European Amusement & Theme Parks

Theme and amusement parks have been established in the Europe for centuries. The oldest amusement park which has survived intact to the present day is famous Tivoli Gardens, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

This world famous amusement park opened on August 15, 1843 and it was called "Tivoli & Vauxhall". Tivoli's founder, Georg Carstensen (b.1812-d.1857) obtained a five-year charter to create Tivoli by telling King Christian VIII that "when the people are amusing themselves, they do not think about politics". more>

What ever your pleasure is you re sure to find it at most theme and amusement parks throughout the Europe.

Liseberg park is located in Gothenburg Sweden and today is one of Europe’s leading amusement parks & the largest in Scandinavia, attracting some 2.5 million visitors annually.

Efteling - 'De Efteling' in Dutch is the leading and most popular theme park in the Netherland and one of the largest in Europe (covers approximately 160 acres or cca 650,000 m². It is also one of the oldest theme parks in the world.

Alton Towers is the UK’s most famous theme park, attracting over 2 million visitors each year with its groundbreaking rides and family attractions.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach - Whether you're 2 or 102, there's something for every age group...

Popular LEGO company has built several theme parks around the world, each known as LEGOLAND, featuring large scale models, particularly of famous landmarks. The oldest is "LEGOLAND BILLUND" located in Billund Denmark.
Others followed:
"LEGOLAND Windsor" (in England), "LEGOLAND California" in Carlsbad, and "LEGOLAND Deutschland" in Günzburg, Germany.
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Port Aventura - theme park, the Costa Caribe water park and three luxury hotels are the ingredients in the formula for non-stop fun. The park is one of the largest in Europe and it is located in the beautiful holiday resort of Salou, Spain on the Costa Dorada ("Gold Coast"). It was once owned and operated by Universal Studios, but as of 2004 Universal Studios owns none of Port Aventura. Universal now licences the Universal name and brand to the park.

Gullivers theme parks have some of the best family entertainment resorts in the UK. Including rides, shows and attractions and exciting roller coasters and thrill ... With over 50 rides and attractions, the whole family will be entertained all day in a beautiful park setting and relaxing & safe environment for all the family.

Stars Parks Europe - Six Flags European Division operates officially as of Aug. 10, 2004 under the name StarParks. The seven parks of the group are: Six Flags Holland in The Netherlands, Six Flags Belgium and Bellewaerde Park in Belgium, Walibi Lorraine, Walibi Rhône-Alpes and Walibi Aquitaine in France and Warner Bros. Movie World in Germany. With seven parks in four European countries (Germany, France, The Netherlands and Belgium) and 5.5 million visitors in 2003, the group StarParks reaffirms its key position as the third largest theme park group in Europe after Euro Disney S.A. and the UK based Tussauds Group.

Mystery Park - is a one of a kind adventure park, which presents the unexplained and yet very real mysteries of the world. It is a completely different holiday and leisure experience in breathtakingly beautiful landscape in Interlaken between two lakes and at the foot of the snow covered Alps of the Bernese Oberland. Designed by Erich von Däniken, it consists of seven pavilions, each of which explores a great "mystery" of the world. The Panorama Kugel is the central pavilion, topped by a 41-meter high sphere, from which the park's grounds can be seen. The Kugel also contains exhibits of von Däniken's works. All Mystery's attractions heavily advocate the idea of Alien visits on Earth. Erich von Däniken is well known to advocate alien influence on Earth and write sensational books about the subject.