[5] Europa-Park's directors, Roland and Jürgen Mack, broke ground on the new Iceland area in June 2008.

[6] In August 2008, the park released an animated teaser, again showing the Iceland theme, along with the train traversing part of the ride's layout.

[3] The press release confirmed that the park was expanding by 15 hectares and gave further details about Blue Fire's launch system and trains.

It also mentioned that Blue Fire had the tallest loop of any roller coaster in Europe at 32 metres, which Screamscape blogger Lance Hart pointed out was incorrect because the first loop on Dragon Khan at PortAventura Park reaches a height of 36 metres.

The builders of Blue Fire topped off the ride on October 1, 2008,[8] and completed the track's layout in mid-December 2008.

[11] The sponsorship saw the construction of the 1,300 square meter GAZPROM Theme World - The Wonder of Energy exhibition hall.

[12] The sponsorship was suspended when the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine on the morning of February 24, 2022, and the Nord Stream 2 project was cancelled by Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

[13] All references to the sponsorship were quickly removed online and the Nord Stream exhibition hall was simply renamed to "Blue Fire Dome".