Mystery Park
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Mystery Park was an amusement park located near Interlaken, Switzerland. Designed by Erich von Däniken, it consisted of seven pavilions, each of which explored a great "mystery" of the world.
- Nazca explored the Nazca Lines near Nazca, Peru.
- Contact explored cargo cults.
- MegaStones explored Stonehenge.
- Maya explored the Maya calendar.
- Orient explored Great Pyramid of Giza.
- Vimana explored Vimana (flying machines) described in the Mahabharata and the Rig Veda.
- Challenge explored space flight and Mars exploration.
The Panorama Kugel was the central pavilion, topped by a 41-meter high sphere, from which the park's grounds could be seen. The Kugel also contained exhibits of von Däniken's works.
[edit] Controversy
Von Däniken is a well known advocate of aliens influencing Earth and he has written sensational books about the subject. Indeed, all attractions heavily advocate the idea of alien visits to Earth.
The Mystery Park was labeled a "cultural Chernobyl" by Académie suisse des sciences techniques member Antoine Wasserfallen, cited by the Swiss newspaper Le Temps [1] and other media [2]. Nonetheless, the Swiss federal railroad company (SBB), advertises for the park and sells a combined ticket.
In the winter of 2004, the park and its governmental support came under heavy criticism in the news channel, SRG SSR idée suisse. Due to overblown expectations, which forsaw 500,000 guests per year, while a mere 200,000 visited in 2005), the Mystery Park is in major financial straits.[1] On November 19 2006, the park closed definetley. However plans are already underway to restart it. [2]
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