Winter carnival
Not far from the familiar rides at the base of Warsaw's Palace of Culture (above), a second location at Plac Zawiszy in front of the Sobieski Hotel just opened.
"We will be soon stretching from the mountains to the sea," said Wieslaw Podgorski, president of Cricoland.
With already five amusement parks scattered across Poland, from Gdynia and Gdansk at the seaside, through Warsaw, Poznan and Krakow in the south, the Polish-German joint venture is preparing to open an outlet in Zakopane this summer.
Cricoland's revenues last year were zl. 8 million ($3.3 million). The company owns 100 machines. Among the most popular is the Ranger, a pendulum with a gondola at the end that turns 360 degrees.
On a summer day, when different artists are invited with their shows, each location can attract more than 50,000 people. Tickets are zl. 2 ($0.80) each.
Podgorski hopes that temperatures will rise soon, bringing sunny days to the amusement business.
"We will be soon stretching from the mountains to the sea," said Wieslaw Podgorski, president of Cricoland.
With already five amusement parks scattered across Poland, from Gdynia and Gdansk at the seaside, through Warsaw, Poznan and Krakow in the south, the Polish-German joint venture is preparing to open an outlet in Zakopane this summer.
Cricoland's revenues last year were zl. 8 million ($3.3 million). The company owns 100 machines. Among the most popular is the Ranger, a pendulum with a gondola at the end that turns 360 degrees.
On a summer day, when different artists are invited with their shows, each location can attract more than 50,000 people. Tickets are zl. 2 ($0.80) each.
Podgorski hopes that temperatures will rise soon, bringing sunny days to the amusement business.
