Phantasialand

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.

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, 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]