Legendia
| Previously known as Silesian Amusement Park | |
 Legendia park entrance | |
| Location | Chorzów, Poland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 50°16′32″N 18°59′30″E / 50.2756°N 18.9917°E |
| Status | Opened |
| Opened | 1959 |
| Owner | Tatry Mountain Resorts |
| Attractions | |
| Roller coasters | Lech Coaster, Tornado |
| Water rides | Diamond River |
Legendia (a.k.a. Silesian Amusement Park, Polish: Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko) is a permanent amusement park located within the Silesian Central Park in the center of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, Silesia, Poland. It has an area of 26 ha. In 2008, it has been visited by 253 000 patrons. It is the largest permanent amusement park in Poland.
In 2015 a Slovakian company Tatra Mountain Resort became the investor of Silesian Amusement Park and started to change it. The main changes were the change of name to "Legendia" and the modification of existing attractions. The park is now in the theme of "Legends".
On 1 July 2017 a new rollercoaster called "Lech Coaster" was opened. At the time of its opening it was the biggest rollercoaster in Central-Eastern Europe.
History
In year 1956 building of Silesian Amusement Park started. First visitors came in 1959.
In year 1985 ferris wheel "Gwiazda Duża" was installed (now Legendia Flower).
In year 2013 26 devices were bought from Danish Amusement Park Sommerland Syd.
In year 2015 Tatra Mountain Resort became new investor in Silesian Amusement Park. Investor will invest 117 million of Polish Zloty.
In year 2016 park announced construction of new roller coaster "Lech Coaster" that will be 40 meters high. Opening was planned for 2017.
In 2017, because of change of layout and attractions, park changed name to Legendia Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko.
1 July 2017 Lech Coaster - highest, longest and fastest roller coaster in Poland was opened. Hyperion has since broke these records
Attractions
As of 2017 Legendia has about 40 attractions.
| Roller Coasters |
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| Tornado |
| Lech Coaster |
| Scary Toys Factory |
| Dream Hunters Society |
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Tornado Rollercoaster.
External links
- (in Polish) Website of Silesian Amusement Park