The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is escalating and now there is war. That’s why Europa-Park in Rust made an abrupt decision.
Rust – Russia has attacked Ukraine and is bombing the country. Due to the war, Europa-Park in Rust, Germany’s largest amusement park, has decided to suspend cooperation with the Russian company Gazprom and the gas pipeline operator Nord Stream 2. A spokeswoman for the park announced this to the dpa on Thursday (February 24, 2022). The group was one of the largest sponsors of the amusement park, having supported it since 2009.
This is how the “blue fire Megacoaster powered by Nord Stream 2” becomes the “blue fire Megacoaster”. The catapult roller coaster accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.5 seconds. It has several loops over a length of 1000 meters.
Europa-Park suspends cooperation with Nord Stream 2 due to Russia-Ukraine conflict
The “Nord Stream 2 Dome”, which was formerly the “Gazprom Erlebniswelt”, was renamed to “blue fire Dome”. Among other things, the audience should get impressions of the underwater world of the Baltic Sea on large LED screens. There is also a café there.
The company Nord Stream 2 lists the roller coasters under cultural sponsorship. The Europa Park spokeswoman did not say what the sums are.
| Europe Park | |
|---|---|
| opening | 07/12/1975 |
| surface | 95 hectares |
| location | Rust, Baden-Wuerttemberg |
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Europa-Park separates from sponsor
The federal government stopped the approval process for the Russian-German Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline after the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border had deteriorated earlier in the week. Europa-Park, which is currently on winter break and will start the summer season again at the end of March, then declared on Tuesday (February 22, 2022) that it would strictly separate politics and business and that it would cooperate “against the background of current developments always in exchange with the partners”.
Just a few days ago, fans were angry about Europa-Park*’s pricing strategy. (Samira Müller with dpa) *hna.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
