Superland is an amusement park in
Rishon LeZion
Rishon LeZion ( , "First to Zion") is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area.
Founded in 1882 by Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire who were ...
,
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
. Superland covers an area of about and has three
roller coasters
A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride employing a form of elevated railroad track that carries passengers on a train through tight turns, steep slopes, and other elements, usually designed to produce a thrilling experience, though some r ...
, three wet and dry facilities, a cablecar, and a bungee jumping "Skycoaster."
Superland opened to the public in 1991 and is one of the main amusement parks in Israel, along with
Luna Park in Tel Aviv, My Baby in
Yarka
Yarka, officially Yirka (, ), is a Druze village and local council in the Northern District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 17,171, 98.8% of them members of the Druze community, with a small Muslim (1.0%) and Christian (0.1%) minorit ...
Zapari Birds park in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...
.
In 2013, there was controversy over an alleged policy of separating days when Jewish vs. Arab schools could have trips to the facility. Superland claims this was done at the request of the schools themselves (on both the Jewish and Arab sides) but both Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs
have criticized that the park should have rejected such requests.
Attractions
Roller coasters
Flat rides
Former attractions
External links
Official website
References
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Amusement parks in Israel
Rishon LeZion
1991 establishments in Israel
Buildings and structures in Central District (Israel)
Tourist attractions in Central District (Israel)
Amusement parks opened in 1991