In a blaze of fireworks, the new Wolf Legend attraction at Gardaland has been officially inaugurated.

The new ride is a Drop & Twist Tower for thrill-seeking families and daredevils of all ages, a highly immersive, one-of-a-kind adventure in Italy.

The eye-catching attraction, based on Croc Drop at Chessington World of Adventures in the UK, was launched by Gardaland's CEO Sabrina de Carvalho with an innovative 'ribbon cutting' – a flaming torch themed with the area.

Wolf Legend draws its inspiration from the pivotal figure of the new attraction: a majestic wolf of over 16 metres that, struck by a curse, was turned to stone with his huge jaws wide open. Visitors are summoned to challenge the heights by performing a daring ritual: throwing themselves into the jaws of the stone animal to break the curse that imprisons it.

The Wolf Legend adventure begins already at the entrance portal, where an imposing tree trunk has (due to the curse) taken on the features of the majestic animal. Adventurers then board a gondola, and on the notes of a ritual chant, begin to ascend the octagonal tower surrounded by glittering symbols to be deciphered, and extraordinary lighting effects.

Only when adventurers reach the highest point of the attraction, do they fall from 25 metres down into the jaws of the wolf, passing through dense clouds of smoke. Riders climb up and down several times, and repeatedly rotate around the tower, for a memorable and unique experience before the final descent.

Sabrina de Carvalho, CEO of Gardaland:

"Wolf Legend was conceived and designed by the Creative Team of Merlin Entertainments after having listened to and assessed the requests of our visitors, through surveys that we constantly carry out within the Park. This is why we are confident that it will meet the favour of our public, to whom we wish to offer a complete, exclusive and magical experience. Every year, we invest in infrastructures, in the management of attractions and in services. The overall investment for the current season is around 14 million Euro. This figure includes both the creation of the new attraction and the staging of shows in the Park, as well as initiatives and extraordinary maintenance throughout Gardaland Resort, including the three hotels and SEA LIFE.”