Legendia (a.k.a. Silesian Amusement Park, ) is an

amusement park An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, and events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central theme, often fea ...

located within Silesian Park in the center of the

Metropolis GZM The Metropolis GZM (, formally in Polish (Upper Silesian-Dąbrowa Basin Metropolis)) is a metropolitan association () composed of 41 contiguous gminas, with a total population of over 2 million, covering most of the Katowice metropolitan area i ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

. It has an area of 26 ha. In 2008, the park saw 253,000 visitors. 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".

History

In 1956, construction of ''Silesian Amusement Park'' started. It opened in 1959. In 1985, a Ferris wheel named “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 PLN 117 million into the park. In 2017, because of change of layout and attractions, the park changed its name to ''Legendia Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko''. On 1 July 2017

Lech Coaster Lech Coaster is a steel roller coaster located at Legendia in Chorzów, Poland. It was the first Bermuda Blitz coaster by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma and opened on July 1, 2017. The ride stands tall, has a maximum speed of , and has a track leng ...

opened as the tallest, longest and fastest roller coaster in Poland. Hyperion at nearby

Energylandia Energylandia is an amusement park located in Zator, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Zator, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Lesser Poland, in southern Poland. It is approximately away from Kraków and away from Warsaw, Poland's capital city. Energylandi ...

has since broken these records.

Attractions

As of 2017, Legendia has about 40 attractions.

External links

{{commons category, Silesian Amusement Park
Official website
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