| amusement park
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| Location
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Rust, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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| Status
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Operating
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| Opened
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July 12, 1975
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| Owner
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EUROPA – PARK Freizeit- und Familienpark Mack KG
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| Website
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https://europapark.de/en
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Europa-Park is the most popular theme park in Germany. Having well over 4 million visitors in 2009, it is the most popular seasonal theme park in the world and is only behind Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris resort (which opens year-round) in Europe. Europa-Park is located in Rust, in south-west Germany between Freiburg and Strasbourg. The park is split into fifteen different areas, mostly named after European countries or regions. Europa-Park is run by the Mack family, which have produced vehicles since 1780, circus wagons since 1880 and roller coasters since 1921. The park was opened in 1975 as a showcase for many of their different ride models - for example, the Wild Mouse roller coaster. The park has thirteen roller coasters.
