Michael Mack | |
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 Michael Mack in 2025 | |
| Born | December 21, 1978 |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | International Business Management |
| Organization | Europapark Rust |
| Board member of | International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions |
| Spouse | Miriam Mack |
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| Awards | French Legion of Honour |
Michael Mack (born December 21, 1978 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German entrepreneur. He belongs to the Mack Family, which owns and runs the German theme park Europa-Park.
Mack grew up in Rust. He graduated from Ettenheim high school in 1998. [1] He is the son of Roland Mack, the founder of Europa-Park, and his wife Marianne. He has two younger siblings, Thomas and Ann-Kathrin. [2] [3] As a teenager, Michael Mack begain working in Europa-Park. [4] In 2003, Michael Mack completed a tri-national degree in International Business Management in Basel, Lörrach and Colmar. During his studies, he completed internships in various amusement parks. [5]
Since 2010, he has been married to Miriam Mack, with whom he has two sons, Paul and Jacob. [6] [7]
Mack took over the co-leadership of the Mack Rides rollercoaster business between 2005 and 2008, [8] [9] [5] [10] [11] [12] [13] developing zero-level manufacturing in track production and the rickshaw technology. [14]
In 2008, Mack joined the Europa-Park company and assumed responsibility for certain operational tasks. [15]
In 2002, Mack established his first own business, Mack Media, which creates 3D/4D movies and virtual reality rollercoaster software. In 2015, a subsidiary named VR Coaster was founded. [16] [17] [18]
Since 2007 Mack has been responsible for the Mack Solutions subsidiary, as well as the strategic business development entertainment and the construction management of the amusement park. [8] [19]
In 2016, Mack was appointed Managing Partner of Europa-Park. [20]
In 2017, he became executive director of Europa-Park. [21] [22] In the same year, Mack founded the label Mack Music and soon after the production company Mack Animation. [23]
In 2019, Mack founded MackNext to develop technology for the entertainment sector. [24] In 2020, the VR entertainment company Yullbe was launched.
In 2025, Mack produced the animated feature film Grand Prix of Europe [25] and the television series "Dino Mates – Ferien bei Madame Freudenreich" based on the Europa-Park attraction "Madame Freudenreich". [26]
Mack is a member of the European board of International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions and of the board of Governors of the Liseberg Applause Award. [18]
In August 2018 Mack became French Honorary Consul. He received the exequatur from the ambassador of France, Anne-Marie Descôtes. [27]
In 2016, Capital magazine listed Michael Mack among “Germany’s Top 40 under 40” as an influential young entrepreneur. In 2020, Mack was voted Hotel Manager of the Year. [6] In 2023, he was honoured by the German Zunft der Fasnetrufer, one of the oldest Freiburg carnival guilds. [28] 2025, Michael Mack was made a member of the French Legion of Honour. [29]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mack's sharing of a political right-wing podcast and commentary on the federal government's crisis management on Twitter caused public irritation, after which Mack deleted the corresponding tweet and publicly apologised. [30] [31]
