The ‘Disneyland of Thailand’ that looks just like a European village with mascot parades and fireworks
IF you love a day out in a place that looks like a fairytale – put this spot on your list.
Called Chocolate Ville, the man-made village has become a popular tourist attraction with some even dubbing it the ‘Disneyland of Thailand.’
The popular attraction that’s a European-style village is just 30-minutes from the centre of Bangkok.
Although, unlike Disneyland, Chocolate Ville has no rides.
Instead, it’s an outdoor dining attraction built to resemble it’s own little village with cobbed streets and fronts designed to look like toy shops and florists.
But it is filled with restaurants with al fresco seats where diners can dig into pizza, pasta, salads, steak, and of course, Thai dishes.
Through Chocolate Ville runs a river with waterfalls, riverboat and dotted about are ponds with capybaras.
One visitors wrote about the destination: “Chocolate Ville is a picture-perfect dining village straight out of a fairy tale! Set around a charming European-style park with cobblestone paths, pastel buildings, and a scenic lake, it offers a magical escape from Bangkok’s hustle.
“Whether you’re snapping Instagram-worthy photos by the lighthouse, strolling through flower-lined streets, or enjoying a cozy dinner under twinkling lights, every corner is full of charm.”
The makeshift village is also dressed up during certain times of the year like Halloween and Christmas.
At 5pm, costumed mascots roam the streets and perform for visitors.
In some places there are puppet shows or even parades – just like they have at Disneyland.
The biggest event in Chocolate Ville happens in the evening when there’s a huge fireworks display.
It’s not clear how much entrance to Chocolate Ville is online, but one visitor reported paying 100 thb (£2.36) for a ticket.
But this can be used in exchange for a drink, snack, souvenir, or as used as a voucher at one of the restaurants.
If you actually want thrilling rides then Thailand has some incredible parks like Siam Amazing Park.
It’s filled with rollercoasters, drop towers, log flumes and carousels.
The theme park is split into sections from Xtreme World with the tallest and fastest rides, to Adventure World, Family World, Small World and Water World – the water park.
Here’s where visitors will find the record-breaking wave pool along with signature water rides like Speed Slide and Super Spiral.
It’s a seven-storey-rainbow slide, which is the highest in Southeast Asia and was once recorded as the highest in the world.
Another popular theme park in Bangkok is Dream World which has 32 attractions.
There’s go-karting, a swinging Viking ship, bumper cars, a haunted castle, pedalos on the lake, an animal farm – and classic rollercoasters.
For theme parks closer to home, here are the 20 in the UK that you can reach by train.