The Meersburg-Therme at Lake Constance operated by GMF (Gesellschaft für Entwicklung und Management von Freizeitsystemen) records an operative profit of about 400,000 euros for the business year 2009 – a little bit more than in the previous year. (...) read more
At the end of November Tropical Islands in Brandenburg announced “the race is on” and finally started the construction of the first holiday houses. The investor is the German-Danish Planet-Group, one of the biggest vacation homes suppliers of (...) read more
According to “Rhein-Zeitung” the Staatsbad Bad Dürkheim GmbH intends to publish an Europe-wide call for tenders in order to win investors for the new construction of a thermal spa. As the media report it is both the operation of the new bathing (...) read more
The thermal spa Aqualux, which opened its doors two years ago and which is very much estimated for its architecture and equipment, is threatened to become a money pit. The Austrian “Kleine Zeitung” reported at the end of November: “Without new (...) read more
During a recent trip to Germany, the world-famous magicians Siegfried & Roy paid a visit to Phantasialand Bruehl. They were invited by park founder Gottlieb Löffelhardt and his son Robert Löffelhardt, CEO. The relationship between the amusement (...) read more
As a symbol for the completion of the building shell, a green crown was put onto the roof of the “Tropenhalle Gondwanaland” at Leipzig Zoo at the end of October. Gondwanaland is by now the sixth themed area at the Zoo Leipzig and will be opened by (...) read more
After long lasting negotiations, Disney was recently given green light for the construction of Disneyland Shanghai. With the blessing of authorities, Americans and Chinese will just continue to bargain for finances before the realization of the (...) read more
On the first in-house exhibition of Disney, the D23 Expo in Anaheim, Jay Rasulo, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, presented future plans of Disney for new attractions and themings. The Star Tours attraction in the Hollywood Studios will (...) read more
Kennywood Amusement Park in Pennsylvania / USA plans to open a new launch coaster in May 2010. The new attraction, the seventh roller coaster of the park, will be installed at the current location of the “Turnpike”, a ride that is planned to be (...) read more
A dinosaur theme park with the topic “evolution of dinosaurs” is to be opened at the latest in spring 2011 at Rasnov, a small city near Brasov in Transylvania, in the centre of Romania. On 40.000 square metres of land on lease from local (...) read more
Chocolate fanatics from China can be looking forward to January 2010: According to China Daily, a chocolate theme park is due to be opened near the Water Cube Aquatics Centre and the Bird’s Nest stadium. Chocolate replicas of the Great Wall, the (...) read more
In the Natural World Heritage region of the Blue Mountains in Australia, the first luxury resort from the Emirates Group opened outside of Dubai this autumn: the Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa. Nature conservation and the protection of species also play (...) read more
The Merlin Entertainment Group plans the construction of a 15-million dollar Sea Life Aquarium at Phoenix / Arizona, USA. The 26,000-square feet facility will be one of three new Sea Life Aquariums scheduled to be opened in 2010 in the US. Twelve (...) read more
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) announced in October that worldwide tourism is in danger of declining by up to six percent this year. At the same time, with an eight-percent drop in sales, Europe has suffered above-average repercussions (...) read more
Recently the Paderborn Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum (HNF) welcomed its 1.5 millionth visitor. The museum opened in October 1996 (its motto: “More than just the world’s biggest computer museum”) and now notes around 118,000 guests a year. With (...) read more
Southwest of Geneva in France’s Département Haute-Savoie is the peaceful town of Neydens, where the official grand opening of the new Vitam’Parc was held on the 19th of October after a good three years of construction. The 70-million euro (...) read more
JVPlay, developers from Prestons / Australia, are planning an indoor and outdoor water park with theme park, hotel rooms, a themed restaurant and conference facilities. The resort is to be set up at Camden, southwest of Sydney. The 24-hectare (...) read more
The Dubai-based company ANC Holdings has taken a majority stake in Amusement Whitewater, a regional leader in design, supply and execution of themed environments. AWW has been involved in important projects such as “The Lost City” in South-Africa, (...) read more
The first KidZania theme park was founded by the Mexican entrepreneur Xavier Lopez Ancona in Mexico City in 1999. The park’s concept is based on role-playing for kids from ages two to 12. KidZania is a replica of a designed city in which children (...) read more
Tentatively scheduled to start in 2012, passengers traveling via Eurostar along the historic route from Paris or Brussels to England will see an astonishing sight: A 50 meter-tall white horse will then be erected as a part of the residential (...) read more
