at Dollywood comes from the daring stunt pilots of the 1920s in the US who performed breathtaking tricks with their airplanes high above farms and fields. The guests of the around 4.3 million Euro (5.5 (...) read more
It’s getting serious: The new Therme Wien in Austria (we reported on that in EAP issue 3/2010) will open on September 27, 2010. The around 115 million Euro-project, operated by VAMED Group, will feature high-quality wellness offers with around 4,000 (...) read more
As recently announced, Andreas Veilstrup Andersen will replace Mats Wedin as CEO and President of the Liseberg Group, when Wedin retires with effect from February 1, 2011. Previously, Andersen worked for Tivoli Gardens and has led IAAPA’s European (...) read more
The idea isn’t new but at the same time more than obvious: Nintendo has created numerous characters over the years that are so familiar to kids like Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck: “Mario” is just one of these characters, probably the (...) read more
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
