(eap) The British design studio Katapult receives the IP rights from the American company Cloudco Entertainment (formerly American Greetings Entertainment) to bring a new Care Bears attraction concept to the market. Cloudco Entertainment holds the (...) read more
(eap) In many Latin American countries, the advantages of ropeways as a means of public transport in urban areas have been appreciated for many years. The Austrian Doppelmayr Group is currently implementing five new urban installations in Bogotá, (...) read more
(eap) From the end of May, guests at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort on the Bahamas will be able to spend their vacation in “Barbie”-style. To celebrate Barbie’s 65th anniversary, toy manufacturer Mattel is teaming up with Atlantis Paradise (...) read more
(eap) The Wurstelprater has been one of Vienna’s most popular leisure attractions for over 250 years. Last Friday, March 15, the new Pratermuseum, which is now located right in the center of the amusement park by the Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel, was (...) read more
(eap) This past Saturday, during a festive gala in Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), the “30th Thea Awards” by the Themed Entertainment Association were officially presented to the winners. “Tonight, we not only celebrate excellence in themed (...) read more
(eap) The PLAYMOBIL FunPark in Zirndorf, Bavaria, starts the 2024 season today and invites families with children to experience new adventures in the various large-format PLAYMOBIL worlds. In addition to the well-known adventure worlds and play (...) read more
(eap) The Finnish company Valo Motion, which is known for its sports and game attractions such as the “ValoArena”, has entered into a sales partnership with the American company Creative Works to establish the ValoArena on the North American (...) read more
(eap) Holiday Park Germany in Haßloch (Rhineland-Palatinate) is planning investments totalling 80 million euros over the next few years. “We are investing in the future to create an even better guest experience. A lot can be achieved with 80 million (...) read more
(eap) LEGOLAND® Deutschland Resort (Merlin Entertainments) in Bavaria (Germany), is opening its new “Forest Adventure Lodge” just in time for this year’s season start tomorrow. The complex consists of three houses with a total of 80 themed rooms for (...) read more
(eap) Germany’s Hannover Adventure Zoo (Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover) starts the summer season tomorrow and will be offering extended opening hours. With the start of the season, animal presentations will begin for the first time in the “ARTrium”, the (...) read more
(eap) With over 300,000 visitors, FORT FUN Abenteuerland in Germany’s Sauerland looks back on a successful 2023 season. The theme park operated by Looping Group aims at building on these figures this year and is looking forward to welcoming its (...) read more
(eap) Europa-Park in Rust is presenting a new VR film that can be experienced on “Eurosat Coastiality” in the French themed area from spring 2024. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic musical “The Phantom of the Opera” will be brought to life in the new (...) read more
(eap) Torsten Krier will become the new head of pools and leisure at Stadtwerke Osnabrück on April 1, 2024. He takes over from Wolfgang Hermle, who successfully managed and shaped the Osnabrück pools for over 13 years. Hermle will take over the (...) read more
(eap) This past Saturday, the Spanish Puy du Fou park in Toledo opened its doors once again to visitors, who will be able to enjoy a new show this season: “Desmayarse” is the title of the new performance, which is a prequel to “A (...) read more
(eap) On March 23, 2024, Erlebnispark Tripsdrill near Stuttgart (Germany) will start into this year’s season. New is the “Wilde Gautsche”, a Wild Swing attraction from German manufacturer ART Engineering. With this giant swing, up to 16 passengers (...) read more
(eap) The Explorado Group and Neon Global, in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, are bringing the exhibition “Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs” to Germany for the first time. From July 13, 2024, the exhibition can (...) read more
(eap) The Tropical Islands vacation resort near Berlin recently announced that its new “OHANA” hotel complex is set to open in April this year. The ground-breaking ceremony for the extension was held in early summer last year – the modular (...) read more
(eap) Wunderland Kalkar amusement park in Germany, which was taken over by DeFabrique Holding in 2022 (see news from 19.04.2023), recently announced its new attraction for this year’s season: “Kernie’s Village”, a new themed area based around the (...) read more
(eap) A Sparky’s Family Entertainment Center has opened last week at The Galleria Al Maryah Island shopping mall in Abu Dhabi. The FEC, which is operated by the Al Hokair Group, combines various play areas to cater to the preferences of visitors of (...) read more
(eap) Executive and architect Barbara Bouza, who joined Disney in summer 2020, is stepping down from her current position as President of the creative division Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI). “It is bittersweet as I wrap up my work as President of (...) read more
