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# Veneto

Veneto’s destination-park history includes a locally developed response to an international entertainment idea.

The story behind the day out

## A lakeside park finds its own identity

Gardaland opened on the shores of Lake Garda on 19 July 1975. Its official account credits Livio Furini with conceiving the project after a visit to Disneyland in California. The resulting park was an independent Italian development, not a Disney-operated resort. The story connects the Garda setting with an entrepreneur’s adaptation of the themed-park idea into a destination with its own identity.

### Sources & further reading

- [Gardaland · A success story](<https://www.gardaland.it/en/company/a-success-story/>)

Historical sources checked 25 October 2026.

1 published places. Page 1 of 1.

- [Gardaland](<https://thmprk.com/visit/theme-parks/italy/gardaland-resort/gardaland/>) · [Markdown](<https://thmprk.com/visit/theme-parks/italy/gardaland-resort/gardaland/index.md>); location: Castelnuovo del Garda, Veneto, Italy.


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