(eap) At this year’s ASTM safety standards meeting on February 14, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky, the head of the “Acceleration Task Group”, Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Rohde, presented his publication on the topic of “Limit acceleration on humans”. (...) read more
(eap) The UK’s largest artificial surf park is to be built near Birmingham. The plans for the Emerge Surf facility were first unveiled in 2019. Stoneweg InfraSport (a partnership between the two investment companies Stoneweg and Teras Capital) (...) read more
(eap) This year, the world’s first “Ultra Surf Coaster” from Intamin will open at Six Flags Over Georgia. The park had left the naming of the new attraction to its fans as part of a voting campaign. In total, over 2,500 name suggestions were (...) read more
(eap) As part of an online seminar on “Integrating Safety Standards in Water Park Operation” organized by the European Waterpark Association (EWA), Franceen Gonzales, Chief Experience Officer at Canadian waterslide manufacturer WhiteWater West and (...) read more
(eap) It is great news that the Board of Directors of Gothenburg‘s Liseberg theme park announced today. The process for the reconstruction of Oceana is being initiated. This decision was made by the Liseberg Board of Directors during a specially (...) read more
(eap) With total net revenues of USD 1.80 billion (approx. EUR 1.67 billion) and total net income of USD 125 million (approx. EUR 116 million) in the past Financial Year 2023 (FY 2023), US-based Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (NYSE: FUN) was able (...) read more
(eap) LEGOLAND® New York Resort, operated by Merlin Entertainments, is getting a cable car that will transport visitors between the different park areas from this summer on. The gondolas of “The Minifigure Skyflyer” will be decorated with various (...) read more
(eap) Last week, a new BattleKart center opened in the Belgian city of Mons. Similar to the already existing BattleKart facilities at other sites, also in Mons it is possible now to duel in interactive mini-games in e-karts from manufacturer RiMO. A (...) read more
(eap) LEGOLAND® Florida Resort, located in Winter Haven, recently unveiled its new impressive LEGO® figure: an original-size “Ferrari 296 GTS” model that took around 1,850 hours to build. The Lego speedster measures around 4.6 meters (15 ft) length, (...) read more
(eap) Carnival Corporation & pls has announced the addition of a new Excel-Class ship to its Carnival Cruise Line brand. Following ships such as the “Mardi Gras”, “Carnival Celebration” and “Carnival Jubilee”, the to date unnamed coming new liner (...) read more
(eap) The Canadian attraction manufacturer Triotech and the European consulting company JNELC have announced their partnership. The aim of this cooperation is to strengthen Triotech’s presence in Europe. Specifically, JNELC’s team led by founder and (...) read more
(eap) CloudFest, the international convention of the cloud and hosting industry, will take place at Europa-Park Resort in Rust from March 18 to 21. For 20 years, prominent industry representatives have been coming together at CloudFest to discuss (...) read more
(eap) The Romanian Aprilia Park, a water park with some additional sport facilities open since 2011, expanded its range of activity offers with a ski slope that can be used all year round. The “year-round” ski slope from Neveplast now allows guests (...) read more
(eap) Universal Studios Japan in Osaka is once again organizing various Japanese pop culture events this year. Among them – as the only year-round attraction –is the “Detective Conan 4-D Live Show: Jewel Under the Starry Sky”, which will open on (...) read more
(eap) The German roller coaster and amusement ride manufacturer Zierer has a new family flat ride with an interactive drifting function in its portfolio, which is designed to provide a large portion of ride fun. “Drifter” – as the new product is (...) read more
(eap) Germany’s Therme Erding near Munich welcomed a total of 1.9 million visitors last year, making it the most successful year in the bath’s history. The thermal bath started the new year with record visitor numbers back in January 2023. With (...) read more
(eap) The Berlin Zoological Gardens have once again organized an aid delivery for the Kiev Zoo worth more than 72,000 euros and transferred collected donations amounting to 8,000 euros. Two trucks with over 25 tons of dry food for various animal (...) read more
(eap) Personal Words from Liseberg CEO Andreas V. Andersen, 16 Feb 2024: “Thank you for all the kind messages over the last few days. I can speak for everyone working at Liseberg, that we are shocked and deeply saddened by the fire at Oceana on (...) read more
(eap) LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort in Berkshire, England, part of Merlin Entertainments, is starting the countdown to the opening of its new roller coaster “Minifigure Speedway”, which is set to open at Easter this year as the first “LEGO® Dueling (...) read more
(eap) The Story Land theme park in Glen, New Hampshire, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. On May 25, the park, which is operated by Palace Entertainment, will ceremoniously open its gates and welcome visitors to its 2024 anniversary (...) read more
