hansrubens Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Hi everyone, This tripreport is dedicated to the most insane indoor themepark of the Netherlands "Speelstad Oranje" which is "Playtown Orange" in english. The park is build in an old potato flour factory. The make-over happened in 1984-1985 and the place still breathes the same 80's style in fact it hasn't changed a bit since then. Don't know if that is a good thing or not but at least there is free parking and the admission for an adult is only € 10,--. I could stick with my sister who stayed on resort with her husband and four kids. So I had a free hotel and free admission. I would call the place dangerous in a way. There were hardly any ride operators and all of the rides are packed together so many of the rides aren't fenced off and you could easily lose your kids out of sight. But then again the atmosphere was very relaxed and laid back. Anyway there is a credit... well for me it's a credit.. it's powered you know. Maybe this tripreport will bring back memories to some of the Dutch and/or Belgian readers. Enough of the blah blah on to the pics. (Part 1) There were some construction pictures of the coaster. ^ On top level you can find minigolf. There are some weird spots throughout the park. Something is wrong about this. Some random theming. ^ ^ Some POV shots from the Zeppelin Or in my case.. little girl powered. Which are man powered. They are called Zeppelins. From the first floor we could get on the parks transport system. ^ ^ Well you get the idea. Spooky It was really... And Het Griezelhuis. This 4x4 kids ride. There isn't as much on the first floor as there is on the groundfloor. OMG there it is. Let's see where is the staircase. That concludes the ground floor let's move on to the first floor. There is still one part of the old factory around. ^ Oh what a great view you can almost see the wall. ^ ^ But the view is the disturbing part. It is kind of cool that they put bumpercars on it. The most disturbing ferriswheel I've ever seen. POV shot. Evil dragon. Some of the theming Around the second helix. A better picture of the first turn. First turn. This was the only part where you can take pictures Can't do a tripreport without the blurry station picture. Through the first turn. ^ Somewhat of an overview shot. Train flashing by. Credit time....The Tornado. It was a bit dark in this part of the building and Larry sorry I forgot to take a picture of the ride sign. A boat ride for the small kids. Indian river. Except that those bumpercars didn't stop so when your kid want to exit the ride it had to run for dear life. Well that is not so weird I suppose.... Another weird thing.... bumpercars for kids. had some airtime It almost... Pirate ship. .. I had to duck for the bridges. Some POV shots ^ ^ There are also some boat rides with unprotected water everywhere. They were faster then I thought. It are just plain waterslides only without the water. Those slides were everywhere. Slides. ^ and farmer the ride. Draaimolen. Two more small rides on groundlevel. Which narrowly fits under the ceiling. A small chairswing ^ Horsie the ride. Parents supervise your kids. Scooters. There are a lot of rides for the smaller children but most of the rides are unprotected like this one ^ ^ ^ There are just a bunch of kids rides on the ground floor. Most of them are old fairground rides. At the other side you can find a bunch of trampolines <---- is that proper english Check out the speed of the ride. ^ First ride. Cause the park is three stories high and things are bit confusing I'll start on groundlevel then work my way up through the building. And like I mentioned parking is for free. Entrance for only €10 So talked enough about food right now let's head to the park. I guess this is the main entrance. And an awesome themed bar. See they all enjoyed their meal. So we decided to eat here again on the next day. The fooooood was pretty good. Foooood. Which was nice and only € 15 for adults. On my first evening we decided to eat in the buffet restaurant. Back view of the factory. On arrival I got this awesome wristband which gave me admission for two cool days. One side of the pipowagen. The resort has some nice settings. We stayed on resort in Pipodorp. View of the opposite direction. Front view The "factory" is situated in a town called Oranje. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansrubens Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 (part 2) You may pull the brake and travel with the tredmill to it's highest point and release the brake and so on and so on.... I don't have pictures of it when it cycled cause there was nobody to ride I will add a video. Then the big tredmill starts rolling and when it reaches the right speed a light turns to green.... Your'e strapped in this car with just a 3 point belt. The most insane flat ride i've ever done. In the last room there was this jumper and.... Down to the very last part of the report. ^ They have a real nice garden for the smokers. Time for a cigaret break. ^ Even drink and food prices were okay. And after the make over. The factory complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teacups Make Me Sick Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 What an INSANE place! In the farmer ride, are those real chickens under the barn centerpiece? Except that those bumpercars didn't stop so when your kid want to exit the ride it had to run for dear life That is just awesome, something you would NEVER find in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansrubens Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 ^ I don't think that were real chicken. Otherwise those chicken must be 24 years old since no one would take care of them. The couple in the next video were the only one who did ride the Flying cars that day. [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=Fyingcars001_fb20[/coastertube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Cool report. Get to work, Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyuk200523 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I......................must..........................ride.............................that!!!!!!!!! That has to be without a doubt the most awesome ride I have ever seen at a "ghetto" style family park! Good job I am going to Holland in October, will have to remember this place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmicha Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 ^^^That ride actually looks like a blast. Very simple concept with (most likely) amazing results. I'd love to ride a ride like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Hans - thanks, been added to the Park Index Scott - Come on! I do have a real job that takes precedence betwenn 9-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtime&Gravity Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 (edited) Nice trip report of a totally unique place. Wow, it kind of looks like a run down version of Knuckleheads in the Dells. Both are built in old unique structures (Knuckleheads is in the old greyhound track), and both offer restaurants, rides, and a lack of ride operators. That said, if given the chance, I would visit that place as it looks like a cool little place, and that looping car ride looks like a lot of fun. Edited June 24, 2020 by Airtime&Gravity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Wow, what an awesome little place! I still don't understand why we dont' have things like this in America!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megamatt Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 There was a Flying Cars ride like that at Riverview Park Chicago. It was there until this lady commit suicide on it by taking off her seat belt at the top. Very good photo trip report. Looks like an awesome park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamikazewatermelon Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Woah! it seems like every ride there was built from scratch. it's like an indoor ghetto fair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillerman1 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 This place looks awesome, and I totally want to go there! Thanks for sharing your trip photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmereStars Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I havent been to Speelstad Oranje in a very long time! I only remember the dragon coaster.. Its really weird, but still pretty cool looking! Some really messed up rides... another only-in-holland thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michielh3 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Aaah , this brings back wonderful memories , thanks for this report ! And although the Tornado wasn't my first coaster , I was still scared craps because it's in the dark , and as as I can remember it , it was waaaay higher .. And i can also remember some wacky .. erm how could i explain this .. Just imagine a booster. Smaller , indoor. Your only safety thingy is a belt around you waist ( like in the circus ). And you can turn it , by running in it , as one side is a circle. ( like this thing , but then on the end of an indoor booster .. ) //edit : Found it ! , the picture sucks though .. : Don't know if anyone gets it , but i remember these "things" being there the last time i was there. Also a Bowling alley on the third floor ? And i can't rember the ghost house , or the indian river .. I'll try to find some pictures of what I mean Do note that the last time that I've been there was about 10 years ago .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansrubens Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 ^ There has been an accident last month with those "loopschommels". A 10 year old boy fell over the fence and got under the ride and got serious head injuries. So the rides were removed on the begin of april. ----Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michielh3 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Aha , that explains why there aren't there anymore ... Sad for the kid though .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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