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Feature film animation studio Mack Animation has released an animated film featuring German theme park
Dutch fairytale theme park Efteling has launched its new Danse Macabre dark ride and new
German theme park Europa-Park has reopened its Geisterschloss (Ghost Castle) attraction following a complete redesign.
Sally Dark Rides has celebrated the opening of its newest interactive adventure SpongeBob’s Crazy Carnival
Delegates from across Europe and the US gathered from 3-5 May 2023 for the Themed
A new family entertainment centre will open in Tampa, Florida, US, this month (March 2023).
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
Carowinds theme park in North Carolina, US, has launched year-round operations this month (January 2023).
Triotech revealed its new Qube simulator – an interactive multiplayer coin-op game – at IAAPA
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi will open its long-awaited Mission Ferrari 'mega coaster' on 12 January
The first-ever Real Madrid-themed experience is set to open in Dubai next year. A partnership
Attractions developer Simworx has teamed up with themed entertainment designers Katapult to design a cops
French theme park and zoo, Le Pal, has launched its first interactive, media-based ride. Called
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Scruffy Dog Creative Group and Simtec Systems have partnered to launch a new immersive trackless
Merlin Entertainments has signed a deal with Sony Pictures to develop rides and experiences based
Three themed attraction design and creation companies have collaborated to create a new dark ride
The Underlandet family attraction at Swedish theme park Liseberg has won the European Star Award
Legoland New York is finally set to open in 2021, after having to delay its
Triotech has announced a breakthrough alliance with Benoit Cornet and Bold Move to bring a
Elevate Arena
Elevate Arena
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
Merlin Entertainments has announced that its upcoming Legoland resort in New York, US, will now
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, the first ever Mickey Mouse-themed ride, has opened at Disney's
Triotech has installed three new attractions at Resorts World Genting's Skytropolis indoor theme park in
A new Russian theme park inspired by the literary poems and fairy tales of Alexander
Television personality David Walliams has revealed new information about an attraction coming to UK theme
Germany's Europa Park has reported record visitors in 2019, with 5.7 million people coming through
It has been another momentous year in the attractions industry, and Attractions Management has been
Alterface has partnered with Sally Dark Rides and Raven Sun Creative to create a new
Triotech, a supplier and designer of interactive and immersive attractions, has announced a new partnership
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance has opened at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida.
Disney has announced an opening date for Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway at its Hollywood
Merlin Entertainments has teamed up with experiential design firm Holovis and ETF Ride Systems to
Simworx, a UK-based developer of dynamic media-based attractions, is set to launch two new products,
At this year's IAAPA Expo Europe (IEE), formerly the Euro Attractions Show, Triotech will celebrate
At this year's IAAPA Expo Europe (IEE), formerly the Euro Attractions Show, Lagotronics will be
At this year's IAAPA Expo Europe (IEE), formerly the Euro Attractions Show, immersive experience creator
Six Flags has announced new details for its long-awaited venture in Saudi Arabia, revealing among
Legendary Entertainment has partnered with Trans Studio Cibubur to create Pacific Rim: Shatterdome Strike, an
Just over a year on from a major fire that destroyed a significant part of
The Granby Zoo in Quebec, Canada, has expanded its attration offering to include Triotech's XD
Europa-Park, Europe's second largest theme park, has appointed theming design company Jora Vision to create
At this year’s IAAPA Expo Asia (IEA), formerly the Asian Attractions Expo (AAE), Lagotronics Projects
12,300
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
HCM promotional features
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Pulse Fitness has created a new health club delivering an elevated wellness experience
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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HCM People
Chair of UK Active’s Independent Council and GM at 3-1-5
There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives
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Insight
Vicci Wells shares insights from the recent Class of 2035 report into physical activity in Generation Alpha
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Interview
With corporately-owned clubs, franchise networks, investments and proprietary tech, Viva Leisure’s ecosystem is redefining how gyms scale and generate revenue. Its CEO speaks to Kate Cracknell
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Editor's letter
New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
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Research
Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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HCM People

Phillip Mills

CEO, Les Mills
The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about
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Show preview
Welcome to Elevate 2026
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Talking point
UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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HCM People

Stephen Price

Founder, SP&Co Group
Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again
HCM magazine
If the health service is to survive, we must recognise that it is a disease service – and that wellbeing rests with us, says the activity advocate and healthy ageing champion. He talks to Kate Cracknell
HCM magazine
Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
HCM magazine
For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
HCM magazine
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
HCM magazine
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM magazine
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
HCM magazine
As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
HCM magazine
Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
HCM magazine
Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
HCM magazine
Record market penetration in the UK fitness sector masks a deeper shift around consumer engagement, according to a report from Grant Thornton and UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
HCM magazine
Opinion
promotion
Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.
Opinion: Building smarter strength spaces for today’s operators
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Reaching the people most gyms miss: Bedford Gym & Swim Campaign delivers 410 new members
One of the biggest mistakes the fitness industry still makes is advertising almost exclusively to people who already look and live like gym members.
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Featured supplier news: Elevate 2026 to mark 10-year anniversary with biggest ever waterfront drinks reception
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming the event’s largest-ever drinks reception as registrations continue to run more than 10% ahead of last year.
Company profiles
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Catalogue Gallery
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Featured press releases
MyZone press release: Myzone global data reveals the building blocks of consistent exercise habits
A major new report from Myzone, the global leader in motivation technology for fitness, reveals how motivation becomes habit and how that transformation drives member retention and long-term business growth.
Featured press releases
GLL press release: GLL highlights the importance of drowning prevention to kids nationally as summer holidays near
School assemblies and water safety messages as part of swim lessons.   The UK's largest public pools and swim school operator, GLL, is providing timely activities during Drowning Prevention Week (13-20 June 2026) to raise awareness of water safety ahead of kids breaking up for the summer holidays.
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dark ride news

Feature film animation studio Mack Animation has released an animated film featuring German theme park
Dutch fairytale theme park Efteling has launched its new Danse Macabre dark ride and new
German theme park Europa-Park has reopened its Geisterschloss (Ghost Castle) attraction following a complete redesign.
Sally Dark Rides has celebrated the opening of its newest interactive adventure SpongeBob’s Crazy Carnival
Delegates from across Europe and the US gathered from 3-5 May 2023 for the Themed
A new family entertainment centre will open in Tampa, Florida, US, this month (March 2023).
Global Wellness Summit
Global Wellness Summit
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
Carowinds theme park in North Carolina, US, has launched year-round operations this month (January 2023).
Triotech revealed its new Qube simulator – an interactive multiplayer coin-op game – at IAAPA
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi will open its long-awaited Mission Ferrari 'mega coaster' on 12 January
The first-ever Real Madrid-themed experience is set to open in Dubai next year. A partnership
Attractions developer Simworx has teamed up with themed entertainment designers Katapult to design a cops
French theme park and zoo, Le Pal, has launched its first interactive, media-based ride. Called
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
Xplor Fitness & Leisure
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
Scruffy Dog Creative Group and Simtec Systems have partnered to launch a new immersive trackless
Merlin Entertainments has signed a deal with Sony Pictures to develop rides and experiences based
Three themed attraction design and creation companies have collaborated to create a new dark ride
The Underlandet family attraction at Swedish theme park Liseberg has won the European Star Award
Legoland New York is finally set to open in 2021, after having to delay its
Triotech has announced a breakthrough alliance with Benoit Cornet and Bold Move to bring a
Elevate Arena
Elevate Arena
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
Merlin Entertainments has announced that its upcoming Legoland resort in New York, US, will now
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, the first ever Mickey Mouse-themed ride, has opened at Disney's
Triotech has installed three new attractions at Resorts World Genting's Skytropolis indoor theme park in
A new Russian theme park inspired by the literary poems and fairy tales of Alexander
Television personality David Walliams has revealed new information about an attraction coming to UK theme
Germany's Europa Park has reported record visitors in 2019, with 5.7 million people coming through
It has been another momentous year in the attractions industry, and Attractions Management has been
Alterface has partnered with Sally Dark Rides and Raven Sun Creative to create a new
Triotech, a supplier and designer of interactive and immersive attractions, has announced a new partnership
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance has opened at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida.
Disney has announced an opening date for Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway at its Hollywood
Merlin Entertainments has teamed up with experiential design firm Holovis and ETF Ride Systems to
Simworx, a UK-based developer of dynamic media-based attractions, is set to launch two new products,
At this year's IAAPA Expo Europe (IEE), formerly the Euro Attractions Show, Triotech will celebrate
At this year's IAAPA Expo Europe (IEE), formerly the Euro Attractions Show, Lagotronics will be
At this year's IAAPA Expo Europe (IEE), formerly the Euro Attractions Show, immersive experience creator
Six Flags has announced new details for its long-awaited venture in Saudi Arabia, revealing among
Legendary Entertainment has partnered with Trans Studio Cibubur to create Pacific Rim: Shatterdome Strike, an
Just over a year on from a major fire that destroyed a significant part of
The Granby Zoo in Quebec, Canada, has expanded its attration offering to include Triotech's XD
Europa-Park, Europe's second largest theme park, has appointed theming design company Jora Vision to create
At this year’s IAAPA Expo Asia (IEA), formerly the Asian Attractions Expo (AAE), Lagotronics Projects
1 - 40 of 12,300
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square, London and revealed a range of new launches
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
Pulse Fitness has created a new health club delivering an elevated wellness experience
HCM promotional features
Sponsored
New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
HCM promotional features
HCM magazine
HCM People

Stephen Price

Founder, SP&Co Group
Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again
HCM magazine
If the health service is to survive, we must recognise that it is a disease service – and that wellbeing rests with us, says the activity advocate and healthy ageing champion. He talks to Kate Cracknell
HCM magazine
Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
HCM magazine
For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
HCM magazine
Strength training is evolving, driven by changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their products are meeting this demand
HCM magazine
I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid
HCM magazine
Raphael Cuomo explores the powerful link between addiction, health and behaviour change
HCM magazine
As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
HCM magazine
Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
HCM magazine
Designing multi-functional spaces can lead to fewer bottlenecks at peak times. Julie Cramer investigates the latest kit and inspiring installations
HCM magazine
Record market penetration in the UK fitness sector masks a deeper shift around consumer engagement, according to a report from Grant Thornton and UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
HCM magazine
Opinion
promotion
Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.
Opinion: Building smarter strength spaces for today’s operators
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Reaching the people most gyms miss: Bedford Gym & Swim Campaign delivers 410 new members
One of the biggest mistakes the fitness industry still makes is advertising almost exclusively to people who already look and live like gym members.
Featured supplier news
Featured supplier news: Elevate 2026 to mark 10-year anniversary with biggest ever waterfront drinks reception
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming the event’s largest-ever drinks reception as registrations continue to run more than 10% ahead of last year.
Company profiles
Company profile: Kodobi Ltd
Running a fast-paced fitness business while ensuring safety and compliance is no easy feat. That’s ...
Company profiles
Company profile: Vor Technologies Ltd
Vor is the world’s most powerful workout generation tool, transforming how fitness businesses deliver personalised ...
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - From nightclub to health club
Supplier Showcases
Supplier Showcase - Future-proofing
Catalogue Gallery
Click on a catalogue to view it online
Featured press releases
MyZone press release: Myzone global data reveals the building blocks of consistent exercise habits
A major new report from Myzone, the global leader in motivation technology for fitness, reveals how motivation becomes habit and how that transformation drives member retention and long-term business growth.
Featured press releases
GLL press release: GLL highlights the importance of drowning prevention to kids nationally as summer holidays near
School assemblies and water safety messages as part of swim lessons.   The UK's largest public pools and swim school operator, GLL, is providing timely activities during Drowning Prevention Week (13-20 June 2026) to raise awareness of water safety ahead of kids breaking up for the summer holidays.
Directory
Lockers
Crown Sports Lockers: Lockers
Fitness tracking platform
SpiviTech: Fitness tracking platform
Industrial washing machines
Miele Company Limited: Industrial washing machines
Hot tubs
MSpa International Ltd: Hot tubs
Spa and beauty equipment
Oakworks Inc: Spa and beauty equipment
Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Aquaform s.r.l.: Water experiences and hydrotherapy solutions
Property & Tenders
Stratford, East London.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Property & Tenders
Y Felinheli, LL56 4QN
Newmark
Property & Tenders
Diary dates
13-13 Jun 2026
Worldwide, Various,
Diary dates
21-24 Sep 2026
The Langham Huntington Pasadena , Pasadena, United States
Diary dates
06-08 Oct 2026
Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Diary dates
22-22 Oct 2026
QEII Conference Centre, London,
Diary dates
26-29 Oct 2027
Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre, Cologne, Germany
Diary dates
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