Gardaland
 
Gardaland's entrance
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| Location | Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy |
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| Coordinates | 45°27′16″N 10°42′50″E / 45.45444°N 10.71389°ECoordinates: 45°27′16″N 10°42′50″E / 45.45444°N 10.71389°E |
| Owner | Merlin Entertainments |
| Opened | 19 July 1975 |
| Operating season | Spring-Summer & Holidays |
| Visitors per annum |
 2.85 million (2015) |
| Area | 26 ha (64 acres) (with Resort 35 ha (86 acres)) |
| Rides | |
| Total | 33 |
| Roller coasters | 6 |
| Website | Official website |
Gardaland is an amusement park located in North-Eastern Italy. Opened 19 July 1975, the complex includes Gardaland, Gardaland Sea-Life, and the Gardaland Hotel. It is adjacent to Lake Garda, but does not actually face the water. The entire complex covers an area of 445,000 m2 (4,789,940 sq ft), while the theme park alone measures 200,000 m2 (2,152,782 sq ft). Sporting both traditional attractions and entertainment shows, it attracts nearly 3 million visitors every year.
In June 2005, Gardaland has been ranked fifth in the top ten amusement parks in the world with the best turnover by Forbes Magazine, and according to 2011 data is the eighth in Europe by number of park visitors.
Since October 2006, the park is owned by the British company Merlin Entertainments. Major attractions at the park include Mammut, Jungle Rapids, Fuga Da Atlantide, Blue Tornado, Ramses: Il Risveglio, Raptor and Oblivion: The Black Hole which opened on 28 March 2015.
Built on the eastern shore of Lake Garda at Castelnuovo del Garda, Gardaland opened on 19 July 1975, between Peschiera and Lazise.
It has expanded steadily in both size and attendance, topping 1 million visitors annually for the first time in 1984. By 2007, attendance reached 3 million. Gardaland is now the eighth-most-popular theme park in Europe, and is run and operated by the Merlin Entertainments Group. It has a total of 32 rides, including seven roller coasters and three water rides. The coasters are Blue Tornado, Magic Mountain, Sequoia Adventure, Raptor, Orto Bruco, Mammut and Oblivion: The Black Hole. Fuga da Atlantide is a Shoot the Chute.
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