(eap) LEGOLAND® New York Resort, operated by Merlin Entertainments, is getting a cable car that will transport visitors between the different park areas from this summer on. The gondolas of “The Minifigure Skyflyer” will be decorated with various (...) read more
(eap) Last week, a new BattleKart center opened in the Belgian city of Mons. Similar to the already existing BattleKart facilities at other sites, also in Mons it is possible now to duel in interactive mini-games in e-karts from manufacturer RiMO. A (...) read more
(eap) LEGOLAND® Florida Resort, located in Winter Haven, recently unveiled its new impressive LEGO® figure: an original-size “Ferrari 296 GTS” model that took around 1,850 hours to build. The Lego speedster measures around 4.6 meters (15 ft) length, (...) read more
(eap) Carnival Corporation & pls has announced the addition of a new Excel-Class ship to its Carnival Cruise Line brand. Following ships such as the “Mardi Gras”, “Carnival Celebration” and “Carnival Jubilee”, the to date unnamed coming new liner (...) read more
(eap) The Canadian attraction manufacturer Triotech and the European consulting company JNELC have announced their partnership. The aim of this cooperation is to strengthen Triotech’s presence in Europe. Specifically, JNELC’s team led by founder and (...) read more
(eap) CloudFest, the international convention of the cloud and hosting industry, will take place at Europa-Park Resort in Rust from March 18 to 21. For 20 years, prominent industry representatives have been coming together at CloudFest to discuss (...) read more
(eap) The Romanian Aprilia Park, a water park with some additional sport facilities open since 2011, expanded its range of activity offers with a ski slope that can be used all year round. The “year-round” ski slope from Neveplast now allows guests (...) read more
(eap) Universal Studios Japan in Osaka is once again organizing various Japanese pop culture events this year. Among them – as the only year-round attraction –is the “Detective Conan 4-D Live Show: Jewel Under the Starry Sky”, which will open on (...) read more
(eap) The German roller coaster and amusement ride manufacturer Zierer has a new family flat ride with an interactive drifting function in its portfolio, which is designed to provide a large portion of ride fun. “Drifter” – as the new product is (...) read more
(eap) Germany’s Therme Erding near Munich welcomed a total of 1.9 million visitors last year, making it the most successful year in the bath’s history. The thermal bath started the new year with record visitor numbers back in January 2023. With (...) read more
(eap) The Berlin Zoological Gardens have once again organized an aid delivery for the Kiev Zoo worth more than 72,000 euros and transferred collected donations amounting to 8,000 euros. Two trucks with over 25 tons of dry food for various animal (...) read more
(eap) Personal Words from Liseberg CEO Andreas V. Andersen, 16 Feb 2024: “Thank you for all the kind messages over the last few days. I can speak for everyone working at Liseberg, that we are shocked and deeply saddened by the fire at Oceana on (...) read more
(eap) LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort in Berkshire, England, part of Merlin Entertainments, is starting the countdown to the opening of its new roller coaster “Minifigure Speedway”, which is set to open at Easter this year as the first “LEGO® Dueling (...) read more
(eap) The Story Land theme park in Glen, New Hampshire, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. On May 25, the park, which is operated by Palace Entertainment, will ceremoniously open its gates and welcome visitors to its 2024 anniversary (...) read more
(eap) The ageing minigolf course at the fish ponds in Paderborn, Germany, will be renovated and operated in the future by Liknaris GmbH, a subsidiary of Interakteam GmbH. To this end, the existing 18 holes and the operations building with kiosk and (...) read more
(eap) The Heide Park Festival celebrates its premiere on August 31 and September 1. On these two days, the Heide Park in Soltau, Germany, operated by Merlin Entertainments, will not only be hosting the park’s famous rides such as the wooden (...) read more
(eap) Entertainment Development, a global creative design company with offices in Barcelona, Beijing and Hong Kong, has acquired the show production company Furius Show SL. The also Barcelona-based company Furius Show, formerly known as Furius (...) read more
(eap) The German amusement entrepreneur and showman Roland Koch passed away on 6 February at the age of 89 surrounded by his family in Austria. With his passing, the international amusement industry has lost a valued colleague, friend and pioneer. (...) read more
(eap) The Austrian ropeway manufacturer Doppelmayr is planning a new production site at the Hohe Brücke in Wolfurt (Vorarlberg, Austria) with a high-bay warehouse and production halls for around EUR 200 million, making it the largest single (...) read more
(eap) The American shipping company Carnival Cruise Lines recently announced details about its new exclusive vacation destination “Celebration Key™” on the island of Grand Bahama (Caribbean). Celebration Key will include five areas (...) read more
