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Europa-Park had more than 4 million visitors in 2007 making it according to what seems to be a disputed fact the second-most-popular theme park in Europe, after Disneyland Paris and the most-popular seasonal theme park in the world. It is open from mid-March to the end of October and from the start of December to mid-January. It is located in Rust, south-west Germany, between Freiburg and Strasbourg.

Europapark is split into fourteen different areas, mostly named after European countries or regions. The park mascot is a grey mouse named "Euromaus". His friend, called Eurofant, an elephant.

Europa-Park is run by the Mack family which has produced vehicles since 1780, circus wagons since 1880 and rollercoasters since 1921. The park was opened in 1975 to act as a showcase for many of their different ride models - for example, the Wild Mouse roller coaster. The amusement ride company is now called MACK Rides. This explains why the park has two of their water coaster models (one a Super Splash model) and is home to the one-of-a-kind Euro-Mir. One of the few rides that goes against this rule is the relatively new Silver Star hyper coaster, designed by B&M of Switzerland. This is presumably because Mack doesn't offer a hyper coaster model.

The park is home to nine roller coasters, the oldest being the Alpenxpress Mine Train, where the coaster speeds through the diamond cave, complete with fire and smoke - and the newest coaster being Pegasus, a family coaster which opened in 2006.

Along with the park and rides, Europa-Park is also a major resort. It contains four hotels. The largest is called Colosseo which includes a re-creation of a Roman colosseum. There are many shows performed on a daily basis, such as an Ice Show, a Gladiator Show, an Acrobatics Show in an Italianate Theatre and a fully re-created Globe Theatre where guests can see a light-hearted take on Shakespeare. The 4D Cinema also opens during the evening and shows current blockbusters.

Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia

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