Dream Island (amusement park)
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| Location | Andropov Avenue, Nagatinskaya Poima, Moscow, Russia |
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| Coordinates | 55°41′42″N 37°40′36″E / 55.695050°N 37.676692°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 29 February 2020[1] |
| Theme | Fairy tales, Hello Kitty, The Smurfs, Hotel Transylvania, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Soyuzmultfilm characters |
| Operating season | Year-round |
| Website | https://dreamisland.ru/ |
Dream Island (Russian: Остров мечты; Ostrov mechty) is an amusement park in Moscow that opened 29 February 2020.[2][1] It is the largest indoor theme park in Europe.[3]
The park is located in the Nagatinskaya Poima, in the Nagatinsky Zaton district of Moscow's Southern Administrative Okrug.[1]
Development
[edit]The total development area covers about 100 hectares, with the main building occupying 300,000 square meters. The main facade of Dream Island is styled as a fairytale castle with towers and stained glass. The central tower stands 75 meters tall.
The entertainment center project was developed by the company Regions, with investments totaling $1.5 billion, and VTB Bank provided a loan of 37 billion rubles.[4] Construction of the park began in March 2016. Construction was halted in early 2017 for financial reasons but was re-financed and restarted by late 2017.
There are nine themed zones, including Hotel Transylvania licensed from Sony Pictures,[5] the Smurfs, licensed from Belgian company IMPS, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Paramount, and Hello Kitty from Sanrio of Japan.[6]
There are promenades resembling the streets of world capitals and famous cities, including Rome, with the Colosseum in miniature; Barcelona with Gaudi's buildings; and London. The park's 72 acres are covered by Europe's largest glass dome, to allow operation during Moscow's winters.[6]
The cost of entrance for a family of four at the opening of the park is 11,000 rubles, or about US$142. [6]
Attractions
[edit]Roller coasters
[edit]| Ride | Year opened | Manufacturer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race of the Future | 2020 | Fabbri Group | A spinning wild mouse coaster of the Power Mouse Midi model line.[7] |
| Shred The Sewers | 2020 | Intamin | A multi-launch coaster themed to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Most of the coaster's layout takes place in a separate showroom from the rest of the park, where it packs four inversions and reaches speeds of 49.7 mph (80.0 km/h).[8] |
Thrill rides
[edit]| Ride | Year opened | Manufacturer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Stockman's Hammer of Doom | 2020 | Fabbri Group | A frisbee ride themed to the eponymous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character. |
| Flight School | 2020 | Gerstlauer | A Sky Fly attraction. |
| Temple of Fire | 2020 | HUSS | A Top Spin ride. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Themeparx - Dream Island Construction
- ^ "Парк "Остров мечты" откроется в Москве в 2019 году". Izvestia (in Russian). 3 February 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "New life of the industrial zone and Europe's largest Amusement Park: Moscow major construction projects". Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Московские развлечения по-крупному". Gazeta (in Russian). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (15 April 2021). "'Hotel Transylvania' Attraction Checks Into Russia's Dream Island Theme Park". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Russia Gets Its Disneyland, a Cold War Dream Come True". The New York Times. 29 February 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Race of the Future (Dream Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Shred The Sewers (Dream Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 13 March 2022.