Dream Island (amusement park)

Dream Island
LocationAndropov Avenue, Nagatinskaya Poima, Moscow, Russia
Coordinates55°41′42″N 37°40′36″E / 55.695050°N 37.676692°E / 55.695050; 37.676692
StatusOperating
Opened29 February 2020; 4 years ago (29 February 2020)[1]
ThemeFairy tales, Hello Kitty, The Smurfs, Hotel Transylvania, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Soyuzmultfilm characters
Operating seasonYear-round
Websitehttps://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

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]

Main entrance

Attractions

Roller coasters

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

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

  1. ^ a b Themeparx - Dream Island Construction
  2. ^ "Парк "Остров мечты" откроется в Москве в 2019 году". Izvestia (in Russian). 3 February 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Московские развлечения по-крупному". Gazeta (in Russian). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  5. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (15 April 2021). "'Hotel Transylvania' Attraction Checks Into Russia's Dream Island Theme Park". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Marden, Duane. "Race of the Future  (Dream Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  8. ^ Marden, Duane. "Shred The Sewers  (Dream Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 13 March 2022.