As of: March 29, 2024, 6:43 p.m
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Lake Garda has a new attraction: a ride is being built in Italy's largest amusement park that will not only get your pulse racing.
Castelnuovo del Garda – At first glance, Lake Garda primarily invites those seeking peace and quiet. From relaxing days on the beach to trips to picturesque coastal towns and hiking tours in the surrounding mountains - visitors to Italy's largest inland lake appreciate all of this. But even if you need something a little more adrenaline-charged on holiday, you don't have to avoid Lake Garda.
To the south, on the Veneter side of the popular holiday region, the “Gardaland” theme park invites millions of visitors every year. And, as has now been leaked, the park will have a new attraction next summer.
Italy's largest and oldest theme park “Gardaland” wants to attract Lake Garda tourists with a new attraction. © Manuel Romano/IMAGO
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“Gardaland”, the oldest and largest theme park in Italy, is now a fixture in the European theme park rankings. According to the tourism portal
Travelbook,
it was in the top ten in 2023 (8th place). On its 33 hectare area, around 2.92 million visitors enjoy attractions every year, such as the Legoland water park or the Sea Life Aquarium. Various shows are also part of the offer. If you want to take your time exploring, you can stay overnight in one of three hotels.
From summer 2024, theme park fans can look forward to a new attraction: the “Drop & Twist Tower”. The tower is currently still under construction, but will be put into operation from June, according to the “Gardaland” website. The 22-ton parts for the newest ride are already available and once the purple tower is in place, 16 people can sit. The park operator himself describes the drop tower as a “real thrill”.
New attraction in Italy: “Drop & Twist” tower opens soon
According to “Gardaland,” the new attraction promises visitors “extraordinary lighting effects” and the “sounds of a ritual song,” the press release continues. If you want to sit on the ride in the municipality of Castelnuovo del Garda on Lake Garda, you should have a head for heights: at the highest point of the tower, the passengers fall 25 meters through clouds of smoke and are shaken thoroughly by rotation effects.
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There have been rumors about a new attraction among theme park fans for a long time, with no concrete information about what to expect for “Gardaland” guests. However, it was recently announced that the new attraction would replace the “Sequoia Magic Loop” roller coaster, which has been closed several times in recent years. But Germany's theme parks - which are also in the top 25 eight times in the Travelbook ranking - also promise numerous innovations for 2024.
However, Phantasialand recently made negative headlines after an employee had a fatal accident. In the summer of 2023, a fire broke out in Europapark – the test winner at
Travelbook
. Overall, amusement parks are very safe due to the strict regulations, as the TÜV explained to
watson.de
following the incident last summer . On the other hand, if you don't know what to do with the adrenaline rush, Italy's numerous beaches are certainly in good hands - recent measurements show that they are even significantly longer than previously thought.
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