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New Plopsa theme park in Poland announces expansion Only one day after the official opening of the first Polish Plopsa theme park, ambitious expansion plans are being presented. Majaland Kownaty will open several new attractions in the coming years, worth tens of millions of euros. "We have so much confidence in the project that we had already decided to expand the park before the opening", says Plopsa director Steeve Van den Kerkhof. The Plopsa Group works together with the Dutch investor Momentum Capital for the project. The first phase of the park cost 20 million euros. Recently, construction of a wooden roller coaster of 7.5 million euros has already begun. Immediately after that, a third phase of another 20 million euros follows. It is intended that among other things a large water attraction is added. The wooden roller coaster from the American manufacturer Great Coasters International is comparable to Heidi The Ride in Plopsaland De Panne, the flagship park of the Belgian Plopsa Group. The station building in Poland looks like a dilapidated wooden house. No Studio 100 character is associated with it. "We are now signing contracts for the other new attractions", says Van den Kerkhof. Meanwhile, a second Plopsa park in Poland is also being considered. That should be in the Polish capital Warsaw. The exact location is not yet known. Source

First Plopsa theme park in Poland now officially open Maya the Bee and Wickie the Viking are now also conquering Eastern Europe. After two years of construction, the first Plopsa theme park in Poland was officially opened on Saturday evening. Majaland Kownaty includes 24 different attractions spread over an indoor and outdoor area. It is an investment of 20 million euros. The park - one and a half hours from Berlin - is an initiative of the Dutch investor Momentum Capital. At first, it was only the intention to use the figures of Plopsa. When it appeared that the Dutch company lacked knowledge and expertise to run a theme park, the Belgian Plopsa Group was asked for help. Plopsa eventually took on the construction, the decorations and the entire management. "What you are seeing now is the result of phase one," says Plopsa director Steeve Van den Kerkhof. In the first year, one counts on 300,000 visitors. An admission ticket costs 16.50 euros. The main attractions include a family coaster and a free fall tower. There is also a theater for children's performances. Theme park fans will recognize many attractions from the Plopsa parks in Belgium (Plopsaland De Panne & Plopsa Indoor Hasselt) and the Netherlands (Plopsa Indoor Coevorden). There were also some new creations, such as a butterfly carousel. "Poland actually has no theme park culture at all," says Van den Kerkhof. "Majaland is the first real theme park in Poland, but it is a growing market with a lot of potential and we are very confident about it." There is already thought of a second Plopsa park in the country. Source

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I honestly don't think that flying coasters ever peaked. Paramount bought Stealth, Six Flags bought Vekoma's other two. Ever since Six Flags installed the three Superman coasters, there's always been a new flying coaster or two popping up every few years. You know how Six Flags is, they like to take a coaster concept and copy-paste it everywhere. The fact that three Superman Ultimate Flight flying coasters were built at the same time isn't really evidence that flying coasters were "the cool new thing". They've always been "just another coaster type", though a coaster type that's pretty freaking fun. Maybe F.L.Y. will change this?

^It is this dark ride. This will be located in the Ali Baba section of the park, near the Vekoma Boomerang Cobra.

No. Have you been to more than 20 different theme parks this year?

Taron Wildfire or Helix?

Napkins Blue Fire Megacoaster or Star Trek: Operation Enterprise?

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Psyké Underground - Walibi Belgium

Sierra Tonante at Mirabilandia?

Unlimited FastPass at Disneyland Paris will cost 150 euros Disneyland Paris introduces several paid FastPass options. With a FastPass it is possible to skip the long queue at an attraction. Normally the service is free, but from October 15th, visitors can also choose different paid variants. One of the options costs a whopping 150 euros per person. With a Super FastPass, visitors can enjoy quick access for 45 euros (30 euros in low season) to three family attractions (Ratatouille: The Adventure, Peter Pan's Flight and Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast) or three thrill rides (Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster and The Twilight Zone Tower or Terror). Those who are not satisfied with that, can also opt for an Ultimate FastPass. Skipping the queue once at all nine attractions with a FastPass queue costs 90 euros per person (60 euros in low season). The most expensive variant costs 150 euros (120 euros in the low season). This means that visitors are allowed for unlimited use of all FastPass queues in the parks in one day. Source

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Jetline - Gröna Lund

Absolutely!! I'd pay even more to ride that beast. Do you like fast spinning flat rides?

Hey, no shame! I also rode Tuff-Tuff Tåget at Gröna Lund, which is the same model as Fiesta Express. Although my visit wasn't just for that credit.

Thanks! Gold Rush is very good coaster. It is a short ride, but the intensity and variety of elements more than make up for that. I really enjoyed the cable car, especially how it takes you over the Mainstreet. And that wave swinger, yeah.. It certainly is unique Hopefully you are able to experience this park in the future, if your vacation time allows it. Thank you!

Troy at Toverland, a few hours ago.

El Diablo - Tren de la Mina - PortAventura

Great report and photos! Sounds like you had a ton of fun

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You're very welcome. Yes, me too! I love theming, and when it is all indoors it makes it even more lovely.

Attractiepark Slagharen - September 2018 Hello everyone! On September 8th, I did something rather unusual. I visited three parks in one day; De Waarbeek, Plopsa Indoor Coevorden and Slagharen. They are relatively close together, at most a one hour drive. The final park of the day was Attractiepark Slagharen. It is a Wild West themed park and holiday park that is located in Slagharen, the Netherlands. Slagharen consists of two areas, which are connected by a Mainstreet with shops and restaurants. I simply love Wild West theming, and all the theming at this park is very well done, especially the Mainstreet and the buildings around it. The atmosphere at this park was also fantastic, with lots of themed music playing around the different areas. Despite the park itself being rather small, there is a good variety of rides and attractions. They have a couple of water rides, lots of different flat rides, a classic cable car, a surprisingly good dark ride, a junior coaster and, of course, Gold Rush -- the park's Gerstlauer Infinity coaster that replaced the iconic Schwarzkopf Looping Star in 2017. Welcome to Slagharen! Let's start with a ride on the park's log flume. It has two drops, but none of them will make you wet. Mine Train (4/10) Mine Train is the park's junior coaster, a standard model from Vekoma. While these are fun, they don't really do much. The drop provides a bit of airtime if you're in the back seat. The rest of the ride consists of a couple more turns which are all quite smooth. Like most rides at Slagharen, it was also nicely themed. Next up, Mine Train. Mine Train is the park's Junior coaster. The drop provides a bit of airtime, while the rest of the ride consists of a few turns. Smile for the camera! It is an excellent family coaster. Slagharen is also home to a Jules Verne themed area. Phileas Fun House isn't a fun house, but a giant indoor play area for the kids. You can learn how to drive in Jules Verne style. It is a very pretty park, with lots of theming. The park is also home to a classic Enterprise, which is manufactured by Schwarzkopf, not Huss. Flying elephants at Slagharen. A small carousel for the kids. Expedition Nautilus is another water ride. It is probably one of the least themed rides at the park. Slagharen really has a great variety of rides. The park's rockin' tug looked nice, despite the ride itself being not that great. There is also a cable car that takes you from one side of the park to the other. I love these kind of rides. The cable car takes you over the Mainstreet to the other area of the park. I really like that you literally went above the other guests. Lots of shops and places to eat at Slagharen. El Torito was my next ride. It looks very nice, but the ride itself wasn't very forceful and you barely spinned. You did get a long cycle, though. The park is also home to what is probably the most unique wave swinger ever. The monorail passes through the building, where you get a tiny dark ride section. The drop tower didn't really fit in with the rest of the park, in my opinion. It had no theming and just didn't look nice when you compare it to the rest of the park. The ride itself wasn't very good either. The best part of the ride are the views you get from the park. Slagharen's giant and unique carousel. The Mainstreet is home to lots of shops and restaurants and connects the two areas of the park. It is also the best themed area at Slagharen. I simply love Wild West theming. The atmosphere in this area was fantastic. El Teatro is a 4D cinema. I didn't ride it. The park is also home to a huge ferris wheel. Are we in Paris now? It is a gorgeous park. Some more themed buildings. This is quite possibly the shortest Antique Cars ride ever. It goes out of the station, around this tree, and then back into the station. All set and done in less then 40 seconds. What a ride! There are also lots of play areas for the kids. Convoy Race. It is not really a race, though. Lots and lots of flat rides. This one is a classic, but I always enjoy these. The park's Pirate Ship. Wild West Adventure was the biggest surprise of the day. I knew that it was a dark ride, but I didn't know that it would be this good. It is a boat ride that takes you through the Wild West, passing Cowboys and Indians. The theming in there is simply fantastic and so are the special effects. There even is fire! It is located near the back of the park, so make sure you don't miss this one. It is a very good dark ride. Even more play areas. The park's other, smaller ferris wheel. Eagle VS. Cobra There aren't that many of these left, so I made sure that I rode it. It was quite enjoyable. Gold Rush (8/10) The newest ride at Slagharen is Gold Rush, the new-for-2017 triple launch Infinity Coaster. Gold Rush is very well themed, and has lots of little details throughout the queue and in the station. The ride was fairly smooth, but it did have a bit of a rattle. It didn't take away from the ride experience at all, though. Your ride begins when you gently launch forwards for the first time. After going up for about a quarter on the first element, you roll back into the launch. This backwards launch is way more snappy than the first one, and really pushes you forwards out of your seat. You then travel up into the dive loop, where you hang upside down for what has to be at least 4-5 seconds while experiencing one of the best hangtime moments on any coaster ever. Seriously, it is insane, even more so when you're in the back of the train. Next, you travel back down and are launched for a third and final time. After this very snappy launch, you are going full speed and shoot straight up on the ride's top hat. At the top, you get some great views of the holiday park, before flying out of your seat the whole way back down; floater airtime in the front, ejector in the back. The ride's first inversion is taken at high speed, but still provides a bit of hangtime at the top. After some high G's exiting the Sling Loop, you travel over an airtime hill that gives strong ejector airtime. A high-G overbanked turn over the queue is followed by Gold Rush's final and best inversion, the Dive Loop. This inversion aggressively throws you out of year seat when you make a quick left twist before diving upside-down towards the ground. The launches then act as brakes and guide you back towards the station. Gold Rush is a very good coaster, and a great overall experience. It is short ride, but it really packs a punch and does a lot of different things. It has fantastic hangtime, ejector airtime and it is well themed. The fact that Gold Rush's trains are also very open and only have lap bars make the fast transitions, airtime and hangtime even better. Gold Rush is an excellent coaster and worth a trip to Slagharen just for that. It is finally time to ride Gold Rush. It is the new-for-2017 triple launch Infinity Coaster that replaced the park's iconic Schwarzkopf Looping Star. Gold Rush is well themed and has lots of details around the ride. The ride starts when you launch forwards, whereafter you roll back into the launch. This backwards launch is more intense than the first one. You travel up backwards into the dive loop, where you hang upside down for what seemed an eternity. Seriously, this is one of the best hangtime moments you'll ever experience. After the third launch, you fly full speed straight up on the ride's top hat. Some excellent views from up there. You are out of your seat the whole way down. Awesome! After plummeting back down, you travel up the first inversion. It is taken at a high speed, but you still get some unexpected hangtime. You experience some high G's while exiting the Sling Loop. The airtime hill that follows takes you over the station. Great ejector airtime! Despite the slight rattle, Gold Rush is quite smooth. The overbanked turn guides you over the queue towards the final inversion. Gold Rush ends with its final and best element -- the Dive Loop. This inversion aggressively throws you out of year seat when you make a quick left twist. The lap bar makes it even more insane. You then dive upside-down towards the ground, where the launches act as brakes and guide you towards the station. It is a short ride, but it does a lot of different things. And it does it all very well. Gold Rush is a fantastic coaster, and an even better overall experience. So overall, I had a great time at this lovely Wild West park. The main highlight was Gold Rush, easily one of the best coasters in the Netherlands. The other highlights were the dark ride and just in general experiencing this well themed park. Slagharen was actually a lot better than I originally thought. I love all the theming at this park, and the atmosphere is outstanding too. Combine all of this together, and you have one of my favorite small theme parks. Thanks for reading!