europe is home to over 750 million
people
with more than 800 theme parks for them
to choose from europeans have a variety
of options when it comes to thrill
seeking
many of these parks feature a huge
collection of rides and roller coasters
unique from country to country in fact
europe is home to some of the world's
oldest continuously operating theme
parks
many of which opened over 100 years ago
in the years since hundreds of new parks
have opened to the public
each one offering new attractions
expanding in size
and attracting an ever increasing number
of guests
but which are the top 10 most popular
theme parks in europe
today let's find out number 10
park asterix in payee france
located just a 45-minute drive outside
of paris
park asterix attracts over 2.3 million
visitors each year
owned and operated by compengiti alps
the park opened in 1989
and is based on the comic book series
asterix this series is set in the roman
empire
during the reign of julius caesar and
follows the adventures of two gaulish
warriors
asterix and obelix the park's
attractions and theming is inspired by
the series and features rides such as
osiris
osiris is the park's flagship roller
coaster and is named after iris an
egyptian magician from the french comic
despite being located near disneyland
paris park asterix is very popular
it has grown drastically in both size
and scale over the past decade by
offering a different experience
and a unique collection of roughly 40
rides including seven roller coasters
number nine legoland windsor in windsor
united kingdom
attracting just over 2.4 million
visitors annually
legoland windsor is the most popular
legoland park in europe
even more popular than the original one
in lego's hometown of bill and denmark
as its name suggests this family theme
park and resort
is themed around the lego toy the park
is scattered with lego themed rides
lego models and even lego building
workshops
guests can even visit miniland a
miniature world depicting towns and
cities from around the globe or they can
experience the dragon
the most thrilling roller coaster ride
in all the kingdom since its debut in
1966
legoland windsor has expanded rapidly
the park is now home to over 55
different attractions
including three roller coasters one of
which the duplo dyno coaster
opened at the start of the 2020 season
owned by merlin entertainments
the park is also part of a resort which
features two on-site hotels
this as well as its location just an
hour outside of london with an easy
reach of the capital
has helped legoland and windsor to
become the uk's most popular theme park
number eight gardenland in castelnabo
delgada
italy located at the edge of lake garda
the largest lake in italy gardenland
attracts 2.9 million visitors each year
and is italy's most popular theme park
also owned by merlin entertainments
the park opened its doors in 1975 over
45 years ago
included in the park's collection of
over 35 different rides
are seven roller coasters of which
raptor a wing coaster
and oblivion the black hole a dive
coaster are the most
impressive guideland is also home to a
unique variety of themed areas
including peppa pig land and the kung fu
panda academy
on top of this visitors can stay in one
of the parks on site hotels
or visit the sea life aquarium located
next to the park
the resort will also expand further in
2021 with the debut of europe's first
legoland water park number seven
lieseburg in gothenburg sweden situated
in the centre of gothenburg
lisaberg attracts nearly 3 million
guests annually
owned and operated by a company created
by the city
the park began its life as the
gothenburg exposition
a world's fair held in the city to
celebrate the 300th anniversary of its
founding
though the fair was in 1923 the theme
park never left
since then lisa berg has continued to
evolve after removing older attractions
and replacing them with more modern
equivalents
today the park is home to over 35
different attractions
including six roller coasters helix
lisaberg's multi-launch coaster
navigates across the park's natural
hillside and is widely acclaimed to be
one of europe's best roller coasters
as it's conveniently located in the city
lisaberg's cheap entrance ticket also
allows them to host regular concerts on
their permanent stage
international stars such as the rolling
stones bob marley and led zeppelin have
performed there
number six porter ventura in salute
spain
attracting close to 3.8 million visitors
each year
porter ventura is located roughly two
hours outside of barcelona
having opened in 1995 the park is one of
the youngest on the list
it's originally debuted as a joint
venture between multiple companies that
owned other existing theme parks
in fact porter ventura has had multiple
owners during its brief existence
and was even partially owned by
universal between 1998 and 2004.
despite this the park has expanded
quickly over the past two decades
the entire resort known as port ventura
world is now home to multiple hotels
a water park and two distinct theme
parks including the relatively new
ferrari land
port ventura park itself still remains
the original
and most popular of the two home to over
35 different attractions
these are spread across the parks five
regions of the world mediterranea
far west mexico china and polynesia
and their family themed section sesamo
adventurer
for thrill seekers port ventura features
seven roller coasters
including furious backhoe a launched
wing coaster and shamballa
a 76 meter 249 foot tall hyper coaster
number 5 tivoli gardens in copenhagen
denmark
located in the heart of copenhagen
tivoli gardens attracts nearly 4.6
million guests annually
the park opened over 170 years ago in
1843
making it the second oldest operating
amusement park in the world
naturally the park has changed and
evolved over its long history
in fact in 1844 georg cartensen
the park's founder said tivoli will
never so to speak be finished
a sentiment which was echoed just over a
century later when walt disney said of
his own tivoli inspired theme park
disneyland will never be completed it
will continue to grow
as long as there is imagination left in
the world tivoli gardens which is owned
and operated by tivoli a s
is currently home to 25 attractions
including four roller coasters
one of which is ruched bananan a classic
wooden roller coaster built in 1914
it remains one of the world's oldest
operating roller coasters
and features a manual brake operated by
a brake man who controls the speed of
the ride
though the park is home to much more
than just rides
guests can experience a multitude of
gardens a concert hall
a theater and much more in just a single
visit
number four walt disney studios park at
disneyland paris
in manala valley france attracting just
over 5.2 million
visitors each year walt disney studios
park is the second of two theme parks at
the disneyland parish resort
built and operated by the walt disney
company the park opened in 2002
and is the newest on the list it's
dedicated to show business and theme to
movies
production and behind the scenes the
parks four areas
front lot tune studio production
courtyard and backlot
each cover a different aspect of the
movie experience
arguably walt disney studios flagship
attraction is the twilight zone tower of
terror
a drop tower dark ride found at many
other walt disney theme park resorts
currently the park is home to roughly 10
different attractions
including three roller coasters though
this is all set to change in the future
as there are big plans for multiple new
additions as part of a two billion euro
expansion
over the next five years the park will
see the debut of the avengers campus
a marvel avengers themed area arendelle
world of frozen
a section theme to the animated film
frozen and star wars land
an immersive landscape putting guests
inside the star wars universe
number three diefdeling in katzhavo
netherlands
located less than an hour outside of
rotterdam the afterling attracts nearly
5.3 million visitors annually
the park began its life in 1952 when the
fairytale forest
a series of life-sized dioramas
depicting various fairy tales
open to the public since then the park
has expanded in a multitude of
directions
the afternoon is a resort home to a
theme park a four-star hotel
a golf course a theater and other
accommodation
owned by the non-profit afternoon nature
park foundation
most of the company's profits are
reinvested back into the theme park
because of this it's now home to over 35
different attractions
including six roller coasters all of
these are built to a high standard of
quality
with particular attention given to a
ride steam and storyline
the efteling is also known for its
unique setting amongst the pine forest
which offers large ponds gardens and an
abundance of green space
despite the dutch climate the park is
now open year round
offering thrills no matter the season
number two europa park in rust germany
attracting nearly 5.8 million visitors
each year
europa park is germany's largest and
most popular theme park
located in rust a two-hour drive from
stuttgart
the park began its life in 1975 as a
show floor for rides built by the
amusement manufacturer
mack rides mack wanted to open a theme
park near their factory as a way to sell
new products and test out ride ideas
since its debut the park has expanded
rapidly featuring over 70 unique
attractions
including 13 different roller coasters
naturally
many of these were built by mack rides
themselves including bluefire the
company's first
launched roller coaster as its name
suggests europa park is themed to a
variety of european countries
featuring distinct areas such as iceland
russia
portugal and many more the park recently
expanded with the opening of lulantica
a dedicated water park home to over 25
different attractions
including 17 slides the theme park
itself however is the main star of the
resort
being voted as the world's best
amusement park by the golden ticket
awards
since 2014. and finally at number one
disneyland park at disneyland paris in
manola valley france
the main disneyland park at the
disneyland parish resort
attracts over 9.7 million guests
annually
nearly twice that of the resort's second
park built by the walt disney company in
1992
it was directly inspired by the original
disneyland park in anaheim usa
it features five distinct themed areas
including main street usa
frontierland adventureland fantasyland
and discoveryland
all of which surround the park's iconic
feature the sleeping beauty castle
originally known as eurodisney the park
has seen several large editions since
its debut
including what is now hyperspace
mountain a take on the classic space
mountain rides found at
other disney theme parks however
disneyland paris has had a rocky history
the park initially failed to meet
financial expectations upon opening
and more recently has seen the decline
in attendance compared to a decade ago
despite all this like most disney
resorts the park is highly detailed
features a range of disney characters
and fairy tales and puts guests right in
the magic
visitors can experience shows and
parades on top of the park's 40
attractions
and four roller coasters both day and
night
europe now offers a diverse range of
theme parks some of which date back over
hundreds of years
every year new rides and roller coasters
are built expanding and improving the
parks
today each theme park gives its guests a
distinctive experience
and delivers a unique day out how many
of these top 10 theme parks have you
been to
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