Following the success of its last year’s novelty “Les Draisines” (see EAP 2/2022), which was a Sidecar XL model from the Italian company Technical Park, the Fraispertuis-City amusement park, located in the Vosges Mountains in eastern France, has (...) read more
After the Saudi Arabian ruling family presented the mega projects “Neom” and “The Line” last year, Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz now announced the construction of a new, super-modern 19-square kilometer urban (...) read more
The PLAYMOBIL FunPark in Zirndorf, Bavaria, which starts into this year’s season on March 27, will offer guests a new photo safari activity in 3D quality. In a total of seven theme areas in the park, there will be hidden QR codes that can be scanned (...) read more
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Carowinds theme park in Charlotte, North Carolina, operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, the opening of a new themed area launching this spring has been announced. Construction has already begun (...) read more
At the beginning of this month, the 9th FKF Convention of the Freundeskreis Kirmes und Freizeitparks e.V. (FKF for short) took place at Germany’s Heide Park Soltau. About 240 participants from the world of amusement parks and showmen attended the (...) read more
“I am extremely proud of the Cedar Fair team’s execution in 2022, which resulted in record annual performance, strong returns for investors, and millions of delighted guests at our parks. We achieved the highest levels of revenues, net income and (...) read more
“JumpX”, an all-new outdoor freestyle bounce park, opens today at the Riverland™ shopping and entertainment mile which is part of Dubai Parks™ and Resorts. Children aged five years and older can enjoy a variety of adventure zones in the inflatable (...) read more
Italy’s Gardaland Resort, which is operated by Merlin Entertainments, has announced to premiere “Nautilus”, a special new live show in this upcoming 2023 season. In this stage performance, the audience will feel especially immersed into the action (...) read more
A compact and movable version of the interactive “Smash & Reload” dark ride is now available, based on the standard version of this ride type by BoldMove Nation. As its XXS version, it is suitable as a stand-alone attraction e.g. for FECs, shopping (...) read more
“It’s-a Me, Mario!” is a phrase visitors to Universal Studios Hollywood might not be able to get out of their heads as of tomorrow. Following the soft-opening phase of the all-new “Super Nintendo World” themed area at the Californian theme park (...) read more
The Hawaiian-themed Waikiki leisure pool complex in the Thuringian Vogtland region (Germany) keeps its doors closed to visitors for the next months, since the over 20-year-old facility sees comprehensive modernization works. Almost twelve million (...) read more
The manufacturing company VISA International Srl, based in Montagnana in northern Italy (part of the SBF VISA Group), which is mainly known for its child- and family-friendly attractions, but also offers thrill rides such as rollercoasters and tower (...) read more
The Dutch-Polish development company Momentum Leisure (belonging to the investment company Momentum Capital) has added two new members to its Supervisory Board: Since 1st February, Pia Adlivankin (General Manager & CEO of Helsinki, Finland’s (...) read more
After only 1.5 years of construction, a new indoor swimming pool was opened in the blossom town of Leichlingen (Rhineland) at the beginning of February. The Blütenbad Leichlingen, which was planned and realized by POS4 Architekten from Düsseldorf (...) read more
The team around entrepreneur and leisure professional Jack Schoepen is taking a significant step closer to the realization of their aviation theme park resort project Captain Jack. Recently, the Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works, Lydia (...) read more
Just in time for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in late 2022, a new seasonal amusement park started operations on Al Maha Island in Lusail City (not far from the capital Doha): Lusail Winter Wonderland invites visitors to enjoy varied outdoor (...) read more
In December 1993, the first permanent Cirque du Soleil show, “Mystère”, celebrated its premiere in Las Vegas. Since then, the famous show has been performed more than 13,000 times at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino. However, it‘s not just this (...) read more
UK theme park Alton Towers Resort – part of Merlin Entertainments – has most recently announced that Bianca Sammut has joined the park as its new Divisional Director from now on. Previously, Sammut spent two decades in various senior roles in the (...) read more
This week, Yas SeaWorld® Research & Rescue, the MENA region’s first marine research and rescue center, officially opened on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, as Miral and SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment announced. The approximately 8,600-square-meter center (...) read more
Belgium’s Aqualibi water park, which belongs to the French Compagnie des Alpes group (CDA) and is located right next to the Walibi theme park in Wavre, will be extensively renovated in the course of this year. A total of 30 million euros will be (...) read more
