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Supernovae Productions on a theme park roadtrip to Sweden Summer vacation 2025 was all about a roadtrip with the final destination: Liseberg in Sweden. As prep, we mapped out the route with coast2coaster, hitting several parks along the way. Starting in Rotterdam, we drove through Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and eventually back to the Netherlands. You can read all about Day 1 here Tier-und Freizeitpark Thule Day 2: Potts Park If you’d rather watch a vlog full of nonsense, click this link: Day 2 kicked off at Potts Park, just a 15-minute drive from where we stayed. The park had just opened a brand-new family boomerang coaster called Braus & Saus. It was still in soft- opening mode, so we weren’t even sure if it’d be running. Lucky us—it was open! This family shuttle launch coaster is honestly a really fun addition to the park. Unlike the classic “boomerang coasters” where you get hauled backward up a lift hill, here you actually get launched backwards. The whole thing is themed as a Stone Age car wash, which is kinda random but actually works. It’s not a super long track, but it’s got some nice little elements. We ended up riding it a few times in a row. Supernovaejunior also hopped on the Klippenschleuder—basically a top spin ride that doesn’t flip you upside down. Another unique coaster here is Turbo-Drachen by ABC Rides. It’s a dynamic swing glider, basically a suspended coaster with a twisty layout. Of course, when we got there it had technical issues, so we first killed some time on the Nautic-Jet. Luckily, Turbo-Drachen reopened and we got our ride. The fun bit is you can control the speed yourself. The not-so- fun bit? The ride slows you down halfway through the course before sending you back to the station. Why though?? Kinda disappointing… Next up: the log flume Pottwal. Only one drop, the rest is a chill boat ride through turns. The splash was pretty tame—would’ve been nice if it was bigger given the hot weather. Let's do another rollercoaster. The Potts Blitz, a family rollercoaster from Zierer. It's a nice one but not very special. Before leaving, we tried out Rondos, basically a human hamster wheel ride you can control yourself. Naturally, we went full chaos mode, and yeah—we now know how hamsters feel. Only downside: we were stuck going backwards the whole time. No option to flip forward, which was a bummer. We wrapped up the day with a frozen coffee and headed back to the apartment. Park verdict: small, family-friendly, and worth a stop if you’re nearby. It’s got some quirky, unique rides like Turbo-Drachen. Braus & Saus is their first properly themed coaster, which hopefully means good things for the park’s future. Next stop: Day 3 – Rastiland! -
By thepoint4life23 · Posted
It is out of your range but the haunted Hoochie in Columbus is pretty wild and was topped ranked for many years not sure if it still is, then you could go about an hour north to the Ohio Reformatory they do a hunted house inside the old prison. The prison has been on the ghost hunting shows and was used in shawshank redemption more cool to see the Prison then scary. -
I just checked the site for general admission. Two rates exist, with the higher price on the weekends. That said. non-weekend entry is $49 advance; $59 at the gate. For the weekends it's $59 advance; $69 at the gate. And again, this is in CDN $. -
If that includes park admission, $87 sounds a little low for a park haunt with a skip-the-line for the haunted attractions, a tiny bit high if no admission. I've paid $85 for a Fright Lane pass at Cedar Point before haha. It's a little high for an independent haunt, even with skip-the-line, but not too much higher (typically like $60-70 max for an independent haunt with 4 attractions and skip-the-line). -
"Nineteen Years Later.." I decided to find a thread with Haunts that are available during "The Time of Boo", and which ones you/we prefer over others (incl price, add-ons, etc.) I'll start by saying a bit, about our Fright Nights at Playland/PNE here in Vancouver. Oct.03-31. There are seven haunts to go through. FYI, during our PNE (just over now), Playland includes the Haunted Mansion and the Doll Keepers Factory, for an up charge of course. But that's still great that guests to the PNE can experience at least two of the Haunts already there, and open. With add-ons (Early Entry to it, Express Pass - prices depending on night's visit) it comes to around $120 Cdn for the one night. So in US$ .... $87? Is this a good deal, especially for you Haunt Regulars in the States? Just curious. For more info ~ https://frightnights.ca/ 👻
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Dorney's Haunt is always solid (for a park haunt), but this year you've gotta pay extra for the haunted mazes (scare zones and shows are included in admission). I've never been to Hersheypark's Halloween event ("Dark Nights"), but I will be on the 19th/20th, so I'll be able to provide perspective then, and I've never been to the NY parks for their Halloween events. EDIT: I just noticed that you said your daughter was "just old enough" to start going to haunt-type stuff, so I'm going to guess in the 13-14 year old range (or younger). In that case (especially if younger), I'm going to suggest that you actually start out with a park-based haunt and see how she does before taking her to any local independent one. They are definitely going to be more intense in every way. I'm going to leave the below text for reference, though, just in case you decide to take her to one of these too. I can universally say that you should check out local, independent Halloween attractions though - they are almost all better than what Cedar Fair/Six Flags parks have done. I don't know of any in NY, but this website can help you find some: https://www.newyorkhauntedhouses.com/ I have been to a few that are within your "3-4 hour drive" limit, and here's my mini-reviews in order of awesomeness. Pennhurst Asylum in Spring City, PA (4 hours) I visited this attraction on October 26th last year and had hands down the best haunted walk-throughs I've ever seen. Absolutely everything was incredible here and it is well worth the price; I can't say anything about it without spoiling it. It is just absolutely incredible and makes any Cedar Fair haunted attraction look like it was put together by elementary school kids. VIP skip-the-line tickets are highly recommended because this place gets PACKED. I cannot say enough positively about this place. Field of Screams in Mountville,PA (4.25 hours) I visited this park on Halloween Tuesday in 2023 as the second ever "local haunt" I had been to and it absolutely blew me away. From the animatronics, actors, set design, everything was just awesome. Shocktoberfest in Sinking Spring, PA (4 hours) I visited this attraction on November 8th last year, so outside of the main season, and it was very cool. The enthusiasm out of the actors was great, with long mazes with elevation changes and spectacular animatronics There's also Reaper's Revenge in Blakely, PA (about 2 hours from Syracuse) that I've never been to. Mind you, all of the ones I've listed and most of them in general do not have rides or games (or sometimes even more than basic food) available, so if you're looking for the park experience too, than Dorney and Hershey are your best bets.
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Going to move this to the main board as we don't have a ton of experience with the Northeast Haunts. Also, you may get more responses if you join the Theme Park Review facebook group and ask there! That being said, if I was to choose a first haunt for my kid in that area with what you listed I would go for Hershey. -
By thepoint4life23 · Posted
Siren's Curse is very good. I would say top 3 or 4 depending on who you ask. Truthfully if it was longer would have a chance to even higher then that. -
I visited the park on Tuesday to get my final flume rides in. Even with the ride closing, it wasn't more than a 5 minute wait. I was planning on getting more than 3 rides in but I was soaked and had enough after that. I will miss the ride as it's my favorite non coaster ride in the park and hope a new water ride is added. With tidal wave removed around 8 years ago and now the flume going, 1 water ride is not enough for a park in Florida. Sheikra was closed and the person at the entrance said it was unlikely to open the rest of the day. It's been having some more downtime than usual over the past week. Cobra's Curse was only running 3 trains. The posted wait was 5 minutes but it was probably closer to 20 with the line barely moving. Not that 20 minutes is bad for Cobra's Curse but it was the same 2 weeks ago with a 10 minute posted wait and probably a 30 minute actual wait so I would not trust the wait time sign (that could also be said for most rides in the park). Iron Gwazi is running 1 train and had a posted 45 minute wait 15 minutes before closing. I didn't wait as I was concerned by the time I exited the ride, the stores would be closed and I had another $20 in Busch Bucks to spend. From the Sky Ride, you can see 1 of Cheetah Hunt's trains stuck on the MCBR. It had been like that for a while but supposedly was moved yesterday. 2 of the kids rides that were removed from Pantopia for Phoenix Rising are being re-installed where the RC boats and monster trucks were, next to the bumper cars. -
^ Oh, I so wish we could go to this. Next year. July 2013 ~ David's and my last trip to TDLR, with TPR ~ The 'Cape Cod' Photo by David.
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One attaches to a gold pass, the other to prestige. -
By Sportsdude360 · Posted
The 2163 is in meters, indicating 7096 FT. The thermometer reads 103°, this could only mean one thing- drop angle! The man in the suit I'm not sure about. Edit: I should have realized this. The 2163 is Husain Bolts bib number from the 08 Olympics. The man in the suit is Robert Wadlow. Tallest and fastest Dive Coaster. -
the clock is upside-down. . . so the time shown on it is 9:25. the date of the announcement (with Jeffrey, you *always* have to look carefully, as he tosses in lots of red herrings). -
355 feet tall? 3 minutes 55 seconds also came to mind but that seems less likely. 2163 would be really short as far as length goes, so I'm not sure what that is. We have a dive suit (duh), a Spanish flag (location), a bull, and the Matterhorn (the mountain, not the ride, so maybe a nod to B&M?). -
hmmm. .. this is teasing "beyond Vertical" drop. that thermometer is showing over 100 degrees. guess we'll see!
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