Jungfraupark
The Jungfrau Park ( before the end of 2009: Mystery Park ) is a privately -operated amusement park in Interlaken ( Switzerland ), the presentation of the " unexplained but real tangible " Mystery is devoted to. Initiator of the Mystery Park was Erich von Däniken. The Jungfrau Park is open from late April to late October.
Structure
On 24 May 2003 the park under the name " Mystery Park " was opened on the grounds of a former military airfield. From November 2006 to May 2009, the park was closed due to financial problems. The park has seven themed pavilions in which approximately 12 minute long multimedia productions are shown.
In addition to the topics buildings there are the following other attractions:
- Aircraft simulators ( Fun shuttles )
- Submarine simulator, where you can explore the underwater mysteries of this world
- Gold washing Eldorado: Here you can real gold panning
- The largest meteorite exhibition in Switzerland
- Zoo with llamas and camels
- Magical Oberland: film about the Bernese Oberland in HD at the Bird 's View Cinema ( front and bottom projection) in the Nazca - building
The icon of the Virgin park is the ball turret in the center of the park. The entrance building is used for temporary exhibitions, such as that about Crop Circles ( 2005).
Criticism
The criticism of the content and presentation of the Mystery Park corresponds to the criticism of the person and work of its initiator. It is up to the visitor to form his opinion, and offers visitors the opportunity von Däniken by aliens as a variant to favorisierende.
History
The Mystery Park was in financial difficulties since it opened. The business plan of the park originally foresaw a half million visitors a year, but had to be downsized soon. Only in a few years a number of visitors of 300,000 persons per year should then be sought. In 2005, 201,000 people visited the park until November. On 8 September 2006 it was announced that the Mystery Park will, " by the end of November» 2006 close "for a winter break ". Takeover bids as part of the bankruptcy proceedings had failed as well as the final recovery plan. In order for the closure of the park as of 19 November 2006, final. A reopening would be possible if a new investor would buy the whole park from the bankruptcy estate.
Oskar Schärz was not only head of corporate planning and creator of the business plan, but also chairman of the board, overall project manager, creative director, main shareholder and also the one whose own several companies working on the project.
The Mystery Park was closed on 19 November 2006 due to bankruptcy gangs. After the debt restructuring agreement was legally confirmed on 15 February 2007, the creditors' committee had taken the sale negotiations with the interested parties in the spring of 2007. For about 14 million Swiss francs, the Mystery Park was sold in December 2007 to the company New Inspiration by Stefan Linder and Peter Stähli.
The park was opened on 15 May 2009, initially for a summer season. The 2009 season was quite successful with 90,000 visitors, but they were the operator end of October 2009 will not be able to present new investors and thus a follow-up project. CEO Marcel Meier, who had opened the Mystery Park again successful, his involvement ended in late November 2009. Became his successor Bernhard Zysset, which was already at the groundbreaking ceremony in 2001 there.
Over the winter, the park was slightly modified and opened April 2, 2010 again under the new name " Mermaid Park".
From mid-November 2012, the Mayan Pavilion is to be used as a dance hall ( house and electro music) for up to 450 visitors.
Photos
The entrance to the Mystery Park
A model at the Mega Stones Pavilion