(eap) Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced details of an expansion to its private island, Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas archipelago, which will include a completely redesigned water park. Scheduled to open in summer 2026, the new “Great (...) read more
(eap) Karls continues its expansion: the popular leisure brand is set to open its first Karls Erlebnis-Dorf in North Rhine-Westphalia. The new location is planned right next to the Westfield Centro shopping and leisure complex, on the site of the (...) read more
(eap) Germany’s Erlebnispark Schloss Thurn, located in Upper Franconia, has recently launched its first accommodation offering: A new site featuring a GlampingPark and a caravan area is now available for visitors and travelers. The area comprises a (...) read more
(eap) After nine days, the annual Libori Festival in Paderborn, East Westphalia, came to an end yesterday, Sunday, with a grand fireworks display. With around 1.4 million visitors, attendance was slightly lower than in 2024, but the overall feedback (...) read more
(eap) The O₂ SURFTOWN MUC surf park, which opened in summer 2024 as the world’s first surf park to feature “Endless Surf” wave pool technology, now covers up to 90 percent of its total electricity demand via a neighbouring solar hybrid power plant. (...) read more
(eap) As of today, guests visiting the Dutch theme park Efteling can stay overnight at the newly opened “Efteling Grand Hotel“ – a newly built, palace-style hotel located directly inside the park near the main entrance. It features 140 rooms with a (...) read more
(eap) After opening its first location in Belgian Hasselt around two years ago, Sparkx has now launched a second sportainment park in Ghent. With an area of over 4,800 square meters, the new facility is about one third larger than the first (...) read more
(eap) A new sound experience entitled “Enchanted Forest: The Melody of Spirits” has opened yesterday in The Now Building at London’s entertainment district Outernet – an interactive musical adventure designed for visitors of all ages, free of charge (...) read more
(eap) A fire broke out last Saturday, before the park opened, at the Funny-World amusement park in Kappel-Grafenhausen in southern Germany, near the French border. According to current information, the resulting property damage amounts to a high (...) read more
(eap) In Willingen, located in the Sauerland region, another Sandbox VR location will begin operations this coming weekend – the eighth in Germany to date. The new facility is part of the newly built Mountain View Hotel, which will also celebrate (...) read more
(eap) Just in time for the summer season, southern Germany’s amusement and animal park Tripsdrill has opened its new water playground “Spritzwerk”, offering fun and refreshment – especially on warm days. Covering an area of around 70 square metres (...) read more
(eap) Germany’s ELORIA Erlebnisfabrik & Eventlocation in Bottrop is expanding its related EXPLORIA escape room with a seventh puzzle mission. Starting on 1 August, visitors will be able to enjoy a new, approximately two-hour adventure (...) read more
(eap) Zero Latency, provider of location-based virtual reality (VR) experiences headquartered in Australia, has appointed JR Huyck as its new Director of Enterprise Expansion. Huyck brings decades of experience in operations and sales management in (...) read more
(eap) On September 3rd, a new family adventure park named ArkaZien is set to open its doors in Beiersdorf, Germany, east of Leipzig. The new leisure facility is intended to immerse visitors of all ages in twenty interwoven themed areas and invite (...) read more
(eap) The Fort Fun Abenteuerland theme park in Bestwig, Germany, operated by the Looping Group, is increasingly focusing on exclusive experiences beyond its regular operations. In addition to its classic attractions, the park offers a variety of (...) read more
(eap) Universal Destinations & Experiences, the themed entertainment division of Comcast NBCUniversal, is expanding its new horror concept “Universal Horror Unleashed” with a second location. Following the venue announced for Las Vegas, scheduled to (...) read more
(eap) On July 27, 2015, Dollywood Parks & Resorts opened its first hotel property in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee: the DreamMore Resort & Spa. According to the company, the resort was designed to extend the Dollywood experience beyond the theme park (...) read more
(eap) Two municipal outdoor pools in Western Switzerland have recently received new water slide installations from the French manufacturer Edsun. At the outdoor pool of the Commune de Val-de-Ruz (Canton of Neuchâtel), the Piscine d’Engollon, two new (...) read more
(eap) Yesterday Germany’s Schwerin Zoo opened a new adventure playground. A themed play area in the style of treehouses has been created on the “festival meadow” between the farm and the meerkat enclosure. Five small treehouses and various climbing (...) read more
(eap) Back in late 2023, The Pokémon Company, Yomiuriland, and its parent company Yomiuri Shimbun announced the establishment of the joint venture PokéPark Kanto (see EAP News from 19 Dec 2023). Now, the companies have revealed further details about (...) read more
