{"id":1664,"date":"2022-09-12T18:24:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T16:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.israelreport.org\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2025-06-11T10:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T08:43:16","slug":"amusement-park-in-the-judean-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.israelreport.org\/en\/amusement-park-in-the-judean-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"Amusement Park in the Judean desert"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Israeli adventure park Magic Kass draws thousands of visitors every day. An Israeli development group behind the country\u2019s largest indoor theme park has major development plans for the industrial area in the Judean desert.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Israel\u2019s largest indoor adventure park is now located in the Judean Desert in the West Bank. Photo: Magic Kass<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I<\/span>n the desert, a new adventure center has opened, drawing thousands of visitors every day. Magic Kass is Israel\u2019s largest indoor amusement park, nestled in an industrial area in the Jewish community of Ma\u2019ale Adumim in the Judean desert, 8 km east of Jerusalem.
\nThe theme park opened its doors in September 2021, after two years of construction and 500 million shekels ($145 million) in development costs during a period when the country was still living with Covid-19 restrictions and tourists were largely barred.
\nThe Mishor Adumim Park \u2013 renamed Israel Park \u2013 was chosen for its proximity to Jerusalem and other cities. During the summer, the park attracts around 4,000 people a day from all over Israel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The experience center offers air conditioning during the hot summer months, Tomer Mor Yosef, Magic Kass business development manager, told the Times of Israel.
\n\u2013 It makes for an easy and relaxed day for parents because everything is in one place, he added.
\nChildren and teenagers are Magic Kass\u2019 target group. The amusement park features heavily on social media networks popular among pre-teens and teens, with about 1.4 million likes and close to 100,000 followers on TikTok, a social network that is particularly popular among the 12-17 age group, the newspaper writes.
\nMany of TikTok\u2019s updates have over 500,000 views and tons of comments. On Instagram, Magic Kass has close to 50,000 followers and on Facebook the park now has about 25,000 followers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From all over Israel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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The indoor park features rides, roller coasters, soft play areas for younger ages, shows and kosher food. Over half of the visitors come within an hour\u2019s journey to the park while the remaining guests come from all over the country, from Metula in the north to Eilat in the south.
\nThis summer, the first that the park was in operation, many visitors made their way to Magic Kass for the first time. But the park is already seeing people return for the second and third time, Mor Yosef said.
\nRecently, Kass Group bought another 100,000 square meters of land in the industrial area adjacent to Magic Kass and the shopping complex built in the area.
\nThe new land will be used for hotels, a large water park with slides and a 4,000-seat auditorium.
\nThe goal is to complete the development by 2024 and invest an additional 500 million shekels ($145 million). In a press release, Kass Group owner Hanoch Kass states that he aims to transform the area into \u201ca leading tourist site in Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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