RCfanatic Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Last weekend I went on a two-day trip to the Netherlands with my family to do some family parks, the parks were great and so was the weather, and the crowds were light to. I've never before taken the time to make a TR here on TPR so this is my first one, enjoy! Day one: Attractiepark Slagharen: And to conclude day one, a nice pic of Looping Star's lift hill taken directly into the sun (originally not on purpose). The park entrance at evening. Here's a pic of Slagharen in the good old days. See? Still a good ride though. Wild West Adventure is an indoor boat dark-ride, with boats used in rapids rides but just no rapids. The fast hill at the end, with a little bit floater airtime! Good ride! The turnarounds, and the train in the loop. The twisted first drop. Credit #50!!! Yay! And the Star of today -- Looping Star! The Giant Wheel on Main Street. The long Main Street connecting the two seperate parts of the park. El Theatro was actually a regular cinema playing a movie about a haunted mine, much like the one they're now building somewhere in Tennesee, only this one sucks. The Sky Tower was a good oppertunity to take some good pics, and of course i managed to not even make 1 good pic up there... The Fabbri freefall (like the one at Thorpe), these thing actually launch you down to the ground to give you some awsome airtime! The little splash before the big one... how cute! The Log Flume ("Ripsaw Falls"). It even has a little astronaut on the top! The "Schwarzkopf giant moon swinger ride"! The ride was actually pretty nicely themed. Yay! First kiddie credit of the trip! Nice shot of some of the rides near the entrance. Upon entering the park the first thing you see is this nice fountain with a horse stuck in the middle of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCfanatic Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 Avonturenpark Hellendoorn was a beautful little family park, and the main ride, Tornado (Vekoma Looper), was a great ride and very smooth! Personally, i liked his park just a bit more than Slagharen, especially the whole "mood" of happy families and nature all around. EDIT: I uploaded a POV video of Tornado to TPR here: www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30564 Anyways, on to the pics of day two: Avonturenpark Hellendoorn And in conclusion a POV shot of a boat ride!!! ...thats what happens when you go on a "family" trip i guess. Vekoma Corkscrew thru the trees! And now for what you've all been waiting for... more Tornado! (Notice the cool antenna on the top of the lift hill) The log flume station. We got pretty wet on this one compared to the one at Slagharen. The log flume in action. The haunted house for Halloween. Tornado's first drop taken from the monorail. The park's Monorail. Pteranodon Pedalo's. The building of "Rioolrat". The short outdoor part with a blurry rat train flying by! Time for a great coaster -- A Vekoma Junior themed to sewer rats! This is me, surrounded by a maze. Now this was fun! I don't wanna spoil anything by saying what goes on in there but it was a fun show! This was a nice pirate themed Wave Swinger. Nice shot of "Donderstenen". This should get the award for "most unique first car theming on a roller coaster". And now for the next kiddie credit! (wich is themed around rocks!) More Sungai Kalimantan. That starts off with an aquaduct that is also the Q-line! But on to some other rides, like the rapids ride "Sungai Kalimantan". This turn was the only rough spot, and that is only when you sit in the front and even then it isnt really painful. Corkscrew with lots of hangtime! Vekoma looping coasters are great! (at least this one is). Tornado! The never before used name for a looping coaster! Some random cheap Halloween Theming. The park entrance, the sign says its the park's 70th anneversary this year. Apparantly, this is what happens when you get to the park a half hour early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2pids2 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 thanks for the pictures. that moon swing looks great, and the main street reminds me of an outdoor market place. interesting theme for some of the rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Donderstenen is like the most random rollercoaster name I've ever heard Cool report! Is it me or does Attractiepark Slagharen looks alot like a RCT park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tömmioh Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 ^yeah, it does a bit. Good PTR!! It's always nice to see photos from smaller more unknown parks. I have to agree that the rock-themed coaster and moonswings looked great or atleast unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Those parks are so cute! Why aren't our parks that cute? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Nagel Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Wow would never thought that was a que line...how awesome, you'd never see that here without a 10 foot fence between the que and rapids. What nice parks, never really heard of them either.[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCfanatic Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 ^ Yeah the que was really unique, sometimes people would get wet from boats slamming into the sides and splashing them. Anyways, thanks for the replies, and if you wanna see a POV of Tornado don't forget to download it from here: www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30564 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterboy2 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Donderstenen is like the most random rollercoaster name I've ever heard Cool report! Is it me or does Attractiepark Slagharen looks alot like a RCT park? Donderstenen means Thunderstones. Yeah, Attractiepark Slagharen looks a lot like an rct park. Cool report, I've visited both parks a little while ago and I liked them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishmaster Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 ^ In Belgium, most people have Dutch as a first language so they know what Donderstenen means. And not only that, but in holland the word donderstenen also translates as brats. Since it's a kiddie the name Brats doesn't sound that random to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Yeah lol I speak Dutch so I understand Donderstenen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayjay719 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Hurray for the Kiddie Coasters! And the Vekoma....well atleast it didn't make your ears bleed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janster Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Nice to see those two parks again. My parents used to take me to these two parks when I was little. One year Hellndoorn, the other year Slagharen. My roller coaster addiction started on Hellendoorn's Tornado. I see that both parks have done some theming over the years, that's nice. Last year I visited Slagharen for the first time in years. The park looked a little crappy to me, but I enjoyed it. I like the "Droomboot" (dreamboat). That's a huge ship which makes loopings and stops upside down. The ride makes such a nice noise, you should hear it! This year I'm going to pay Hellendoorn a visit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Nice parks, pictures and great POV, where in Holland are the 2 parks..? I want to move to Holland within the next 6 years, I'll try to live 2 hours drive from Walibi World, De Eftling and Toverland. I can buy a season ticket for all 3 Parks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCfanatic Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 where in Holland are the 2 parks..? Central Holland, close to Zwolle, both are 1 hour east of Walibi World, Hellendoorn is not far south from Slagharen (30min. drive). For a detailed map, just type in "Hellendoorn" or "Slagharen" in a route-finder site like this one: ViaMichelin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menghini Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Nice to see those two parks again. My parents used to take me to these two parks when I was little. One year Hellndoorn, the other year Slagharen. My roller coaster addiction started on Hellendoorn's Tornado. I see that both parks have done some theming over the years, that's nice. Last year I visited Slagharen for the first time in years. The park looked a little crappy to me, but I enjoyed it. I like the "Droomboot" (dreamboat). That's a huge ship which makes loopings and stops upside down. The ride makes such a nice noise, you should hear it! This year I'm going to pay Hellendoorn a visit! Hellendoorn, here we come!!! (I've never been to Hellendoorn...) Nice pictures, by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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