(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
(eap) Illinois-based amusement park Santa’s Village has announced several new attractions scheduled to open during this season. “Santa’s Village has been helping Chicagoans create fun, family memories for more than 60 years,” said Jason Sierpien, (...) read more
(eap) The OCT Happy Valley theme park in Nanjing, eastern China, has recently been enriched by a new thrill attraction: German manufacturer Huss Park Attractions supplied a “Giant Frisbee 40”, which was installed in the “Happy Time” themed area and (...) read more
(eap) Soon the outdoor pool season will begin in the small town of Wahlstedt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Attractive new features await visitors at the local Aqua Fun public pool this summer. On the one hand, the outdoor pool has been equipped (...) read more
(eap) Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN), a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) established for the development of Saudi Arabia’s leisure and entertainment industry, is looking to bring the “Transformers” fandom (...) read more
(eap) Severn Lamb, the British family business known for its trams and park train solutions, has delivered a new electrical train to Dayton, Ohio. This now runs on a nearly 1.8-miles (three-kilometre) rail line through Carillon Historical Park. (...) read more
(eap) As of June 1 this year, the business unit of Haus Cramer Gastronomiebetriebe – which includes the Warsteiner Welt brand experience center located not far from the Warsteiner Brewery (located in Germany’s Sauerland region) – will have a new (...) read more
(eap) Bernard Meyer, Managing Director of the MEYER WERFT shipping company, celebrates his 75th birthday today and at the same time his 50th anniversary of working at Meyer Werft. In 1973, Meyer graduated as an engineer specialised in shipbuilding. (...) read more
(eap) On May 22, SeaWorld® Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, the first SeaWorld theme park outside North America, held its grand opening. The opening ceremony took place in the “One Ocean Realm”, the core of the park, from where all other areas can be reached. (...) read more
(eap) Starting today, this year’s IAAPA EMEA Spring Summit is taking place in Sweden, hosted by Gothenburg’s Liseberg amusement park. The two-day event includes EDUTours, education conferences, and networking opportunities for professionals from the (...) read more
(eap) On May 14, Darmstadt’s (Germany) new combination pool was opened in time for the start of the open-air pool season. The complex combines the newly built Nordbad (an indoor pool), which opened in 2021, with the DSW open-air pool, which was also (...) read more
(eap) After the revamped dark ride “The Curse at Alton Manor” (Mack Rides) was handed over to visitors at the English Alton Towers Resort in March this year, the reopening of the “Nemesis Sub-Terra” free fall tower will follow shortly. After its (...) read more
(eap) The German educational kids’ magazine “GEOLINO” (RTL Deutschland) and the Dinosaur Museum Altmühltal in Denkendorf (Bavaria) (see EAP 6/2016) have announced their cooperation. With different initiatives they aim to expand the knowledge about (...) read more
