- Phantasialand
Phantasialand is an
amusement park inBrühl, North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. The park was opened in1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. Although starting as a family-oriented park, Phantasialand has also added thrill rides, especially during recent years.Among the park's thrill rides is a themed
Mine Train roller coaster called "Colorado Adventure", which runs among some mountains in the park'sWild West section. New for the season 2006 was anAfrica n-themed B&Minverted roller coaster called Black Mamba. Winja's Fear and Force are two indoor spinning coasters built byMaurer 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, a bar, a pool with sauna, garden area, spa and its own entrance to the park. A second 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.Lands
External links
* [http://www.phantasialand.de/ Phantasialand] (Official site)
* [http://www.talocan.de/ Offical "Talocan" site]
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