| Phantasialand | |
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| Location | Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Opened | 1967 |
Phantasialand is an amusement park in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. The park was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. Although starting as a family-oriented park, Phantasialand has also added thrill rides, especially during recent years. Furthermore, following the example of Europa-Park[1], they have decided to attract business customers beside the regular ones, calling it "Business der neuen Dimension" ("business of a new dimension")[2].
Among the park's thrill rides is a themed Mine Train roller coaster called Colorado Adventure, which runs among some mountains in the park's Wild West section. New for the season 2006 was an African-themed B&M inverted roller coaster called Black Mamba. Winja's Fear and Force are two indoor spinning coasters built by Maurer Söhne. The Phantasialand is also home to "Mystery Castle", an indoor Ride Trade/Intamin AG Bungee Drop featuring a walk through a haunted castle. Next to the castle is "River Quest", a rapid river ride which features a lift, built by Hafema.
There is also a four-star on-site hotel called Hotel Ling Bao, which is Chinese themed and opened in 2004. The hotel's roof tiles were imported from China, and every room door was hand-engraved. The hotel has two restaurants, one of them - the LU CHI - renowned for its good Euro-Asiatic cuisine[3], a bar, a pool with sauna, garden area, spa and its own entrance to the park. A second (three-star) hotel called "Matamba" was opened in August 2008 in the Deep in Africa section.
Phantasialand opened another ride for the season 2007 called "Talocan", a Suspended Top Spin by Huss Maschinenfabrik. It is located in the Mexican section of the park. In 2008 the splash battle wakobato has been opened in the lake in the old fairytaleforest. In 2010 Phantasialand has opened 5 new attractions for children in the wuzeland; Baumberger Irrgarten (Maze), Die fröhliche Bienchenjagd (Jump Around van Zamperla), Wolke's Luftpost (Magic Bikes van Zamperla), Der lustige Papagei (Crazy Bus van Zamperla), en de Würmling Express (Monorail). The Berlin-part of the park has also been pimped, and they are still busy for 2011. The area has been renewed with many berliner houses, fountains and a tribune for shows. Also new in 2010 was the show 'Sieben' (seven) by Jan Rouven. In 2011 Phantasialand will open two new attractions. Maus au chocolat, a darkride in Alt Berlin. And a waveswinger on the Kaisersplatz. Christian Farla will give 650 shows in Phantasialand this year.
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| Name | Theme | Feature |
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| Berlin | Berlin in the 20s | Dampfkarussell, Neptunwellenflieger, Wintergarten, Maus Au Chocolat (2011), many attractions for children |
| Fantasy | Wuze Town | Hollywood Tour, Race for Atlantis, Temple of the Night Hawk, Winjas, Wakobato, many attractions for children |
| Mexico | Mexico | Talocan, Colorado Adventure, Silbermine, Tikal |
| China Town | China | Feng Ju Palace, Geister Rikscha |
| Mystery | Mystery | Mystery Castle, River Quest |
| Deep in Africa | Africa | Black Mamba |