(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
(eap) During the night from Friday to Saturday, there was a fire in a vacant restaurant building in the Looping Group-operated FORT FUN Abenteuerland amusement park in Germany. The “Stüppelhütte” (as the restaurant was called) is located on one of (...) read more
(eap) Austrian ropeway manufacturer Doppelmayr has been selected as partner for the implementation of a new mobility solution at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey (USA), following a multi-stage tendering process. As part of the (...) read more
(eap) There is great joy at Zurich Zoo as it has recently been confirmed that the Pantanal aviary, the next major project in the 2050 development plan (we reported on this in EAP 1/2022), will be built from May this year. The permit was granted on (...) read more
(eap) The Canadian entertainment group Cirque du Soleil delights visitors worldwide with its shows. This July, a new performance is set to premiere at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center® (TPAC) in the “music city” of Nashville. In cooperation with (...) read more
(eap) The Nettedrom received new management at the turn of the year. The new leaseholder and operator is the British company TeamSport, which operates 40 kart tracks in Europe, including German locations in Mönchengladbach and Bergkirchen near (...) read more
(eap) “Karl’s Eiswelt” (Ice World) in Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Elstal (near Berlin) takes place for the seventh time. Since November, 24 artists from eleven countries have been working on creative ice sculptures. This time, the exhibition with over 20 (...) read more
Dear readers Another eventful year with exciting projects in the leisure industry is coming to an end. We are already looking forward to what the coming year may bring and to keeping you up to date with the latest developments in the leisure (...) read more
