Fantasilandia is a Chilean

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. The park opened in 1978 and is located in a corner of

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History

On January 28, 1978, the park opened for the first time, with just 8 attractions including the Galaxy coaster, Mansion Siniestra, Ford T and Century 2000, among others. Over the years the park has replaced many of its classic rides with modern rides like Top Spin, Xtreme Fall, and Boomerang. FantasilandiaBoomerang

In late 2007, Fantasilandia opened a new

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ride called Tsunami to replace the old ride Splash. It was built in Chile under licence of

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of Switzerland. With this milestone the park celebrated its 30th anniversary. The ride Villa Magica also opened in the Kids Zone, located next to Cine Magic 3D and fast food locations. In 2008 Fantasilandia opened the second

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in South America. It is called Raptor and cost around US$10,000,000. In 2009 three new rides opened in the Kids Zone area, including Rockin' Tug, Toing & Boing, and Buggy Jump, all of them made in Italy by

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. In late 2010 the

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(a flying chairs ride) made by

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was opened and is called Volare. A German-built Condor ride called Ikarus was introduced in late 2011. In December 2012, Fantasilandia added an Air Race ride, built by Zamperla, to celebrate 35 years since the opening of the park. A year later, the S.D.C Galaxy rollercoaster was closed due to an accident and the Fun Karting ride was removed. Also a restaurant with a kiddie theme was added in front of the Air Race, and construction began for the new

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Twist 'n' Splash ride, which opened 21 December 2013. In December 2014, Fantasilandia soft-opened the Moby Dick ride, manufactured by Wisdom Rides, which opened officially to the public in January 2015.

Rides

The rides are divided into "thrilling", "gentle", and "child rides":

Thrilling

* Raptor (roller coaster) uilt by Vekoma of The Netherlands, opened in 2008*

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uilt by Vekoma of The Netherlands, opened in 1996* Kamikaze (ride) uilt by Fabbri Group of Italy, opened in 1993*Disk'o uilt by Zamperla of Italy, opened in 2005*Tagadá uilt by S.D.C of Italy, opened in 1982 and renovated in 2016*Haunted Castle uilt by a local company, opened in 2003*X-Treme Fall ''(Mega Drop 40', free fall ride)'' uilt by Fabbri Group of Italy, opened in 2002*Monga ''(show how a woman transforms herself into a gorila)'' uilt by a local company*Top Spin (ride) uilt by Huss Rides of Germany, opened in 2004*Barco Pirata ''(Swinging Ship)'' uilt by S.D.C of Italy, opened in 1982*Black Hole uilt by a local company, opened in 1994*Crazy Dance uilt by Fabbri Group of Italy, opened in 1999*Tsunami ''(Shoot the Chute ride)'' Intamin
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AG of Switzerland, opened in 2007*Air race uilt by Zamperla, opened in 2012*Moby Dick uilt by Wisdom Rides, opened in 2015*Tren minero uilt by Vekoma of The Netherlands, opened in December 2015*Spider (''Zamperla Discovery Revolution'') uilt by Zamperla of Italy, opened in January 2020

Gentle

*Twister pened in 2005*Bongo-Train ''(train that goes through the park)'' *Skooter ''(bumper cars)''

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of Italy] *4D Cinema [Built by Multi-dimensional Studios, opened in 2003] *Ford T *Dragon ''Powered roller coaster, (powered rollercoaster)'' [Built by Zamperla of Italy] *Bumping Boats *Wild Mouse roller coaster ''(first wild mouse coaster in Latinamerica)'' uilt by Zamperla, opened in 2006*Haunted House uilt by a Spanish company, opened in 1981*Rapid River uilt by a local company, opened in 2003 *Rockin' Tug uilt by Zamperla of Italy, opened in 2009* Volare ''(Wave Swinger)'' uilt by Zierer of Germany, opened in 2010*The Pirate Revenge ack Rides "Twist 'n' Splash" ride, opened in 2014

Child rides

*Mini Splash uilt by Fantasilandia, opened in 2005*Mini Skooter ''(mini bumper cars)''

of Italy] *Carrusel ''(Merry-go-round)'' *Super Truck [Built by Zamperla of Italy] *Mini Bongo *Ducks *Fire Chief [Built by Zamperla of Italy, opened in 2006] *Toing & Boing y Buggy Jump ''(jumpin' star)'' uilt by Zamperla of Italy, opened in 2009*Happy Swing uilt by Zamperla of Italy, opened in December 2016*Samba Balloon uilt by Zamperla of Italy, opened in December 2016

References

External links

Fantasilandia, Official websiteFantaCoaster
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