(eap) The “Game Theatre” dark ride concept presented at IAAPA Expo Europe 2023 by Lagotronics Projects, the Dutch specialist for media-based, interactive attractions, and the German attraction manufacturer Mack Rides will now be offered with the (...) read more
(eap) Germany’s AquaMagis Plettenberg is now presenting itself with a redesigned slide tower to guests. The main slide tower at AquaMagis was given a new outerspace look during the annual refurbishment phase in winter 2023. The previously rather (...) read more
(eap) The Swiss ropeway and mechanical engineering company Bartholet, which also operates its own amusement park division through its subsidiary Swiss Rides, is currently working on three new projects in China. In the Shao Huashan National Forest (...) read more
(eap) Yesterday, Tivoli amusement park located in the Danish capital Copenhagen staged the largest fireworks display in the park’s history to mark the coronation of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary. Queen Margrethe II abdicated after (...) read more
(eap) Puy du Fou International – the enterprise of the French show theme park Puy du Fou – has decided to not move forward with its plans to develop a further European theme park location in the Dutch municipality of Meppel (province of Drenthe) – (...) read more
(eap) The media and live entertainment company Sphere Entertainment, to which belongs the impressive Sphere building in Las Vegas that opened last fall as a new venue for concerts, film presentations and other large-scale events for (...) read more
(eap) The Austrian Falkensteiner Michaeler Tourism Group (FMTG) was recently awarded the contract for its first family resort on the German market. It is set to open in Grömitz on the Baltic sea coast (Bay of Lübeck). The four-star (...) read more
(eap) Palace Entertainment, the US-based leisure park operating group with more than 20 major entertainment venues across the US and Australia in its portfolio, announced the appointment of three new General Managers across key properties within its (...) read more
(eap) The Swarovski Kristallwelten brand experience world in Wattens, Tyrol, can look back on a pleasing year. In 2023, the destination welcomed around 560,000 visitors. This attendance figure includes a rapidly growing proportion of guests from (...) read more
(eap) Ebelsberg Castle in Linz (Upper Austria) was once a setting of the Napoleonic Wars. Recently, it became home to a new escape room adventure dedicated to the French emperor who ruled at the beginning of the 19th century. Guests slip into the (...) read more
(eap) The International Spy Museum in Washington D.C. (USA) has been presenting the history and current role of espionage from a global perspective since 2002. In 2019, the museum moved to a larger building, where it will present its first special (...) read more
(eap) Merlin Entertainments, the UK-based leisure attractions operator group, has appointed Linda Zou as Chief Strategy Officer. In this role, Zou, who joins the company in February, will lead key programs to accelerate growth and improve efficiency (...) read more
(eap) Paultons Park, a family amusement park in the south of England, is expanding its dinosaur-themed area “Lost Kingdom”, which opened in 2016, with a water attraction called “Splash Lagoon – The Dinosaur Tour Co.”. This is a mini-flume ride from (...) read more
(eap) Therme Group, focused on the development and operation of large thermal spa resorts on an international level and headquartered in Vienna, recently announced the location for its first project in the Asia-Pacific region: A wellbeing resort of (...) read more
(eap) US-based chocolate and confectionary producer The Hershey Company and Falcon’s Beyond, headquartered in Orlando (FL) and focused on the creation of immersive experiences, today announced a licensing agreement to develop new branded LBE (...) read more
(eap) The new themed area “Kenny and Belinda’s Dreamland” at Australian theme park Dreamworld, which replaces the former DreamWorks-themed area, has recently been completed. While some attractions such as the carousel “The Wiggles Big Red Planes” (...) read more
(eap) The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) welcomes Storm Tussey-Haverly to its team. Tussey-Haverly will serve in the newly created role of Executive Vice President and Chief Membership Officer. She has extensive (...) read more
(eap) Leisure professional and entrepreneur Markus Mack-Even (photo), who opened the indoor theme park Ticiland in Stein am Rhein (eastern Switzerland) in fall 2020 together with his business partner, Swiss showman Peter Hablützel, is withdrawing (...) read more
(eap) Once again this year, around 300,000 carol singers travelled throughout Germany to deliver the blessing “Christus mansionem benedicat” (Christ bless this house), as in other countries worldwide. The motto of the 66th Three (...) read more
(eap) The German Spy Museum in Berlin set a new visitor record in 2023. After three years of declining visitor numbers due to the pandemic, the museum near Potsdamer Platz welcomed more than 441,000 visitors last year, some 25,000 more than in the (...) read more
