superman2 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Just over a week ago i joined up with Thomas to ride some coasters in Austria and Slovenia. Austria is not known for its normal coasters ( the very few it has) but it has loads of alpine coasters which can and are great fun to ride also scenery wise it can't be beaten. It's one of the most beautiful country in the world.We had a great time there and hope to share our memories with you guys. Photo report....enjoy First park we went to was Freizeitzentrum Zahmer Kaiser near the German border. First credit of the trip, the Buterfly coaster. Thomas enjoying the Butterfly coaster. Butterfly coaster. from another angle. other rides at the very small park. simulator ride. park view from the car park. Next stop Familienland Erlebnispark. It's a nice family park with one coaster. Entrance. Childrens play slide with elephant head themeing. Nice clean park with plenty of animal characters. First view of the coaster. getting closer to the Interpark model of the zyklon coaster. Coaster cars from inside the station. General park shot. Even the slide is well themed. Swing ship. The coaster from another angle. A ride you may see at the Legoland parks. Not operating when we where there. For you donkey lovers out there Thomas on the dragon swing. New water ride, really well done. Characters on the water ride. Nice theming. Water ride. more characters. I like this park. Nice, clean and the view is not bad. Rino trying to eat me Water ride again. Coaster going up the lift hill. Coaster porn. more coaster porn. coaster car going up the lift hill. park logo on the coaster car. Full coaster shot. Also not bad scenery for a coaster in the back ground. Rapids ride in the distance. Rapids ride. Rapids. Lions bench. I hope you enjoyed the photos so far more to come soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Absolutely gorgeous backdrop for a theme park. Cannot wait to see the rest of the updates! Butterflies and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Larry is going to love this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillerman1 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 This thread gets the official Postcard Paradise seal of approval. WOW and thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) Larry is going to love this thread! I'm moist. I'm going to treat parks with just butterfly coasters and playgrounds as I would American FECs with just a kiddie coasters and not include them in the Park Index. However, if they are like Familienland with a larger coaster and/or multiple other rides I'll create a spot in the Park Index. Edited July 21, 2010 by larrygator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2 Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 Next on the agenda were four alpine coasters. For that we had to go towards the alps meaning more dramatic scenery From the four one is a Wiegand model and three are from Braso. The first one is the Wiegand and had been open for just two days. So we were few of the first to be riding this brand new alpine coaster. Enjoy..... Next stop Fieberbrunn. The new alpine coaster called Timoks Alm Coaster Old man with an alien coming out of his head. The Timoks coaster!! Close up. Coaster track. In action. Lift hill. Why are you looking behind? More Timok coaster action. End of the ride. Cable car that takes you up and back down the mountain. Cable car reminds me of a James Bond movie. Alpine coaster number two was the first of three Braso models. Entrance to the cable car that takes us up the mountain. The place had a bike course too, one of many ways to attract people in the off skiing season. This is a really short alpine coaster. A lady dressed in a burka ready to ride. I guess there not banned in Austria like France have. Coaster cars in line at the start. Imortant rules for the ride. More breathtaking scenery coaster in action. The coaster being pulled back up after the short ride. A convoy of alpine coaster cars making there way back up again. End of the ride. Chair lifts were needed rather then a cable car for our next alpine coaster.Zinkenlifte Bad Dürrnberg Coaster dives through the trees making it a more thrilling ride. Coaster in action. The main difference between a Wiegand and a Braso is the Wiegand is run on a track similar to a normal coaster track while Braso on a singular tube. The Braso brake is operated by a handle in the centre of the car and also the car is much more exposed compared to a Wiegand coaster car. more track. Station at the top. View from the top Final alpine coaster of the day. Cable car to the top again. All stacked up. View from the top of this mountain. Our hotel for the night. Updates continued tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Did you guys drive around or travel by public transportation on this trip? I also rode the Alpine Coaster at Zinkelift less than two weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2 Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 Did you guys drive around or travel by public transportation on this trip? I also rode the Alpine Coaster at Zinkelift less than two weeks ago. Larry we drove. We squeezed a lot into this trip so had to cover a lot of distance in a short time. We also went to Slovenia as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britishdebutante Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 OMG the scenery is just beautiful! I need to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Awesome TR. We went to Austria last year and had a great time. I think it's a very underrated place to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 I agree, this report is awesome! And every coaster should have this backdrop.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looperdooper Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 alpine coasters always look so cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 My view from the Sommerrodelbahn at Zinkelift Bad Durnnberg on an overcast day. Amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCo Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 ^ Even on a semi-cloudy day, those mountains are just crazy-beautiful. Seeing roller coasters and wacky water rides in these surroundings is just surreal, in the best way. More, please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 i just realize my last photo was from half up the mountain while still on the chair lift. Here is a picture from the start of the Alpine Coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2 Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 Thanks for your comments guys and for liking the scenery. Got loads more pretty scenery in this update Also thanks for putting my trip report on the main page. I was not expecting this being this is my first TR for TPR, this is a nice suprise Today we head into Slovenia but before that we go to Hermagor (Nassfeld) and another park nearby to ride another Butterfly Onto the pics..... Hermagor (Nassfeld) our first stop. We had to take a cable car to the top.....the longest of the trip. We didn't manage to get a ride up on Mcdonald's sponsored cable car! Arriving at the top. View from the top. Those are Italian mountains in the background. This alpine coaster is located very close to the Italian alps. Me in front of the Italian mountains. First sight of the alpine coaster cars. Track with a view. Cars ready to go down. The Pendolino coaster cars sound so Italian. Final brake run. Next stop was Kärntner Erlebnispark. Park map. Butterfly In action. Proper credit. Butterfly from another angle. Kranjska Gora in Slovenia was next. The track. In action. Station at the top. Unior d.d. program Turizm. Zrece Station. This was the hard to photograph as 90% of the track was in the wooded part well hidden. Large safety poster. We had to run to catch this on at Sportini Center Porhorje Maribor. We were 10 minutes late so we requested nicely and they let us on. Ticket office on the left. We also went to Lake Bled but can't locate the photos from there at precent. Will put them up later. Tomorrow we hit another Butterfly that was not listed on Rcdb even. It's probably the best themed Butterfly in the world so stay tuned for that and thanks again for all your lovely comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCoaster Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Whats the little track thing with the red edges in the third to last picture? Looks fun whatever it is. Great pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeydad Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 This is absolutely one of my favorite TR's in a long time! Beautiful scenery and some really beautiful parks to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcg19 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) Deleted by user Edited December 29, 2010 by rcg19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrutchfield Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Wow. All i need now is a meadow to skip through! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2 Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 Whats the little track thing with the red edges in the third to last picture? Looks fun whatever it is. Great pictures! As i said the place was closed when we arrived and were really lucky to get a ride on the alpine coaster. I myself would like to know what it is so anyone reading this can let us know. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2 Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 Whats the little track thing with the red edges in the third to last picture? Looks fun whatever it is. Great pictures! Looks like it might be a run for tubing in the winter??? Does the alpine coaster run in the winter? In your photo it looks like there is a picture of someone riding it in the winter, but it seems like it would be incredibly difficult to keep clear of snow. Also - does it go down an actual ski run? Sorry to bombard you with questions - but do you pay for the lift up as well as the coaster ride? I work at a ski resort in Montana, and I'm particularly interested in these alpine coasters. My resort has done a LOT in the past two summers to vamp up activities offered and I would love to see an alpine coaster here! You could be right it might be run for tubing. The Wiegand model does run in the snow. The Braso model on the other hand does not operate even if it rains lightly. Yes you have pay for the lift going up but get a discount if you get a combo, lift up coaster down. Go for a Wiegand model. Great fun and would be a really good investment for your resort. Perfect way to get people in during the summer season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2 Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 Next morning we went to a park that was not even on Rcdb. The coaster as you might have guessed is a Butterfly. The worlds best themed Butterfly. Märchenpark Steiermark is a small children park based on fairy tale stories. Park sign. Park entrance. Hello everyone. The Butterfly track can be seen on the right side of the castle building which has the queue line as well. The Butterfly track can be seen on both side behinnd the castle. The Butterfly. In action. The worlds best themed Butterfly unless someone can prove me wrong. The wooded area is the fairytale land. Similar to the Efteling fairytale area but on a much smaller scale. Even i know this one...Red Riding Hood. Mystery door. The bid bad wolf. Flintstones car. They even have goats. The entry exit gift shop. Bye bye Märchenpark Steiermark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightbeawannabe Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I agree that you have found the best themed Butterfly! Now it's time for the best themed Nautic-Jet... Who manufactures them anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2 Posted July 24, 2010 Author Share Posted July 24, 2010 I agree that you have found the best themed Butterfly! Now it's time for the best themed Nautic-Jet... Who manufactures them anyway? The manufacturer is Heege Freizeittechnik. http://www.heege-freizeittechnik.de/open/action/products/menu/11/M/KMHYLw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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