- Mystery Park
Mystery Park was an
amusement park located nearInterlaken ,Switzerland . After the park was momentarily closed until further notice owing to financial difficulties, it re-opened for a short period before being definitively closed in November2006 . The park was designed byErich von Däniken , and consisted of seven pavilions, each of which explored one of several great "mysteries" of the world.*Nazca explored the
Nazca Lines nearNazca ,Peru .
*Contact exploredcargo cult s.
*MegaStones exploredStonehenge .
*Maya explored theMaya calendar .
*Orient exploredGreat Pyramid of Giza .
*Vimana explored theVimana (flying machines) described in the "Mahabharata " and the "Rig Veda ".
*Challenge exploredspace flight and Mars exploration.The Panorama Kugel was the central pavilion, topped by a 41-meter high sphere, from which the park's grounds could be seen. The "Kugel" contained exhibits of von Däniken's works.
Controversy
Von Däniken is an advocate of aliens influencing Earth and he has written books about the subject. All attractions heavily advocated the idea of alien visits to Earth.
The Mystery Park was labeled a "cultural
Chernobyl " byAcadémie suisse des sciences techniques memberAntoine Wasserfallen who was cited by the Swiss newspaper "Le Temps " and other media [http://www.livenet.ch/www/index.php/D/article/196/10110/] . The Swiss federal railroad company (SBB) advertised for the park and sold a combined ticket.Mystery Park opened in 2003. In the winter of 2004, the park and its governmental support came under heavy criticism by the news channel,
SRG SSR idée suisse . Owing to expectations which foresaw 500,000 guests per year, the Mystery Park was in major financial straits. In 2005 only 200,000 visited the park [ [http://tagesanzeiger.ch/dyn/news/wirtschaft/663590.html Mystery Park wird geschlossen - Wirtschaft - Tages-Anzeiger ] ] . Because of this, operation of the park had to be suspended on November 19, 2006. [ [http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/top_news/detail/Closure_of_Mystery_Park_is_no_enigma.html?siteSect=106&sid=7266028&cKey=1163955688000 Closure of Mystery Park in Interlaken is no mystery - swissinfo ] ]External links
* [http://www.mysterypark.ch/ Official website] - Page removed.
References
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