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For themed lands of [Magic Kingdom](/source/Magic_Kingdom), see [Fantasyland](/source/Fantasyland).

**Phantasialand** is a [theme park](/source/Theme_park) in [Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/Br%C3%BChl,_North_Rhine-Westphalia), [Germany](/source/Germany) that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually.[1] It was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. Although starting as a family-oriented park, it has added thrill rides, especially in recent years. Following the example of [Europa-Park](/source/Europa-Park),[2] it has also decided to attract business customers, calling spring the slogan "Business to Pleasure".[3]

Phantasialand is known for its high theming detail. It introduces new attractions more often compared to other German theme parks to compensate for its small area, and is regularly voted one of the world's best theme parks.[4][5][6]

Among its thrill rides is [Taron](/source/Taron_(roller_coaster)), the world's third fastest multi-launch coaster; [Black Mamba](/source/Black_Mamba_(roller_coaster)), a [Bolliger & Mabillard](/source/Bolliger_%26_Mabillard) inverted coaster; and a themed [Mine Train roller coaster](/source/Mine_Train_roller_coaster) called [Colorado Adventure](/source/Colorado_Adventure), which runs between some of the mountains in the park's Mexico section, and was opened by [Michael Jackson](/source/Michael_Jackson). The most recent addition was F.L.Y., a [Vekoma](/source/Vekoma) launched flying coaster.

## History

Phantasialand was opened by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt on 30 April, 1967.

On 1 May 2001, a cable fire, caused by faulty wiring in the "Grand-Canyon-Bahn"*,* destroyed two roller coasters, a theatre, and parts of the Westernstadt.[7] The blaze cost about 38 million [Deutsche Mark](/source/Deutsche_Mark) (US$17 million) in damage[8] and 54 people were injured.[9] Phantasialand reopened about two weeks later and invested about €2 million in fire safety, equipping every building with [sprinkler](/source/Fire_sprinkler_system) systems.

Phantasialand is also home to "Mystery Castle", an indoor [Intamin](/source/Intamin) Ride Trade 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 in 2002. It replaced "Grand-Canyon-Bahn" and Gebirgsbahn which were destroyed in the 2001 cable fire.

“River Quest” has two lifts near the start of the ride to take boats to its highest point. It previously held the record for the largest drop on a rafting ride.[1] This record was broken by [Infinity Falls](/source/Infinity_Falls) at [SeaWorld Orlando](/source/SeaWorld_Orlando).

In 2002, Winja's Fear and Force, two indoor spinning coasters built by [Maurer Söhne](/source/Maurer_S%C3%B6hne), were built along with a new area called *Wuze Town*.

It was built next to [Mystery Castle](/source/Mystery_Castle_(Phantasialand)). The two rides were the only ones in Mystery until Klugheim opened with [Taron](/source/Taron_(roller_coaster)) and [Raik](/source/Raik) in 2016. This led to River Quest being slightly re-themed in 2017 to fit in with the Klugheim theme.[10]

Construction of River Quest was made possible by a fire that devastated part of the park on 1 May 2001,[11] which destroyed two rides (Grand Canyon Bahn and Gebirgsbahn) and left space requiring redevelopment. Even so, the space available was relatively small for a river rapids ride so, to save space, two elevators are used to take boats to their highest point rather than the more traditional lift hill.

New for 2006 was an [African](/source/Africa)-themed [B&M](/source/Bolliger_%26_Mabillard) [inverted roller coaster](/source/Inverted_roller_coaster) called [Black Mamba](/source/Black_Mamba_(roller_coaster)).

A [four-star](/source/Star_(classification)) on-site hotel called Hotel Ling Bao, which is Chinese-themed, opened in 2004. The hotel's roof tiles were imported from China, and every room door was hand-engraved. The hotel has two restaurants; one of them - the LU CHI - is renowned for its Euro-Asiatic cuisine,[12] a bar, a pool with sauna, garden area, spa and its own entrance to the park. A second (three-star) hotel called "Matamba" opened in August 2008 in the *Deep in Africa* section.

Phantasialand opened another ride for 2007 called Talocan, a Suspended Top Spin by [Huss Maschinenfabrik](/source/Huss_Maschinenfabrik). It is located in the Mexican section of the park. In 2008 a splash battle ride, *Wakobato*, opened in the lake in the old fairytale forest. The attraction is highly debated amongst residents living next to the park, who complain about noise pollution.

In 2010, Phantasialand opened five new attractions for children in *Wuze Town*: Baumberger Irrgarten (Maze), Die fröhliche Bienchenjagd (Jump Around by Zamperla), Wolke's Luftpost (Magic Bikes by Zamperla), Der lustige Papagei (Crazy Bus by Zamperla), and Würmling Express (Monorail). The Berlin part of the park has also been reworked, with many Berlin-themed houses, fountains and a tribune for shows. Also new in 2010 was the show 'Sieben' (seven) by [Jan Rouven](/source/Jan_Rouven).

In 2011, Phantasialand opened two new attractions: [Maus au Chocolat](/source/Maus_au_Chocolat), an [ETF](/source/ETF_Ride_Systems) [dark ride](/source/Dark_ride)[13] in Alt Berlin and a chair-swing on the Kaisersplatz. The old shop in Berlin was replaced with a funhouse-style attraction called "Verrücktes Hotel Tartüff", built by the park's engineers and opened in 2012.[14]

For the 2013 season, Phantasialand built a new log flume-style attraction to replace their two previous water attractions. It is embedded in a large area of canyons and mountains, as a miniature model on display in the park had already revealed during construction. [Chiapas: DIE Wasserbahn](/source/Chiapas_(Phantasialand)) opened on 1 April 2014.[15]

After the winter season 2013–14, Silver City (a western theme town) and the dark ride Silbermine were removed to allow construction on the park's 2016 launched roller coaster, [Taron](/source/Taron_(roller_coaster)), and the new themed area Klugheim, which was to become a part of the Mystery area. Another roller coaster, Raik, is located in the Klugheim area, and is more family-oriented than the likes of Taron. The coaster is a Vekoma family boomerang model attraction.[16]

Also in 2016, Race for Atlantis was removed to make way for a new themed area called Rookburgh with a rollercoaster named [F.L.Y.](/source/F.L.Y._(roller_coaster)), the world's first launched [flying roller coaster](/source/Flying_roller_coaster) and the longest flying roller coaster in the world.[17] Rookburgh and F.L.Y. opened to the public on Thursday, September 17, 2020.

## Theme areas

Name Theme Dragon Opening date Berlin (with Rookburgh) Historic Berlin with the nostalgic flair of the early 20th century; Boulevard with the Kaiserplatz; Industrial quarter "Rookburgh" in steampunk design style="text-align:center" Drago 1970 Mexico Plaza Mariachi with Mexican buildings; Rockwork of Chiapas; Aztec and Maya cultures Quetzal 1973 China Town Traditional Chinese buildings and gardens Wang 1981 Mystery (with Klugheim) Medieval village "Klugheim" with Nordic symbolism in a mystical dark atmosphere; Basalt Mountains; gloomy castle complexes Schneck 1998 Fantasy (with Wuze Town) Playful, child-friendly fantasy world around the Wuze people in Wuze Town and Baumbergen at the "Mondsee" (moon lake) Phenie 2002 Deep in Africa Savannah and rainforest landscape with West African adobe buildings Kroka 2006

### Roller coasters

Coaster Picture Opened Manufacturer Area Description Black Mamba 2006 Bolliger & Mabillard Deep in Africa An inverted roller coaster Colorado Adventure 1996 Vekoma Mexico A mine train Crazy Bats 1988 Vekoma Fantasy An indoor steel roller coaster with an additional virtual reality experience F.L.Y. 2020 Vekoma Berlin (Rookburgh) A launched flying roller coaster Raik 2016 Vekoma Mystery (Klugheim) A steel family boomerang Taron 2016 Intamin Mystery (Klugheim) A multilaunch steel roller coaster Winja's Fear & Force 2002 Maurer Söhne Fantasy (Wuze Town) Duelling spinning roller coasters

### Water rides

Ride Picture Opened Manufacturer Area Description Chiapas 2014 Intamin Mexico A log flume River Quest 2002 Hafema Mystery A rapids ride Wakobato 2009 Preston & Barbieri Fantasy A boat ride Wözl's Wassertreter 2003 Phantasialand Fantasy Pedalos

### Thrill rides

Ride Picture Opened Manufacturer Area Description Mystery Castle 1998 Intamin Mystery Enclosed drop tower Talocan 2007 HUSS Mexico Suspended top spin Wellenflug 2011 Zierer Berlin Chair swing

### Dark rides

Ride Picture Opened Manufacturer Area Theme Geister Rikscha 1981 Schwarzkopf GmbH (System) Heimo (Theming) China Town Chinese mythology Maus au Chocolat 2011 ETF Ride Systems Alterface Berlin Cake factory with a plague of mice

### Other attractions

Ride Picture Opened Manufacturer Area Description Avoras 2024 Kinderland Emsland Spielgeräte Fantasy Playground Bolles Flugschule 2010 Preston & Barbieri Berlin Red Baron Bolles Riesenrad 2010 Preston & Barbieri Berlin Ferris wheel Bumper Klumpen 2003 Preston & Barbieri Fantasy Bumper cars Das verrückte Hotel Tartüff 2012 Hofmann GmbH Berlin Funhouse Deep in Africa - Adventure Trail 2022 Phantasialand Deep in Africa Parcours Der lustige Papagei 2010 Zamperla Fantasy Crazy Bus Die 3 Mausketiere 2025 ? Berlin 4D cinema Die fröhliche Bienchenjagd 2010 Zamperla Fantasy Jump Around Feng Ju Palace 2002 Vekoma China Town Madhouse Mopti's Monkey Depot 2024 Kinderland Emsland Spielgeräte Africa Playground Pferdekarussell 1998 Preston & Barbieri Berlin Merry-go-round Tikal 2011 Zierer Mexico Family drop tower Tittle Tattle Tree 2002 Vekoma Fantasy Para Tower Wabi's Krabbelinsel 2003 ? Fantasy Indoor playground Wavy Battle 2025 ? Fantasy Water playground Winni Splash 2025 ? Fantasy Water playground Wirtl's Erlebnishöhle 2003 ? Fantasy Indoor playground Wirtl's Taubenturm 2007 Heege Fantasy Lifting tower Wolke's Luftpost 2010 Zamperla Fantasy Magic Bikes Wözl's Duck Washer 2003 Preston & Barbieri Fantasy Teacups Wupi's Wabi Wipper 2003 ? Fantasy Children's drop tower Würmling Express 2010 Preston & Barbieri Fantasy Monorail

### Removed attractions

Due to its particularly small area Phantasialand is known to remove attractions more frequently than other theme parks to gain space for new attractions.

Ride Picture Opened Closed Manufacturer Description Theme Autoscooter 1968 1986 ? Bumper cars none Ballonfahrt 1993 2009 Zamperla Balloon ride none Baumberger Irrgarten 2010 2021 Phantasialand Maze Maze Bienchenflug 1979 2009 ? Carousal with bee-looking gondolas none Bolles Spieleland / Penaten Kinderparadies / Ronnies Spieleland 1970s 2010 Phantasialand & Penaten Playground none Bottichfahrt 1971 1993 Phantasialand Water ride with tub-looking gondolas none Bullenreiten 2004 2009 Phantasialand Mechanic bull American frontier Cine 2000 1978 1995 Omnivision 180-degree Cinema none Condor 1986 2006 HUSS rides Condor none Djembe Musikschule 2006 2020 Phantasialand Djembe drums Africa Crazy Loop 1995 2004 Fabbri Group Breakdance 1995-1996: none 1997-2004: Mexico Galaxis-360 1982 1985 ? 360-degree Cinema none Galaxy 1994 2005 (re-themed to Race for Atlantis) Simtec Systems & IMAX Corporation Simulator ride Science fiction Gebirgsbahn 1975 2001 (burned down) Schwarzkopf GmbH Speed Racer (Roller coaster) Mountain range Gondelbahn 1001 Nacht 1970 2009 Phantasialand Dark ride Stories from One Thousand and One Nights Grand-Canyon-Bahn 1978 2001 (burned down) Schwarzkopf GmbH Powered roller coaster Mountain range Hollywood Tour 1990 2020 Intamin Water dark ride Hollywood movies Jumbo 1979 2000 ? Aerial carousal ride with elephant-looking gondolas none Käpt'n Blackbeards Piratenflotte 2001 2004 Phantasialand Model ships navigated by water guns Pirates Kinder-Riesenrad 1993 2009 Zamperla Ferris wheel for kids none Klettergarten 2009 2012 Phantasialand Climbing parcourse none Märchenwald 1967 2007 Phantasialand Fairytale Forest Fairytales Octowuzy 2003 2023 ? Water playground Fantasy Oldtimerbahn 1967 1986 Phantasialand Vintage car ride none Phantasialand Jet 1974 2008 Schwarzkopf GmbH Monorail 1974-1996: none 1997-2008: Mexico Pirates 4D 1998 2025 Renaissance Entertainment 4D cinema Building: Early 20th century Berlin, Film: Pirates Polyp 1975 1983 Schwarzkopf GmbH Octopus none Ponyreitbahn 1967 1975 Phantasialand Pony ride American frontier Professor Wuzipuh's Clever-Bollen 2003 2016 Phantasialand Edutainment Fantasy Race for Atlantis 2005 2016 Simtec & IMAX Corporation Simulator ride Atlantis Ruderboote 1967 1967 Phantasialand Rowing boats none Schloss Schreckenstein 1972 2008 Phantasialand Walkthrough Scary castle Seeräuberfahrt nach Carthagena 1968 1978 (re-themed to Wikingerbootsfahrt) Phantasialand Themed water ride Pirates Silbermine 1984 2014 Schwarzkopf GmbH (system) Hofmann (Theming) Dark Ride American frontier Silverado Up 'n' Down / Wamazonen-Flugcenter / Wuzi's Going Up 2004 2015 Phantasialand Bungee-trampolines none Space Center 1988 2001 (re-themed to Temple of the Night Hawk) Vekoma Roller Coaster Space Spider 1984 1985 Schwarzkopf GmbH Octopus none Stonewash Creek 1974 (together with Wildwash Creek as Wildwasserbahn) 1992: split into two water rides 2011 Mack Rides Log flume American frontier Temple of the Night Hawk 2001 2019 (re-themed to Crazy Bats) Vekoma Roller Coaster Jungle Tretboote 1967 1968 Phantasialand Pedal Boats none Walzertraum 1993 2009 Mack Rides Themed water ride Flowers Wikingerbootsfahrt 1979 1999 Phantasialand Themed water ride Vikings Wildwash Creek 1974 (together with Stonewash Creek as Wildwasserbahn) 1992: split into two water rides 2011 Mack Rides Log flume American frontier Wosi's Abenteuerpark 2003 2013 ? Indoor playground none Yeti 1989 2004 Phantasialand Animatronic Yeti

## Performance shows

- Silverado Theatre: Battle of the Best – a show featuring basketball and trampoline stunts as well as dance-offs
- Arena de Fiesta: Rock on Ice – Ice skating show with rock music
- Wintergarten: Nobis Vol. 2 – [Variety show](/source/Variety_show)
- Deep in Africa: Miji African Dancers

Also there is as a chance to meet up with the park's six dragon characters.

A dinner show called Fantissima is also offered on select evenings, for an additional fee. The show run-time is approximately four hours.[18]

## References

1. ["TEA/AECOM 2019 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report"](https://aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Theme-Index-2019_web_4.pdf). Themed Entertainment Association (TEA). 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-09.

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1. ["Phantasialand - Theme park and hotel resort (Cologne, Germany) - Phantasialand"](https://www.phantasialand.de/en/). *Phantasialand Resort*

1. ["Attraction Review: Is Phantasialand The Best Theme Park In The World?"](https://www.cupcakesandcoasters.com/2020/07/attraction-review-is-phantasialand-best.html). Retrieved 2021-08-27.

1. Bonn, General-Anzeiger (2016-09-16). ["Amusement Parks: Phantasialand ranks in world's top ten"](https://ga.de/ga-english/news/phantasialand-ranks-in-world-s-top-ten_aid-43027567) (in German). *General-Anzeiger Bonn*. Retrieved 2021-08-27.

1. ["Phantasialand – Best theme park in Europe?"](https://coasterchat.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/phantasialand-best-theme-park-in-europe/). *Coaster Chat*. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-27.

1. ["RZ-Online: Feuer im Phantasialand"](http://archiv.rhein-zeitung.de/on/01/05/02/topnews/bruehlneu.html). Archiv.rhein-zeitung.de. 2001-05-02. Retrieved 2013-03-24.

1. ["Germany / U.S. Foreign Exchange Rate - St. Louis Fed"](https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/data/EXGEUS.txt). research.stlouisfed.org. 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2015-12-28.

1. ["CNN.com - Rollercoaster fire injures 54 - May 1, 2001"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090627055746/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/05/01/germany.roller/index.html). 2001-05-01. Archived from [the original](http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/05/01/germany.roller/index.html) on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 2015-12-28.

1. ["River Quest retheme"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz_FXC3bLwc). **Phantasialand**. April 1, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2018. – via [YouTube](/source/YouTube)

1. Libre.be, La. ["On a évité le pire à Phantasialand"](http://www.lalibre.be/actu/international/on-a-evite-le-pire-a-phantasialand-51b87241e4b0de6db9a5bf11) (in French). Retrieved 2018-06-29.

1. Busche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. ["Fehler - Schlemmer Atlas - Restaurantführer: Restaurants in Deutschland, Frankreich, Österreich, Schweiz, Niederlande, Luxemburg und Italien"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120229052700/http://www.schlemmer-atlas.de/details.php?id=bkCMuiraMre). Schlemmer-atlas.de. Archived from [the original](http://www.schlemmer-atlas.de/details.php?id=bkCMuiraMre) on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-24.

1. ["Maus au Chocolat"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131114005554/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2037/Maus_au_Chocolat.html). *Park World Magazine*. 12 August 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2037/Maus_au_Chocolat.html) on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

1. ["Phantasialand – Unsere Neuheiten"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120507071307/http://www.phantasialand.de/de/unsere-neuheiten). Phantasialand.de. Archived from [the original](http://www.phantasialand.de/de/unsere-neuheiten) on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-24.

1. ["Neu 2013 CHIAPAS - DIE Wasserbahn - Seite 10 - Phantasialand"](https://archive.today/20130131043236/http://www.phantastische-fans.com/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=1206&pageNo=10). Phantastische Fans. Archived from [the original](http://www.phantastische-fans.com/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=1206&pageNo=10) on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-24.

1. ["Fakten und Hintergrundgeschichten Klugheims"](http://magazin.phantasialand.de/epaper/epaper/ausgabe.pdf). Phantasialand.de. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-18.

1. ["F.L.Y. announced"](https://www.looopings.nl/weblog/7334/Phantasialand-kondigt-nieuw-themagebied-Rookburgh-aan.html). *Looopings*. June 20, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

1. ["Dinner show Fantissima - Phantasialand"](https://www.phantasialand.de/en/dinnershow-fantissima/). *Phantasialand Resort*

## External links

- [Phantasialand official website](http://www.phantasialand.de/en/)

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