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Update: Also, here is a look at Fjord Rafting after/during the fire.

Another update from the park's Facebook:

Update from the park's Facebook page:

Here is a "better" view of the affected area. Source

Howly sh*t! What a very sad day for Europa.. Glad everyone is safe!

Yeah, I heard about their expansion plans as well. But with the disappointing guests numbers, they probably won't be adding a major ride anytime soon. Which is very sad to be honest, because I really liked this park and it deserves to get more attention. I agree that Tweestryd is an excellent addition to this park. It is indeed a bit short, but so are the other Vekoma family boomerangs. At least you got two of them at this park!

The Making of Port Laguna & Avalon: Episode 4

Rockets has soft-opened at Jardin d'Acclimatation. Official opening on June 1st, 2018. [fbvideonew] [/fbvideonew] Source

Excellent report as usual, and great pictures. I have to admit, Medusa is real high on my bucket list. Also, I was wondering if that boomerang really is the world's first? I always thought that the first one to open to the public was the one at Bellewaerde. It is not like that is something to brag about, though EDIT: Apparently, this was the first boomerang ever built in 1982, however it did not open until 1984, after the second boomerang built opened at Bellewaerde.

Expedition GeForce Europa-Park or Magic Kingdom?

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I was pleasantly surprised about the zoo itself, the theming was much better than I expected it to be. While Raik has the better theming, I prefered Tweestryd in every other way. It's a better than average family coaster.

Phantasialand Taron or Maverick?

Insane at Grona Lund Parc Asterix or Walibi Holland?

Sport

^It certainly is very interesting that Goliath doesn't run in the rain, because the first part of the day it was absolutely pouring it down, and Stunt Fall was still running fine.

PortAventura invests 40 million euros in new attraction and hotel The Spanish theme park resort PortAventura World will expand. 40 million euros is invested in a new attraction and a new hotel. The new attraction - a dark ride in the Sesame Street themde area - must be finished next year. Details about the addition are not yet known. Director Fernando Aldecoa speaks of "an attraction for the whole family, with the familiar characters from Sesame Street". It is an investment of 15 million euros. Children's area Sésamo Aventura opened in 2011. In addition, 25 million euros are spent in a 150-room hotel, located near the Far West part. There are already two hotels there: Hotel Gold River and Hotel Mansión de Lucy. The resort will soon have six hotels with a total of 2250 rooms. PortAventura World consists of PortAventura Park, Ferrari Land and a water park. Last year, the three parks together attracted a total of 4.7 million visitors. A new family coaster opened last week in Ferrari Land. Source

Thanks! Parque Warner surely is a very well themed park, even better than I expected. Rio Bravo (the flume) is the best non-coaster at the park. If the weather wasn't that bad that day, I would have ridden it a whole lot more. And I still can't get over the fact that I almost flew out of the boat on that "special element" after the first drop.. All the coasters were running all day, so also Stunt Fall. I even had my first two rides on it when it was pouring it down. Here in Europe, we don't shut our coasters down for a slight drizzle I completely agree with you. The coasters at Walibi Belgium are all okay, but with Pulsar and Tiki-Waka they are going in the right direction. All eyes are now on the 2021 hyper coaster! Now, that would've been something!

SLC Blackpool Pleasure Beach or Alton Towers?

You're welcome. To be honest, before Tweestryd, I had also never heard of this park. But I really enjoyed Wildlands, and not only because of the coasters, but because of the park in general. So I understand why they build that ride; to let more people know about Wildlands and, possibly, visit this great zoo/park.

Here are some pictures I took of Tweestryd at Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen. I noticed that the park isn't yet listed in the Park Index. (I've also sent you an email about that). Here's a link to my full report.

Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen (Tweestryd) - May 2018 Hello everyone! On May 21th 2018, I went to Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen to check out their new-for-2018 Vekoma Dueling Family Boomerang coaster, called Tweestryd. It was also my first time at this park. Wildlands isn't really a theme park, it is more of a very well themed zoo, with a few rides and, as of 2018, with a coaster. I am normally not a massive fan of zoo's, but I was really impressed with Wildlands. Most areas were very well themed, and I really loved the atmosphere in the park with themed music playing in every area. Of course, the main reason for visiting this park was Tweestryd, the new Dueling Family Boomerang. But Wildlands has much more to offer: there are shows, a few solid rides and, obviously, the animals. Also, the animal enclosures were gigantic, and there were barely any fences. Everyting looked natural. The weather that day was absolutely perfect, but crowds were very light, despite it being a holiday. Serenga Safari, the park's Safari Jeep ride, had the longest wait in the park, topping out at 20 minutes. Tweestryd was a walk-on, every single time. Welcome to Wildlands Adventure Zoo! Let's start in the Nortica themed area. This one's really enjoying the sunshine, while the other sea lions are having a nice swim. Arctic 1 was the first ride of the day. It is a 4D simulator themed to a Nordic mission, but - you guessed it - gone wrong. I am not a fan of these kind of rides. The movement of the seats was very jerky, but the visuals itself were one of the best I have seen. But still, it is not my kind of ride. Like all the animals, the penguins have a massive area. This is about a fourth of the whole area. In case you were wondering: yes, penguins yawn too. You could literally walk between the penguins. They came so close, you could even touch them. It is time for the Nortica show. It's a sea lion show that was pretty okay, nothing special. The stage looked nice, though. Terra Explorer was next. It is an educational ride where you step in an elevator that takes you down into the earth's crust, telling you about the history of the animals. One of my favorite animals; the polar bears. Seems like he's really enjoying his meal. Let's explore Serenga. It is the area themed to the savanna and desert. "I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!" You can get real close to all the smaller animals. I really liked the look of this area. Also, the park is home to lots of play equipment for the kids. Even the hippo's are having a sleep. This is the enclosure for the lions, complete with Pride Rock. But sadly, no lions today.. Serenga Safari is the most popular ride at Wildlands. It takes you around all the major animals in Serenga, so you can get really close to ... the ostriches, ... the zebras, ... and even the giraffes. The safari also takes you to the desert and the camels. And if you're lucky, you can get very close to them! That are a whole lot of baboons. These two were having a small discussion about who would get the piece of fruit. The rhino's were enjoying the beautiful weather. There are lots of places where you can eat at Wildlands, all very well themed. Tweestryd (6/10) Tweestryd is the second Family Boomerang I've done, the first one being Raik at Phantasialand. While Raik has the better theming, Tweestryd wins at every other category; the layout is much better, you get more airtime and it duels. It is also a very smooth ride, probably one of the smoothest family coasters I have experienced. I definitely prefered the front, because you get some good pops of floater air and you travel all the way up the spike before starting the backwards journey, while the airtime in the back is almost non-existent. Overall, Tweestryd is a very fun family coaster and a great addition to this park. It is finally time to ride Baron 1898! I mean, Tweestryd.. It's a very fun family coaster. You can either choose red or blue, each representing a different charity. Money will be donated to the charity of the winning side. I definitely prefer Tweestryd over Raik. And the fact that it duels makes it even better. The front gives you some nice floater airtime. Going up its lift hill, backwards. You get some great interactions with the other train. Tweestryd is one of the smoothest family coasters I have done. It is a great addition to this park. Lots of theming everywhere you look. The last themed area to explore - Jungola. Which is home to a baby elephant! All of them are enjoying a nice cold shower. What is this little boy looking at? Really focused on getting that branch. I love random theming like this. The entrance to Rimbula, where you go deep into the jungle. The jungle is home to lots of beautiful birds. And some Madagascar favorites. The last ride of the day was Rimbula River - a boat ride that takes you on a journey through the jungle. The entrance to the ride. Lots of great theming everywhere you look. One last look at the baby elephant to end the report. So overall, I had a great time at this park. The highlight of the day was clearly Tweestryd, followed by Serenga Safari. Like I said earlier, I am normally not a big fan of zoo's, but I really enjoyed Wildlands. The big animal enclosures and great theming makes this a must visit if you are in the area and really like animals (and there are two credits as well). Thanks for reading.

Jester Then I'll ask it again Raik or Tweestryd?

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^I am most likely visiting this park for the first time in June (along with all the other major UK parks), so I'll post my thoughts in a trip report when I have ridden it. Despite all the hype, it really does look awesome though!