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Karls Sets July 15, 2026 Opening for Oberhausen Erlebnis-Dorf With Currywurst and Döner Themes

The free-entry, pay-per-ride park adapts Karls’ strawberry brand to Ruhr culture with food-led attractions.

Overview

  • Karls scheduled the Oberhausen site next to the Centro mall to open on July 15, 2026, with more than 20 attractions across roughly 40,000 square meters.
  • Local food takes center stage with an Erdbeer-Döner on a red flatbread and a Flying Döner ride that seats 12 and lets riders trigger up to 39 flips per cycle.
  • A Curryversum area is planned, including a 480‑meter Currywurst-Bahn that is still at the model and fabrication stage, with full-size parts being built by a Lower Saxony metalworks.
  • Admission will be free and rides will be paid using one-euro Erlebnis-Taler, with most attractions priced between 2.50 and 4.50 euros.
  • The park reuses the former CentrO. PARK and Sea Life Abenteuer Park site that closed in 2015, as Karls pursues wider growth that includes a temporary festival in Wernigerode starting in May and a permanent Harz park targeted for spring 2028.