| With activity holidays steadily growing in popularity, it | | | | Corfu has some of the best beaches in the world for |
| appears more of us want thrills and spills on our | | | | a relaxing holiday, but also offers thrill-seekers a |
| holiday. Use this guide to visit the Top 10 theme | | | | fantastic water park within a water oasis of 75,000 |
| parks on offer throughout the most popular holiday | | | | square meters. Aqualand is one of the most amazing |
| destinations in the world: | | | | and adventurous water parks in Europe, for children |
| 1. Disney & Universal Resort (Florida) | | | | and all those young at heart. Attractions include giant |
| In addition to 4 main theme parks, the Disney World | | | | slides, the black hole, the four twisters, the |
| resort contains 2 water parks, 6 golf courses, a | | | | kamikazes, the hydra-tube, the crazy river, two new |
| sports complex, a race track, 20 hotels and | | | | “free-fall” slides, the big size Jacuzzi and the |
| numerous shopping, dining, and entertainment | | | | big deep pool. |
| offerings. | | | | 7. Gardaland (Lake Garda) |
| 2. Port Aventura (Costa Dorada) | | | | Located on the banks of Lake Garda, Gardaland is |
| Port Aventura is a theme park in the holiday resort | | | | the largest theme park in Italy situated in the Veneto |
| of Salou, Spain, on the Costa Dorada. Based 1 hour | | | | region with more than 40 exhilarating attractions. The |
| from Barcelona, it has 2 airports within 30 minutes of | | | | park has expanded steadily in both size and |
| it. It is one of the largest theme parks in Europe and | | | | attendance since its opening in 1975, a landmark 3.1 |
| the biggest resort in the south of Europe. | | | | million visitors were in attendance by 2004. |
| 3. Disneyland (Paris) | | | | 8. Aqualand (Gran Canaria) |
| Ideal for a city break, Disneyland Resort Paris is a | | | | Aqualand Maspalomas is the largest water park in the |
| holiday and recreation resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a | | | | Canary Islands, located at a tropical oasis in the south |
| new town in the eastern suburbs of Paris. The | | | | of the island, not far from Maspalomas. The park is |
| complex is located 20 miles from the centre of Paris | | | | open all year round thanks to the constant sunny |
| and features 2 theme parks, an entertainment district | | | | climate of the island and within an area of 90,000 m2. |
| and 7 Disney-owned hotels. | | | | The park includes 13 attractions and 33 water slides |
| 4. Dubailand (Dubai) | | | | with the star attraction being the Tornado. |
| Dubailand is the world’s most ambitious Leisure, | | | | 9. The Waterpark (Faliraki) |
| Tourism and Entertainment destination with over 3 | | | | The Waterpark is the biggest in Europe and was the |
| Billion square feet of world class theme Parks, | | | | first to open on the island of Rhodes. Located within |
| Culture, Sports, Shopping, Hospitality and | | | | the islands most popular resort, Faliraki, the water |
| Entertainment. This up and coming theme park is set | | | | park, situated is easily accessible from all surrounding |
| to include a Disney world resort and is currently | | | | areas and offers spectacular rides, unique splash |
| under development in Dubai. | | | | pools and water slides. |
| 5. Aquacity (Majorca) | | | | 10. Adaland (Kusadasi) |
| The largest water park in the Balearic Islands, | | | | With close links to the Island of Samos and situated |
| Aquacity is located near the El Arenal beach in the | | | | on the Aegean Coast. Adaland is the coolest hotspot |
| south of the island of Mallorca. Attractions include the | | | | of Kusadasi, featuring drenching water adventure |
| Banzai, the Grand Canyon and the Devil’s Tail. | | | | rides for a full splash fun day. A world of unlimited |
| Also, three great areas for children: the Mini Park, the | | | | fun, thrills, excitement and lush greenery is only 80 |
| Dragoland and Polynesia. | | | | km away from Izmir. |
| 6. Aqualand (Corfu) | | | | |