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"The sales increase is encouraging, especially since we have limited price increases over the past two years," said Andreas Andersen, CEO of Liseberg. "But we will not reach our financial goals this year. The fact that we had fewer guests than in 2012 may be due to a combination of several factors. We shall be self-critical because we have not quite managed to fend off competition and fluctuations in the market."
NBCUniversal has appointed Page Thompson to the position of President International Operations for Universal Parks & Resorts. He will oversee existing licensed relationships with Universal theme parks in Singapore and Japan and play a leadership role in the planning and operation of future Universal parks around the world, including for the indoor Universal Studios theme park to be developed as part of the 'Galactica Park' project in Moscow, Russia.
At the global headquarters in Alexandria, USA, IAAPA has appointed Leslie Hutcheson as manager of family entertainment center (FEC) programs. In this role, she serves as the primary contact for IAAPA’s FEC members and develops programs, products, and services for the FEC segment of IAAPA’s membership. More specifically, Hutcheson’s responsibilities include serving as the staff liaison to the FEC Committee, coordinating the content for the FEC online community, producing the FunExtra newsletter, engaging in FEC-focused social media, coordinating education programs for FEC operators, serving as the direct contact for FEC members and prospective members, and more.
“This acquisition helps HFE diversify into a new but complementary business," said Joel Manby, HFE's president and CEO. "Becoming the new owners of this legendary team is a natural step as HFE continues to develop wholesome, immersive entertainment that parents can trust, entertainment that brings families closer together."This is a first in the history of Europa-Park. The German theme park, owned by the Mack family since 1975, has chosen to work with an intellectual...
NEW | Europa-Park - Published on June 11, 2013“Managing a theme park means writing a story, respecting a tradition and constantly questioning oneself, looking for new ideas and ways to i...
FEATURE | Europa-Park - Published on March 15, 2013The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), an international organization that represents the interests of more than 7,500 members working in...
EVENT | Europa-Park - Published on March 6, 2013The German theme park Europa-Park has surpassed in 2012 the 4.5 million visitors for the first time, confirming its position as the first seasonal park in the world. This outcome is therefore highly satisfactory for the Mack...
CORPORATE | Europa-Park - Published on January 9, 2013The German theme park Europa-Park has just purchased a carousel-lounge of 1909 from Ecomusée d'Alsace, a museum located in Ungersheim in North-East of France. The latter had declared its intention to separate from this carousel-lounge ...
NEW | Europa-Park - Published on April 29, 2012During our coverage of the WODAN Timburcoaster media event at Europa-Park (Rust, Germany), we had the opportunity to meet Clair Hain Jr, President...
FEATURE | Europa-Park - Published on April 19, 2012Nearly 400 members of the press and special guests - including the racing driver Ralf Schumacher and Miss Germany 2012 - were invited last Wednesday...
NEW | Europa-Park - Published on April 2, 2012Europa-Park stated that its 37th season has been once again a great success with an attendance exceeding well over four million visitors in...
NEW | Europa-Park - Published on January 11, 2012
