New indoor theme park in Poland opens its gates
Mandoria opened in July 2021 as a new indoor theme park in Poland, with Merkant as one of its two roller coasters. Looopings describes the Gerstlauer family coaster as the ride promoted as the longest indoor coaster in Poland.
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When Mandoria opened in July 2021, Merkant immediately became one of the clearest hooks in the story of the new Polish park. Looopings presented Mandoria as an indoor theme park with a Renaissance style, built around family attractions and two roller coasters. Merkant stood out in that line-up: the Gerstlauer family coaster was promoted as the longest indoor roller coaster in Poland. That made it more than just another opening-day ride. It was one of the attractions used to give the park a recognizable profile from the start.
For visitors, that position mattered. Inside a fully covered environment, Merkant offered the main coaster experience alongside the smaller dark spinning coaster Mroczny Dwór and a broader mix of rides such as a swinging ship, family slide, carousel and bumper cars. The business context made the opening even more notable. The project was backed by PTAK, the company behind the neighboring Ptak Fashion City shopping center, and represented an investment of about 24 million euros. In the history of Merkant, this article captures the starting point: the ride entered the scene as a headline attraction for an ambitious indoor park trying to stand out in Poland.