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German theme park Europa-Park has reopened its Geisterschloss (Ghost Castle) attraction following a complete redesign. First opened in 1982, the attraction has been renamed Castello ... More

Carowinds theme park in North Carolina, US, has launched year-round operations this month (January 2023). The park has introduced additional weekends to the calendar in ... More

The highly-anticipated Super Nintendo World will open to visitors at Universal Studios Hollywood on 17 February 2023. Utilising Nintendo's Super Mario IP, the new land's ... More

Liseberg theme park in Sweden has confirmed the opening date for its new Grand Curiosa hotel. A highly themed family hotel, the Grand Curiosa will ... More

The world’s first stand-alone Peppa Pig Theme Park has opened at the Legoland Florida Resort in Florida, US. The attraction is part of Merlin Entertainments' ... More

W5 Science Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has re-opened to the public following a £4.5m redevelopment project which has added a number of new exhibits ... More

Merlin Entertainments has revealed further details of the first ever stand-alone Peppa Pig theme park, set to open at its Legoland Florida Resort in the ... More

Merlin Entertainments will open the first ever stand-alone Peppa Pig theme park at its Legoland Florida Resort in the US. Set to open in 2022, ... More

Merlin Entertainments has revealed details of the new Croc Drop attraction, set to open at its Chessington World of Adventures Resort theme park near London, ... More

The Florida Aquarium in Tampa Bay, US, has announced a series of projects and initiatives, many of which are to open in 2020, in recognition ... More

Cartoon Network has revealed plans to open a new, immersive hotel experience to the public in mid-2020. Developed in partnership by Cartoon Network and Palace ... More

It's been a busy, exciting and often inspiring year for David Rosenberg as IAAPA chair. As he prepares to step down from the role to ... More

Revamped and completely reimagined, Universal's popular Jurassic Park thrill ride has undergone a full rebranding and retheming as Jurassic World – The Ride. Inspired by ... More

Belgian theme park Bobbejaanland has opened a new themed area representing the park's largest-ever investment. Called Land of Legends, the development took around a year ... More

Formerly the Asian Attractions Expo, (AAE) the newly-rechristened IAAPA Expo Asia (IEA) takes its first steps under its new name from 11-14 June. Taking place ... More

Three US theme parks acquired from EPR Properties last year are undergoing extensive enhancements and re-branding by new owners Six Flags Entertainment. Darien Lake, near ... More

Europa Park founder Roland Mack is looking to the future following the launch of the park's latest project – the redeveloped EuroSat CanCan coaster. Eurosat ... More

Italian children’s theme park Leolandia is set to open the largest area it has ever created exclusively for a character, covering over 10,000sq m (107,639sq ... More

Valkyria – a steel dive coaster created by Bolliger & Mabillard – has opened to the public today (10 August) at the Liseberg amusement park ... More

A second Cartoon Network waterpark is coming to Asia, with real-estate and hospitality investment company the MAJ Group announcing plans to develop a waterpark and ... More

The largest waterpark in Asia has opened its doors as part of a major resort development in Sanya, China. Located on the island of Hainan ... More

Dominic Jones, the man in charge of Britain's Thorpe Park, wants to up the ante when it comes to theme parks, with plans to take ... More

Following the launch of Alton Towers' new Wicker Man ride last week, Bradley Wynne, the man behind the daring fire-infused new attraction, has revealed the ... More

Australia Zoo in Queensland, Australia, is to open a kids’ waterpark zone, zoo owner Terri Irwin has said. Irwin – wife of the ‘crocodile hunter’, ... More

The owners of Minnesota’s Mall of America are considering a US$200m (€162.5m, £144.7m) waterpark addition to the property, releasing a new rendering of the proposed ... More