Photo TR: Expedition Expedition GeForce

[vuurvogel]

This is the introduction to our visit!

Edited October 3, 2010 by vuurvogel

[larrygator]

EB - this is great!

[Groteslurf]

Oh god. So we are going on a coastertrip in 2 weeks Just kiddin'. This is great. Please do something similar of our trip in 2 weeks

[robinschroder]

Ha ha! Great stuff! I've just got back from Germany and can't wait for this epic trip report to take shape! Will endeavour to get my bits up in a couple of days' time...

[themeparkman25]

HAHAHA EB, this is hilarious! Quite possibly made my day!

 

Though, I am jealous you got to ride EGF. Are you going to come with Hans and I in early July of 2011 to ride her? You should!

 

 

Jordan "I think I'm a nice American" Darrington

[vuurvogel]

I have some riddles for you, to keep you occupied so we can sort out to other photo's of the trip.

This Arcade machine told us to push the red button...

But where we looked, No red button. Do you know where to find the red button. Let us know.

We thought this meant; Fasten seatbelt, eat pizza sideways and put in 3th gear. Do you have a more creative solution? Let us know

[Groteslurf]

If you dare to forget to fasten your seatbelt, start yelling out the pain because you'll be hit in the balls.

[Peejay]

Ha ha, this is awesome! It was very nice meeting you. Hope you got some more amazing rides on EGF.

 

Peter

[robinschroder]

OK - time for part 1 of my contribution to this TR!

 

In all my years of travelling to Holiday Park to ride Expedition GeForce, never before has it run so well! It was amazing!!! And it was great to see Peter, Hans and Eelke-Bart!

Ich bin dein Expeditionsleiter, Doktor Robin Schroder!

When we arrived at the park, there was a notice saying that both Expedition GeForce and Holly's Wilde Autofahrt were not operating. I was too distraught to take a photo (hence this drawing for the trip report). But the sign turned out to be completely wrong - both rides *were* running!

Here's what we came here for! Superwirbel!!

Peter managed to get the train in this picture of us - nice work!

Next up, the Lighthouse Tower starflyer. As well as being a ride, the lighthouse tower also serves as a genuine lighthouse to the nearby Rhein river.

Here is a map showing the region covered by the operating lighthouse.

We all got a new credit on Holly's Wilde Autofahrt!

Hans and EB got to ride with Holly, as you can see in this photo of their actual ride.

Historical education time now! EB and Gabi are learning a lot in this picture.

Crazy monorail ride time now. There is some discussion as to whether or not the downhill segment counts as a credit...

...The further back in the train you are, the less plausible it seems that this could possibly count as a credit.

The duck made of flowers can only but look on as our monorail reaches the disputed downhill segment...

Hans and EB get their credit!

Hey it's the sunflower guys!!

As we leave Donnerfluss, we spot a grasshopper!!

Take a closer look!

And, of course, we also rode Expedition GeForce! Here are Peter, Hans, EB and the flag of the European Union at GeForce's station.

Some barrel theming!

Here we all are on the ride! It was running the BEST EVER!

I'll now trail ahead to some of the photos that you'll be seeing later in this trip report! 1. GeForce in the station!

2. GeForce in action! (Which some of you may note has been somewhat lacking in my contribution... Sorry!)

3. And finally: always start with a picture of the park map!

[Ed]

This brings trip reports to a whole other level...

[themeparkman25]

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Edited January 25, 2011 by themeparkman25

[STR8FXXXINEDGE]

EB & Robin... This is awesome! I love it. Keep 'em coming, guys!

 

Robin - I'm still waiting to see your photos from the Europe trip that you took with those crazy little Holga like cameras. I was intrigued the whole trip.

[TPDave]

I think I just wet myself...

[hansrubens]

^

Use kleenex Dave

 

Time for my tribute to this tripreport.

 

The first thing I want to say.... Geforce is running great "again". Everyone who's in the opportunity go and ride Geforce this year.

 

Thanks EB, Robin and Peter for this awesome day maybe we can repeat this somewhere next year.

 

 

Now for the pictures I don't think I can beat the quality of EB and Robin but I'll try!!

 

Maybe you can spot the pictures I took when Robin took a picture of me. got it? no? anyway time for pictures....

Yes we all know it by now... Can't start a tripreport without a proper picture of the park map.

and of course EB studying it.. He probably wonders: did I travel 6 hours for a park like this?

I don't know why I took this picture.

There was already some Haloween theming.

Lighthousetower overlooking all the big seas of Germany.

and one for the smaller seas.

There used to be plenty of sea around here.... Where the heck did all that water go?

Our main reason for our visit.

This ride is so popular it needs a camera.

I just missed the hot Holidaypark Police girls.

This ride wouldn't be so cool without the barrel theming.

Why so happy?

Robin and Peter on a expedition.

I really needed this on my way back home...

but wait Robin has Holly Power should have called him.

Neu Neu Neu

What the....

Yes there is a gold donkey in Holidaypark couldn't find the red button though.

It's all about barrels in Germany.

Such a nice couple.

Can't skip this kiddie ride although it makes us sad and pathetic.

Peacocky!!

Mad Cow disease on the loose.

Strange things happens in tents.

Let's just PRETEND we rode it.

Same

I think it's time to start Expedition.

Oh no that can't be true.

I this man is a mad man.

and I think this guy is a hero... hence the shirt.

Only one train at the park.

Where are we again?

All wheels still in place.. Check.

Nice and blurry!

Explanation... Swiss flag = Intamin. American = Are nice people. Germany = Home of this coaster.

Probably one of the best seats in the world.

Did you know there are 7 moments of airtime on this coaster... well now you know.

This is the best airtime moment.

Robin said I should take a picture of this dog. I don't know why but I just post it.

Then on our way to the exit suddenly a woman jumped in front of us and make Robin take a picture of her group.

Sure Robin took a few pictures but all blurry!!!

[themeparkman25]

Sooooo jealous.....It's not fair.

[robinschroder]

Great work, Hans. I literally can't believe it's true that the trim is back... for a very good reason! It quite literally can't be true!

 

Remember, dogs are prohibited from riding GeForce!

 

The rides we pretended to go on (but didn't) were great - I particularly enjoyed the moment when the barriers didn't open for our boat! And that spinning bench ride really made me dizzy, I expect!

[nursethom]

Very clever and nicely done.

[hobbit]

Epic Reports ! great !! a good thing to start my day !

[Groteslurf]

Crazy and funny. Loving it

[CedarGeneral]

This made me crack up!

[vuurvogel]

Tripreport EB

 

Well, here is my 'normal' part of the tripreport.

 

This was my first time to Holiday Park and so my first time Expedition GeForce.

I first rode EGF in the morning and it was a nice coaster. Fun but nothing special. Then we did some other rides and went back to EGF in the afternoon. What a deference it was. The beast within EGF was unleashed. It is striking what little bit of sunshine can create this metamorphosis. There was lots of speed and airtime. Or better stated ejector time. Even on the first drop, right back seat, you were thrown out of your seat. This coaster earns its reputation and did not disappoint.

 

To the photo's,

This is were we went

Only good pic I got from Holly's Wilde Autofahrt

This picture looks familiar, but it is different

Oh look, it looks like it is themed after a lighthouse. Yes Robin it is called lighthouse tower

Silly Hans, Oh no Gabi

Robin tried his best to get as much photobombs as he could

The not so magic donkey of Holiday Park

There he is again

Grrrr, I got your head

This is for you who like food pics

I know you are out there, people who want to know what we ate

Yes, our meal was excellent

Nom, nom, nom

Hans was delighted to find some mountain dew

Robin's Dutch shoes are especially designed by and for him to not get wet feed on water rides

I like this wheelshot because of the lighting from below

some serioussly sweet a$$

[robinschroder]

Good work, EB! Nice to see my dutch shoes turn up in a trip report!

 

I have a part 2 coming up soon, but my computer with the pictures all ready to go is currently broken...

[texcoaster]

Interesting tribute to Mr Rodriguez and his marathon records. I was at the park during his EGF stint and rode it several times on the same train as him. He seemed like a nice guy.

Oddly enough, the year before that I also happened to be at SFStL when he was doing a marathon on Boss. He probably thinks I'm stalking him or something.

[robinschroder]

Sorry for the delay - I've literally just rebuilt my poorly PC and can now post my part 2!

 

When I returned to my hotel in Neustadt an der Weinstraße from Holiday Park (thanks for the lift to Haßloch Pfalz Bahnhof, Hans and EB - really sorry you later broke down though), the receptionist mentioned to me that there was a big fair going on nearby - the Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt in Bad Dürkheim. At first I was a little put off by the title, what with being vegetarian (and Wurstmarkt = Sausage Fair). However, I quickly remembered that if Oktoberfest can be held quite happily in September, then what's in a name? I looked it up online and noticed that they had a travelling Maurer Söhne spinning coaster, "Spinning Racer"!! So it became my mission to head to Bad Dürkheim and ride it! It must have been one of the only travelling coasters not with TPR over at Oktoberfest!

 

After a (packed!) half-hour regional train ride, I arrived in Bad Dürkheim and headed for the site of the fair, having scribbled down a rough map on the back of a random leaflet from the hotel. I needn't have worried as I wasn't the only one headed in that direction, and was kind-of swept along by the crowd!

 

As soon as I approached the site, I could see a tall Starflyer-type-ride and off in the distance was Spinning Racer! I finally made it through the crowds and got on the coaster without much of a queue. I thought it was a really good, fun coaster and at 4 Euro, wasn't bad at all! It seemed to feature little elements from all of the other Maurer Söhne spinners I've been on too which was nice to see. An excellent bonus after an amazing day at Holiday Park!

 

After Spinning Racer, I headed for the Starflyer-type-ride. This (after research a few days later on my return) turned out to be Van Der Beek's 'Around the World' which has since been rebranded 'Sky Dance' and taken over by Nülken. My understanding from various internet articles is that the makers of the actual Starflyers, Funtime, have been in hot pursuit of this ride over the years as it infringes their patent! And I can see why, as it is essentially exactly the same as a Starflyer, but with slightly different seating - which actually made it slightly more terrifying than a normal one, e.g. Lighthouse Tower, which I had ridden earlier that day! I felt even less secure, but was perfectly happy to have paid 4 Euro to experience the ride!

 

Anyway, enough writing - here are some pictures!

Spinning Racer overview

Kasse

Ride sign

Spinning Racer is owned by Oscar Bruch (who also owns Alpina Bahn and used to own Eurostar). Check out more details : http://www.oscar-bruch.de/

Like Robb mentioned in the Oktoberfest reports, there's nothing like $ per person to incentivise loading and despatch!

Operations were superfast!!

Here returneth some happy riders!

A spinny blur...

...and another!

OMG, I'm the new Hanno! Ha ha - just joking. Hanno is the new Hanno and will forever reign as king of theme park photography!

And here's Sky Dance!

Sky Dance blur!!

Back at my hotel in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Expedition GeForce is somewhere out there a matter of miles away. Goodnight! What an AMAZING day!!

[Coaster Mike]

Great part 2 shots man, really digging some of those. Out of curiosity, what type of camera did you use?