Adventure World Warsaw

Adventure World Warsaw
Location Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland
Coordinates 52°08′37″N 20°34′57″E / 52.143523°N 20.582407°E / 52.143523; 20.582407Coordinates: 52°08′37″N 20°34′57″E / 52.143523°N 20.582407°E / 52.143523; 20.582407
Closed 2013
Area 157 ha (390 acres)
Website www.adventureworldwarsaw.com

The Adventure World Warsaw is a theme park complex under construction at Grodzisk Mazowiecki, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Warsaw, Poland. The resort is 157 hectares (390 acres) in size, but due to financial problems of the investor Imtech the project was cancelled in 2013.[1]

Adventure World Warsaw felt into financial problems in 2013,due to irregularities by Imtech, which was the general contractor for the construction of the park. after (according to Adventure World Warsaw representative) buying 86 hectares (210 acres) and investing about 84,125,780.00 $. City of Grodzisk Mazowiecki acquired in different taxes 0,5 million PLN.[2]

History

Planning for Adventure World Warsaw began in 2010. According to a land agreement with Grzegorz Benedykciński, mayor of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Peter Jan Mulder, chairman and CEO of Adventure World Warsaw Sp. z o.o., publicly announced that they would be designing the 230-acre (93 ha) amusement park in August 2011. The first, €400 million stage of the park is to be funded by a consortium of Luxembourg-based investors. A further €350 million would be invested in a second stage.[3] Construction began on 21 July 2012.[4]

The concepts were designed by AAI architects and Jora Vision. Rides at the theme park will be designed by Vekoma, Mack Rides.[4]

In February 2013, it was announced that the project had been delayed due to irregularities by Imtech, which was the general contractor for the construction of the park. The project value estimated at the level of Euro 620,000,000 was supposed to be financed by means of loans guaranteed with Imtech bank guarantees and network of banks. Unfortunately in December 2012 the banks rejected Imtech guarantees. Therefore, due to the fact that despite original assurances Imtech failed to reach agreements with the banks to secure financing of the project the project had to be put on-hold.Their cooperation ended on March 12, 2013 with an out of court settlement.[5][6] Adventure World Warsaw remained confident that the problems with the project would be resolved, but in vain.[7]

On 15 October 2013 the Dutch investor behind what was intended to be Europe's largest theme park has filed for the bankruptcy of his company, which the court has rejected in first quarter 2014.

Proposal

The site was situated near the motorway A2.

The first phase of the project should have included an hotel and indoor water park, a theme park, a hotel and an shopping entertainment complex.[3] The second phase should have included "an additional outdoor park, conference facilities, expansion of entertainment facilities, two additional hotels and a wellness centre".[3]

The theme park was destined to feature six themed areas: Old Poland, Adventure Harbour, Creature Lagoon, Land of Legends, Castle Island, and The Lost Kingdom.

References

  1. ↑ Der Traum vom polnischen «Disneyland», NZZ, 17. Mai 2017
  2. ↑ http://finanse.wp.pl/kat,1033691,title,Polski-Disneyland-jednak-nie-powstanie,wid,16077752,wiadomosc.html
  3. 1 2 3 "Poland's first theme park". Park World Magazine. Datateam Business Media Limited. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Ground broken on Polish park". Park World Magazine. Datateam Business Media Limited. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. ↑ Announcement of Adventure World Warsaw (online Archived March 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.)
  6. ↑ Imtech trifft Vereinbarung mit Adventure World Warschau. In: Immobilien-Zeitung, 19. März 2013 (online)
  7. ↑ "Polish park project suffers setback". Park World Magazine. Datateam Business Media Limited. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
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