Phantasialand, Entertainment park in Brühl, Germany.
Phantasialand is a theme park in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, opened on 30 April 1967 in a former lignite pit. Its roughly 12-hectare park area holds six themed areas and two themed worlds, built densely with interlocking rides; a gold geodesic dome and steep-roofed buildings surround paved plazas. Three themed hotels adjoin the site.
Two businessmen founded the park in 1967 as a small family enterprise with a few rides and simple attractions. Over the following decades, the facility was expanded and redesigned several times, until it became one of the best-known theme parks in Europe.
The park's name combines the Greek word for imagination with "land". In China Town, opened in 1981, around 1.3 million components were made in Taiwan and Chinese craftsmen came to Brühl; founders Löffelhardt and Schmidt received Taiwan's cultural medal for it. Alt-Berlin, opened in 1970, recreates Unter den Linden of the 1920s and 1930s with a Brandenburg Gate at 1:2 scale.
The season usually starts around 1 April and runs to the end of October, followed by a winter programme until late January and a two-month closure. Three themed hotels on the grounds let guests stay several days without daily travel. The A553 motorway, exit Brühl-Süd, is the main approach.
One of the main attractions accelerates riders multiple times during the ride and reaches high speeds through a rocky landscape. This technology creates a different riding experience compared to conventional roller coasters, which accelerate only once at the start.
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