Overview
- A Deutsche Presse-Agentur survey and park statements show most Saxony leisure parks recorded higher attendance this summer after rolling out new attractions.
- Sonnenland-Freizeitpark reported a 24 percent rise in visitors during the six-week summer school break and attributes the jump to new investments such as a 60-m Erlebnis-Pyramide, a Skywalk and roughly €2.5 million in spending.
- Karls Erlebnis-Dorf said visitor numbers surged after the family coaster 'Bettys Beerchen Boomerang' opened in early July and the park has welcomed more than 1.1 million guests so far.
- Freizeitpark Plohn initially lagged as visitors waited to see reactions to its new water coaster 'Dønnervind' but met management expectations during July and August.
- Freizeitpark Belantis stayed at about last year’s level with park officials blaming weather, and operators across the state are now promoting Halloween, 'Geistertage' and winter programs to extend demand and smooth revenues into the colder months.