(eap) In only a few days, the time has come: On 10 June, Germany’s Freizeitpark Plohn (Saxony) will open a new ride attraction for visitors called “Max & Moritz”. The new family ride has been created in the existing area of the Plohni village around (...) read more
(eap) At this week’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (“WWDC 2023”), the US technology company announced the launch of the “Apple Vision Pro” scheduled for spring 2024. The VR/AR headset is said to be a revolutionary spatial computer that lets (...) read more
(eap) Located in the Dutch province of Drenthe in the northeast of the country, Attractiepark Drouwenerzand is an attractive destination especially for families with children. A special feature of the park: included in the entrance fee (from 16.50 (...) read more
(eap) Since its closure in 1994, Nuremberg’s citizens have been waiting for the Volksbad to reopen. This could happen at the end of 2024 if the renovation work progresses as planned. Opened in 1914, the Volksbad at that time included three indoor (...) read more
(eap) The Dutch EuroParcs Group, which operates over 65 vacation parks in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Bonaire (Caribbean Sea) and Austria, has added two more resorts in the Netherlands to its portfolio. Effective immediately, (...) read more
(eap) This past Saturday, the Furuvik amusement park in the Swedish municipality of Gävle (northeast of Stockholm) opened “Lightning”, a new rollercoaster that sends visitors on an “electrifying” ride. Announced last summer, the launch coaster was (...) read more
(eap) Located in southern Portugal, Zoomarine Algarve offers marine animal encounters as well as a range of theme park and water park attractions. Just in time for the start of the season on 1 June, “Quetzal” (named after a bird species from Central (...) read more
(eap) Following the green light for Stockholm’s Tivoli park Gröna Lund to expand its area given last summer, a new shareholder is now joining the operating group company to help finance this development and enable continued growth for all parks (...) read more
(eap) Center Parcs UK, which have been owned by Canadian asset management company Brookfield since 2015, are up for sale. Specifically, the sale involves the total of the six existing holiday park facilities, five of which are located in the United (...) read more
(eap) In the spring of 2022, the Belgian Plopsa Group had presented its plans for the construction of a Plopsaqua water park in the Belgian city of Mechelen (Antwerp province) for the first time. The application for a required environmental permit (...) read more
(eap) In cooperation with the financing company Nürnberger Leasing, the developer and manufacturer of electric commercial vehicles Cenntro introduced the so-called “able2rent” rental program for its various electric vehicles. Thanks to this, (...) read more
(eap) Already last summer, the outdoor offering of Thermen- & Badewelt Euskirchen was complemented by an attractive new outdoor area (with a textile sauna, a relaxation pool, a beach bar, and a beach with a sunbathing lawn on the natural lake) with (...) read more
(eap) 30 years ago, the at that time 22-year-old Robert Dahl opened his first strawberry farm in Rövershagen, Germany. Strawberry cultivation is a family business in this case. Already his grandfather grew the fruit and the idea for opening the (...) read more
(eap) London-based Rainbow Productions manufacturers mascot costumes and holds over 140 licenses for children’s series character mascots. These include some for well-known series such as “Peppa Pig”, “Teletubbies” and “Master Moley”. Most recently, (...) read more
(eap) In March this year, Canada-based Dynamic Technologies Group (Dynamic Group) filed for insolvency (c.f. EAP News of 24 Mar 2023) and an order was granted authorizing the Monitor, FTI Consulting, Inc., to conduct a Sales and Investment (...) read more
(eap) Chilean company Crystal Lagoons (see EAP 5/2021) and Canadian surf machine manufacturer Ka’ana Wave have signed a Preferred Vendor Agreement that states Ka’ana’s CM7-Series surf machines will be supplied to Crystal Lagoons® facilities. The CM7 (...) read more
(eap) The OK Corral amusement park in the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur has announced a new attraction for this summer: “Grande Ourse”, a Kontiki XL from the German Zierer company, which will be the first of its kind in France. The XL (...) read more
(eap) In a “stern TV” special yesterday, the TV channel RTL dealt with the topic of summer vacation 2023. Among other things, the TV channel also had a family of four testing three of the most popular water parks in Germany and evaluate them in the (...) read more
(eap) As of this Memorial Day weekend, visitors to LEGOLAND New York Resort, which opened two years ago, can now also enjoy a water play area for a splashy cool-down on warm summer days. The new area attracts visitors with several new attractions (...) read more
(eap) Opened in 2021, the Doha Quest indoor amusement park in Doha, Qatar, will launch two new racing experiences for visitors later this year. Manufacturer Brogent Technologies is supplying the park with a 6-DOF racing simulator with four (...) read more
