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True. I LOVE Elf. It's the only film I know of that everyone in my family enjoys. The person below me will be spending Christmas away from home.

False. Been there 4 times. The person below me lives within 100 miles of a beach.

All right. Time for another update from the TPR Scandinavia Trip. Well, we're technically not in Scandinavia anymore as we have now entered into Germany so we can visit Hansa Park. Hey, it's in Northern Germany, but it's not that far, and Hansa Park is a really nice park. They really take a lot of time and effort to theme their rides really well. And the coasters are really good too. Not a bad one in the bunch. Fluch von Novgorod - Easily the best Euro-Fighter I've ridden. It's got everything. Fun beyond 90 degree drop, fun launch, ejector air, twisty inversions with hang time, and some really nice theming. I wish I spoke German so I could know what they're saying in the dark ride portion of the ride. But hey, it's still a fantastic ride. Definitely make sure you check it out at Hansa Park. And outside the coasters, it's still a really nice park. I already mentioned how I really like the theming, but they also have a good selection of other rides including some really unique rides that can only be found at Hansa Park. So definitely make sure you check those out and be sure to visit Hansa Park, whether you head down south from Scandinavia or head up north from the rest of Germany, make sure to check out Hansa Park. It's a really good park. Anyways, onto the photos. All right. We're in Germany and now on their way to another great German park. We had to take a detour through local roads thanks to roadwork. Hey, I didn't mind. The town looked absolutely beautiful. Yay!!! We made it!!! Technically not in Scandinavia, but hey. It's super close to Denmark. So why the hell not drop down and take a visit. Plus, its just as good as all the other great German parks. The park treated us great, giving us all sorts of stuff. I got from them a map, a pin, and a hat. Yep, I got another coaster hat. After my Prowler Hat 4 years ago, I'm ready for a new hat (despite not being a hat person). And of course, we got ERT on the parks star attraction (for now), Fluch von Novgorod. Boy, those restraints seem much more flimsy compared to the other Euro-Fighters. Love the single riders line they have for the ride. This is without a doubt, the best Euro-Fighter I've ridden so far. No doubt about that. It's not only got a really cool dark ride section, but it also has a launch as well. It may not look like the best thing ever, but it's just such a fun ride. It may not have the most inversions ever, but that Zero G Roll was really good. Wee!!! Hangtime!!! Love the Wile E. Coyote-like hands in the tunnel. And let's not forget about the park's super good exit. I mean, you can either take the stairs or the slide. Choose wisely. That's only a sliver of the land this monsterous coaster is gonna take up. Basically, the ride is going to be a Gerstlauter Hyper Coaster with a huge indoor section. Damn, that sounds impressive. After our ERT, we got a special presentation from the park on their new 2015 coaster, Schwurdeskarnan. Notice the lack of ID methods for the cigarette vending machine? Yeah, this wouldn't end well in the United States. Hey look!! A ride that's not only closed 90% of the time, but has extremely low capacity!! Let's ride!! Love the theme of this. It blends in so well with the park. The capacity may be dreadful, but this is a really good frisbee. I constantly missed these spinning raft rides and finally got on the one at Parc Asterix, and wasn't that impressed with it. So hopefully this one is better. Nope. This one might've been even tamer. Guess these things just don't spin the way they've been hyped up. A: Every park in Europe must be required by law to have a Wild West Area. B: The Wild West Area looks fantastic. "Umm, this horse isn't going anywhere. I think it might be dead." Crappy Looping Starship in the middle of the Native American section. Love the random wet and dry slides in these parks. "Have a seat Kevin and let me show you how my tribe used to make bread." All right. Let's move on and start getting the rest of the credits here. You better brace yourself cause this is easily one of the more BRUTAL wild mouses. This is easily one of the best Wild Mice out there. Moving onto the next credit, we're moving onto the parks newest coaster, Schlange vid Midgaard. It's a fun little ride and you get 2 laps on it. Not a bad ride. All right. Time to traumatize all the local children as we take over the Pillow. "Whoa!! What is this floating feeling!!?" No Niel. We're not gonna let you get back up. Just lay still and enjoy the ride. Up next, the Vekoma Roller Skater. Yes. The ride does in fact thread the loop of Nessie (we'll get there soon enough). Hey, it was a custom layout and a really fun ride. And finally, we get to ride Nessie. With all the Schwarzkophs going extinct, its great to see Hansa Park preserving theirs. Still packs quite a good punch in the loop. TAKE THE MONSTER!!!! Hey, it may not be the golden shot with Nessie in the loop while the Roller Skater is threading it, but its a good enough dueling shot. And in case you could't tell, we are up in the Sky Tower, looking at the surrounding area. Love the look of the town. How good is the food at Hansa Park? Not the best food on the trip, but I'm always fine with a big stick of meat. Love the atmosphere they have on their boat ride. It's a bird you perverts. Not only are Bayern Curves rare rides themselves, but this is the only Double Bayern Curve in the world (that I know of). So of course, we had to take a ride. For some reason, the pirate ship here was just really good. WEE!!! EJECTOR AIR!!! Of course, we had to take another ride on Fluch von Novgorod because of how good it is. It's a shame that more rides don't get all the effort that Hansa Park puts into theirs. This is the fate of anyone who f*cks around at Hansa Park. I'm not sure what was up with the doughnuts here, but this was one of the blandest doughnuts ever. Hey, at least I really liked the milkshake. "Hey you!! Yes you!! I know you're a huge nerd!! So go on and take all our park maps!!" When in Germany... "Excuse me, but I'm from the future. Where am I and what time is it on todays date?" Well, so long Hansa Park. You're a fantastic park and I'll be sure to stop by next time I'm in Germany. All right. We're back in Denmark and ready to check into our next hotel. Yeah. This hotel was undergoing a lot of construction, and as such, it was my least favorite hotel of the trip. Now, I don't mind noises at night, and the rooms were actually really nice. However, one problem that I couldn't overlook was... You HAD to take the elevator. Yes, HAD to. The stairs were off limits unless a fire broke out. Considering how many of us there were and how few can fit in the elevator, this caused so much unnecesarry waiting that could've been avoided if people could just take the stairs (Quick packing tip. Don't like carrying all your luggage? Pack lighter). Luckily, I was one of the first people, so I got a huge head start. Nice view we got of the local intersection in Aarhus. We just headed over to the local Burger King for dinner. And after that, I hung out with some people in the lobby, but for the most part, just relaxed spent the night catching up on videos. Thanks for reading and please leave any comments you may have. Legoland Billund Photos will be up soon.

Strongly disagree. Dog Fart Coaster is awesome! Anyways, onto the worst ride names. Flight Deck Drop Tower Roller Coaster/Coaster Scream

There are many interests you can have that would cause embarrassment. Being a roller coaster enthusiast shouldn't be one of them. While I don't spout out random roller coaster or amusement park facts to family and friends, everybody I know knows that I am a roller coaster enthusiast and that I've travelled across North America and Europe riding roller coasters. My family may not "get" roller coasters, but there's plenty of stuff they like that I don't give a crap about and we all support each other's random hobbies. My friends for the most part have the same interests as me. So even if they're not roller coaster enthusiasts in the sense that they know the big manufactures like B&M and Intamin, and know about the top coasters in the world, they still know that I've been on a lot of coasters and I've even taken them to a couple faraway parks on a mini-roller coaster trip.

The Top Gun Anthem - Harold Faltermeyer

Favorite Intamin: El Toro Favorite B&M: Kumba

Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp

Vilda Musen - Grona Lund

July 2013. Outlaw Run. When was the last time you rode a Hyper Coaster?

Ispeed @ Mirabilandia

1. Montu @ Busch Gardens Tampa 2. Katun @ Mirabilandia 3. Dueling Dragons Fire @ Universal Orlando Resort 4. Dueling Dragons Ice @ Universal Orlando Resort 5. Monster @ Walygator Parc 6. Raptor @ Cedar Point Yes, I know that I listed 6, but Raptor and Monster are clones with Monster being slightly better due to its lack of a midcourse brakes.

Here's how I'd rank the Intamin & B&M Hypers (and Giga) that I've ridden. 1. Expedition Ge Force 2. Bizzaro @ SFNE 3. Behemoth 4. Nitro 5. Millenium Force 6. Raging Bull 7. Goliath @ La Ronde 8. Silver Star

Invisible Touch - Genesis

A long time ago. I HATE milk with a passion and adding chocolate does not improve the taste enough to make it good. When was the last time you played a sport?

Da Funk - Daft Punk

Xcelerator easily takes the win for it's horrible system of having lanes for cars instead of individual rows, leading to arguments over who gets the very front.

After filing a complaint for horrible customer service, I've received a written apology and free coupons. I am happy with this.

El Loco @ Adventuredome back in July.

Booty Swing - Parov Stelar

Katun - Mirabilandia

I Think I'm Paranoid - Garbage

Adventure Express - Kings Island

Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles

True. I have ridden New Texas Giant, and I do really like it, though I consider it to be my least favorite of the 3 RMCs that I've ridden. Maybe I caught it on a slow day. The person below me has ridden a Rocky Mountain Coaster.