(eap) Alongside Sherwood Observatory, home to the Mansfield & Sutton Astronomical Society, whose observatory regularly hosts night sky courses and other events, construction is due to begin on a new planetarium from August this year. The new (...) read more
(eap) The U.S. cruise ship operator Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced an extensive refurbishment of the “Norwegian Joy” for early 2024. The ship, which was built in 2017 and has a total length of 333 meters, was last renovated in 2020. The (...) read more
(eap) Following a soft opening phase, the official inauguration of “Treasure Hunt: The Ride” will be celebrated tomorrow, July 22, on the coastal road Cannery Row in Monterey Bay, California. The dark ride, which was implemented by the US companies (...) read more
(eap) A new themed land dedicated to popular DreamWorks characters such as Shrek, Trolls and Kung Fu Panda is currently under development on the site of the former “KidZone” at Universal Studios Florida and set to open in 2024. Interactive play (...) read more
(eap) Tomorrow, the new “Bumba Circus” at Belgium’s Plopsaland De Panne officially opens. While around 1,000 children already have the opportunity to explore the new indoor area with various attractions – including a Darkride as well as various (...) read more
(eap) The Meridian, Idaho-based Roaring Springs Water Park has comprehensive expansion measures underway. In seven phases over the next ten to 15 years, the destination aims to grow into one of the largest water parks of the United States. The first (...) read more
(eap) American Heartland, an affiliate of Mansion Entertainment Group, has announced the construction of a USD two billion (EUR 1,7 billion) new theme park and resort in northeast Oklahoma. Located west of Grand Lake, just off Route 66, the American (...) read more
(eap) The open-air swimming pool in Mainburg (Lower Bavaria) is delighting its visitors with a new water slide this summer season. This is a “Racer Slide” from the Swiss company Klarer Freizeitanlagen AG. The nearly 105-meter-long bodyslide starts (...) read more
(eap) Drones have already been conquering the entertainment and leisure sector for several years. Night events in particular, in which impressive light shows are implemented in the sky, are becoming more and more popular in theme parks and are (...) read more
(eap) Today Merlin Entertainments announced the appointment of Spencer Holt as their new Chief Experience & People Officer (CXPO). In this newly created position, Holt will be responsible for both Merlin Entertainments’ 30,000 employees and the (...) read more
(eap) In March of this year, the dinosaur exhibition Jurassic World: The Exhibition opened at the Odysseum in Cologne. Since then, over 250,000 tickets have already been sold, which is why the exhibition is now being extended until the beginning of (...) read more
(eap) Camelbeach Mountain Water Park is part of the Camelback Resort in Tannersville (Pennsylvania) and celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The largest outdoor water park in the Pocono Mountains recently opened the new “Rival Racer” slide, a (...) read more
(eap) MagicLand, one of the largest theme parks in Italy, has recently opened a new outdoor water park called MagicSplash. Covering almost 40,000 square meters, visitors to MagicSplash find a nearly 10,000-square-meter beach and a 2,000-square-meter (...) read more
(eap) The JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes luxury resort is located in close proximity to SeaWorld Orlando (Florida, USA). An extensive renovation of the resort was completed at the end of 2022, which also included the expansion of the in-house (...) read more
(eap) The new “Carnival Chaos Hyper Ride” dark ride from Triotech has opened at the Clifton Hill: Fun by the Falls entertainment district in Niagara Falls in the Canadian province of Ontario. This attraction type is one of the latest developments by (...) read more
Already in 2022, the Belgian theme zoo Pairi Daiza had announced a more than 100-million-euro project under the name “Sanctuary”, within the scope of which “the largest tropical house in the world” is to be built along with special overnight (...) read more
(eap) “The Real Unreal”, the fourth permanent exhibition by art and entertainment group Meow Wolf, recently opened at Grapevine Mills Mall in Texas. The Real Unreal combines non-linear storytelling through the use of modern technologies with (...) read more
(eap) The popular Swiss winter sports area of Flumserberg stretches between Zurich and Chur in the canton of St. Gallen. Now a new attraction has been opened here for the snow-free months. Together with the Bergbahnen Flumserberg and the company (...) read more
(eap) The Locarno Film Festival, a well-known film festival held annually in the idyllic town of Locarno, Switzerland, is working with the also Switzerland based company of Smeetz as its official ticketing partner this year. From online ticket sales (...) read more
(eap) 3, 2, 1 … Splash! Today will see the official opening of a new “Super Wings”-themed water playground at Holiday Park in Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Surprising water effects, interactive play elements, four water slides for the (...) read more
