Rulantica, Water park in Rust, Germany
Rulantica is a water park in Rust with 28 slides across 15 themed areas, including Rangnakor, Svalgurok and Frigg Tempel. Its indoor hall, covered by a yellow steel roof, holds a large blue pool with a tan peninsula lined with orange lounge chairs, white columns rising from the water, and a faux pirate ship with masts and cargo netting. Artificial cliffs and tall green trees complete the scene.
Plans for Rulantica date to 1996, with planning starting in 2012; the name was trademarked in April 2014 and the water park was announced that July. Construction of the main hall began in September 2017 and it was topped out on 11 December 2018. Rulantica opened on 28 November 2019, with total costs having risen to 180 million euros.
The names of areas and attractions come from Nordic mythology, with runes and wood carvings marking the architecture. Visitors see recreated fjords and ice facades that recall Scandinavian landscapes.
The park opens daily from 10 AM to 10 PM and offers different tickets, including evening passes and rates for groups of 20 or more people. Some slides have minimum height requirements for use.
Rulantica's mascot is Snorri, a blue six-limbed octopus wearing a horned helmet, first presented in late 2017. The figure appears throughout the park and in the Rulantica novel trilogy published by Coppenrath Verlag, written by Michaela Hanauer with Helge Vogt.
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