The world’s “first and largest” Dracula-themed park is being planned in Bucharest, Romania
The €1 billion (£875 million) venture will offer an immersive experience across six unique areas, including 40 attractions “blending adventure, storytelling and world-class entertainment for all ages”.
The park will be home to six different lands. “Transylvania” will include rollercoasters, a traditional village and forest, while “Dracula’s Castle” will be the site of the fictional vampire’s home, complete with ruins, a maze, a lake and a “bat coaster”.
In “The Family Kingdom”, a “diverse range of vampire and supernatural creatures from global cultures” will reside.
Elsewhere, a “London Town” zone promises to “bring the dark allure of Victorian London to life”.
It includes a vampire-hunting parkour and obstacle course, a ship-swing Globe Theatre, lake boats and a horse-and-carriage track ride.
Dracula Land will also have its own “metaverse”, with visitors able to use DraculaCoin tokens in both the digital and physical worlds.
Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula was set partially in Romania’s Carpathian Mountains, hence the country’s long association with the vampire. The writer researched traditional European folklore as a basis for the character.
The 780,000 square-metre attraction, will include retail and dining offerings, will be situated 20 minutes from Bucharest city centre and 15 minutes from Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport.
The theme park forms part of a major development featuring three Dracula-themed hotels, offering around 1,200 rooms. The development will also include an aqua park and thermal spa, a racing track and motor park, a luxury shopping outlet, and a 22,500-seat arena suitable for concerts, festivals and events.
