Romania wants to open a Dracula theme park worth 6.3 billion reais

Nicknamed “Disneyland of Transylvania” by the local press, the project brings together a theme park, a water park, a thermal spa, a shopping center, an events arena and a technology center. The main park will occupy an area of ​​780,000 square meters and is expected to feature six themed zones and around 40 attractions, according to the creators, with concept images already generated by artificial intelligence to demonstrate the final format of the complex.

A park inspired by myths, cities and legends

Entrance will be through the so-called Moonlit District, an avenue inspired by Bucharest, with a flying theater, a Transylvanian railway, carousels, drone shows and an immersive experience based on the legend of Vlad. The area will also have shops and restaurants that will remain open after the attractions close. Next, the so-called Family Kingdom will bring together supernatural creatures from different cultures, with a 4D cinema, indoor toys, children’s areas and a stage for performances.

The Transylvania area will be directly dedicated to the imagination of Dracula, with a traditional village, a picturesque forest and roller coasters, as well as water attractions and areas for children. At the center of the resort will be Dracula’s Castle, modeled after Disney Parks’ Cinderella Castle, with ruins, mazes, a bat-shaped roller coaster, boat rides and a themed train stop.

Other areas include the Mardi Gras-inspired New Orleans Harbor, with French architecture, roller coasters integrated with a 4D cinema, and rotating toys, and the souvenir shopping-focused London Town district, with a Victorian London aesthetic, theater, horse-drawn carriage rides, and even “vampire hunter training.”

Apart from the main park, the resort will have a water park and thermal spa covering an area of ​​50,000 square meters, with 30 water attractions and the promise of one of the largest wave pools in Europe. Accommodation will be split between three projects – Dracula Grand Hotel, Dracula Family Hotel and Dracula Inn – which together will have a total of approximately 1,200 rooms.

The project also includes a luxury fashion and homewares store, a multi-functional arena for shows and festivals, a race track, a car park, a technology center and its own “metaverse”, with digital tokens called DraculaCoin, which will allow virtual tours from anywhere in the world. The goal is to receive up to three million visitors per year.

The project’s founder, Dragoș Dobrescu, said that Dracula Land represents a national monument. According to him, the project is the result of his experience in the real estate market, combining discipline, rigor and strategic vision, and aims to symbolize Romania’s capacity to create structural and cultural benchmarks, and not just conventional projects.