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Euro Disney is guilty of involuntary manslaughter and must pay the maximum fine of 225,000 euros after a maintenance technician was electrocuted at Phantom Manor, the haunted house at Disneyland Paris, the criminal court in Meaux has ruled. Olivier, 45, was electrocuted on April 2, 2016, in Chessy (Seine-et-Marne). He was on an urgent job replacing a projector bulb. That projector was indispensable for the safety of guests moving through the attraction. Agence France-Presse learned of the...

Jason is walking into Horrorwood Studios for the first time. Guests, the same night, have to face their own fear on stage. For Halloween Horror Festival 2026, Movie Park Germany is running with the motto “Legends Never Die.” The new haunted house “Jason Universe” and “PHOBIA – The Live Horror Game Show” are built to push guests into new nightmare dimensions. Some legends write history. Others write bloody nightmares. That gap is what makes Europe’s largest Halloween event this...

Carolin Niemczyk and Daniel Grunenberg took a short break from the stage. They were already back where childhood, hits and roller coasters belong together for them: at Europa-Park. Why is the duo Glasperlenspiel taking a break in Rust, of all places? Because for the two from Lake Constance, Germany's largest theme park is not merely a backdrop. It feels like coming home. The musicians have been loyal guests in Rust for several years. Their schedule is packed, but they still used a short break...

Halloween takes over PortAventura Park from Sept. 19 through Nov. 15 — nearly 60 days. PortAventura World is raising the intensity and widening the entertainment at the same time. The park is dressing its areas with new scare elements and family offerings. The headline is a Far West premiere: El Carnicero de Penitence, a new terror passage. That brings the season to five: El Carnicero de Penitence, La Isla Maldita, La Muerte Viva, REC® Experience and Angkor: La leyenda del Rey Caníbal. The...