MOSCOW, October 9 – Novosti, Olga Kabanova. Breathing practices, meditation, yoga are considered effective in combating anxiety and bad mood. But there is another way, not so obvious – to force the body to voluntarily experience stress. About how extreme entertainment helps to distract from problems and where in Russia to find such attractions – in the material of Novosti.
Step to nowhere
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Skypark in Sochi
The instructors promise: you will emerge from the abyss as a different person. But even having bought a ticket (it costs 20 thousand rubles), putting on insurance and knowing in the depths of their souls that nothing terrible will happen, not everyone decides to take this step to nowhere.
“Psychologically, it’s very difficult,” says Muscovite Maria Kropotkina. “I thought: when something completely terrible happens in my life, I’ll jump. But the first time I couldn’t.”
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Skypark in Sochi
The main preparation for the jump is psychological, the press service of the park notes. You need to conquer fear. The second half of success is instructors, jump masters. They help to believe in yourself and take a step if you suddenly began to doubt, standing on the edge.
“Fear is training. Any person is capable of a lot, but not everyone knows what exactly. Having thought, decide. And having decided, do not think. It is important here and now. If you do not believe in yourself, no one will believe in you. Here a list of simple tips that always help, including becoming more free,” says jump master Venya.
The attraction, by the way, has no upper age limit. “For example, on February 26, 2020, a 90-year-old resident of the city of Domodedovo made a jump from a Bungy 207 ,” the press service says.
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“Revenge of the First Krang”
There are other activities in the park as well. For example, flying on a trolley over the Akhshtyr Gorge at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour at an altitude of 220 meters above the river, a rope park, via ferrata, a walk along the Skybridge suspension bridge, a climbing wall, the highest swing in the world SochiSwing and another bungee, but already not 207, but 69 meters (to make it not so scary, you can jump in tandem).
Between heaven and earth
At the Novinki airfield near Serpukhov , near Moscow, you can fly on two-seater and four-seater aircraft as a co-pilot or passenger.
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Flights on a sports plane at the airfield
One immediately catches the eye: sporty, black, with an upturned nose and a very small rear chassis – the size of a palm. From the figures that he performs in the sky, it is impossible to take your eyes off.
“On the side, in a pocket, there are bags,” the pilot-instructor warns before takeoff. “In case it becomes unwell.”
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In Novinki, you can fly a sports plane and perform aerobatics in the sky
It is difficult to predict how the vestibular apparatus will behave during rolls, dead loops, combat turns and flying upside down. Therefore, those who test the body for the first time, the instructor asks to immediately report a deterioration in well-being, and not to endure and “keep everything in yourself” until landing.
The flight lasts an average of 15-20 minutes, longer is physically difficult. The sky now and then changes places with the earth, the overload presses into the chair, the legs strive to fall right on the head during the next coup.
“You forget absolutely everything: there is only you, the plane and the sky,” Muscovite Alina Ignatenko shares her impressions. “Everything on earth seems insignificant, you seem to rise above all problems and get away from them forever.”
By the way, a few minutes before landing, the pilot will definitely give you the opportunity to independently control the aircraft and “bring” it to the runway.
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sports plane
A minute of flight costs 400 rubles. It is better to sign up in advance: on weekends there is a line of people at the airport.
Walk over the cliff
Extreme Park “Gryphon” was opened on Bolshiye Aiskiy pristes in the Chelyabinsk region a couple of years ago and immediately became a favorite vacation spot for locals and tourists.
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Bridge over the cliff in the extreme park “Gryphon”
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“The most visited attractions we have are a bridge over an abyss, swings and rope jumping – jumping from a sheer cliff as high as a 25-story building,” says founder Grigory Shishov.
Another popular entertainment is zip-lining, however, it works only in summer. The rope is stretched over the river right on the border of two regions: on the left – the Chelyabinsk region, on the right – the Republic of Bashkiria.
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Bicycle over a cliff in the extreme park “Gryphon”
Now the park is testing a new attraction – a bicycle over a cliff.
“It looks like a water catamaran,” Grigory explains. “There are two rollers on top, and you are rolling in a cart right over the abyss. The track is 150 meters long.”
It is planned to open this entertainment for everyone this weekend. The price of the trip is 1500 rubles.
Quantum leap
The flight on the Quantum Leap attraction in Sochi Park lasts only 56 seconds, but it seems like a lifetime has passed. During this time, the participants overcome the “cobra rings” and dead loops, and then – all the same, only with their backs forward. And all this at a speed of 105 kilometers per hour!
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You go out and your legs give way. People are usually divided into two types: some never want to do it again, others get back in line for the attraction.
“I rode six or eight times a day,” says tourist Anastasia Matveeva. “I really like the feeling after – weightlessness, delight. This is my favorite way to get an adrenaline rush!”
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Attractions in Sochi Park
There are other extreme entertainments on the territory: a roller coaster, a fall tower, a sea battle on the water, a pendulum with 360-degree rotation, a giant swing that raises guests to an 18-meter height.
You can come to the park for the whole day: a single ticket for adults costs 1900 rubles, children have discounts.
Encounter with a shark
In Kogalym , in the Aquatika Aquarium, they offer to experience unusual sensations by diving underwater with sharks. According to the instructors, this is not dangerous, the main thing is not to put your hands out of the cage.
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Oceanarium, Kogalym
Such an adventure costs 3500 rubles. They give out a wetsuit, a mask, they are sure to instruct and explain how to breathe properly under water. It is important to remember everything, because you will have to stay there for about 15 minutes.
“If something goes wrong, pull the safety rope, I will pull you out,” the instructor gives parting words.
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Safari diving in the aquarium in Kogalym
Being at arm’s length from predators is not at all scary. But breathing only through your mouth and not panicking about the fact that there is water around is a real challenge to yourself, especially if this is the first such experience. But after – a feeling of complete euphoria: from your own courage, determination and new unusual sensations.
Temple of fire, werewolves and vampires
To experience the “healing effect” of extreme entertainment, it is not necessary to travel far. Two years ago, the Dream Island park opened in Moscow , which has attractions not only for children, but also for adults. Entrance costs 2-2.5 thousand rubles. The loudest screams usually come from the Fire Temple.
“These are giant swings located in the center of a ‘sanctuary’ stylized as the ruins of an ancient South American Indian city. They raise guests to a height of 20 meters and turn them 360 degrees,” says public relations specialist Anita Hovsepyan.
As is usually the case on rides, everything happens abruptly and unexpectedly. It seems that you just sat straight, exchanging glances with your neighbors, but in a second you are already rushing somewhere down, turning upside down. So the vestibular apparatus, as well as for flying on a sports plane, should be normal.
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“Temple of Fire”
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Anita also recommends trying Tunnel Ride (trolley ride in the dark at 90 km/h with dead loops), Revenge of the First Krang (drop tower with media effects) and Hammer of Doom (spinning disc swing, lifting visitors to the height of a five-story building).
And if you’re not afraid to face vampires and werewolves, head to the Transylvania Hotel. In total, during the tour you will meet 50 animatronics – figures of characters from the famous cartoon come to life.
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Attraction “Hotel Transylvania”
Doubting visitors are usually reassured: the monsters are kind, and the attraction itself is not a classic horror house, but rather a comedic horror story. But if you don’t try, you won’t know.
