Description of the attraction
The Jungfraupark theme park, formerly known as Mystery Park, is located in the vicinity of Intelaken. Created by the Swiss writer Erich von Denikin, the park was supposed to contribute to the spread of his theory, according to which aliens helped people in the construction of all the ancient significant structures of the world.
Built for $ 86 million, Mystery Park was inaugurated on May 24, 2003. It consists of seven thematic pavilions of different shapes (there is, for example, a structure in the form of a pyramid), which are connected by aisles with the main, central building. The pavilions house exhibitions, the exhibits of which, according to the ideological mastermind of the park, Erich von Deniken, prove the presence of contacts between representatives of ancient cultures and highly developed extraterrestrial civilizations, which led to the creation of such objects as the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, giant figures on the Nazca plateau in Chile etc. The center of the whole complex is a tower 41 meters high with a sphere at the top, where Deniken's own office and library were created. The opening of this theme park has received fierce criticism from many scientists. Deniken's beginnings and his pseudoscience were ridiculed in the press and on television.
According to the plans of investors, Mystery Park was to be visited by about 300 thousand people a year, which would bring in income of 12, 5 million francs. However, the interest of tourists in this entertainment facility was much less, so in 2006 its management declared itself bankrupt and closed its complex. After new investors appeared in 2010, it became possible to reopen Mystery Park to visitors, which was renamed in honor of the nearby mountain peak - Jungfraupark. To increase the profitability of the project, the new owners somewhat expanded the theme of the park by opening a mini-zoo and a go-kart track.
