Tropical Islands Resort, Germany

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Tropical Islands Resort is a tropical theme park located in the former Brand-Briesen Airfield in Krausnick, in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg, Germany It is housed in the former CargoLifter airship hangar (known as the Aerium), the biggest free-standing hall in the world. The hall belonged to the company CargoLifter until its insolvency in 2002.
Tropical Islands has a maximum capacity of 6,000 visitors a day. In its first year of operation it attracted 975,000 visitors, according to figures published by the operators. The annual report of the Tanjong company states that the hall had 155,000 visitors in the business year February 2004 to February 2005, in other words mainly prior to the opening of the theme park. Approximately 500 people work at Tropical Islands.
Tropical Islands is located approximately 60 kilometres south of the centre of Berlin and 50 kilometres from the southern boundary of the city. It is close to Briesen/Brand in the south of the municipality of Halbe. The theme park is on the site of the former Soviet airfield Brand, in the Aerium hangar, at just under 70 metres above sea level.
Some of the incredible pictures of Tropical Islands Resort
Luxury: With sandy beaches, clear blue water and palm trees, this looks like a spectacular sun-kissed resort
Luxury: With sandy beaches, clear blue water and palm trees, this looks like a spectacular sun-kissed resort
Fun: Despite appearances, not everything is as it seems at Tropical Islands
Fun: Despite appearances, not everything is as it seems at Tropical Islands
Odd: The 'resort' is actually located on the site of a former Soviet military air base in Krausnick, Germany
Odd: The 'resort' is actually located on the site of a former Soviet military air base in Krausnick, Germany
Cold: Snow surrounds the giant hangar which houses Tropical Islands
Cold: Snow surrounds the giant hangar which houses Tropical Islands
The 'resort' is actually located on the site of a former Soviet military air base in Krausnick, Germany.
Tropical Islands is inside a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. And despite it looking like temperatures are through the roof - outside the giant hangar it is actually snowing.
Relaxing: Tropical Islands is inside a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. Visitors can be seen swimming in the lagoon at the resort
Relaxing: Tropical Islands is inside a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. Visitors can be seen swimming in the lagoon at the resort
Holiday: The resort contains a beach, lagoon, water slide and adventure park. Guests can also enjoy numerous restaurants, evening shows and saunas
Holiday: The resort contains a beach, lagoon, water slide and adventure park. Guests can also enjoy numerous restaurants, evening shows and saunas
Simple: Guests can also stay in one of the beach tents
Simple: Guests can also stay in one of the beach tents
http://www.tropical-islands.de/en/

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