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Thanks for all the nice comments

Thanks for the comments! Sounds like a great plan! Also add Djurs Sommerland to this, and you will have one awesome trip!

Great photos! I love the look of the SLC, even though it's just an SLC.

Part 3: You didn't think I forgot about Faarup's first star, did you? Here's the first drop on this perfect family woodie. And here's the first hill, providing some great floater. Lift hill porn. The train. Some happy guests. Here's the small bunny hills. The whole ride from the outside. It's such a perfect family ride. Weeeh. The last helix of the ride. Since the weather was pretty cloudy in the morning when I took all my photos of Orkanen, I decided to take a few more before I leave. It's such a good looking ride. Or what do you think? The really awesome overbank. And a just as awesome helix. The final turn into the station. All the track joints had this filler on them, that had not yet been painted blue. Speed hill above the station. The ride has some improvements compared to Kvasten. One thing is the hydraulic restraints, without the seat belts between them and the seat. Now the only thing the operators has to do is to make a visual check to see if they are down enough, otherwise just push it down enough. It was great for capacity, and the crew was extremely effective. It felt like they sent out the train after just 30 seconds (obviously it was more, but it felt like it). This is great on a single train ride. Another improvement is the magnetic brake system, making the ride come to a nice and smooth stop. Let's have a look at Lynet from the outside, such a perfect coaster. And with that I leave you with a photo of the park's exit road. So which park wins best new coaster in Denmark for 2013? It's a really hard call to make, since it's pretty much a tie. Both parks has gone above and beyond with their new rides. Djurs have invested in a family thrill ride, while Faarup opted for a family ride. Both rides are of the highest quality available, and they are very well thought through. For us enthusiasts Juvelen is the given choice, but Orkanen is just as awesome, just a level below in intensity. Djurs opted for more themening on their ride, while Faarup opted for a more visual appealing ride, with two below the water tunnels. Just because Djurs has more themening dosen't mean that the themening on Orkanen is not good. Just because Orkanen looks better than Juvelen dosen't mean that Juvelen is not good looking. As I said, both are amazing rides, and both parks have winners, that were extremely well appreciated by the guests. If you have the chance to ride them, go for it. I really hope that you have enjoyed these photos, and please leave a comment. It will be some time before I do a 200 photos report again.

Okay, here's part two: Keep in mind that the action course POV were taken in action. Some pictures might be a bit bad because of this, but all in all I think most of them turned out well. See for yourself. Okay, let's have a look at the parks action course First thing you have to do, is find your way through this labyrinth. Then it is up. And over Lynet's entrance. Down the slide. Weeeh! Over here. Then some climbing. And then over here. These bouncers were fun! Then some more climbing. And then climbing down. More climbing waits. And then some more climbing. It's a good thing that climbing is fun! Then down the slide. Then over these. Over the bridge. Then through the tunnels. Some more climbing. Running along this way. Up! The a slide down. Up! Down! And then it is the famous river crossing. Johanna opted for the chicken road. This wasn't so hard, but the rails were REALLY slippery, I almost got a bath! Some climbing. And then a balance walk. Some back hurting awesome crawling. This picture is good, because you can't see that half a second later i soaked my foot. You really gotta be fast over those. Again, Johanna opted for the chicken road. By this time we are out by the parks central lake. This bridge leads out to the pirate ship. see. There we will need to go up one floor. Were this guy waits. A little later you will run in to these two. Out on the deck. And here we leave the ship. By boat. Almost there. After waits this insane dark water filled tunnel, where you will have to walk on rocks. Here's one with the flash, but really it is dark in there. Running over another boat. Balancing over these. Another bridge. And down again. Bye bye ship. Then these awaited. POV! Then more balancing awaited. POV! Then some more balancing on the rope. Here's the rolling log. If one person failed, then all went down, as seen here. Here are some funny rubber bridges you have to cross. Another boat. more "don't touch the ground" things. Some more. And then up again. Up in the air. Getting back to where the course started. But it's far from over. Wood turned into net. That turned into a log. Some more log. Down here we go. And then down through the net. And then another one. Some more planks up in the air. And down we go. And were finished! Out through the gift shop. It's one serious workout, and among the most fun you can have!! Let's look at the water park. Here's a wave pool, that were decent. It had a small kid's section to it, with this ship and some smaller waves. Really cool thing. In 2011 they expanded with this 3.person family raft from Whitewater. It had a lot of direction changes. A cool drop at the end. It was just a really good solid slide. Also new in 2011 was this Whitewater play structure. Splash! The one at Djurs is bigger, but this one has better features, smoother slides and most importantly the water is at a tolerable temperature. The slides are also smaller than Djurs, but it doesn't matter, they are fun anyway. These are always fun for the small ones. Some climbing net. More slides. The park also has 3 awesome concrete slides, that run down a hill. They are so awesome, and at the same time so dangerous. Just look at those kinks. More concrete rafting. And even more. This picture I am very pleased with. Someone having fun! Kid's zone. They also have one of the first tube bowls from Polin. The only thing that I didn't like with this one is that the pipe has a different color than the bowl (translucent vs solid color). Otherwise it was really funny. They also had a homemade mat racer. Same as Skara Sommarland had, before they replace it with an awesome Proslide Pro Racer. Hopefully Faarup will do the same replacement here soon. Old, uncomfortable body slide, that needs to be replaced. And I end this part with some people having fun! There will be a small third part as well. Just give me an hour.

Okay, here are the photos from the other park I visited during my Denmark vacation a few weeks ago. It will be a massive report, so I will split it up in different parts. Welcome to Faarup Sommerland! I'll cut the bullcrap, since I know what pictures everybody wants. Here is Orkanen, new for 2013. It has a lift hill. A rather good looking one. And also a good looking train. It has a few intense helixes. And a very photogenic under water part. The overbank is pure awesomeness. As I said, very photogenic. Take the tunnel! This part gives a great sensation of speed. How about a support alley? Pure awesomeness! It's one of the most photogenic rides I've seen. Here comes the train. The entrance walkway goes straight through the lake. This is what Johanna does when I take photos. This is as far as you can go, without entering the ride. The themening is GREAT on Orkanen. It is all very well done. First drop fun. Fast helix. Airtimeless speed hump. Here's where the main queue starts. The broken power lines adds to the atmosphere of disaster. Another train (actually it's just the one train). Final turn into the station, along with more themening. A sunken sailboat. The lift hill again. The overbank again. Looking back from the queue on the world's best Vekoma invert. (I have not been on Jubilee Odyssey yet). Just as Djurs Sommerland, this park is very green. Here's the parks kiddie credit, a regular Zamperla children's coaster. Helix. Good looking station building. It had kind of a bumpy brake. A mini drop tower was next to it. Regular sommerland activity. The train track. Absolutely nothing to see here, move along, move along. This one on the other hand, you don't want to miss. Yes, here is Lynet (which means lightening). Here is the station. It is very well done. Here is the ending. This is one of the best coaster that Gerstlauer has ever made. It has ejector on an Intamin level. It has diving. A totally kick ass top hat, that the train does not crawl over, like most top hats. Corkscrew. Zero-g-roll. And a really awesome launch, with some great punch in it. Add to this that the ride is very smooth, and you have a winner, that would fit in at 90% of the world's parks. I much prefer the 6-person car, to the regular Eurofighter cars. Every time I rode Lynet this time, I could not help but wonder what went so wrong with Huracan at Belantis, that I rode this fall. That ride was so horrible, yet this one is so awesome. Here is the parks oldest coaster, a standard Vekoma 335m model. It is extremely hidden in the forrest, you can barley see anything of it. See what I mean? These rides are always great, for a family coaster. You always know what you are gonna get. It has some great themening. Let's keep walking in the park. These are standard sommerland activities. So is this. And big playgrounds of course. These were fun. The park was packed this day. Fortunately for us, it was all families with small children, so the rides were not so packed as one would think. Children's ride. Central lake. Nice and green. And the other way. High quality all you can eat buffet. Here is the parks flume ride. It's the same model as the one at Djurs Sommerland, minus all the themening, which make this one pretty ugly. It still has some great splashes though. Three hills, three splashes. The main splash area. Let's do the parks rapids ride. It was a good one. It has this skull rock, with smoke coming out from the eyes. Awesome? Totally! If unlucky, one could get very wet. And there was a line to get of. Happy people (I hope at least). Here's the big ship in the lake. It's part of the action course, but that will be in part two. More boats that you could enjoy. The park also offered mini golf. Airplane carousel. Old style carousel. Spinning tea cups, themed to wood. And a Zamperla spinning ship, also wooden themed. Here's the station for the Vekoma family coaster. Very well hidden in the forrest, and it actually took some time before we found it. Unlike Djurs Sommerland, the trampolines at Faarup are above ground. I much prefer the way Djurs has theirs. More playgrounds. Here's the spinning credit again. The whole ride is just ugly. With how well all the other coasters are made at Faarup, I really think it's time for this eyesore to go. It did however had some decent spinning, unlike the other ones of this model. And that finishes part one. More coming soon! I'll start working on part 2 right away. Edit: sorry about the picture of the wooden tea cups.

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Hmm, I'm not really sure. Sorry I actually think it is. I know that both Faarup and Djurs is open for Halloween 12-20 October, on a daily basis, if that fits your schedule. They also put in some cool thumbing for that week as well.

Awesome photos! The bobsled looks just as awesome as all the others!

Interesting, steepest log flume drop in the world, and the biggest investment in a single attraction they have ever made. That must mean around €25 million. It truly looks amazing, and I have no doubt that it will be a top 5 water ride in the world!

Thank you! I really wish that I have had the chance to visit back then, to see how the park has evolved during the years.

Part 2 Water coaster from another angle. Would you like some more Megalite pictures? Well, you gonna get it, either way. A lagoon in front of it. Lift hill. The queue, inside the fortress. Station building One from the inside. People getting some ejector. And then some even stronger ejector. Lift hill again. For the cable dorks. Test seat. More nerd shots. Heres the helix again. The evil twisted hill. (but not as evil as the ones later in the layout!) The helix again. More megalit lift hill goodness. Another lagoon. The awesome skull fountain, recently closed of for the night. Outside of the station, and the mechanics golf car. Walkway. Attention to detail. Playground for the smaller pirates. Some more theming, along with some built in benches. A majestic sight. And one last shot of Piraten. A happy girl, after a REALLY good day. The park also has a water park section of it, and the water park nerd in me wants to show you photos of it, but the truth is that it's a pretty bad one. The only decent slide is the half-pipe from Polin, but it has so much water flowing in the bottom, so you stop half way, and you have to walk out of it. There is a decent play structure from Whitewater, but the water is so could (because it has it's own water loop) that I was not able to enjoy it. Seriously, when have you ever heard small kids complaining about to cold water? Never! They have invested a lot on the dry side in recent years, but now I think it is time for an overhaul of the water park. If they did a big investment of around €5 millions they would get so many nice slides and maybe a lazy river in, and then they could leave it for another 10 years. But something has to come to the water park soon, that's for sure. Another thing to note is that Djurs has the best operations on their coaster in all of Scandinavia. They are so ridiculously effective, and not to mention nice and polite. I remember one instant, on Piraten, where somebody held up the ride attendant (around the middle of the train) asking for something. Then the other one who were finished checking his side jumped over the rails and checked the rest of the other side, so that they could start the ride asap. Many MANY thumbs up for the staff. Hope you enjoyed reading, and please leave a comment. Fårup Sommerland is coming up on my next day of world. That is over 200 photos, including a 70 shot in action pov of the action course.

So I finally visited Djurs Sommerland again. I had something preventing me from going last year, so It was a really long awaited trip. Of course the park delivered what it always does. A class A+ experience. A long with Sweden's both city parks, Gröna Lund and Liseberg, this is the best park we have here in northern Europe. Since I have not ridden Piraten in two years, I was very curious to see if it still was my favorite, since I have ridden a lot of new coasters since my last visit. The answer is YES! It still is the best IMO. The sher amount of ejector and the from start to finnish intensity is just unmatched by any other ride. The only two rides in the world that could change my opinion would probably be El Toro and Skyrush. New for this year was Juvelen, a brad new family thrill coaster, made by our one and only Intamin of Wollerau, Switzerland. It is probably one of the best rides in the world, if you count in all aspects like theming, ride experience and accessibility for all ages. (if you don't count Disney rides). The only other family thrill coaster I can think of the deliveres this performance is Winjas. It's just a really good ride, with a good amount of track, cool pre-show, good launches (the second one is pretty insane) and really cool trains. The direction changes after the second launch was seriously some of the most fun I have had on a coaster. Since I am a huge fanboy of Djurs, I didn't want to come here and rave about how good Juvelen is sounding like a fanboy, but it really is amazing. If you ever have the chance to come and ride it, do it! But, Piraten is still the star of the park, for me. Even though Juvelen is pretty darn close behind. Another cool thing with Djurs is that there are no bad coasters here, (except the kiddie credit) they are all quality A material. They do a really good job at adding good rides, and I think a lot of it has to do with the CEO being such a fan of theme parks himself. Ayway, onto the pictures. I will split it in two parts. Welcome to Djurs Sommerland! Here's the entrance. I spy something AWESOME! Is it Piraten? Yes! (for those of you who have seen Brother Bear). The park is so nice and green. It is filled with awesome play grounds all over the place. Just really nice. And a little more nice. A SBNO topple tower? No, this one actually works! Hurry up and get on, before it breaks down!!! (which it did later) Just a really good looking flat ride. Some cleverly hidden slides. Djurs is home to the best looking Flume in Scandinavia (which really doesn't say much) With a big splash. The theming is great! Here is the first splash, and the lift up to the final drop. Still working. Can you see the rainbow? A really good looking flag. Of course, it's not a sommerland without a big ass playground. Let's do the park's rafting ride! The sunlight kinda ruins this one. Floating down the calm part of the ride. Just as the log flume, this ride has some great theming. Here's the wild west section of the park. The other way. Awesome backwards american flag themed wave swinger. Buffalo themed bumper cars, new for last year. Moving along to Africa. Sorry, no photos of King Kong Non political correct ride, which had a really annoying ride attendant with a water gun. Here is the Cannibal Pots, a standard tea cup ride, that is just so much more fun thanks to the name and theme. Let's keep walking. The park is spotless, thanks to all the cleaners. What is this I see? Ah, yes. One of the best family rides in northern Europe. It has some great theming. See for yourself. The mouse part of the ride. Let's walk to the entrance. More theming. Good looking table area. The almost famous milking goat. Some guys having a party. The station is just as awesome. Helix of death, above the water of death. Biggest, and best, drop on the ride. Going up, towards the helix. And one last photo of Thors Hammer. Okay, here's one more. This is a new area of the park. Both these were relocated for this season. And it looks great. Lots of trampolines for everyone. Just a good looking area. And this is what required the relocation. The new Mexico area looks amazing. This weirdly awesome flat was new last year. To my disappointment is was broken. This is the only picture I took of the actual track of Juvelen, the park's brad new Intamin ATV coaster. The sun was not on my side, and there really wasn't any other angles to get a good photo of it. Since the opening report, roof has been added above the launches, like the other similar rides that Intamin has built. However, I don't like these roofs. They don't match the level of theming that the rest of the ride has. I know that they were rushed to get them up in the last minute, but I really hope that the park replaces these ones with some better looking roofs in the coming off-season. The theming for the ride is just stunning. Every time this park builds a new coaster, it just gets better and better. I see you as well, more on you later! This was full, earlier in the day. Simply stunning. The attention to detail... Looking towards the ride's exit. The inside of the station had a really good atmosphere. Some rock work, and a waterfall on top of it. Good looking? YES! Here's the exit ramp, leading in to the gift shop. The guy in green is actually the park's CEO, a big coaster enthusiast. This ride is just such a great package. Some of the greenery is really starting to grow in. Let's keep walking in this great park. Here's a funky looking children's ride. Walking through the western area again, now with another target. Did I mention that the park is green? And the other way is green as well. The park has a big picnic are, with grills, that were really popular during lunch time. Let's take a walk through the children's area. Little car ride. complete with rotating car wash. Helicopter ride. The other way. Balloon ride. I didn't take pictures of all the rides, there are a few more, including the kiddie credit. This is something I like to see at more parks. Fruit stands. I'm not talking about more healthy food options, just fresh fruit. Some water melon and pineapple was like a gift from the goods in the heat during the day. Let's walk in to my favorite area of the park. Here is the parks main attraction, and my favorite roller coaster in the world. And heres the awesome helix, right after the drop. But more on that later, here is the park's water coaster. It also has some GREAT theming. Just amazing looking. Or what do you think? The splash box. Splash area. In the sunlight. Tilting family drop ride, with a cool theme. A Zamperla spinning ship. I'm just so impressed with how much theming they have done in the recent years. Sure it has always been great, but now they are just going balls to the walls. Djurs is really shaping up to become the Europa Park of Scandinavia, and I can't wait to see how it looks in 10 years from now. Children's flume ride. The lift. And the drop. Let's end part one with a little splash. The rest of the pics will be up very soon. If you wish to watch more pictures of Juvelen, from backstage, check out Hanno's opening report here A funny thing to note is that I have never encountered this Intamin down time that everybody is talking about. And I have ridden a lot of them, plus that our parks here in Scandinavia has quite a few of them. This day however both the Intamin rides in the park had problems. Piraten was up and running all day, but there was a mechanic in the station almost all day that watched the cable lift, and at a few times it gave away a really loud bang when the train entered the ascent. Eventually they removed one of the trains during the day, despite big crowds, so something must have gone wrong. As for Juvelen, it only had one train operating the whole day. They had a sign in front of the entrance apologizing for it, and also a ride attendant standing there, telling people that the line was over an hour. I don't know what was wrong with the second train, but there have been a lot of complaints about the lapbars tightening on smaller kids, so maybe that was being addressed. Anyway, it didn't look that good to have the parks new main attraction with a one train operation in the middle of the summer vacation. I only got three rides thanks to this, but I really don't mind, since the ride was so amazing.

Vertical construction one the LSM ride has not started yet.

Family coaster POV. Looks like the usual "a lot more intense than the other manufactures in the given category" that Intamin is known for. However, I think that the ride could be a little bit longer, especially considering how tall it is. Otherwise awesome!

Ant the length is only 630 meters. Good to see that they are getting a custom one, even though I love SAW!

Excellent job!

Yes, I'm going to wait for the investigation before I say more. But it looks extremely dark now, for a 100 year old safety mechanism to fail.

It doesn't matter the reason, it is really embarrassing for them. I'm a die hard Intamin fanboy, and I always think that the accident that happens on their rides are okay, because they could not be predicted or are due to human errors, but this I thing here with a failed anti-rollback is just not okay. Feel free to flame me for this.

I always thought that was a beautiful complex. Proslide skyboxes are insanely awesome, and this one looks pretty tall. The Kraken-racer mat slide is probably my most wanted water slide to try. How is it? Is it as good as it looks? Which would you prefer of it and a regular mat racer with bumps?

Skara Sommarland! Please, please, PLEASE!

What a horrible accident, and I really feel for the family of the victim. I always get so sad when somebody passes away on an amusement ride, designed for maximum fun.

I have been working 15 hours a day this week, and not really followed these accidents. After reading through the info available on this accident, I can only imagine how embarrassed Intamin must feel. An anti rollback not working in this day and age is just a plain and simple embarrassment.

Believe me, they are! Unless it's raining..