Gardaland

[TPC]

Mammut was planned before Merlin bought the park

 

[Ted]

Behold the "Magic Loop" retheme...
A colourful repaint and some silver stars have been stuck on...

Source

Lovely to see pre-schoolers contribute to the rethemeing.

 

[jmc]

Honestly I think Merlin's current trend of rehashing old rides and marketing them as new is a disgrace.

 

[rob666]

That is how the Wild Mouse at BPB got its first drop...it originally started at the zig zags...so it isn't always bad!

 

[DiogoJ42]

Bit of a difference between building a whole new section of track that adds 25% to the length of the ride, and a repaint and rename though.

 

[rob666]

I stand corrected, I thought they had added a bit.

 

[tp]

Gardaland features on Coach Trip on E4 tonight.

 

[Matt N]

According to Screamscape, Gardaland could be looking into a Splash Landings-inspired waterpark for 2020:

2020 - Waterpark - Rumor - (3/14/19) The latest rumors for Gardaland in 2020 suggest that the park may be looking at adding a separate gates waterpark to entertainment guests visiting the resort area and on-site hotels. One early rumor suggests they may be taking inspiration from Alton Towers waterpark, which could mean that this would be an indoor facility for guests to enjoy year-round.

Very interesting; we'll have to see how things develop!
P.S. Here's the Screamscape link: http://www.screamscape.com/html/gardaland.htm

 

[MattyH]

Something Something good idea something something copied.

 

[TPC]

Potentially, a water park could happen but to me, it seems more likely there's going to be a fantasy kingdom expansion. On Twitter, the park replied to a tweet saying a new attraction would be coming. The park have made a 50m by 100m area in fantasy kingdom by moving 4 rides to the medieval area and 2 rides bring temporarily closed for the 2019 season. For reference this is a similar area in size to Mammut.

 

[Benzin]

To be fair, having a water park by one of Italy's biggest tourist attractions (the lake) isn't a bad idea...

 

[AstroDan]

There is already a water park about 200 metres away...

 

[Bert2theSpark]

There is already a water park about 200 metres away...

Local campsites, B&B’s and hotels hasn’t stopped Merlin from building an infinite amount of accommodation at Alton Towers.

 

[siralgenon]

There is already a water park about 200 metres away...

I thought that Waterpark was Gardalands anyway?

 

[Benzin]

There is already a water park about 200 metres away...[

Garda's at least might have some semblance of safety (in fact the whole of Movieland Studios is made of death... Fantastic park though)

 

[Deejay]

Hi just a quick question if any one could help but if I wanted to visit Gardaland and movie park with my wife and two kids what would be the best way to travel and more importantly where would be a good affordable place to stay . Any help would be much appreciated thanks in advance

 

[RicketyCricket]

Fly into Verona airport (very cheap with Ryanair), then it's a short train journey. Look on booking.com or Air BnB and there's plenty of reasonably priced accomodation around the lake.

 

[WickerMan99]

Hello all,
I am planning a trip to Gardaland whilst I am on holiday this year to Lake Garda in around 4 weeks time. I've not been before and was just wondering if anyone had any knowledge you can share about the park before I visit.

Are queuelines typically very long? Is a fast pass worth it?
Which rides typically get the longest queues?
Are there any rides to go to first / wait for in order to avoid queues?
Do you have any other general advice about visiting the park for the first time?

 

[AT86]

So the rumoured waterpark has been confirmed....and it’s Lego themed.

 

[siralgenon]

Doesn't Gardaland already have a waterpark?