2019 will be a Year of Magic at Gardaland in Italy, with the theme park announcing a lineup of new and improved attractions to accompany the opening of the new Magic Hotel.

The new additions include a magical walk-through experience, a re-themed roller coaster and updated shows.

Gardaland's new 128-room fully themed 4-star Magic Hotel is set to open on 31st May 2019.

The construction of Ducati World at Mirabilandia continues with the new duelling coaster almost complete and named Desmo Race.

Rev your engines, because the soundtrack of Mirabilandia in 2019 will be the rumble of Ducati motorcycles.

Indeed, the construction works on Ducati World have continued unabated: 35,000 square metres of the park will become the new beating heart of Mirabilandia and the world's first themed area in an amusement park inspired by a motorcycle brand.

The popular Carnaval Festival attraction at Efteling celebrates 35 years with a €3 million makeover in 2019.

The family dark ride will be closed from 4th March to 31st May while the major renovation work takes place, which will include upgrades to the ride system, replacement of the lighting and changes to some of the scenes.

Carnaval Festival opened in 1984 and features many animatronic dolls representing different regions around the world. It was designed by Joop Geesink and uses catchy music written by Ruud Bos and Toon Hermans.

Rainbow MagicLand in Italy begins a €40 million re-launch of the theme park in 2019, with the complete transformation of a children's area and 3 new attractions.

The investment of around €8 million this year is centred on Tonga, a new jungle-themed area with a new water ride, driving school and playground.

In the next five years further investments are planned in new attractions, and with these developments Rainbow MagicLand expects to exceed 1.2 million visitors.

There are lots of new rides and attractions to enjoy at Parc Spirou Provence in 2019.

The French theme park opened as recently as June 2018, and it has already invested €10 million in these new additions and improvements for this year.

Located in Monteux, just 10 minutes from Avignon, Parc Spirou Provence is based on the characters from the Spirou comics.

The new rides and attractions include two roller coasters, a water ride, a 6D cinema, and two thrill rides.