BERLIN – Move aside, Disneyland: the hottest new attraction for families is “Under Construction”, a sprawling theme park where dads and their sons can spend entire weekends gawking at half-finished buildings.
Instead of rollercoasters, visitors get guided tours of scaffolding, cranes, and cement mixers. Each “ride” is simply a fenced-off area where guests can watch actual workers laying bricks in real time. “It’s thrilling,” said one father. “Yesterday we stood still for three hours while a man measured drywall. It was better than Avatar.”
The park offers zones with varying levels of excitement: Foundation Valley (watch concrete dry), Steel Beam Heights (a 20-minute safety demonstration), and The Eternal Roadworks Experience (orange cones, endless traffic diversions, zero progress).
Snacks are served in lunchboxes shaped like toolboxes, while the gift shop sells branded hard hats, plastic bolts, and commemorative fluorescent vests. Management assures parents that the park is “educational” too: every ticket includes a free lecture on supply chain delays.
One boy leaving the park told reporters, “It was amazing! Dad says we’re coming back next weekend to watch plaster set. I’ve never seen him this happy.”