This Christmas Paddington arrives at Europa-Park, the largest seasonal theme park in the world, where he will be a central feature of the England themed area.
Located in south-western Germany, Europa Park welcomes over 5.5 million visitors per year with its 15 European themed areas. More than 100 attractions and shows await visitors on a site measuring 95 hectares. The park’s five 4* themed hotels make Europa-Park a unique short break destination in the border triangle of Germany, France, and Switzerland.
The long-term partnership with Europa-Park will offer Paddington fans a new journey to include a VR Ride, re-branded within the England themed area with Paddington’s environment, and a dedicated Paddington shop.
From Spring 2018 the first ever Paddington ice show will launch at the park. This 30 minute show will run until the Autumn of 2018 when Paddington will go ‘on tour’ all over Germany with an all new full length, action-packed ice show enabling Paddington fans to experience his adventures on ice. Europa-Park has won many Brass awards for their ice shows and has a proven track record of delivering high quality shows that thrill their audiences.
Lucien Boyer, Chief Marketing Officer at Vivendi, the parent company of The Copyrights Group, said: “We are really pleased to partner with the great team at Europa-Park and be able to offer Paddington fans exciting and fun new ways to engage with the brand. We also look forward to launching Paddington’s very first ice show on time to celebrate his 60th Anniversary in 2018 and to announce many more events and activities around Paddington as part of this long term partnership in Germany.”
Michael Mack, CEO of MackMedia, explained: “More than 235 years ago, my family declared its goal to provide people unforgettable moments. Since then, the company motto has been “The wide world is my field”. My family always strives to reach even greater heights. Europa-Park tries to expand what it has to offer at all times. In today’s era of digital disruption, one of our success factors is still being flexible and adaptable. Thinking about how to define “digitization” in the context of Europa-Park and MackMedia, I would tend to say that it´s about creating a digital world of adventure which delivers emotional moments visitors have known and appreciated from Europa-Park.”
He added: “Together with Paddington and the support of the team from The Copyrights Group we will continue to build on our expertise to create these unforgettable moments at Europa-Park as well as with a nationwide ice show later in 2018. We are looking forward to working closely with The Copyrights Group to make Europa-Park the German home of Paddington.”