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    Geisterschloss

    Europa-Park

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    • Park
      Europa-Park
    • Category
      Dark Ride
    • Type
      Endless Chain
    • Opened
      1982
    Description

    Geisterschloss is an Omnimover haunted house spanning two floors in the style of the Italian renaissance. It is partially modelled after Disney's Haunted Mansion. The most striking resemblance to Disney's version is the incorporation of a ''Stretching Room'' as pre-show.

    "Geisterschloss" is German for "Ghost Castle".

    History

    Geisterschloss was originally called Spukschloss (or Spuk-Schloß), later Geisterbahn and then Geisterschloß. It was alternatively Castello Leone up until the mid 90s. The ride is found in the Italian part of the park which was Europa-Park's first themed area. Originally the scenes were loosely based on the legends of the Medici family.

    It was partially designed by Keith Sparks Associates, who also designed and built Phantom Fantasia at Thorpe Park, which opened a year later in 1983. The designing and manufacturing was finished by the German company Heimotion.

    Over the years, scenes have been altered, most notably in 1996 during which a large part of the upper floor was redesigned. In 2005, another overhaul brought with it the classic singing busts gag, among other additions and a rearranged soundtrack. In more recent times characters from the musical Spook Me!, the movie Happy Family and Jack The Ripper were added. New animatronics (as well as re-used ones, like from the walkthrough Baron William's Mystery Hall which closed in 2007) are still regularly added.

    Design by
    Europa Park
    Heimotion
    Golding Leisure Design International
    Ride System(s) by
    Mack Rides
    Theming by
    Heimotion
    Animatronics by
    Heimotion
    Hofmann Figuren
    Music by
    Calren
    Statistics
    • Ride duration
      4 minutes
    • Capacity
      2050 p/h
    • Number of vehicles
      70 vehicles
    • Seats (per vehicle/theatre)
      2 seats
    • Ride length
      192 m
    • Maximum speed
      1 km/h
    Gallery
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    Features
    • Omnimover
    • Pre-show
    Video
    Location
    • Geisterschloss, Themenbereich Italien, Rust, Baden-Württemberg 77977, Germany

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