Dream Island (amusement park)

Dream Island (Russian: Остров мечты; Ostrov mechty) is an amusement park in Moscow that opened 29 February 2020.[2][3] It is the largest indoor theme park in Europe.[4]

Dream Island
LocationAndropov Avenue, Nagatinskaya Poima, Moscow, Russia
Coordinates55.695050°N 37.676692°E / 55.695050; 37.676692
ThemeFairy tales, Hello Kitty, The Smurfs, Hotel Transylvania, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Soyuzmultfilm characters
Opened29 February 2020 (29 February 2020)[1]
Operating seasonYear-round
StatusOperating

The park covers 300,000 square meters. During the construction of the park 150 acres of nature trees unique and rare animals and birds and plants on the peninsula were destroyed. The appearance is in the style of a fairytale castle similar to Disneyland. The park has 29 unique attractions with many rides, as well as pedestrian malls with fountains and cycle paths. The complex includes a landscaped park along with a concert hall, a cinema, a hotel, a children's sailing school, restaurants and shops.

The value of investment is $1.5 billion.[5] Construction of the park began in March 2016.[6] Construction was halted in early 2017 for financial reasons but was re-financed and restarted by late 2017.

There are nine themed zones, including Hotel Transylvania licensed from Sony Pictures, the Smurfs, licensed from Belgian company IMPS, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Viacom, and Hello Kitty from Sanrio of Japan.[7] Five characters were created by artists specifically for the park, such as Mowgli in the land of the dinosaurs, the world of Pinocchio and Papa Carlo, and the Castle of the Snow Queen.

There are promenades resembling the streets of world capitals and famous cities, including Rome, with the Colosseum in miniature; Barcelona with Gaudi’s buildings; and London. The park's 72 acres are covered by Europe’s largest glass dome, to allow operation during Moscow's winters.[7]

Admission for a family of four on weekends is 11,000 rubles, or about US$163.[7]

References
  1. Themeparx - Dream Island Construction
  2. "Парк "Остров мечты" откроется в Москве в 2019 году". Izvestia (in Russian). 3 February 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. Themeparx - Dream Island Construction
  4. New life of the industrial zone and Europe's largest Amusement Park: Moscow major construction projects
  5. "Московские развлечения по-крупному". Gazeta (in Russian). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. В Москве начали строить «Остров мечты»
  7. Kramer, Andrew E. (2020, Feb. 29). Russia Gets Its Disneyland, A Cold War Dream Come True. The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/business/russia-dream-island.html
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