Welcome to our special exhibition: 20 Years of Miniatur Wunderland

September

Signing the lease

October 30^th

Publishing of the job posting "Model builder wanted" in local and nationwide

November 1^st

Moving into the building in the historic ware house district

November

Of 150 applications, 40 candidates are invited to the casting of model builders

November 17^th

The first 17 „Wunderlandians“ are hired

December 15^th

Official construction start of the model system

January 8^th

First TV team ask for a filming permit

January 24^th

The website goes live. In the first 48 hours it's reaching 2000 visitors

February

Arrival of the first 40 boxes with trees and 20,000 figures

March 18^th

The last cabling of the first section is finished

May

The first car-system vehicle is driving

May 21^st

The TV channel Sat1 publishes a first big television report about Miniatur Wunderland

July

The first Fire trucks arrive at the fire station in Knuffingen

December

First rails in Hamburg are placed

January 21^st

First train test drives take place in the future section of Hamburg

June

Installation of the golden writing “Modelleisenbahn Wunderland“ on the front of the building

June

The first additional space is being leased and the extension plan of the Wunderland is being amplified

June 10^th

The 3-wire branch line and the 2-wire (sub)urban train are in operation

August

The Transatlantic tunnel between Hamburg and the planned construction section America is being build

August 16^th

The Wunderland celebrates its 1^st birthday

October 28^th

Constructions in America start

March

The Hamburg central station moves into the existing section

July

Field work in Central Germany: The famous sunflower field emerges

October 14^th

The street lights in Miami are installed

October 25^th

The Control station is in operation

January

The 1,000,000^th visitor enters the Wunderland

February

Further construction is secured: Signing of the lease for the new space

April 5^th

The first functional ship is placed in the Wunderland Bay

June 21^st

Completion of the traffic control system in America

July 16^th

Completion of the traffic control system in America

July

The Mini Miniatur Wunderland is moving to the Hamburg section

February 10^th

Welcoming the 2,000,000^th guest

May 7^th

The Wunderland earns the MOBA “Innovationspreis Modellbahn”

August

The city portal Knuffingen goes online

October

Construction start in Swiss section

November 23^rd

The real santa visits the Wunderland

Mid December

TV tower of Hamburg is installed

April 20^th

The 3.000.000^th visitor enters the Wunderland (Receives a present: Little cottage in Norway)

May 19^th

The Cap San Diego joins the Wunderland fleet of ships

August

The Wunderland celebrates its 5^th birthday

December 20^th

The first trains do a test run in the Swiss section

January 15^th

Auction of five Swiss properties for charitable purposes

January 19^th

The locomotive lift is installed

April 13^th

All house and street lighting of existing sections has been switched to LED’s

June 13^th

The 4,000,000^th visitor enters the Wunderland

August 20^th

The AOL Arena becomes the HSH Nordbank Arena: Ceremonial inauguration with HSV player Frank Rost

End of August

The Bundesliga train runs for the first time at the facility

October

Loss of entry in the Guinness Book of Records (Longest Train)

February 22^th

Opening of the German Jet gas station with real time price display

April 8^th

First time completely emptying the Scandinavia tank for repair work

July 16^th

The 5,000,000^th visitor enters the Wunderland

January

The visitors of the Wunderland can observe first test flights at the Knuffingen airport

February 25^th

Simone Young conducts 75 small musicians in the Hamburg section to Brahms' Second Symphony

June 21^st

The new DJ Bobo stage is being opened

June 25^th

The 6,000,000^th visitor enters the Wunderland

July

The ship lift in the Bavaria section is built

January 1^st

The Wunderland increases its space by 800m². The expansion is secured

February 24^th

DJ Bobo's new stage show is finally integrated in Wunderland after more than half a year with him on tour

March

The airport is officially opened

March

Carsystem vehicle breaks the record mark of 10,000 real kilometers driven

June 4^th

The 7,000,000^th visitor enters the Wunderland

August 26^th

Ceremony to mark the renaming of the football stadium: HSH-Norbank Arena becomes Imtech Arena

January

First construction work on Castle Neuschwanstein

January

Integration of digital arrival and departure schedules at the airport

February 16^th

The 1,000,000th visitor from Hamburg is welcomed

June

Dry dock moves in the water basin of Scandinavia

August

The Wunderland celebrates its 10^th birthday

July 17^th

The Wunderland opens the 2^nd floor with entrance, store and bistro

September

300,000 donation pins have been sold for a good cause

November 8^th

The Miniatur Wunderland is winner of the German Tourism Award

August

The 10,000,000^th visitor enters the Miniatur Wunderland

March

Press campaign: Construction bungle at the Elphilharmonie becomes known

April 16^th

Opening of the international horticultural show in the Hamburg section

May

Shell of the Elphilharmonie stands

May

TicTacToe button is installed in Bavaria

May 9^th

Construction start of Italy with prominent visit

October

Record attempt: Around 200 model railroads pull an 84-ton locomotive

March 30^th

Inauguration of the Davidwache in Hamburg

May

Wunderlandians travel to Italy for research

May 27^th

Musician The Bo shoots music video for hit "Fanfest" in Wunderland

October

The Miniatur Wunderland gets a new logo

December 4^th

Installation and inauguration of the Lion King tent

December 8^th

On the occasion of Hamburg's Olympic bid, a miniature stadium is erected in the Europa Passages

January

Initiative "I can't afford it" takes place for the first time

February 20^th

Fire and flame: Chain of lights around the Alster

April 25^th

5,000 days Miniatur Wunderland

May 18^th

The German comedy series "Neues aus Büttenwarder" moves into Wonderland as a model

November 3^rd

The Tagesschau studio moves into the Hamburg section

November 8^th

World record: Model of Olympic rings with over 6,000 people

January 6^th

Wunderland becomes part of Google Street View as the smallest place in the world

April 19^th

The 250^th Youtube video is published

August 12^th

Visitor from East Timor completes the Wunderland world map

September 21^st

Donation pins crack the 500,000 euro mark

October 5^th

Miniatur Wunderland named Germany's most popular tourist destination by the German National Tourist Board (DZT)

December 2^nd

The 15,000,000^th visitor enters the Wunderland

April 7^th

Wunderland trains have traveled 10 million kilometers (250x around the world)

Summer

Idea of collaboration with the modeling family Martinez from Buenos Aires

September 8^th

The video "The apocalyptic non-voters" calls the people to vote during German elections

November 17^th

Biography "Small world, big dream" appears

February 2^nd

Successful video on the subject of "man sniffles"

June

Wunderland model makers travel to Monaco for research

Summer

Construction start of Rio de Janeiro in Buenos Aires

October 1^st

Successful video: "Der letzte macht das Feuer aus"

May 18^th

Video: 70 years of "Grundgesetz"

June 27^t

Shit storm about the poster campaign "Factory Farming" in Knuffingen

October

First lavender is planted in Provence

May

First rehearsal of the new fair

March 16^th

Closure of the Wonderland to Corona Lockdown

April

Modernization of the control station

May 20^th

Reopening after lock-down

July 15^th

Building bridges: The 36-ton pedestrian bridge is positioned in place, connecting both buildings

November 2^nd

Lockdown #2: Closing down the Wunderland for the secondtime

December 15^th

Wunderland Christmas party takes place in 1:87

December 16^th

First parts of Rio de Janeiro arrive in Hamburg

December 29^th

Video: Corona-Virus fire ball

March 26^th

Children's book "The Legacy of Wonderland" published

May 27^th

Reopening after Lockdown #2

End of May

Boxes for Rio de Janeiro are unpacked in the new warehouse

August 16^th

20 Years Miniatur Wunderland

August 23^rd

The 20,000,000th visitor enters the Wunderland