As Efteling announced in mid-September, the Flying Dutchman attraction has been temporarily closed. Ever since its grand opening, repeated interferences have occurred, leading to short-term shutdowns and a corresponding amount of resentment (...) read more
The Australian racing driver legend Mick Doohan (five-time motorcycle world champion in the 500ccc champions league) has lent his name to Intamin’s Motocoaster, which is to be opened at the Australian amusement park Dreamworld in September. With the (...) read more
In the southwest of Hungary (Zala district), a deluxe golf and spa resort is to be constructed for around 100 million euros and should, according to investors, offer one of the best golf courses in the world. Investors are the Irish Carr Golf Group, (...) read more
Effective immediately, all knights are called upon to pit their strengths against one another in a medieval tournament: The Joust! is the name of a new family attraction at the Italian Minitalia Park. The attraction developed by Zamperla was (...) read more
In consideration of a stronger regionalisation of offers, a “Westphalian sauna house” has been built at the Bocholt Inselbad (island bath) Bahia with an investment total of 260,000 euros. In the first half-year after opening, 77,000 sauna guests (...) read more
In early August the “Haus der 1.000 Seen” (house of 1,000 lakes) opened in Waren in the Mecklenburg Lake Plateau region. At the heart of the house is one of the largest aquariums for native freshwater fish in Germany – a tank that extends over two (...) read more
The Kurt Hüttinger GmbH of Schwaig near Nuremburg has developed a travelling exhibition that is to be effectively used within the scope of a new “outreach programme”. The Science Museum is located north of Thailand’s capital city, Bangkok. For a (...) read more
What does a “feel good day” at the recreational pool LA OLA in Landau have in common with an event held at the Jugendstil-Festhalle (art nouveau festival hall) or the cultural centre Altes Kaufhaus (old department store) in Landau? The (...) read more
The Badegärten Eibenstock (bathing gardens) in Saxony celebrated its 10th anniversary in mid-July with a terrific laser show. The longstanding EWA member corporation was honoured last year by the European Waterpark Association with the “Professional (...) read more
With a total investment of 220 million euros, the thermal spa Oberlaa located in downtown Vienna is to be reconstructed into a 200,000-square metre large wellness complex that should meet the highest international standards. The project is a private (...) read more
The founder and president of the Italian corporation IE Park srl Soli Bumper Cars, Corrado Munari, has passed away. After a yearlong struggle with heart problems, he died on the 22nd of August 2007 at the age of 69. Munari is held in the leisure (...) read more
Plopsa is building a Plopsa Park in the Netherlands in collaboration with Center Parcs. The new theme park will be constructed next to Center Parcs De Huttenheugte (near Coevorden). This will be the first Plopsa Park from Studio 100 in the (...) read more
Germany is still the #1 funfair country in the world. Yet the future of the "volksfest", which was recognised as a cultural asset by German parliament in 2000, is uncertain. Many funfair events are on the brink of collapse. The tense situation is (...) read more
Scott Ault was appointed as the new COO (Chief Operating Officer) following the death of the former COO, Jim Warren, who died from cancer at the age of 59. Ault has been working for BRC since 1994 – he was the Vice President and is best known for (...) read more
The private equity branch has had to contend with its repeated characterisation as a plague in the public sphere and has taken note of criticism in a recent study by Moody’s, the world’s leading rating agency. At the heart of the criticism was the (...) read more
According to reports from finanznachrichten.de, SnowWorld is planning to go public on the Amsterdam stock exchange later this year. The company runs two indoor ski slopes in Zoetermeer (near The Hague) and in Landgraaf (near Aachen). The indoor ski (...) read more
Bad Frankenhausen: Fantasy Theme Park “Weltentor”Bad Frankenhausen and its surroundings in the state of Thuringia, Germany were the scene of some of the most brutal fighting during the Peasants’ Wars in Thuringia in the mid 19th century. This (...) read more
The "Blue Dome", which opened at Lake Wolfgang in mid-2006 (we presented this project to readers in EAP issue 4/2006), has not been able to fulfil its own visitor expectations. Instead of the estimated 100,000 visitors, only 50,000 people came to (...) read more
The AWC AG, SMG Entertainment Deutschland GmbH and the regional capital Kiel have co-signed a contract for the collaborative development, construction and operation of the Maritime Science Centre Schleswig-Holstein in Kiel. A science and adventure (...) read more
Nick Farmer of Farmer Attraction Development, based in Leicester, UK, has recently been elected as the next president of TEA (Themed Entertainment Association). Farmer is the first European president of the organisation based in Burbank, California. (...) read more
