Led by the Aquapark Management GmbH, which was contracted with the conceptual consultation and operation, Darmstadt’s art nouveau-influenced “Volksbad” (people’s bath) from 1909 is being reconstructed and expanded for around 18 million euros. (...) read more
From 27-30 September 2006, the interbad 2006 in Düsseldorf will be presenting the latest trends in the pool, sauna and spa sectors. At the European trade fair for public and private pools, the European Waterpark Association (EWA) will organise a (...) read more
For the second time in a row, Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio is America’s most popular amusement park. In a survey recently conducted by the American “Theme Park Magazine”, readers voted once again for their favourite park in the US. (...) read more
At this year’s WorldMediaFestival in Hamburg, Alaska Ice Adventure, a film about the breathtaking trip of an ice floe through the Arctic sea, was awarded the Intermedia Globe Gold prize. The award-winning film created by the Munich-based multimedia (...) read more
The amusement park located in Lichtaart, Belgium inaugurated another new attraction called “The Dreamcatcher” in early July. The approx. 600-metre long roller coaster is a remodelled “Air Race”. The 25-metre high ride was reengineered and furnished (...) read more
The 20 million euro expensive attraction was originally scheduled to open on Easter. After numerous rumours about further delays since then, the company’s headquarters have now definitely “grounded” the attraction for this year. Ronald van der Zijl, (...) read more
As made public by Swiss media, the financially strained park (as we’ve reported a number of times in past issues) is now trying to avert looming bankruptcy at practically the last minute through a moratorium on debt enforcement. The district court (...) read more
Instigated by the US Government, Homeland Security representatives recently met with high-ranking managers from the American leisure industry. The meeting focussed on the potential terrorism threat to amusement parks and the entire US entertainment (...) read more
On the 22nd of June, the New York-based corporation Six Flags announced its decision to sell 6 of its 30 amusement and aqua parks. Considering its 2.1 billion dollar mountain of debt, this is a logical, albeit surprising, announcement. The following (...) read more
More than ever, fast food is getting a bad rap in the US. As previously reported, Gov. “Arnie” Schwarzenegger spoke up for a ban on fast food in California’s public schools last year. Pretty soon there won’t be any more Disney characters in (...) read more
A new amusement park for approximately 170 million euros is to open in 2009 near the Austrian border. Construction on the amusement and health park, hotel, and adjacent shopping centre is to begin this year. A Cyprus-based investment firm is (...) read more
The leisure centre SchiederSee (Schneider Lake) has acquired two solar-powered boats in cooperation with the SolarWaterWorld AG (Hameln/Berlin). Past experiences with the solar boats on Schieder Lake were used for the further development of the (...) read more
Rising costs parallel to stagnating revenue have led the US Department of the Interior to drastically increase the admission fees to 22 of the most popular national landmarks. In addition, visitor centres are to be closed or only open for short (...) read more
The Braunschweig-based company has contributed two novel driving simulators to the new Mercedes-Benz Museum that opened on 20 May. The simulators are rightly regarded as the highlight of the museum, forming a bridge between automotive history and (...) read more
On the 3rd of May, the Compagnie des Alpes (CDA) signed a letter of intent with Palamon Capital Partners on the acquisition of five amusement parks owned by the StarParks Group. The takeover was completed on 30 May and affects the following (...) read more
Park director Wolfgang Schneider and roller coaster guru Werner Stengel are linked by their longstanding collaboration: Stengel built the famous “GeForce” for the Holiday Park. The two have now founded the Roller Coaster Academy and started a (...) read more
The example of the new Intercontinental Hotel in Bora Bora shows that the termini “ecology” and “sustainability” so often used in Central Europe have triggered global contemplation and achieved some ingenious results: an innovative, (...) read more
A current survey of the population of Hawaii has shown that the majority of queried Hawaiians have “had it” with tourism and tourists, as reported by pte. The respondents named the following reasons for their resentment: the increased cost of living (...) read more
EU standards define precisely which prerequisites have to be fulfilled before a facility can call itself a zoo. The well loved and successful Stukenbrock Hollywood and Safari Park fulfils these regulations. It can now officially call itself a (...) read more
According to a recent study conducted by Reader’s Digest (http://www.readers-digest.de), prominent stars enjoy little public confidence as advertising spokespeople. Even though actors, athletes, and television stars and starlets are used more and (...) read more
