(eap) U.S. amusement park Lake Compounce (located in Bristol, Connecticut) has a new general manager at its helm: effective immediately, Doug Hemphill (photo) is taking over the vacant position to support leading the park and with it its owner and (...) read more
(eap) In early May, the first network meeting of Finnish amusement park professionals took place at Särkänniemi Amusement Park in Tampere. With over 120 participants from Linnanmäki (Helsinki), PowerPark (Ala-Härmä), Särkänniemi and Tykkimäki (...) read more
(eap) BillyBird® Park Drakenrijk in Beesel (province of Limburg), located near the German-Dutch border, has recently been delighting its guests with a new attraction: The new play area “Riddersheide” has been created on a ten-meter-high sand hill on (...) read more
(eap) With a recently started poster campaign, the leisure pools and spas of the European Waterpark Association (EWA) want to call attention for diversity and tolerance at the start of the summer pool season. “Every year, millions of people visit (...) read more
(eap) On the Baltic Sea island of Rügen, which is very popular with vacationers, a new attraction was recently opened to visitors. Directly on the famous chalk cliff in the Jasmund National Park, which attracts a large number of tourists every year, (...) read more
(eap) The Jeck op open-air pool in the green sports park Müngersdorf in Cologne kicks off a very special season tomorrow, May 13! There is a reason to celebrate: Jeck op open-air pool turns 100 years! Opened in September 1923 as a “garden pool”, it (...) read more
(eap) Early on Friday morning, September 16, 2022, the 16-meter high AquaDom belonging to SEA LIFE Berlin burst. The free-standing cylinder aquarium was located in the courtyard area of the Radisson Collection Hotel, which is part of the DomAquarée (...) read more
(eap) Earlier this year, Schwaben Park in Kaisersbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany), was able to expand its overnight capacity to a total of over 170 beds with the acquisition of a nearby hotel (we reported on this in our Park Report in EAP 2/2023). (...) read more
(eap) Pigeon Forge, Tennessee-based Dollywood Park today opens its new “Big Bear Mountain” family roller coaster in the “Wildwood Grove” themed area. With $25 million, the new attraction represents the theme park’s largest single attraction (...) read more
(eap) From May 16 to November 19, visitors to the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum (HNF) in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), can discover the special exhibition “The Nemesis Machine – City.Data.Art.”. It’s a spectacular art installation by (...) read more
(eap) At the Danish amusement park Djurs Sommerland, the new themed area “Dinosaurland” (see EAP 4/2022), which opened last year, is being expanded with three new attractions. Among them is “SpinOsaurus”, a Disk’O coaster from Italian manufacturer (...) read more
(eap) Last summer, “topless” bathing in public swimming pools in Germany was a much-discussed topic. According to the proponents, this is about equal rights for women in swimming pools – women should also be allowed to go topless in swimming pools (...) read more
(eap) Starting today, visitors to UK’s Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park can again take their rides on the popular “Valhalla” water dark ride, which had been closed for a comprehensive makeover since 2019. In collaboration with manufacturer (...) read more
(eap) The Paris-based Looping Group, which was founded in 2011 and now operates a total of 18 leisure, water and animal parks in eight European countries, is currently in final takeover negotiations with PAI Partners, as was announced by the private (...) read more
(eap) Since May 5, visitors to the South Korean amusement park Lotte World have been able to experience a new interactive walkthrough attraction based on the shooting game title “PUBG: Battlegrounds”. “PUBG: Battlegrounds World Agent” is the name of (...) read more
(eap) Recently, the results of USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for the United States’ amusement and water park industry were released. Travel experts pre-selected 20 nominees in categories including food, lodging and destinations. From (...) read more
(eap) The French amusement and animal park Le PAL, based in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, has added a new attraction to its line-up: Since 29 April, guests have been able to experience an unforgettable journey through the world of the crazy “Too (...) read more
(eap) At the end of April, around 30 members of the ErfaFreizeitParks network (a private German network for leisure parks for the exchange of experiences initiated by Michael Möhring, möhrings foodservice-kompetenz) met at the Nordhorn Zoo and the (...) read more
(eap) The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) organizes an annual conference for representatives of the leisure industry in China, Europe and America. This year, the European meeting was held from 3 to 6 May at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany. 140 (...) read more
(eap) Cigoland, a leisure park located in Alsace (in the municipality of Kintzheim), which already started into its season on 25 March, has two novelties up its sleeve for its visitors this summer. To draw attention to the theme of the forest and (...) read more
