Timeline for the history of Phantasialand
This timeline gives an overview of the development of the Phantasialand amusement park in Brühl , whose history is characterized by many modifications and redesigns due to the relatively small park area.
chronology
Color coding
Opening parade closure New Show Special occasion
1967-1969
Phantasialand opened on April 30, 1967.
| year | action | Attraction (s) | place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | opening | Fairytale forest, vintage car ride, Santa Fe Western Express (railroad tour), adventure playground, open-air stage with puppet theater, Hawaiian restaurant | Today: Fantasy, Crazy Bats, Wuze Town |
| Rowing and pedal boats | On the lake | ||
| 1968 | opening | Pony riding track, bumper cars | Today: Fantasy |
| Pirate trip to Carthagena (boat trip) | On the lake | ||
| New show | Dolphin show | In a basin embedded in the lake | |
| closure | Rowing and pedal boats |
1970-1979
| year | action | Attraction (s) | place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | opening | Street Alt Berlin with the Brandenburg Gate and Neptune Fountain, Wintergarten Varieté (theater), Restaurant Alt-Berlin (today Restaurant Unter den Linden), horse-drawn tram, new main entrance | Berlin |
| 1001 nights gondola | Today: Kaiserplatz, Quantum | ||
| New show | Winter garden | ||
| closure | Open air theater | ||
| 1971 | opening | Vat trip (boat trip) | In front of the gondola lift (today: Kaiserplatz, Quantum) |
| 1972 | opening | Bridge over the Lenterbachsweg | Today: Berlin / Mexico |
| Air dome for the dolphin show, playground | Today: Mexico | ||
| Moonwalk (air dome with jumping paradise) | Today: Rookburgh construction site | ||
| move | The dolphin show moves into the new air dome | Today: Mexico | |
| 1973 | opening | Hazienda de Mexico (restaurant, from 2000 Hacienda Don Pedro), Casa Magnetica ("Leaning House") | Today: Mexico / Klugheim |
| Barrier-free second bridge over the Lenterbachsweg | Today: Berlin / Mexico | ||
| Café Oriental (also Restaurant Ankara) | Today: Rookburgh construction site | ||
| move | Moonwalk moves to the playground on the other side of the Lenterbachweg | Today: Mexico | |
| closure | Moonwalk | ||
| 1974 | opening | Silver City (western town) | Today: Klugheim |
| Flume | Today: Chiapas | ||
| Phantasialand-Jet (monorail) | Today: Mexico (train station), tour over the entire park area | ||
| move | The pony riding track moves to Silver City | Today: River Quest | |
| New show | Western Saloon (today: Klugheim) | ||
| 1975 | opening | Bobsleigh run (bobsleigh run 1, from 1989 mountain railway) | Silver City (today: River Quest) |
| Polyp (circular ride) | Today: Talocan | ||
| closure | Pony riding track, horse tram | ||
| 1976 | opening | Dolphinarium | Today: Arena de Fiesta |
| move | The dolphin show moves to the new dolphinarium | Today: Arena de Fiesta | |
| The administration moves into a new building | At the main entrance, Berlin | ||
| closure | Air dome of the dolphin show | ||
| 1977 | opening | Scala (theater) | Berlin (today: Schauspielhaus) |
| Pedicab ride | Silver City (today: Mystery / China Town) | ||
| New park entrance Mexico | Today: Entrance Mystery | ||
| closure | Pedicab ride | ||
| New show | Klimbimski (electronic puppet theater) | Scala (today: Schauspielhaus) | |
| 1978 | opening | Cine 2000 (180 ° cinema) | Foundation of the later silver mine (today: Klugheim / China Town) |
| Bobsleigh run 2 (from 1989 Grand Canyon runway) | Silver City (today: River Quest) | ||
| closure | Pirate trip to Carthagena | ||
| 1979 | opening | Viking boat trip | On the lake |
| Bees flight and jumbo (children's carousels) | Foundation of the later silver mine (today: Klugheim / China Town) |
1980-1989
| year | action | Attraction (s) | place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | opening | Artist pavilion | Berlin, behind the Brandenburg Gate (today: Kaiserplatz) |
| 1981 | opening | China Town, Tanagra Theater (electronic puppet theater), ghost rickshaw (themed ride), China restaurant (today Manschu), new park entrance China Town | China Town |
| move | Flight of bees and Jumbo pull next to the bumper cars | Today: Fantasy | |
| 1982 | opening | Galaxis 360 (illusion cinema) | Today: China Town / Mexico |
| 1983 | opening | Time tunnel (themed section of the Phantasialand jet tour) | Upper floor of the building of the silver mine (today: Klugheim / China Town) |
| move | The Cine 2000 tent pulls next to the polyp | Today: Deep in Africa | |
| closure | polyp | ||
| New show | Star parade (electronic puppet theater) | Scala (today: Schauspielhaus) | |
| 1984 | opening | Silver mine (themed trip) | Silver City (today: Klugheim / China Town) |
| Spider (circular ride) | Former location of the polyp (today: Talocan) | ||
| closure | Playground at the water slide | ||
| New show | Welcome Las Vegas | Winter garden | |
| 1985 | closure | Spider, Galaxy 360 | |
| New show | Jacksonmania (imitation show) | Western Saloon, Silver City (today: Klugheim) | |
| 1986 | opening | Condor (circular ride) | Former location of the Spider (today: Talocan) |
| Diving Theater | Today: Silverado Theater | ||
| closure | Vintage car ride, Santa Fe Western Express, bumper cars, adventure playground, artist pavilion | ||
| New show | Star imitation and laser show | Western Saloon, Silver City (today: Klugheim) | |
| Acapulco Death Jumper | Water Jump Theater (today: Silverado Theater) | ||
| 1987 | opening | Magic World of Siegfried & Roy (exhibition) | In the former Cine 2000 tent (today: Deep in Africa) |
| Nostalgic horse carousel | Berlin, behind the Brandenburg Gate (today: Kaiserplatz) | ||
| move | The Cine 2000 moves into the vacant Galaxis 360 tent | Today: China Town / Mexico | |
| The flight of bees and Jumbo move to the former adventure playground in front of the Hawaii restaurant | Today: Fantasy | ||
| 1988 | opening | Space center | Today: Crazy Bats |
| Royal White Tigers of Nevada (tiger enclosure, part of the Magic World of Siegfried & Roy) | Today: Deep in Africa | ||
| 1989 | opening | Super Globe (theater) | Today: Silverado Theater |
| closure | Diving Theater | ||
| New show | Super Globe (now: Silverado Theater) |
1990-1999
| year | action | Attraction (s) | place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | opening | Hollywood Tour (themed tour ), Petit Paris (restaurant, Cristallion from 2000) | Basement of the Space Center (today: Crazy Bats) |
| 1991 | closure | Dolphin show, wild water slide | |
| 1992 | Opening / remodeling | Aqua theater | Converted dolphinarium (today: Arena de Fiesta) |
| Two wild water courses (from 2002 Stonewash Creek and Wildwash Creek) after the old water course was converted | Today: Chiapas | ||
| closure | Cafe Oriental, Hawaiian restaurant | ||
| move | The flight of bees and Jumbo move to the square of the Café Oriental | Today: Rookburgh construction site | |
| New show | Phantasialand Jubilee | Winter garden | |
| Splish-Splash-Show (water acrobatics) | Aquatheater (today: Arena de Fiesta) | ||
| 1993 | opening | Kinderland, u. a. with children's ferris wheel, balloon ride, flight of bees and jumbo (children's carousels) | Location of the former Hawaiian restaurant (today: Wuze Town) |
| Children's paradise | Berlin, next to the Brandenburg Gate (today: Kaiserplatz) | ||
| move | Flight of bees and Jumbo move to the new children's area | Today: Wuze Town | |
| closure | Vat trip | ||
| 1994 | opening | Galaxy (simulator) | Location of the former Café Oriental (today: Rookburgh construction site ) |
| Waltz dream (boat trip) | Water surface of the former vat trip (today: Kaiserplatz, Quantum) | ||
| New show | Fire, water, light | Tanagra Theater (today: Feng Ju Palace) | |
| 1995 | opening | Crazy Loop (fairground ride) | In the former dome tent of the Magic World of Siegfried & Roy (today: Deep in Africa) |
| closure | Magic World of Siegfried & Roy, Cine 2000 | ||
| New show | Mirage | Winter garden | |
| 1996 | opening | Colorado Adventure (roller coaster) | Western area (today: Mexico) |
| 1997 | Opening / remodeling | Arena de Fiesta (Ice Theater) | Mexico (former aqua theater) |
| closure | Horse carousel, Scala, aqua theater | ||
| New show | Magic moments | Winter garden | |
| Dreams on Ice | Arena de Fiesta | ||
| 1998 | opening | Mystery Castle (vertical ride) | Mystery |
| Steam carousel | Berlin, behind the Brandenburg Gate (today: Kaiserplatz) | ||
| New show | Cold rhythm | Arena de Fiesta | |
| Wild west stunt show | Super Globe (from 1999: Silverado Theater) | ||
| event | Festival of Lights (evening event including a parade of lights, lasting several weeks, annually) | ||
| 1999 | opening | Playhouse (3D cinema) | Former Scala, Berlin |
| Heino's coffee house | Berlin | ||
| closure | Viking boat trip | ||
| New show | Ivo Superstar & The Shadow Beings | Winter garden | |
| Pirates 4D (3D film with effects) | Playhouse | ||
| Phantasy Parade (daily parade) | Berlin |
2000-2009
| year | action | Attraction (s) | place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | opening | Little Joe's (restaurant) | Silver City (today: Klugheim) |
| move | Children's ferris wheel, balloon ride and flight of bees pull up to the lake | Today: Fantasy | |
| closure | Kinderland, Jumbo | ||
| New show | L'Ar (c) tistique | Winter garden | |
| 2001 | Opening / remodeling | The Space Center becomes the Temple of the Night Hawk | Today: Crazy Bats |
| Captain Blackbeard's pirate fleet (remote-controlled ships) | Former tiger enclosure (today: Deep in Africa) | ||
| move | Children's ferris wheel, balloon ride and flight of bees pull up next to the children's paradise | Berlin, behind the Brandenburg Gate (today: Kaiserplatz) | |
| closure | Mountain Railway, Grand Canyon Railway, Tanagra Theater (all destroyed in a major fire) | ||
| 2002 | opening | Wuze Town with Winja's Fear & Force (roller coasters) and Tittle Tattle Tree (Para Tower) | Fantasy |
| River Quest (rafting facility) | Location of the former roller coasters, mystery | ||
| Feng Ju Palace (Mad House) | Location of the former Tanagra Theater, China Town | ||
| New show | Lights on Broadway | Western Saloon, Silver City (today: Klugheim) | |
| event | Winter opening (annually) | ||
| 2003 | opening | Wupi- and Wözlland (children's attractions in Wuze Town, later Wuze Town Kinderland) | Wuze Town |
| Wözls Wassertreter (pedal boats) | On the lake | ||
| Octowuzy (water playground) | Fantasy | ||
| Hotel PhantAsia (from 2007 Ling Bao) | China Town | ||
| New show | Unforgettable | Arena de Fiesta | |
| Beat of the Bronx | Silverado Theater | ||
| 2004 | opening | Smokey's Digger Camp (tipi village, overnight accommodation) | Today: Hotel Matamba |
| Fantissima theater | Former Cristallion restaurant (basement of the Temple of the Night Hawk, today: Crazy Bats) | ||
| closure | Crazy Loop, Cristallion, Captain Blackbeard's pirate fleet | ||
| New show | Arachnome | Winter garden | |
| Fantissima (dinner show outside the regular park opening) | Fantissima theater | ||
| event | Fantasypride (one day, annually) | ||
| 2005 | Opening / remodeling | Galaxy becomes Race for Atlantis | Today: Rookburgh construction site |
| closure | End of the shows in the western saloon | ||
| event | Asia Nights (evening event, several weeks, annually) | ||
| 2006 | opening | Deep in Africa, Black Mamba (roller coaster) | Deep in Africa |
| closure | Condor, end of the Festival of Lights | ||
| New show | Unforgettable Vol. 2 | Arena de Fiesta | |
| 2007 | opening | Talocan (rollover ride) | former location of the Condor, Mexico |
| Wirtls Taubenturm (hoist rope tower) | Fantasy | ||
| move | Smokey's Digger Camp crosses the street | Outside the park, opposite the main entrance | |
| closure | Fairytale forest | ||
| 2008 | opening | Hotel Matamba | Deep in Africa |
| closure | Phantasialand Jet, Neptune Fountain | ||
| New show | On Broadway | Arena de Fiesta | |
| Street Xtreme | Silverado Theater | ||
| 2009 | opening | Tree mountains with wakobato (interactive water ride ) | At and on the lake |
| Bolles flight school (carousel), Bolles ferris wheel (children's ferris wheel) | Berlin | ||
| Tula Temple (theater) | former train station of the Phantasialand jet (today: Mexico) | ||
| move | The horse carousel moves from the former Brandenburg Gate to the main entrance (former location of the Neptune Fountain) | Berlin | |
| closure | Children's paradise, flight of bees, balloon ride, children's ferris wheel, 1001 Nights gondola, waltz dream, Brandenburg Gate, end of the Phantie Parade | ||
| New show | Arte Lumina | Winter garden | |
| 3 friends in the mysterious temple | Tula temple | ||
| Best of Fifteen Years on Ice | Arena de Fiesta | ||
| Drakar'ium | Open space in Berlin (from 2010: Kaiserplatz) |
From 2010
| year | action | Attraction (s) | place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | opening | Würmling Express (monorail), Baumberger Maze (labyrinth), Wolkes airmail, The funny parrot, The happy bee hunt (children's rides), Phenies Mitsch-Mud-Fun (playground) | Fantasy |
| Kaiserplatz | Berlin | ||
| closure | Great play land | ||
| New show | seven | Winter garden | |
| 2011 | opening | Maus au Chocolat (interactive ride), Wellenflug (chain carousel) | Berlin |
| Tikal (free fall tower) | Mexico | ||
| closure | Stonewash Creek, Wildwash Creek, Casa Magnetica | ||
| New show | Relight my Fire | Arena de Fiesta | |
| 2012 | opening | The crazy Hotel Tartüff (Fun House), House of 6 Dragons (central souvenir shop) | Berlin |
| closure | Tula temple | ||
| New show | JUMP! | Silverado Theater | |
| 2013 | opening | Children's theater | Wuze Town |
| New show | Hack & Buddl | Children's theater Wuze Town | |
| 2014 | opening | Chiapas (water slide) | former location of the wild water rides, Mexico |
| closure | Silver City, silver mine, Hacienda Don Pedro | ||
| 2015 | closure | Smokey's Digger Camp, end of Asia Nights | |
| New show | Musarteum - A night in the museum | Winter garden | |
| 2016 | opening | Klugheim, Taron (roller coaster), Raik (roller coaster), Rutmors Taverne (restaurant) | Mystery |
| closure | Race for Atlantis, End of Drakar'ium | ||
| New show | Ice College 2016 | Arena de Fiesta | |
| 2017 | New show | Ice College 2017 | Arena de Fiesta |
| Musarteum - When ghosts dream | Winter garden | ||
| 2018 | opening | Lilli's Café | Berlin |
| New show | Ice College 2018 | Arena de Fiesta | |
| Musarteum - The show at the witching hour | Winter garden | ||
| 2019 | Opening / remodeling | Temple of the Night Hawk becomes Crazy Bats | Fantasy |
literature
- Ralph Latotzki et al. a .: From the fairytale forest to River Quest, a journey through 35 years of Phantasialand; Special edition of the club magazine park + ride of the Freundeskreis Kirmes und Freizeitparks e. V. on the 35th anniversary of Phantasialand, 2002.
See also
Web links
- Phantasialand information
- Freundeskreis Kirmes und Freizeitparks: Phantasialand-Historie ( Memento from July 16, 2004 in the Internet Archive ), archived from the original on July 16, 2004, accessed on April 8, 2017