Gardaland Magic Halloween
Autumn Halloween season with themed decor, horror houses and special shows.
Gardaland
Theme park · Europe
🇮🇹 Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy
Italy's biggest park on the shore of Lake Garda
Overall score7.2
Opened
1975
Size
148 acres (60 ha)
Rides
40 attractions
Avg. visit
7 hours
Ticket range
$62–$74 USD
Events & shows
Gardaland Magic Winter
Winter reopening with Christmas decoration, ice-themed areas and festive shows.
Visual Archive
Gardaland is Italy's most-visited park, a lakeside resort with Oblivion: The Black Hole, Raptor and the immersive Jumanji: The Adventure dark ride. Strong theming, a good Sea Life aquarium on site, and an unbeatable location minutes from Lake Garda's beaches and Verona.
Plan Your Visit
Hours & tickets
- Operating hours
- Typically 10am-6pm, extended to 11pm on summer evenings
- Seasonal closures
- Reduced opening in winter, with a Christmas season and closures in between
- Queue-skip pass
- Gardaland Express passes in bronze, silver and gold tiers. From about $30 USD.
- How long to stay
- Full day
- Multi-day tickets
- 2-day tickets and combined tickets with SEA LIFE Aquarium and the on-site hotels.
- Season pass
- Annual or season pass from about $110 USD.
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- Verona Villafranca (VRN), ~30 km; Milan Bergamo (BGY), ~110 km
- Public transit
- Train to Peschiera del Garda, then the free Gardaland shuttle bus to the park
- Parking
- On-site parking available. Around $12 USD per day.
- Staying over
- Gardaland Hotel, Gardaland Adventure Hotel and Gardaland Magic Hotel on site
Accessibility
- Accessibility
- Mostly flat and step-free with accessible toilets and a priority access scheme for guests with disabilities. Wheelchair rental available; most coasters require transfer and a companion.
Good to know
- Who it suits
- Strong family park with plenty for small children plus solid coasters like Oblivion and Raptor for teens
- Best time to visit
- Weekdays in May, June or September; the park is packed in August and on Italian holiday weekends
- Dining
- Italian-leaning quick-service with decent pizza and pasta, plus a few table-service restaurants
- Outside food
- Outside food and drink are not permitted.
- Weather cover
- Mixed — several indoor dark rides plus theatres and the adjacent aquarium give cover, but the lake-side setting is mostly open and hot in summer.
- Baby care
- Baby changing and nursing rooms available, with a dedicated family service area.
- Rentals on site
- Stroller / pushchair hire and Lockers available on site.
- Currency & payment
- EUR; cards and contactless accepted, cash still handy at small kiosks.
- Official app
- Gardaland Resort app (iOS/Android): wait times, map, show times and Fast Pass options.
Archival records
Most-visited theme park in Italy