In 2000, the television series Lotte’s Journey South was broadcast. The series became popular and in 2006, the full-length film Lotte of Gadgetville was completed. This was followed on 2011 by the full-length film Lotte and the Moonstone Secret. One day, fate led them to Rein Malsub, the man who would make Lotte Village a reality and become its manager. This was the beginning of a long and exciting journey that ended with the construction of Lotte Village in Tahkuranna, Estonia.