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They should be, unless there's rain or some other weather event. S:UF, GASM, BH, and KF will not be open.

Before this trip was a thing, I just assumed that Norway had multiple parks in it. And of course it does, but it really only has one major thrill park: Tusenfryd. Which is a shame, because I would've liked to have spent more time in the country and visited some other places. But of course, it also makes sense, as Norway has a far smaller population than say, Sweden or Denmark. 15: You Can't Put Shoes on a Shark Tusenfryd's iconic escalators that connect the entrance and exit to the park proper. "Gunball" They don't make much of it, besides this statue, but the park's mascot is a centipede. 100% No notes. The park's newest coaster is "Storm - The Dragon Legend." Seemed like it was having quite a few problems before and after our visit. But unfortunately, it was running while we were there. Haha! I joke. But let's just say that reviews were mixed. What did I think? I think I was wise to make Smisty ride first. And she recommended that I pass. Which I did. So, really, I have no idea what I'm talking about. Maybe it's great. What are they all looking at? Did I take a photo of the wrong thing? Tusenfryd is quite hilly, and the log flume really takes advantage of the uneven terrain in order to somehow still not be very interesting. But that's okay, they have a much better water ride that we'll get to later. The food in the park was mostly substandard, but they did have this! Loopen. It's a Vekoma, but not a New Vekoma. Tusenfryd doesn't really have a "Main Street," but one end of "Route 66" is fairly close to the escalators, so I guess that kind of works. You can tell that the park trying to transition from a traditional amusement park to more of a theme park. I'm quite proud of this photo and I just realized that it has some TPR people in it. HuriHuri is a Zamperla compact spinning coaster, and I thought it was decently fun for a kiddie/family coaster. Weird troll-filled outdoor walk-through thing. Den Aller Minste (aka, Teeny Weeny) claims to be the world's smallest roller coaster. We are not proud. Thundercoaster Who's more interesting: me, or Robb? Well, Robb by sheer numbers. But at least Shane and Smisty chose me. I don't care for Timberliner trains. Just a bit downhill to the Tusenfryd's viking section, which contains my two favorite rides in the park. Hey, this looks pretty sedate. Nope! The rapids ride is named Ragnarok and it's great. The trough itself is a bit concrete-y, but the rest of the scenery is well done, and the layout and pacing are top notch. I love when there's a map of the ride. My new favorite rapids ride. (Sorry Popeye & Bluto's.) One more shot of Ragnarok. It was a tad wet, but I rode thrice. *ahem* Thor's Hammer It's an "Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man"-lite dark ride built in a legitimate cave. A bit talky--an opinion I believe I would still hold even if I spoke Norwegian--but still really good. The entrance and exit of Thor's Hammer. Um...guys, that's a sword. A portable roller skater...? This part of the park was mostly closed by the time we got to it. Possibly because it's unpopular? Apparently there's some similarity? I was asked by Elissa and Smisty to pose as though someone had just served me vegetables. The park's signature ride, Speed Monster. But unfortunately.... MORE BAD TRAINS I spent most of ERT taking photos. So, good dark ride, great rapids ride, a lovely wooded hillside setting, and very kind staff and management. But, none of the big coasters were really for me, a lot of the other rides that would normally appeal to me (log flume, car ride) were substandard, and the food was unremarkable at best. Erik's score: 5