The succession for Hal McEvoy, current President and CEO of the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA), has just been decided on: Jakob Wahl, currently serving as Executive Vice President & COO of the association at its (...) read more
Shortly before the start of this year’s IAAPA Expo in Orlando (FL), which will take place at the Orange County Convention Center from 15 to 18 November, the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA) has announced its new (...) read more
Headquartered in Istanbul/Turkey, design and theming specialist Outdoor Factory has announced its new exclusive partnership with the US creative studio L3DFX, which aims to deliver cohesive turnkey solutions to clients worldwide in theme parks, (...) read more
The organizations and companies DCT Abu Dhabi, Aldar, Miral, twofour54, Abu Dhabi Motorsport, Flash Entertainment and Yas Island are collaborating on a “Yas Island Metaverse“ to be completed in 2023 and to transfer the island and its attractions to (...) read more
Since 2001, the “Science Days“ have taken place every fall at Europa-Park Rust. The three-day long event, which took place this year from October 20 to 22, is organized by Science & Technologie gGmbH in cooperation with the Europa-Park. This year, (...) read more
Effective today, Dominique Marcel (67) has prematurely resigned from his position as a member and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Compagnie des Alpes (CdA) at his own request. The decision was taken in the context of his retirement and a (...) read more
October 15 marked the grand opening of the new Bolder Adventure Park at EpicCentral Grand Prairie. EpicCentral is a huge leisure complex in the Texas city of Grand Prairie that continues to grow. In addition to the large Epic Waters (cf. EAP 3/2018) (...) read more
On this Halloween day, Efteling has revealed some first concrete details about its new “spooky” theme area currently under development, which is scheduled for completion in 2024 and will be called “Huyverwoud”. “Danse Macabre”, the future main (...) read more
The opening of the “Fantasy Springs” themed port currently under construction as part of a large-scale expansion project at the Tokyo DisneySea theme park in Japan will be postponed until spring 2024, as has now been announced by the Tokyo Disney (...) read more
Member companies of the European Waterpark Association e.V. (EWA) once again had the opportunity this year to apply for the popular “EWA Awards”, which are presented by the European association of thermal spas and water parks for a particularly (...) read more
Patrick Spieldiener (pictured) – owner and CEO of Liechtenstein-based Intamin Amusement Rides in the second generation – was honoured this month with the prestigious “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, which was presented in Liechtenstein for the (...) read more
Australian company Surf Lake Holdings is planning its largest surf park to date in Austin, Texas. The young company, owned by former mining engineer and amateur surfer Aaron Trevis, manufactures systems that mechanically generate waves for surfing. (...) read more
The Holiday Park in Haßloch, which belongs to the Plopsa Theme Park Group, has developed from what was originally a small fairytale forest into one of Germany's top amusement parks since 1971, with more than 40 attractions, to which new ones are (...) read more
The Hollywood/California-based design studio Legacy Entertainment recently announced that it is currently working on a total of 16 major projects in the Asian region, which are either in the design or already in the construction phase. “With six (...) read more
After several years of development and last finalisation works in the past weeks, the time has finally come: The all-new “Eatrenalin” experience restaurant opens its doors on 4 November not far from Europa-Park and welcomes its first guests to over (...) read more
The Singapore-based company Cityneon brings the world of Pandora to earth with “Avatar: The Experience“. Precisely, to the large “Gardens by the Bay“ park in the heart of Singapore. The park is part of the city state’s vision to create a “city in a (...) read more
The interbad – International Trade Fair for Swimming Pool, Sauna and Spa – starts today in Stuttgart, Germany. Almost 450 exhibiting companies have registered to present their new products and solutions for the public and private pool sectors, (...) read more
Saudi Arabia-based Al Hokair Group, which implements tourism and leisure projects in the wider Arab region, and Belgium-based IMPS (International Merchandising, Promotion, and Services S.A.), joint licensor of the “Smurfs” IP together with LAFIG (...) read more
Based in London with global headquarters in Chicago, US, British company Puttshack’s entertainment concept under the same name, launched in 2018, offers a mix of high-tech mini golf game (with patented “Trackaball™” technology) and food and beverage (...) read more
The 50-year-old Kings Island theme park in the US state of Ohio has announced plans for its new “Adventure Port“ theme world for the 2023 season. This is to be created between the “Conney Mall“ and “Action Zone“ on a site that has existed since the (...) read more
