(eap) The US amusement and water park Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (operated by the Six Flags Entertainment Corporation) in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is making some changes to its water park area this year. In the field of attractions, the two (...) read more
(eap) Maurer Rides has become the first roller coaster manufacturer in the world to receive the “B Corp” certification, the company has announced. The certification underlines the company’s strong commitment to social responsibility, environmental (...) read more
(eap) The Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group will debut its first European resident show “ALIZÉ – A Journey into the Invisible” at the Theater am Potsdamer Platz in the heart of Berlin (Germany) in November this year. The theater is currently (...) read more
(eap) Toverland in the Netherlands set another visitor record last year. A total of 1,174,000 guests passed through the gates of the theme park in 2024 – more than in any previous season, the park announced yesterday. The reasons for this success (...) read more
(eap) The Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Muhammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the municipality of Dubai and Therme Group have jointly announced the development of Therme Dubai – Islands in the Sky. “Dubai is a city that understands the future (...) read more
(eap) The citizens of the Bavarian town of Neutraubling are glad of a new indoor swimming pool that has recently been opened. Now it is possible to swim and splash around at the new Hallenbad Neutraubling. In addition to a swimmer pool with six (...) read more
(eap) A study carried out on behalf of Thermengruppe Josef Wund (Josef Wund thermal spa group) on the effects of the “Forest Bathing: Lupuna” wellbeing experience in the “Immersive Sky” at Therme Euskirchen (Germany), which sends visitors on a (...) read more
(eap) The digital art museum teamLab Planets TOKYO, located in Tokyo’s district of Toyosu, has increased its exhibition space by a factor of 1.5. Since the end of January, visitors have been able to enjoy new areas with more than 20 additional works (...) read more
(eap) Austrian ropeway manufacturer Doppelmayr has announced a change in the management of its subsidiary Doppelmayr USA. Current CEO Katharina Schmitz will leave the company on March 31, 2025 to pursue personal goals. Schmitz, who joined Doppelmayr (...) read more
(eap) Dutch rollercoaster manufacturer Vekoma Rides has successfully completed the first construction phase of its new “Vekoma Campus”. The first employees were welcomed to the new premises at the end of January. Thanks to a warehouse with modern (...) read more
(eap) The winners of the FKF Award 2025 were announced at this year’s FKF Convention at Wunderland Kalkar, which took place this weekend. Since 2003, Germany’s Freundeskreis Kirmes und Freizeitparks e. V. (FKF) has been awarding this prize to (...) read more
(eap) The revitalization of the Siebentäler Therme public pool in Bad Herrenalb in the northern Black Forest (Germany) will continue. This was decided by the municipal council with a large majority (14 votes to 7) at the end of January. The work is (...) read more
(eap) This week, the newly conceived “Brand Experience Centre Conference” took place for the first time in the former La Bourse stock exchange building in Brussels. The new event, which is intended to serve as a networking and experience exchange (...) read more
(eap) The French regional amusement park operator Looping Group (Groupe Looping) has a new Executive Committee, whose members were introduced today by Executive Chairman Laurent Bruloy and Vice President Stéphane Da Cunha (both co-founders of the (...) read more
(eap) With a total of 545,000 guests (2023: 433,000), Jenaer Bäder, who manage the public pools in the German city of Jena, can look back on a successful 2024. Despite a slight decline in visitor numbers at the GalaxSea leisure pool (244,000, 2023: (...) read more
(eap) The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel building at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, which was closed permanently in fall 2023 after just 1.5 years of operation, is to be converted into an office building for Imagineers, (...) read more
(eap) On July 25 of this year, the new Junglia Okinawa theme park is set to open in the north of the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa. Surrounded by nature, it will comprise a total of 22 attractions, 15 gastronomic facilities and ten stores on a (...) read more
(eap) From March 7 to June 22, 2025, “Marvel: The Exhibition – Universe of Super Heroes” will be making a guest appearance in Germany for the first time. At the ODYSSEUM in Cologne, visitors can look forward to a journey through more than 85 years (...) read more
(eap) The first Puy du Fou theme park outside Europe is to be developed in the Brazilian city of Maricá in the state of Rio de Jainero. This was made official at the International Tourism Trade Fair Fitur in Madrid, Spain. At Fitur, the mayor of (...) read more
(eap) The French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Europa-Park founder Roland Mack and his son Michael Mack, Managing Partner of Europa-Park and CEO of Mack ONE, to the Élysée Palace in Paris yesterday to honor them both for their exceptional (...) read more
