(eap) Surfing is becoming increasingly popular also in Germany: cities such as Munich, Berlin, Osnabrück and Hanover already have artificial waves that make it possible to practice the popular sport within their urban centers. With “Floating Wave”, (...) read more
(eap) The participants of the European Waterpark Association’s (EWA) study trip to Hungary, which took place from 27th to 29th August, responded with great enthusiasm to the insight into a fascinating spa landscape in which centuries-old spa culture (...) read more
(eap) The Rhön Park Aktiv Resort, a family and conference hotel complex in Bavaria (Germany), which includes a swimming pool, an indoor playground and bowling alleys, will soon add a new adventure minigolf course to its range of activities. The (...) read more
(eap) After a record-breaking 2023 season, Germany’s FORT FUN Abenteuerland western-style theme park in the Sauerland region can once again look back on an extremely positive year. The months of July and August in particular saw an (...) read more
(eap) An expansion of the AREA15 retail and entertainment complex in Las Vegas, which has been open since 2020, has been in planning for some time – part of this is to include a year-round horror experience attraction from Universal Destinations & (...) read more
(eap) The operating group United Parks & Resorts (formerly SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment) has announced the line-up for this year’s Halloween event “Howl-O-Scream” for SeaWorld Orlando, SeaWorld San Diego and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Visitors can (...) read more
(eap) The VDFU (German Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions) received an award in the “Member Orientation” category at yesterday’s awards ceremony of the “19th German Associations Congress” in Wuppertal. “Appreciation for our committed, (...) read more
(eap) The transportable Moviemax interactive movie theater presented last autumn by Belgian manufacturer Alterface (see EAP Trade Show Report in issue 6/2023) celebrated its debut a few weeks ago as a new attraction at Azur Park in the southern (...) read more
(eap) The Plopsa Group is very satisfied with this year’s visitor numbers at its Belgian parks Plopsaland de Panne and Plopsa Coo Ardennes. According to the company, Plopsaland de Panne had an exceptionally successful summer with a seven percent (...) read more
(eap) In an analysis commissioned by SZ Institut, the digital think tank of Germany’s Süddeutscher Verlag, to rank the “most crisis-proof companies in Germany” for the third time in a row, the Hessian company Herborner Pumpentechnik took first (...) read more
(eap) England’s Pleasure Beach Resort (formerly Blackpool Pleasure Beach) has announced two new attractions for this year’s “Journey to Hell: Freak Nights” Halloween event days. Two new live-action scare zones will celebrate their eerie debut: The (...) read more
(eap) After several months of redesign, the iconic “Le Pays des Contes de Fées” attraction (also known as “Storybook Land Canal Boats“) at Disneyland Paris has reopened to visitors. To mark the 30th anniversary of the fairy-tale boat ride attraction (...) read more
(eap) Since summer 2016, there has been a particularly exciting attraction on the roof of the A’DAM Tower in Amsterdam: Over the Edge, two swings, each with two adjacent seats, are available there to swing guests through the air at a height of (...) read more
(eap) Construction work for new attractions has been underway at the Italian theme park Mirabilandia for some time now. The rumors that the upcoming novelties in the park that is operated by the Spanish Parques Reunidos group could shape a new (...) read more
(eap) In the Mexican metropolis of Monterrey (capital of the north-eastern state of Nuevo León), more precisely in the Galerías Valle Oriente shopping center, the country’s third Sealand Acuarioventura-branded visitor aquarium opened this month. As (...) read more
(eap) The “Land of Lights” festival is returning to two parks of the British Gulliver’s theme park group this winter. Already last year, light installations by Zigong Lantern Group, music, entertainment and street food delighted visitors to (...) read more
(eap) The cruise industry continues to boom: after the globally operating cruise company Carnival Corporation recently ordered three new ships from the Italian Fincantieri shipyard for Carnival Cruise Line, which will be delivered from 2029 and form (...) read more
(eap) From 11th October to 3rd November, Alton Towers (operated by Merlin Entertainments) will once again celebrate its Halloween season event “Scarefest”. This year’s event will feature two new attractions. The first is “Compound”, a live action (...) read more
(eap) Sandbox VR, headquartered in San Francisco (California), recently opened its 50th virtual reality (VR) gaming location worldwide on Australia’s Gold Coast. And there are further expansion plans also in Germany: in addition to the existing (...) read more
(eap) Hersheypark, based in the US state of Pennsylvania, has announced that it will open a new high-thrill attraction in summer 2025: “Twizzlers Twisted Gravity” will be the name of the ride, which is a pendulum with two gondolas from manufacturer (...) read more
