Friday, July 18, 2008

GERMANY - Amusement Parks

Amusement Parks

Wherever you are in Germany, you won’t be far from a wonderland for thrill seekers of all ages. You’ll be spoilt for choice: hardly any other country offers such a wide range of theme parks dedicated to different topics. Theme parks in Germany not only have high safety standards but are also a good bargain.
- Near Cologne is Phantasialand, you can raft in the rapids,
- go on a treasure hunt at Ravensburger Spieleland near Lake Constance,
- or ride Germany’s biggest, highest steel roller coaster at Europa-Park in Rust.
Among other great theme parks are:
- VW’s Autostadt complex in Wolfsburg - test your off-road skills, Lamborghini guided tour,
- Belantis Theme Park in Leipzig - Dragons, pyramids and fairytale castles,
- Tripsdrill Amusement Park near Stuttgart, Drivers can steer their own soapbox & race
- Fort Fun and Panorama Park Sauerland near Düsseldorf - The world's one and only Wild Eagle sky glider,
- Hansapark near Lübeck - the world's highest flying carousel,
- Heide Park Soltau near Hamburg - the biggest gyro-drop tower in the world,
- Holiday Park in the Palatine - Speed lovers voted Expedition GeForce the best roller coaster in the world,
- Legoland® Deutschland near Augsburg,
- Playmobil Fun Park near Nuremberg,
- Taunus Wonderland near Frankfurt,
- Universum® Bremen
- Serengeti Park between Bremen and Hanover and
- Tropical Island Resort near Berlin.

Fancy getting to know the tricks of the film trade? Why don’t you visit one of Germany’s film parks:
- Bavaria Filmstadt near Munich - Camera tricks and real film sets,
- Babelsberg Filmpark in Potsdam, moving seats and wind and smell effects create the perfect illusion and
- Movie Park Germany in the Ruhr region are the right place for film buffs.