Tropical Islands: Germany's largest water park celebrates 20 years of fun!

The Tropical Islands Resort, the largest indoor water park in the world, has established itself for a popular leisure destination in the Brandenburg district of Dahme-Spreewald since its opening in 2004. If it is about 60 kilometers from Berlin, the water park attracts around 1.2 million visitors every year and is one of the most visited water parks in Germany. The holiday complex, which was originally designed for the construction of airships, celebrated its twentieth birthday in December 2024. This extraordinary hall has a length of 360 meters and a width of 210 meters, which makes it the largest self -supporting hall in the world.

The facility employs around 550 people and has established itself as one of the largest employers in the region. The visitor trend shows that the company reached the profit zone with the construction of overnight accommodation in 2010. A new hotel was opened in spring 2023 to further increase the number of visitors. The goal for the coming years is 1.3 to 1.4 million visitors annually. The hall is open all year round, except on Christmas Eve, and offers a pleasant temperature of 26 degrees in the air and 28 degrees in the water.

Special features and challenges of the Tropical Islands Resort

The Tropical Islands Resort houses a diverse, tropical atmosphere with an indoor rainforest and several thematic areas such as the Tropical Village and Rainforest, which makes the park a unique experience. Visitors regularly praise their positive experiences. The water park is often fully booked on New Year's Eve because many visitors want to escape the traditional festival. In addition, the sauna landscape is considered the largest in Europe. However, there are also challenges: the water park has a high gas consumption that corresponds to that of a small district and plans to think about renewable energies. However, the implementation is complicated by high investment costs and difficult approval procedures in the nature reserve.

According to information from Wikipedia , the Tropical Islands Resort is larger than the World Waterpark in Canada and offers space for up to 8,200 visitors a day. The park is located in a former airship hall, which is one of the four largest halls in the world according to the usable volume. Due to its high humidity of approx. 64% and the constant temperature, the hall offers a pleasant environment for those seeking relaxation. Investments in the system have been a total of 23 million euros for further developments since the takeover by the Spanish entertainment group Parques Reunidos in December 2018