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Opening of new Plopsa theme park postponed for months The opening of the new Plopsa theme park Majaland Kownaty in Poland has been postponed for months. Actually, the theme park would open on May 26th. That will now be September 29, says Plopsa director Steeve Van den Kerkhof. The delay has to do with several factors, explains the director. "We are dependent on Polish legislation with regard to inspections, which are very different from those in the Netherlands or Belgium, for example, an inspection can only take place when a building or attraction is completely finished: they do not have periodic inspections, so it takes a lot of time." The operational side also plays a role. Actually the brand new park would be operated by the Dutch investor Momentum Capital. "After consultation, we decided that Plopsa will fully exploit the park itself, but for that we want to collect the right people first and that takes time." The opening on Saturday, September 29th, according to Van den Kerkhof is 100 percent certain. "I think the park is already one of the most beautiful Plopsa parks in the world, but we now have extra time to finish everything even better: you can only open a park once and it has to be perfect right away." Poland is an interesting market for Plopsa owner Studio 100, says the director. "For example, the last cinema film about Maya the Bee attracted 400,000 visitors, an unbelievable success, which promises much good." Majaland Kownaty - part of Holiday Park Kownaty - revolves around Studio 100 characters Maya the Bee, Wickie the Viking, Heidi and Bumba. There are indoor and outdoor attractions for children. In the long term, a wooden roller coaster must also be built. Source

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Parque de Atracciones de Madrid - April 2018 Hello everyone! April 6th and 7th 2018, I went to Madrid, Spain for my first ever time to Parque de Atracciones de Madrid and Parque Warner Madrid. I spent the first day in Parque de Atracciones and the second day in Parque Warner. On April 6th, I visited Parque de Atracciones de Madrid. Much like Tivoli Gardens and Liseberg, Parque de Atracciones is a city park. It is not as centrally located as Tivoli or Liseberg, but still close enough to the city to be considered as one. From my hotel, it was only a 20-minute ride with the Madrid Metro to the park, which drops you off a few hundred meters before the entrance. Because the park is owned by Parques Reunidos, I had free entrance with my annual pass from Bobbejaanland. I always try to keep my expectations as low as possible to avoid disappointment, especially since this park is owned by a company that is known for running not-so-great parks. And guess what, it was just as I expected it to be. It didn't blow me away, but it was a nice, relaxing amusement park. Note how I said amusement park though, not theme park. Granted, some rides and areas are fairly well themed, but other rides have absolutely no theming. And if you have read my previous trip reports, you know how much I love theming and the overall experience. That is something this park is definitely missing. They do have the potential to be a great park, though. They just need an excellent coaster, because their current coasters are just okay - nothing mind blowing. It is not like they don't know how to theme their rides, because the Nickelodeon Land area looked great, just like their Mine Train Coaster. Don't get me wrong, I did have a great time at this park! They have some good, fun rides. Also, the back of the park is very relaxing. The weather forecast for the day was pretty bad with lightning storms and rain. While it did rain the first part of the day (it was just a light drizzle), the second half of the day was mostly dry. This resulted in very low crowds, and thus also in low queue times. Most of the rides were at most a 10 minute wait, except for their Wild Mouse coaster Vértigo, which had a 30 minute line all day. Welcome to Parque de Atracciones de Madrid! As soon as you enter the park, you are greeted by the park's massive star flyer. You get some great views from the entrance plaza. The park is full with all kind of games you can play! Also, there are a lot of Hidden Mickey's in this photo.. La Selva is the park's 4D Cinema. It is okay, I guess. I am not a big fan of these kind of rides. Next up was La Jungla! La Jungla is a boat ride through the green heart of the jungle. I thought it had some pretty good theming, although is would have been better if there were some moving animatronics. Who doesn't like a relaxing boat ride through the jungle? They also have a The Walking Dead Experience. It only ran on selected times and was an upcharge. I am also not a massive fan of the Walking Dead, so I didn't bother with this one. Seems like this guy has been trapped in the car for a very long time. The park's Star Flyer provided some awesome views of the surrounding area. Time to explore Nickelodeon Land! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Anyone down for some jellyfishing? Padrinos Voladores (1.5/10) Credit whore or not, I enjoyed this little coaster. And it had some cute theming! Next up was the Fairly OddParents coaster. These sharp turns were actually pretty fun. I am a big kid, I know. Like I said, this area is very well themed. Are you ready to explore? Keep your eyes on the road, please. Thank you. Some more Nickelodeon themed rides. It is a fantastic area for the kids! This little coaster was sadly closed, but it looks great! TNT Tren de la Mina (6/10) This coaster was a surprise hit! It is very smooth, and it has a really good pacing through the entire ride, without being too intense. There are also a few good pops of airtime. On top of that, TNT Tren de la Mina actually has some pretty good theming. It is definitely one of my favorite family coasters. TNT Tren de la Mina has a massive entrance. It is an excellent family coaster that has some nice floater airtime here and there. On top of that, it has some good theming and a couple of head choppers. Vértigo (4/10) It is just your standard Mack Wild Mouse. Nothing special to say about it, except the fact that this was the left side of Bobbejaanland's Speedy Bob. It is a great coaster for the whole family, though. Ever wondered what happened to the left side of Bobbejaanland's Speedy Bob? Well, here it is! These rides are lots of fun for the whole family. It did have the longest wait of all the rides, though. But 30 minutes isn't that bad, either. It still rides the same as when it used to be Speedy Bob. I love little areas like this! The Rapids were closed for the entire day, but is was testing. Every Spanish park has some fantastic water rides, and Parque de Atracciones is no exception. You will get absolutely soaked on this ride! Despite the rainy weather, a lot of people were riding Los Fiordos. And since I live in Belgium, where the weather is 90% of the time rainy, the weather didn't stop me from riding it! These Intamin Drop Towers are always a lot of fun! Not the best one I have done, though. The park is also home to a Huss Top Spin, .. .. and a Huss Frisbee! Abismo (7/10) Abismo is clearly the best coaster in the park. Besides the fact that it is a very unique ride, it is also a very fun ride. The ride starts with taking you to the top of its massive 46-meter (150 ft) tall tower, vertical! On a normal coaster, when you reach the top your direction is changed to the normal position. Not with Abismo! It takes you upside-down, which gives some awesome hangtime! Next, you twist through the Sky Loop-element before plummeting straight down. With the standard SkyLoop coasters, this would be the end of the ride. But what if I told you Abismo is special? It has an extended layout with some tight turns and great airtime! The ride was also very smooth and had some pretty good forces. The only negatives I can say about Abismo is that a) it has no theming, and b) the restraints crushed my thighs every single time we were at the bottom of the first drop. Despite all that, I think this a really great coaster that I enjoyed very much! Next up was Abismo. The ride takes you to the top of its massive vertical lift hill. After which it will drop you straight down! Abismo has got an extended layout with some tight turns and very good airtime. The only big point of criticism I have is that the restraints weren't that comfortable for me. You can get real close and personal with Abismo. It really is the star attraction of this park. Rising towards the sun, somewhere behind the clouds.. Who doesn't like some great hangtime? Threatening clouds, but that doesn't stop Abismo. You will get some very good ejector airtime here! Tarántula (6/10) I am not a massive fan of spinning coasters, but I really enjoyed Tarántula. It is one of the longest spinning coasters I have done. It doesn't really have a special or unique element like for example Winja's has, but it doesn't need that. This ride just keeps going and going. It is definitely one of my favorite spinning coasters. Tarántula is the park's spinning coaster. Normally I am not a big fan of these kind of rides, but Tarántula was very enjoyable. The ride just keeps going and going. Hands up if you love Tarántula! Next to Tarántula, there is this little interactive shooting dark ride. It just goes around in one big circle and it is very dark inside. And suddenly, we are in Paris. There is also a Disk'O called Tifon. Tornado (5.5/10) Tornado was probably the biggest disappointment of this park. I was really looking forward to finally riding an Intamin Inverted coaster, but I didn't enjoy it as much I would have liked. The two loopings had some good forces, and the corkscrew had a good snap to it. But that's pretty much it, the rest of the ride is pretty forgettable and forceless. Also, Tornado is not a smooth coaster. It gave me a few moments of headbanging in the turns and the helix at the end. And again, this ride has no theming. Tornado was my first Intamin Inverted Coaster, and let's just say that it was not what I was expecting from it. Tornado climbing its lift hill. The two loopings had some good positive G's. But the rest of the ride isn't that good. It is definitely not the smoothest coaster in the turns and the helix. Lots of steel for Tornado's loop! Some random people enjoying (??) their ride on Tornado. So overall, I had a fairly great time at this park. The highlight of the day was clearly Abismo. There are a lot of other good rides, but like I said before they really need a standout attration, like a major coaster or a large scale dark ride. So, is it the best park I have ever visited? No, not by a long way. But it also isn't the worst park I have visited, by far. Would I visit this park again? Well, I would not come to Madrid solely for this park. But if I am in the area? Sure, why not? Although I would much rather spend my time at the superior park a bit more south of Madrid. Thanks for reading!

Awesome update! Seems like you two had a blast. One day, I'll get out there to Vegas.. Thanks for sharing it with us!

Looks awesome! I really like that dragon.

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Exactly. The heavier train has more energy (more mass) than the lighter train. The brakes slow the train down, so that means that the brakes are taking away the energy (speed) from the train. Now, this is the same amount of energy for both the heavy and the light train. Because the heavy train has more energy (mass), it takes longer to slow down the heavy train.

8/10 Superman: la Atracción de Acero at Parque Warner Madrid?

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Superman - Parque Warner Madrid, what a fantastic ride!

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Abismo - Parque de Atracciones de Madrid

Parque Warner Madrid, tomorrow!

Can we just think for a moment what a freaking amazing line up this park will have in the next few years?? Possibly one of the best Intamin Hyper's out there, a massive RMC and two awesome Vekoma launch coasters! That is very impressive! Especially for a park that is only a couple years old..

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^I had free entrance with my annual pass from Efteling. But I bought my ticket for Ferrari Land from the park's official website. I don't really know if there is a website where you can get cheaper tickets, I am sorry.

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No problem! This crowd calendar is always pretty accurate. It's in French, but the color code is as follows: Green = Calm day, Blue = Pleasantly busy, Orange = Occupied, Red = High crowds, Black = To avoid. So for the 15th and 16th of April, you should be fine. As you can see in the link to the crowd calendar I posted above, the first week of June should be okay.