Legendia (a.k.a. Silesian Amusement Park, pl, Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko) is a permanent

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located within Silesian Park in the center of the

Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union The Metropolis GZM ( pl, Metropolia GZM, formally in Polish Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia) is a metropolitan unit composed of 41 contiguous municipalities in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland. The seat of the metropolitan council is ...

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. It has an area of 26 ha. In 2008, the park saw 253,000 visitors. It is one of the largest permanent amusement parks in Poland. In 2015, the Slovakian company Tatry Mountain Resorts acquired Silesian Amusement Park. They renamed the park "Legendia" and modified many of its existing attractions. The park is now themed to "Legends". On July 1, 2017, "Lech Coaster" opened as the largest roller coaster in Central-Eastern Europe.

History

In 1956, construction of ''Silesian Amusement Park'' started. It opened in 1959. In 1985, a Ferris wheel “Gwiazda Duża” was installed (now ''Legendia Flower''). In 2013, 26 rides were bought from Denmark's ''Sommerland Syd''. In 2015, Tatra Mountain Resort became a new investor in Silesian Amusement Park. It planned to invest 117 million of Polish Zloty into the park. In 2016, the park announced a new roller coaster: "Lech Coaster" that would be 40 meters high. Opening was planned for 2017. In 2017, because of change of layout and attractions, park changed name to ''Legendia Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko''. On July 1, 2017, Lech Coaster - the highest, longest and fastest roller coaster in Poland - was opened.

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has since broken these records

Attractions

As of 2017 Legendia has about 40 attractions. File:Tic Tac Tornado Chorzow.jpg, Tornado Rollercoaster.

External links

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Website of Silesian Amusement Park
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