{"id":120023,"date":"2023-11-04T12:29:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T12:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=120023"},"modified":"2023-11-04T12:29:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T12:29:24","slug":"inside-the-crumbling-theme-park-abandoned-one-year-after-it-was-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/world-news\/inside-the-crumbling-theme-park-abandoned-one-year-after-it-was-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the crumbling theme park abandoned one year after it was launched"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Upon unveiling Wonderland Eurasia, also known as Ankapark, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed the massive theme park as “one of the symbols of pride for Turkey”.<\/p>\n

However, the venue in Ankara was shut down and left to rot the year after its grand opening.<\/p>\n

When it was launched in March 2019, six years after it had first been announced, the park had much to boast about within its 1.3-million-square-metre site.<\/p>\n

Among its attractions, Ankapark was meant to offer 26 large roller coasters as well as 2,117 smaller amusement rides housed in 13 huge tents.<\/p>\n

The large outdoor area included a majestic fountain built to sprinkle water in jets as high as 120 metres, and the park featured among other decorations large statues of dinosaurs and robots.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Wonderland Eurasia, which reportedly cost around \u00a3647million to the Ankara municipality, had the capacity to host some five million visitors per year.<\/p>\n

The issues at the park, the management of which was granted to a private firm, started early on, as one of its roller coasters broke down two days after the inauguration.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Moreover, the park had been launched despite some of its rides not being finished and remaining off-limits to paying guests.<\/p>\n

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