(eap) With six Karls Erlebnisdörfern already established and three more locations in the pipeline, ‘Strawberry King’ Robert Dahl already operates an excellent network of his popular theme parks and manufactory markets throughout Germany. Now he is (...) read more
(eap) Next summer, Center Parcs’ first vacation park in Denmark will open on the island of Als on the Baltic coast. The Center Parcs Nordborg Resort with its cozy, Scandinavian-inspired vacation homes is currently taking shape. As the project (...) read more
(eap) The annual conference of the EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria), the membership organization of the leading zoos and aquariums in Europe, will take place next week from 8 to 12 October at Leipzig Zoo. In addition to networking (...) read more
(eap) A new Sandbox VR location opened last weekend in the Q6 Q7 center in Mannheim’s (South Germany) city centre. Up to six people can immerse themselves in Virtual Reality (VR) games together in one room, for which they are equipped with a VR (...) read more
(eap) Bommelwereld, a completely new indoor amusement park being built in Groenlo, the Netherlands, near the Marveld Recreatie vacation park (and as an additional family leisure offer of this) is set to open next year. Jora Vision, who is (...) read more
(eap) The Swiss Tamina Therme in Bad Ragaz (canton of St. Gallen) has been closed since April 12, 2024 due to a major overhaul. In the coming weeks, the thermal spa, which is part of the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, will reopen step by step in new (...) read more
(eap) Next year, the “Brand Experience Center Conference” will celebrate its premiere in Brussels, Belgium. The new event, which is intended to promote networking and exchange about brand experience centers, will take place on 28 and 29 January 2025 (...) read more
(eap) The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) announced its new board of directors for 2025 during the IAAPA Expo Europe in Amsterdam last week. Six new members will take up their tasks on December 1 this year to (...) read more
(eap) This year’s edition of the European leisure industry trade show IAAPA Expo Europe, which took place from Sept 24-26 this week at the RAI Convention Center in Amsterdam (Netherlands), saw its largest show floor to date (over 18,000 sqm) with (...) read more
(eap) The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) has announced a new trade fair format for the Middle East. In addition to IAAPA Expo Europe, IAAPA Expo Asia and the IAAPA flagship trade fair in Orlando, there will be a (...) read more
(eap) The lighting and multimedia design company Painting With Light, based in Genk, Belgium, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Since its foundation in 1999, the company has implemented various projects in the live entertainment, (...) read more
(eap) The former black light mini golf attraction GlowZone in Düsseldorf (Germany), which is part of the Funzone adventure worlds, was recently reopened under its new name of GolfZone after a renovation phase lasting several weeks. In addition to a (...) read more
(eap) Official kick-off: IAAPA Expo Europe starts today (and for the first time since 2018) at the RAI Convention Center in Amsterdam, where the trade fair marketplace for the European leisure and attractions industry is taking place through (...) read more
(eap) To mark its 40th anniversary, the advertising association of the city of Paderborn (North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany) is taking citizens and visitors on a journey far back into the past. Various prehistoric giants can be discovered at five (...) read more
(eap) SeaWorld Orlando has announced that it will open a Flying Theater in spring 2025 – guests can look forward to a flying adventure over the Arctic. Snow-capped mountains and towering glaciers, crystal clear waters, the majestic Aurora Borealis (...) read more
(eap) Theme park development company Momentum Leisure and creative agency Leisure Expert Group – both headquartered in Amsterdam (NL) – have announced their long-term partnership for the design of multiple theme parks in Romania and Poland. “This (...) read more
(eap) Preparations for Europe’s largest leisure & attractions industry trade show, which takes place again next week from September 24 to 26 in Amsterdam, are now entering the final spurt... For all those industry colleagues and professionals who (...) read more
(eap) The US amusement park Cedar Point has announced the opening of a “Tilt” coaster from Vekoma for 2025. The roller coaster, which receives the name of “Siren’s Curse”, will include the signature “Tilt” element, 13 air-time moments, two (...) read more
(eap) The long-established company Meyer Werft in Papenburg has been an integral part of the German shipbuilding industry for over 225 years. Due to extraordinarily challenging market conditions (Covid-19, Ukraine War, raw material price (...) read more
(eap) The two giant pandas from Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria, have recently been relocated to their home country China, where they will spend the rest of their lives in a station specialized in geriatric pandas in accordance with Chinese (...) read more
