During the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood in summer 2010, King Kong can be experienced as a 4-D multi-sensory attraction. The new attraction is based on the Oscar-winning Universal Pictures film production from 2005. Guests will be (...) read more
The Walt Disney Company and the Hong Kong government agreed some weeks ago on a major expansion of Disneyland Hong Kong. Being the world’s smallest Disneyland, the park has been criticized of not offering enough attractions. Moreover, since its (...) read more
With the opening of the Desperados at Heliopolis, near Cairo, the Belgian company Alterface will install for the first time one of its interactive adventures in Africa. This installation will be the 25th of its kind worldwide. The new facility will (...) read more
Since this summer there have been installed several new attractions at the Wilderness Hotel & Golf Resort in Wisconsin Dells: Those who want to show their climbing talent can check out the tree top zip lining adventure. Guests can plunge from five (...) read more
The Asia Therme celebrated its first birthday in the middle of August: 292,000 visitors have passed through the doors of the wellness temple since it opened in August 2008. The thermal springs’ hotel has had 47,000 guests stay over, which means it (...) read more
At the end of August, Al Weiss, worldwide head of business operations at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts with responsibility for over 100,000 employees, Philippe Gas (CEO Euro Disney), Georges Kalogridis (Chief Operative Officer) and Andrew de Csilléry (...) read more
According to an online poll conducted by the Sohu Hong Kong web portal, the Ocean Park is the most loved attraction in Hong Kong. 170,000 Chinese residents participated in the survey in June. Resort CEO Tom Mehrmann said: “Coming to Ocean Park is (...) read more
The Scottish developer VW Leisure plans to construct Scotland’s first-ever eco-friendly amusement park on an old quarry site at West Lothian. The 72-acre site could open in summer 2011. VW Leisure plans to build a lodge-style hotel including event (...) read more
Recently there has been installed a new water attraction supplied by WhiteWater West at Spa World in Osaka: the AquaLoop. The new loop slide has a length of 62 metres and is 10 metres high. Riders can reach speeds up to 60 kph. (eap) read more
Poor quality, high levels of harmful substances and removable small parts: the TÜV Rheinland LGA experts tested 25 water inflatables from five of the most popular holiday countries around the Mediterranean. The results: 17 of the products should (...) read more
According to the US American investor protection organisation, Corporate Library, Blackstone boss Stephen Schwarzman pocketed a whopping USD 702.4 million in 2008. This figure makes him by far the top paid US manager. Oracle boss Ellison follows (...) read more
The largest thermal spring resort in Europe does not just stand out in the industry due to its size and the large number of facilities that it offers, but also now because of the new web TV portal: therme-erding.tv. This adventure paradise is the (...) read more
Increasing numbers of visitors and turnover at the thermal springs that are successfully managed by Aquapark Management GmbH mean that expansion is necessary. The sauna and wellness area in particular are booming. A master plan has therefore (...) read more
Les Machines de l’île (The Machines of the Isle) can be seen on the Isle of Nantes (France), on a former shipyard ground. Visitors cannot only see the huge and detailed creatures built of wood and steel within a guided tour through the gallery, (...) read more
The “Matamba” theme hotel, which sleeps a total of 500 guests, has been inviting Phantasialand visitors to stay the night for more than a year now. The 3-star-plus-hotel has more than 117 individually designed rooms. The hotel operator, (...) read more
The new Japanese sauna facilities at Aqualon-Therme in Bad Säckingen, Black Forest were opened at the end of July. An outdoor area has been created with two large Japanese saunas – a Maiban herb sauna that reaches 70° and a sauna with salt peeling (...) read more
We already reported (issue 2/2006) about the opening of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta / USA in November 2005. This year in June the Aquarium welcomed its ten millionth guest after nearly four years of operation, setting a new attendance record (...) read more
In the middle of August, after a slight delay, the “ring°werk” area also opened. Driving shops, a 3D cinema, simulators and exhibitions fill the 15,000 square metre plot. However, there is still no set opening date for the most important (...) read more
“I highly recommend diving with the sharks. My husband and I did it on our honeymoon and it's just a fantastic experience!” That’s what one visitor to the Underwater World amusement park on the Australian Sunshine Coast said after she was brave (...) read more
There was quite a sensation three years ago when the Wund Group expressed strong interest in the construction of the swimming facility “Badewelt Meerbusch”. This was a 33,000-square-metre large attraction that was supposed to advance to the largest (...) read more
