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Adventures in fairyland

Germany's oldest Märchenwald is a gentle, kitsch little fairytale fun park set in a forest near Altenburg. Throughout the hillside park, cute little cottages house vignettes from famous fairytales. There's scenes from Snow White, The Frog Prince, Rapunzel, Puss in Boots and lots more. Each little cottage has a recording of the story which either starts automatically or at the push of a button. Some are voice activated so you'll see lots of little kids shouting at the windows and doors screaming "Let down your hair Rapunzel!", or "I know your name is Rumpestiltskin!".  With the waxwork figures and quaint little cottage scenes decorated with gorgeous painted...

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