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Funland Park ( or Funland Amusement Park () is a family park in the Russian city of

Tolyatti Tolyatti or Togliatti ( , ; , ), known before 1964 as Stavropol, is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is the largest city in Russia which is neither the administrative center of a federal subjects of Rus ...

. Slightly under in area, it is located in the Auto Factory District, less than a kilometer northwest of Victory Park. It contains many amusement rides and similar attractions, but also quiet areas of trees, grass, and ponds. Among the attractions are a steel

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, the Cyclone;

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s and

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s; a large

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; a large outdoor swimming pool (in winter there is ice skating); arcades and cafes; a petting zoo; a butterfly glade; and other rides and attractions. Various special events and celebrations are held at the park on public holidays and at other times. The "Oodles of Animals" event (), besides providing entertainment, results in many animals from the city's

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s being adopted. In winter, an entire small town made of ice, the "Magical Fairyland of Ice", is constructed. The park was built by

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as a recreation place for young families, most of them workers at the AvtoVAZ automobile plant. The park opened in 1980, had 11 rides by 1987, and was named Funland in 2005.

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External links

Official website

Video of various Funland Park rides
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