Eifelpark


The Eifelpark is a wildlife and leisure park in Gondorf near Bitburg in the Eifel mountains of Germany.

History

In 1964 the Eifelpark was first opened under the name, Hochwildpark Eifel, as the first open-air wildlife enclosure in Germany. With the introduction of brown bears in 1969, Berlin took on the sponsorship of the bear gorge. In 1975 the then Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, Helmut Kohl, opened the new mountain wildlife park in the Eifelpark. In the following years other attractions were added. Since 2004 the Eifelpark, which had hitherto been run together with the Kurpfalz Park and the Panorama Park, has been managed from Haan.
In early 2009, six Canadian timber wolves were introduced to the enclosure next to the renaturalised bear gorge.
In December 2012 the operator filed for bankruptcy.
Since 16 October 2013 the park has had a new owner and was reopened on 5 April 2014.
In the 2014 season, the family ride, Eifel Blitz, a Big Apple roller coaster, was opened along with various bumper car rides, a merry-go-round and other attractions. In addition everything was thoroughly renovated and the zoo was invested in. In 2015 more rides were added: the Gondorf Pirate Fight and the Eifel Water Hunt.

Attractions

Different shows are put on in the woodland theatre and the event grounds: