Phantasialand

Phantasialand opened in 1967.{{explanation needed|date=November 2018}}

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On 1 May 2001, a fire destroyed two roller coasters, a theatre and parts of the Westernstadt. It was the result of a cable fire in the Grand-Canyon-Bahn caused by faulty wiring.{{cite web|url=http://archiv.rhein-zeitung.de/on/01/05/02/topnews/bruehlneu.html |title=RZ-Online: Feuer im Phantasialand |publisher=Archiv.rhein-zeitung.de |date=2001-05-02 |access-date=2013-03-24}} The blaze covered about 38 million Deutsche Mark (US$17 million) in damage{{cite web|url=https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/data/EXGEUS.txt |title=Germany / U.S. Foreign Exchange Rate - St. Louis Fed |publisher=research.stlouisfed.org |date=2006-03-08 |access-date=2015-12-28}} and 54 people were injured.{{cite web|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/05/01/germany.roller/index.html |title=CNN.com - Rollercoaster fire injures 54 - May 1, 2001 |date=2001-05-01 |access-date=2015-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627055746/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/05/01/germany.roller/index.html |archive-date=27 June 2009 }} Phantasialand reopened the park about two weeks later and invested about €2 million in fire safety, equipping every building with sprinkler systems.

Phantasialand is also home to "Mystery Castle", an indoor 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 the attractions destroyed by the fire one year before.

In 2002, Winja's Fear and Force, two indoor spinning coasters built by Maurer Söhne, were built along with a new area called Wuze Town.

New for 2006 was an African-themed B&M inverted roller coaster called Black Mamba.

A four-star 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,{{cite web |author=Busche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH |url=http://www.schlemmer-atlas.de/details.php?id=bkCMuiraMre |title=Fehler - Schlemmer Atlas - Restaurantführer: Restaurants in Deutschland, Frankreich, Österreich, Schweiz, Niederlande, Luxemburg und Italien |publisher=Schlemmer-atlas.de |access-date=2013-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229052700/http://www.schlemmer-atlas.de/details.php?id=bkCMuiraMre |archive-date=29 February 2012 |url-status=dead }} 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. 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.

In 2011 Phantasialand opened two new attractions: Maus au Chocolat, an ETF dark ride{{cite journal|title=Maus au Chocolat|journal=Park World Magazine|date=12 August 2011|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2037/Maus_au_Chocolat.html|access-date=8 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114005554/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2037/Maus_au_Chocolat.html|archive-date=14 November 2013|df=dmy-all}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.phantasialand.de/de/unsere-neuheiten |title=Phantasialand – Unsere Neuheiten |publisher=Phantasialand.de |access-date=2013-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507071307/http://www.phantasialand.de/de/unsere-neuheiten |archive-date=7 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}

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 opened on 1 April 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.phantastische-fans.com/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=1206&pageNo=10 |title=Neu 2013 CHIAPAS - DIE Wasserbahn - Seite 10 - Phantasialand |publisher=Phantastische Fans |access-date=2013-03-24 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131043236/http://www.phantastische-fans.com/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=1206&pageNo=10 |archive-date=31 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}

After the winter season 2013{{ndash}}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, 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.{{cite web|url=http://magazin.phantasialand.de/epaper/epaper/ausgabe.pdf |title=Fakten und Hintergrundgeschichten Klugheims |publisher=Phantasialand.de |date=4 July 2016 |access-date=2016-07-18}}

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., the world's first launched flying roller coaster and the longest flying roller coaster in the world.{{cite news|title= F.L.Y. announced|url=https://www.looopings.nl/weblog/7334/Phantasialand-kondigt-nieuw-themagebied-Rookburgh-aan.html|access-date=September 21, 2018|newspaper= Looopings|date=June 20, 2017}} Rookburgh and F.L.Y. opened to the public on Thursday, September 17, 2020.

| 2006

| Bolliger & Mabillard

| Deep in Africa

| An inverted roller coaster

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| Colorado Adventure

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| 1996

| Vekoma

| Mexico

| A mine train

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| Crazy Bats

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1988

| Vekoma

| Fantasy

| An indoor steel roller coaster with an additional virtual reality experience

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| F.L.Y.

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 2020

| Vekoma

| Berlin (Rookburgh)

| A launched flying roller coaster

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| Raik

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 2016

| Vekoma

| Mystery (Klugheim)

| A steel family boomerang

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| Taron

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 2016

| Intamin

| Mystery (Klugheim)

| A multilaunch steel roller coaster

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| Winja's Fear & Force

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| 2002

| Maurer Söhne

| Fantasy (Wuze Town)

| Duelling spinning roller coasters

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| 2014

| Intamin

| Mexico

| A log flume

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| River Quest

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 2002

| Hafema

| Mystery

| A rapids ride

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| Wakobato

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 2009

| Preston & Barbieri

| Fantasy

| A boat ride

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| Wözl's Wassertreter

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 2003

| Phantasialand

| Fantasy

| Pedalos

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| 1998

| Intamin

| Mystery

| Enclosed drop tower

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| Talocan

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| 2007

| HUSS

| Mexico

|Suspended top spin

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| Wellenflug

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| 2011

| Zierer

| Berlin

|Chair swing

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

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• Silverado Theatre: Battle of the Best – a show featuring basketball and trampoline stunts as well as dance-offs
• Arena de Fiesta: Rock on Ice
• Wintergarten: Nobis - Der lange Weg vom Ihr zum Wir
• Deep in Africa: Miji African Dancers
• Wuze Town: Hack and Buddl Children's Show (does not take place)

There are several additional 'mini shows' featured in the new leaflets for 2014, most of them taking place at 'Kaiserplatz', as well as a chance to meet up with the park's dragon characters.

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A dinner show called Fantissima is also offered on select evenings, for an additional fee. The show run-time is approximately four hours.{{Cite web|url=https://www.phantasialand.de/en/dinnershow-fantissima/|title=Dinner show Fantissima - Phantasialand}}

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• [http://www.phantasialand.de/en/ Phantasialand official website]

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