On April 1st, Maximilian Mairinger has officially taken over as the new head of the “Experiences” business unit at Karls and is thus now responsible for the further development of the visitor offer at the various Karls Erlebnis-Dorf locations (...) read more
In order to make its commitment to nature conservation even more visible to visitors, Zurich Zoo has set up a Nature Conservation Center, which was officially inaugurated today and houses, among other elements, a 360-degree cinema in which current (...) read more
The Holland Park near Berlin, which opened its gates on 6 April last year for the very first time, will celebrate its anniversary tomorrow. It looks back on the past season with great satisfaction: the park has welcomed some 750,000 visitors to its (...) read more
Every year, Germany’s Phantasialand in Brühl (near Cologne) attracts numerous visitors with its line-up of signature rides, including the “F.L.Y.” Flying Dutchman coaster (Vekoma), the “Taron” multi-launch coaster and the “Chiapas” water ride (both (...) read more
Since this past weekend, London has another new attraction worth to be discovered: In the district of Earl’s Court (Kensington borough), the new BBC Earth Experience opened its doors to visitors for the first time. Produced in cooperation between (...) read more
Dollywood theme park, located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, has announced several new Dolly Parton attractions for 2024. All these attractions will give an insight into the life of the successful singer, actress and entrepreneur, who is also co-owner (...) read more
Time has come today: the new roller coaster “TRON Lightcycle / Run” opens at Disney’s Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World in Orlando. After the first model of the coaster type was launched in 2016 with the opening of the Disney Resort Shanghai (...) read more
Disney Cruise Line is once again cooperating with MEYER WERFT, the shipyard based in Papenburg, Lower Saxony (Germany), which lately delivered the “Disney Wish” cruise liner for the group. The keel-laying ceremony for the new ship, the “Disney (...) read more
Following the success of the “Gulliver’s Gears” theme area in the British theme park Gulliver’s Valley in Rotherham opened three years ago, an area of the same name has now been opened in Gulliver’s World in Warrington, which also belongs to the (...) read more
There are already 16 kart tracks implemented by the Belgian company BattleKart Europe throughout Germany, France and Belgium itself. This past Saturday (April 1, 2023), the first BattleKart Beyond Reality facility opened in Austria. Centrally (...) read more
Kärsänniemi? What is Kärsänniemi? If you currently visit the website or social media channels of the Finnish Särkänniemi amusement park (Tampere), you will immediately catch sight of a little pink piglet smiling nicely and waving at you in a (...) read more
Roller coaster fans get ready: Today will see the opening of the brand-new steel roller coaster “ArieForce One” in Fayetteville, Georgia at Fun Spot America Atlanta. Built by manufacturer Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC), the attraction was (...) read more
The Belantis theme park near Leipzig, Germany, which is operated by the Parques Reunidos group, starts into this year’s season tomorrow, implementing new sustainability measures and presenting new shows. The latter include the new rhythm & dance (...) read more
As many European theme parks, also Bavaria’s Erlebnispark Schloss Thurn starts into this year’s season tomorrow, 1 April. A novelty that will launch in summer is the attraction “Little Bear’s Canoe Ride” from the Italian manufacturer Industrie (...) read more
Water Country, the water park operated by Palace Entertainment in Portsmouth New Hampshire, New England, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The park offers its guests 18 water attractions, two of which are getting an upgrade in the form (...) read more
Coachella Valley’s Thermal Beach Club in California has announced the creation of an artificial surfing facility by Canadian company Endless Surf (WhiteWater). A surf pool of 1.5 hectares is to be created on an eight-hectare lake. The design of the (...) read more
Schwaben Park in Kaisersbach, Germany also starts this year’s season on 1 April. In addition to the familiar attractions, visitors can look forward to the park novelty “Hubertus”. Where the 25-year-old circle carousel used to be placed, a lifting (...) read more
The Path Entertainment Group has announced that a “The Paddington Bear Experience” will launch at London County Hall on the south side of the Thames this year. 65 years after author Michael Bond published the first book about the cuddly bear, fans (...) read more
On the site of the former Goebel porcelain factory in Rödental, Bavaria, which has been vacant since 2006, Funtasy World opens today – a family active center for young and the young-at-heart. On an area of around 4,400 square meters and four levels, (...) read more
Endurescreens, the Budapest/Hungary-based provider of screen design, engineering and on-site screen installation services, has introduced a new screen surface generation especially applicable to attraction types such as dome theaters, flying (...) read more
