Kevin's Adventures of 2014 (with TPRs Scandi Trip)

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Hello everyone. As you can see, I am Kevin, and after seeing many different threads about people's travels for a year, I figured that I should post one for all my 2014 travels. I know that this will be a big year for me as I am doing the TPR Scandinavia Trip this year, so you'll get to see all the awesomeness of Liseberg, Grona Lund, Tivoli Gardens, and much more here. I'm also hoping to get in some domestic traveling later. So yeah, this is gonna be a very big year for me.

 

January:

John's Incredible Pizza & Scandia (Scroll Down)

 

March:

Six Flags Magic Mountain (BATMAN BACKWARDS!!!) http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1429986#p1429986

 

June:

TPR'S SCANDINAVIA TRIP!!!!

Copenhagen http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1501142#p1501142

Sommerland Sjaelland http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1503844#p1503844

Bakken & Ropes Course http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1506097#p1506097

Tivoli Gardens http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67424&p=1511391#p1511391

Bon Bon Land - http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1524061#p1524061

Hansa Park - http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1532053#p1532053

Legoland Billund - http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1539470#p1539470

Djurs Sommerland - http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1559916#p1559916

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Anyways, lets get onto the first day trip of the year. I was meeting up with some friends down in the Inland Empire, and we decided to hit up Scandia because it may be a small little park, but it is awesome and so is the Scandia Screamer (Seriously, if you live in Southern California and haven't ridden the Scandia Screamer yet, make sure to visit the park this year). It's definitely one of the more underrated roller coasters out there. And while I was down here, I decided to embrace the credit whore within me and head over to John's Incredible Pizza as they had the only credit in Southern California that I still had to get. Yes, it was embarrassing, but at least I'm done with half of my home state. Anyways, lets get onto the photos.

All right. Lets just get this over with as quickly as possible.

I think this wins the award for most embarrassing credit received yet.

CHA-CHING!!!!

The pizza here was ok. About on par with Pizza Hut, only with more varieties. Kind of bummed that they didn't have any of the Spicy Peanut Pizza as thats what I wanted to try. Oh well.

Ok, I got it. Now lets get out of there and go where the good stuff is.

Dammit!! Now my plans are ruined!!

The more I ride this thing, the crazier it gets.

Screw seeing the actual Little Mermaid this summer in Copenhagen. I've got the Scandia version right here!!!

As a cliff jumper, I am very pleased with the name of this drop tower.

Come on!! Lets get on Thors Hammer while we're here!!

GOD DAMMIT!!

Come on. Who needs a seat to ride the Screaming Swing. =P

More Scandia Screamer Goodness.

This may not look that impressive, but this thing'll really kick your ass.

Just a few seconds away from getting ejected down the first drop.

SLAM!!!!

After that day of craziness, we decided to head over to Mrs. Knotts Chicken Dinner Resteraunt and grab some shots while we're here.

Hey!! According to Mrs. Knotts, Perilous Plunge is still at Knotts Berry Farm (Oh, and apparently so is Windseeker, but who cares about that)!! Thanks for reading and hopefully more will be posted soon.

Edited February 24, 2015 by XII

[simon8899]

Those rules are fun in part. Does it mean that military personel is not allowed to show up in uniform? Or NASA employees with a NASA tee?

 

And did they rip off your TPR shirt?

[Jew]

I actually think Scandia Screamer is terrible. There's some good pops of airtime, but it's brutal the rest of the way. Definite spine adjustor. Although I agree that Scandia is still a fun little park---I wish we had more overgrown family fun center parks like Castle Park and Scandia in So Cal!

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All right. Time for the second trip of the year. And of course, this takes me to of all possible places, Six Flags Magic Mountain. This was my first visit to the park since I quit working at the park. I wasn't exactly eager to return, but Batman Backwards was opening up for Season Pass holders that weekend and I figured that I better get on it soon since it'll later have a huge line and with it only being at SFMM for a limited time, I'd be sure to get on the ride while it was here. Plus, I figured I'd give the park a look and see all that was new. If you live in Southern California, definitely come out and check out Backwards Batman. It ranges from slightly more intense to definitely more intense depending on which row you sit in, and either way, its a really fun experience that you should check out. Onto the photos.

Ugh. These crowds seem absolutely horrible.

NO!!!! VENOM DROP IS GONE!!!! THAT WAS THE BEST SLIDE AT HURRICANE HARBOR!!!! ='(

Bonzai Pipelines better be a suitable Venom Drop replacement. Judging from my Trap-door slide in Italy, it most likely will.

Grr. This explains all the disgusting hideous crowds. Why are we here again?

That's right. Batman Backwards is open for Season Pass holders this weekend and we're gonna ride it!!

Hey!! What happened to all those disgusting crowds I saw earlier!!?

SWEET!!!! Guess people are just here for Physics and not for Backwards Batman!!

BACKWARDS BATMAN IS FREAKING AWESOME!!!!

Definitely make sure you ride it in the front (back). That's where its the most forceful.

Luckily, Scream never has a long line, no matter how crowded the park is. So we're safe here.

Thank you Riddlers Revenge Single Riders Line, for giving us something to ride.

That line for Viper is nauseating. Why are we here?

In other news, Mooseburger Lodge got a makeover. And from the outside, it looks AWFUL!!! I mean, it looks bright and colorful. And it does NOT look good!!! It looks more like its trying to fit in with Full Throttle than the High Sierra Territory theme (soon, it'll be renamed ACTION BURGERS!!!).

Still no development on Speedy Gonzales' Racers (AKA, yet another credit whoring coaster for SFMM).

"We noticed that children are having fun on this attraction. It must be bulldozed immidietly."

Hey look. They moved the Tweety Cages. Gotta admit. I like the new sign.

YAY!!! A ride with a tolerable wait time!!! Lets ride!!!

I love Vekoma Roller Skaters.

Good god!!! We go out for a long lunch and come back and THIS is the Fastpass line for Scream!!? We're really f*cked.

Scream Shadow Shot.

And of course, even X2's line is beyond our limit. This is normally the time to go home, but photography awaits.

On the one hand, they FINALLY updated these murals. ABOUT DAMN TIME!!! That's the good news. The bad news is that I prefer the old murals. Something about the paintings of the coasters really appealed to me. These are just the stock images that always appear on the parks website and on their brocures. So that's a bummer, but AT LEAST IT'S UPDATED!!!!

Unfortunetly, its not closed for the sake of removing unnecesarry OTSRs.

Eew. Not a fan of Scrambler's new paint job.

Oh look. Another ride with a short line that I haven't ridden in a while. Lets go!!

BARREL!!!

Hmm. To ride Green Lantern or not?

Well, it has a single riders line. Lets see if its functional or not.

DAMMIT!!! NOT WORTH IT!!!

Lets hope for better luck with Lex Luthor.

Success!!! We got on a ride!!!

I'm not sure why, but Lex Luthor was running GREAT today!! Seriously, today had some the best rides on Lex Luthor ever!!

Yeah. When even Scream is jam-packed, you know you shouldn't be at the park.

And finally, lets end the day with a marathon on Backwards Batman (because its awesome and apparently nobody here has a season pass).

You seriously gotta get out here and ride Batman Backwards if you haven't already. Its that good.

[thrillseeker4552]

Nice report! I'm a little surprised you think so positively on namtaB. When I rode it for the season pass preview, it left me a nice headache for the rest of the day. I prefer it forwards, but to each his own.

[Nrthwnd]

Great report! Thanks for sharing it!

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All right. Sorry for the long delay. A lot of stuff has been going on and I've fallen behind. Since my last update, I went on the TPR Scandinavia Trips, and in case all the other great Photo TRs from everyone else haven't convinced you yet, let me join in on the choir and throw my hat in the ring. The TPR Scandinavia Trip is the best trip I have ever taken. I've done several other trips with TPR such as Middle America, the Northeast, and Italy & Europe in 2012, trips with other coaster groups, and solo road trips halfway across the United States. Those were all fun, but Scandinavia is still easily my favorite trip. First off, this is my favorite part of the world that I've been to. Second off, there were just so many great rides on this trip. Balder, Piraten, Tornado, Helix, the list goes on and on with great ride after great ride. And don't even get me started on the theme parks. Europa Park may still be my current favorite park, but so many of the parks on this trip (Liseberg, Grona Lund, Tivoli Gardens) easily make my Top 10 Parks. And finally, Robb & Elissa put so much effort into making this the best trip ever. There was so much ERT, so many perks, so much included, it was hard to keep track. So thank you again for running such a great and successful trip. I'm sad that the trip is over, but hey, now I get to re-live it through all my photos. Onto the Photo TR.

YAY!!! THE SCANDINAVIA TRIP IS HERE!!! On a random sidenote, United Airlines SUCKS!!!! I gotta find a new airline to fly and get miles with. But whatever. EXCITEMENT!!!!

Oh crap!!! I knew this part of the world was cold, but not THIS cold!!!

Yay!!! I'm here!!!!

I totally buy that they're the happiest country in the world after seeing how its run.

Story Time. A bunch of people on the trip were on the second leg of my flight from Newark to Copenhagen. So afterwards, we all were buying our tickets for the metro. I was gonna buy mine and some Danish Woman walks up to me and asks if I wanted her ticket. I said "Sure. Thank you" and saved myself some precious Kroner for this trip. But getting on the metro, I didn't see anyplace to give anyone our ticket. No check, no nothing. I know in Rome, they just checked on the metro, so maybe this worked in a similar way. Either way, I'm just glad I saved myself some money.

I spy with my little eyes a Starflyer.

Yep. That's where we'll be staying for the next couple days.

I'll see you in a couple days Tivoli Gardens.

Today's just our Copenhagen day. Our day to just explore the town, embrace in all of the goodness of Europe, and do normal touristy stuff.

Ooh!! It's the mythical sword in the viking statue. He who pulls it out shall be crowned King of the Doucebags for vandalism of a perfectly good statue.

So that's what happened to Full House. Everyone just ended up in Copenhagen. Hey, I'd move here too.

I remember bringing up Copenhagen during an old conversation about the best place in the world to move to. I stand by that comment from whenever the hell I made it.

We need more Happy Walls in this world.

Ross, perhaps if you stopped drinking, you'd realize that not only does she not allign with your orientation, but she's not even real. She's just a picture on a peice of cardboard. Find a real guy dude.

Dammit!!! When I said "Let's drop anchor here", I just meant lets stop. I didn't mean literally dropping an anchor here. *facepalm*

I gave into the advertising and had a Carlsberg. Not quite as good as the German stuff, but certainly better than all the popular American brands.

Just relaxing by the harbor with a beer. Life is good.

Ok. Time for another Europe vs. America comparison. Open Container Laws. I LOVE the green light on drinking in public here!!! Really wish America would relax their open container laws.

"Cut the chit chat Kevin, grab your beer, and let's hit the town!!!"

"Cut the chit chat Kevin, grab your beer, and let's hit the town!!!"

"I just checked all of your resumes and you are all the sorriest excuses for guards I have ever seen!!! You all make me ashamed to be Danish!!!"

But seriously, the Changing of the Guard was pretty cool.

Yeah. I'm in Europe all right.

I see you Ropes Course Building. I'll have fun in you later.

Dammit!!! Who's idea was it to go through this tiny little hedge maze!!?

You see that puny little statue right there? One of the biggest tourist attractions in Denmark.

♫Someday, I'll be part of your world.♫

Bah. I don't need to be here. There's a Little Mermaid statue over at Scandia I can see.

While this may look like just some hills to roll down, it's actually one of the best preserved military fortresses in Denmark.

See, I'm not lying. Read for yourself.

Ooh. Pretty Windmill.

I love Europe. I really do.

One of the more famous churches in Copenhagen.

Hey, I may hate religion, but they do know how to make good architecture.

A group of us decided to head out to the Steakhouse by Tivoli Gardens for a good meal while other people wound up at a 7-11. Some people did go to Noma, one of the best resteraunts in the world, but I'm not gonna fork out $250 for dinner, so I went with the Steakhouse group.

Gotta admit. This was a really good steakhouse. Even if I did order the cheapest thing off the menu, it was still delicous and I'm glad I joined everyone.

"Hey Everyone!! I found the Red Light District!!"

Rock on Copenkitty!!! Rock on!!!

Well, its been a great first day in Copenhagen. Looking foreword to the Bonus Park tomorrow. Thanks for reading and feel free to leave any comments you have.

[Nrthwnd]

Great you're posting your take on the tour, Kevin!

Glad you could join us all at the Steakhouse, that night.

 

And I thought you'd had a food rush, when you found that

Thai food place in Grona Lund, lol!

Kevin is stoked for Thai!

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All right. We had fun in Copenhagen, now it's time for the amusement parks to roll in on the TPR Scandinavia Trip. Now technically, the trip hasn't begun yet and this is just an add-on. But hey, I thoroughly enjoyed today as a large number of us ventured into Sommerland Sjaelland. Now if one were to only research the park by going onto RCDB to see what roller coasters they had, they wouldn't see this as anything more than a quick credit whoring stop that would take about 30 minutes before just leaving, but we not only spent a whole afternoon here, but the way the park treated us was absolutely great. The coasters weren't anything special, but we were given a private tour of the park, rode many of their rides, hung out with the owner of the park, and we just had a great time. If you are looking for a small little park to hang out in, then this is a good place to go to. Two thumbs up and I'm certainly glad that I got the opportunity to go here. Onto the photos.

Well, we had fun in Copenhagen. Now it's time for the amusement parks to roll in. Oh, and the breakfast at the hotel was awesome. That Danish was simply unbelievably good.

I love windmills. Not only because they're a great source of clean energy, but they just look beautiful.

Yay!!! We made it to Sommerland Sjaelland!!!

Today was bonus park day. So a bunch of us decided to head on over to Sommerland Sjaelland for some bonus credits and we just ended up having an absolute blast.

Hey Nolan!! Now you can get that Coke you so desperately wanted.

Oops. Never mind. Guess you'll just have to wait till lunch.

First things first, lets check out their Driving School.

Hey Nicole!! We found a ride just for you!!

All right. First credit of the trip.

Oh boy!!! Another Wacky Worm!! I'm so pleased to be riding this one of a kind ride!!

Every single one of you guys is sad and pathetic.

Wee!!! Self-Operated Zipline!!!

Who cares if the train is moving? Hop on board and lets go!!

Hope you like all these American themed areas. There's gonna be A LOT of them on this trip.

Hey, if you're pathetic enough to ride our Wacky Worm, then surely you're pathetic to ride our horse ride. Hop aboard.

♫ "I'm riding a horse. Riding a horse with my high heels on." ♫

If you need help tying your cigarette in a knot, please contact an attendent for assistance.

Love the lunch you put on for us Sommerland Sjaelland.

Please look away from the food and direct your attention here for a history lesson on Sommerland Sjaelland.

NO!!!! MR. T!!!!!! ='(

Ooh. Love the look of that water slide.

Just drinking my beer before driving the go karts. What? Do you have a problem with that?

Just in case you forgot where we are.

Hey Disney. Call your lawyers cause we're riding the politically incorrect Jungle Cruise knock off.

Release the King Kong.

You know that waterfall gag gets old really fast.

Where can I apply for this job?

Time to get the other credit at this park.

Oh crap. Time to pop my Pinfari Looper cherry.

Ugh. Sign of true quality. I'm gonna need another beer to get through this.

The most shocking part of all this? I actually liked the ride!!

It was relatively smooth and there actually was a good pop of airtime. It was just a fun little ride.

Hi random spinning flat ride. Hows it going?

Whatever the hell that pink goop you Danes keep putting on your ice cream, keep doing that cause it kicks ass!!

Pathetic fools who think this'll help them for tomorrows rope course.

Dude!!! These bouncing pillows are awesome!!! For some reason, they're just much better than normal trampolines, which made me very happy to learn after this trip that there's actually one in SoCal apparently.

After that fun day at Sommerland Sjaelland, we went back to Copenhagen for dinner at a chain resteraunt that for some reason isn't popular in America, Wagamamas.

It's not my all time favorite chain or anything, but I really liked it. I could totally see this resteraunt thriving in several different shopping centers, particuarlly in Orange County.

Mmm. Creme Brule *drool*.

And to top off this awesome day, we had the 2nd ever Snack & Alcohol Exchange. And after just how crazy the last alcohol exchange was, I was really looking foreword to tonight.

I didn't even eat anything from the Snack Exchange. Oh, don't get me wrong. I took plenty, I just shoved it all inside a brown paper bag and snacked on it throughout the entire trip. It was kind of like grown up trick or treating.

That red stuff right there, SO F*CKING GOOD!!! I had at least three shots of that.

Grr. I'm torn between my love for all things apple flavored and my hatred of moonshine.

Bah!! Screw it!! Gimme the whole bottle *chug chug chug*!!!

The blue stuff was also really good. Thumbs up from me.

"Need more booze!!! We need more booze!!!" Thanks for reading and feel free to leave any comments you have.

[Nrthwnd]

That was quite the night, Friday night was.

 

 

EDIT to add: The park was awesome too, as was Wagamamas.

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All right. Enough with the tourist sightseeing, bonus credit whoring parks, and binging on alcohol, the bonuses are over and the official TPR Scandinavia Trip for 2014 has begun. And our first park of the trip would indeed be Bakken. It's been claimed that Bakken is the oldest theme park in the world, dating all the way back to 1583. And yeah, I can definitely see that. Bakken is not like your typical amusement park. It mainly seemed to be like a local park with a lot of roller coasters and carnival flat rides plopped down inside. And I really like this atmosphere. It's much more relaxed than your typical amusement park. People tend to just come here to relax, hang out, maybe get a ride on Tornado or two, before heading back to Copenhagen. Or at least that's what I'd do if I had Bakken as a home park. Cause it may be small, but it's got some really good rides.

 

Rutschebahn - Sadly, I heard that this Scenic Railway used to be much better back when it still had a brakeman operating it and you got some serious ejector air, so I was told. Well, at least its still a decent ride in 2014.

 

Tornado - Without a doubt, the most insane spinning coaster ever. The lift hill is basically a launch, it'll karate chop your neck if you don't brace in time, and it is just fast and crazy. It saddens me that there is no other spinning coaster like Tornado in the world, cause it's really the best kind. Easily the most intense spinning coaster and my 2nd favorite (Winjas still takes the cake).

 

I definitely recommend giving Bakken a visit when you're in the Copenhagen. It's got some good coasters, good flat rides, and just a good atmosphere (Oh, and also make sure you check out the Ropes Course. Still one of the coolest things I've done so far and definetly worth the money. Thank you again Robb & Elissa for putting this as an option on the tour). Now, onto the photos.

Well, the bonuses are over and the trip has officially begun. Time to head on the bus to our first park (lovely view of Copenhagen).

Yay!!! We made it!!!

Bakken is reportedly one of the oldest amusement parks in the world, dating all the way back to 1583. Yeah, this park is almost twice as old as the United States. Just let that sink in for a moment.

All right. Let's get ERT started with Rutschebahn. One of only 5 Scenic Railways left in the world.

First up, we went to the secret maintanence area for a history lesson on the roller coaster, which was very interesting.

Love the funky non-straight lifthill.

Enough History!! Let's ride!!!

Now for some bad news about the ride. A couple years ago, they got rid of the original cars with the brakeman you saw in the maintanence area for newer cars with automatic braking, which sort of neutered the ride. =(

Well, at least the new cars look nice.

Hey, at least they still kept this, which made me very happy. I know some of my American Friends were quite surprised to hear about this (and this isn't even the most f*cked up thing on the trip).

Well, its still a fun ride, even if I was told it used to be much better.

Rutschebahn may be a historical classic, but this is without a doubt, the star attraction of the park.

Do NOT underestimate Tornado. It'll kick your ass and karate chop your neck if you don't brace in time.

I really hope Intamin builds more spinners like this cause it's insane.

Hey look!!! I found Santa Claus!! Don't bother going to the North Pole in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. Just head on over to Bakken.

Let me on the Teacup Carousel!! I have such a great history with these things!!

All right. Lets get the other credits, starting out with the low capacity Wild Mouse.

D'oh!! Everyone else stole our idea!!!

Not a bad Wild Mouse, but I've also ridden better.

Wee!!! Cha-Ching!!!

Hey Caesar. How much to eat at your resteraunt?

Continuing on with getting credits, we're now onto Racing, which is basically just outdoors Space Mountain.

Why is this ride called Racing if you're not racing anybody? Are we just racing the other cars on the track?

RACE FASTER CAESAR!!! I'M CATCHING UP!!!

But in all seriousness, it was a fun ride.

Onto Mine Train Ulven, which is basically just outdoors Skull Mountain. Geez, Outdoor Space Mountain, Outdoor Skull Mountain, I think I'm sensing a trend here.

Hey, it was a really good ride.

In case you forgot, Bakken also serves as a local park for those living on the outskirts of Copenhagen.

Just one last credit for us to get.

That's right. It's sad and pathetic time over here.

Well, we got the credit. Cha-Ching!!

Well, time to get on the most intersting flat ride in the park. Sky Roller.

This thing has to be the most frustrating ride ever!! I kept trying to get it to flip, but I couldn't get the weight right. It's not like Brain Surge or the 2 person Top Spin where you just let all hell break loose. You gotta get it just right, and I couldn't get the hang of it. Ugh. I need more practice with this ride. =(

Yeah. I'm in Europe all right.

All right. Time for lunch. Lunch was good and...what's that? YES!!! EUROPEAN FANTA IS BACK!!!! Ok, that's actually Miranda, the Pepsi version of European Fanta, but still!!! European Miranda Knock Off > American Fanta!!!

Why yes. I would like dessert as well.

I am determined to eat a waffle at every single park on this trip.

Time to ride Desperado (the 3D Shooter, not the Arrow Hyper).

"No need to aim or even keep my eyes open. Just use the force and the targets will come to me."

Come on now. Let's go see the 5D Show!!

So we're gonna see a show about going to an island inhabited with dinosaurs that you brought back from the dead. Gee, if only someone had been smart enough to make a movie based off that.

Brooke's favorite park mascot ever.

The log ride was fun and all, but the water quality...not the best to say the least.

We were told to come back to Extreme at 3:30 for a special ride.

HOLY CRAP!!! THIS THING WAS HAULING ASS!!! I mean, it was all right before, but with the operators giving us their special ride, this went from fun to even better than Tango.

"No. A roller coaster does not go through my vagina. Now quit staring."

BEST SIMULATOR EVER!!!

So glad they have this single riders line so I can get more rides in on Tornado.

Well, I had a great time at Bakken. Thanks for everything.

European Bus Drivers are scarily good at their jobs. I mean, just look at how much room we're squeezing by in!!

And now, time for the most insane part of the day. The Ropes Course.

See how big the building is, yeah. That's how high off the ground we're gonna be.

There was a Heavy Metal Festival, Copenhell going on right next door. I wouldv'e joined them if I wasn't doing the Ropes Course instead.

Yes. For the sake of everyone around you. Please take a dump before you jump.

Just one of the many obstacles to go through on the Ropes Course.

Yeah. This shows you just how high off the ground you are. It's 50 meters (164 ft) above the ground.

Once you're done with the Ropes Course, you take the series of Ziplines to get down. I really recommend doing this when you're in Copenhagen. It's an amazing experience.

The dinner they served us may not be anything fancy, but it was a good sandwich. Thanks for reading and feel free to leave any comments you may have. Tivoli Gardens Photos will be up soon.

[Nrthwnd]

I loved that we got to start out pre-opening in Bakken, for ERT. Then still in the park, and as it opened,

the crowds that slowly filled it were amazing to wander through. I would love to have a park

IN my park (Stanley Park) like Bakken is! I think this second visit there, was way better than the first one, too!

 

Great shots there, Kevin. Looking forward to more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the ropes course I did not do. And those shots....... yeah. Nope.

Edited October 15, 2014 by Nrthwnd

[XII]

All right. Time for another update on the TPR Scandinavia Trip. This time, we're at one of the most famous parks in the world and a personal favorite of mine, Tivoli Gardens. The place that inspired Walt Disney to create Disneyland, and yeah. You can totally see that in this park. Located smack dab in the heart of Copenhagen, Tivoli Gardens doesn't really act like most other theme parks with a bunch of rides being the main focus. Tivoli Gardens tends to have this atmosphere where you just go at your own pace and just relax. There are little touches are pieces of charm all around the park. The kind of place where you can just go relax and have fun. But of course, there are also a lot of really good rides in the park, all beautifully themed and blending in perfectly.

 

Daemonen - A very interesting B&M Floorless Coaster. The best way for me to describe this ride, is that it's kind of like the floorless version of Great Bear @ Hersheypark. Except Daemon is much prettier with a beautiful view of Copenhagen, and Daemonen is much shorter, with the brake run being right where the pointless random straight track begins on Great Bear. So on the downside, its a really short ride, but at least it doesn't waste your time.

 

Rutschebahn - Unlike the one at Bakken, this Scenic Railway still has its brakeman. And it REALLY makes a big difference. This scenic railway has a lot of pops of good airtime and is just a really fun ride. It's also got a lot of great theming that just really adds so much to the ride. And I'm not even getting into all the perspective we got from our backstage tour and the incredible history behind this ride (I'll discuss that down below in the captions). Just an overall great ride.

 

So definetly take a visit to Tivoli Gardens when you're visiting Copenhagen. It's a beautiful theme park with great rides, a nice variety, and if you're traveling with someone who's not into theme parks, Tivoli Gardens is still easy to go to as its a hot tourist spot with easy access right in the middle of Copenhagen and plenty of stuff for everyone. Now, onto the photos.

Today was a very relaxing day on the tour as our park is just right smack dab in the middle of Copenhagen within walking distance of our hotel.

If you need to find Tivoli Gardens, it's right by Scandinavian Airlines Headquarters (Great Airline BTW).

And good news for us in that not only is Tivoli Gardens close and easy to get to, but its also one of the best and prettiest theme parks I've been to.

First things first. Lets start out this ERT with some rides on Daemonen.

Yeah. This is how ERT should be.

Daemonen is definetly one of the more interseting B&M Floorless Coasters without a doubt.

Love the view you get from Daemonen.

Its a fun little B&M with some good forces all throughout the ride.

The only problem I have with the ride is that it's short. Really freaking short. But hey. I still like it.

All right. Now lets move onto the Rutschebanen here at Tivoli Gardens. Another one of those Classic Scenic Railways.

Screw having regular old ERT!! Lets start off with a backstage tour!!!

"Sorry. But before we give you guys any more privelages, you're gonna have to pay us by washing all of our dishes. Thank you."

Stop!! Photo Op in the Train!!

The Scenic Railway here used to go through a naked woman like the one at Bakken, but sadly they got rid of her.

Quick History lesson on this ride. There's a lot of cool history to this ride, but by the coolest thing was that this ride was bombed by the nazis in World War II. Yes, you read that right. This ride was BOMBED by NAZIS. And its still running today. What's your excuse now Six Flags Magic Mountain?

Ok. Another quick history fact that I have to mention. Tivoli Gardens just brought back the mountains on the ride. They were removed sometime in the 1920s (I think. Don't quote me on that!! I could be wrong!!!) because the city of Copenhagen thought they were an eye sore. They wanted Copenhagen to be a very serious city and how serious can you be with mountains on a roller coaster being the first thing you see getting off the train. Glad to see Copenhagen be much more open to fun.

Oh gee. We're in the middle of the roller coaster. How will we ever get down?

Yep. We got down via roller coaster!!

This ended up being a lights on ride for us, so we could see just how narrow those tunnels actually are. Never in America.

Remember everyone. Standing up in the cars is strictly forbidden.

"Screw you!! We run this ride!! We can do whatever the hell we want!!"

And of course, we got some complete rides on Rutschebanen to avoid the "Does it count as a credit if you only ride half the ride?" question.

High five with caution you guys.

This one, unlike the Bakken one, still has the brakeman, which really gives it some good airtime.

Well, ERT is over. Lets move on and get to one of the lowest capacity cool flat rides in the park. Vertigo.

Vertigo, while not quite as intense as it looks, is still a really good flat ride.

Yes. You really are flipping at this point of the ride.

Just one last credit for us to get at Tivoli Gardens.

This ride is proudly sponsered by Camel. The animal, not the cigarette company.

Tivoli Gardens has got to be one of the most beautiful parks in the world.

Oh crap. There's a pseudo-credit for the super whores to get.

Hey, it may not count as a credit, but I really enjoyed the ride.

Why are good psuedo-credits strictly a European thing?

Hey, I got an idea. Lets go ride the Hans Christian Anderson Dark Ride.

Hmm. What's the difference between Hans Christan Anderson Ariel and Disney Ariel? I better look closer and see.

And here's Elsa from the Snow Queen (Frozen). Please don't let there be a sh*tty Let It Go cover in here.

There you go. Here's a future movie for you Disney.

All right. Lets try out Danish Fast Food for lunch.

Not bad. But overall, nothing special.

Hmm. Recycle my cup and get 5 kroner in return. Deal (Dear U.S Parks, ADOPT THIS IDEA!!!!!)!!

Bravo. Nobody cares.

I just love walking around Tivoli Gardens.

Again, I love Europe.

I heard good things about the fun house in Tivoli Gardens. Lets check it out.

Come on man. The bridge won't collapse. *whisper* Start filming now *whisper*.

Don't worry about the bridge. It'll go down on its own.

Don't kill yourself on the slide Nolan.

Fun little fact about Daemonen. This is the only B&M we'll be riding on the trip.

Of course, it wouldn't be a popular tourist stop in Copenhagen without tacky tourist merchandise.

Hey Alisa. Look what I found at Tivoli Gardens.

I always enjoyed the regular magic carpets, so I imagine an inverted one would be fun.

In case you want to know what kind of fish you're making fat by feeding it.

Don't even think about stealing my eggs. I'm watching you.

Warning. Man-eating clams can be found at Tivoli Gardens. Meh, at least they only got Shirley.

Good job asshole. You feed the fish and now they're puking up yolks.

I'll take the Screw Set thank you very much.

For those in the area, they frequently have shows at Tivoli Gardens.

Brooke's favorite painting in all of Tivoli Gardens.

I regret not trying Champagne flavored Ice Cream when I was in Denmark.

Ooh. Look at the pretty park merchandise.

Hi there random cat. What are you doing in Tivoli Gardens?

Hey. I'm here. Why not check out the Art Museum within the park.

TAKE THE TUNNEL!!!

I've been to Copenhagen and I can prove it!!! Look at my crappy notebook!!!

Just in case you forgot where we are.

Because I have not been to nearly enough Hard Rock Cafes, I have to go to the Copenhagen one as well.

Actually, the food here was better than I remember. Not bad.

I'm sure you all know what a female peacock is called.

Oh no!! Someone is drinking alcohol in the park!!! The horrors!!

All right. Next up is the parks Starflyer.

Quick physics tip here. Zippered pockets don't just explode for no reason. Just wanted to let you know.

This park doesn't just have an Air Race, but is EXTREMELY pretty!!! Love how this park can take modern great flat rides like this and incorporate them into the park so flawlessly.

Love just how crazy the programs can get on these rides.

I love little touches like this. Really wish that other parks put this much attention to detail in things that other parks just glance over such as the stair handrails.

Oh hell yes!! I am so checking out their shooting dark ride!!

Why am I shooting at a giant pig in a ride themed to mining?

The bad news. I STILL suck at shooting dark rides. The good news. I didn't get last place!!

Not sure if this is a show or what? I just know that it looks cool.

BEST BUMPER CARS EVER!!! Not only do they have no stupid rules on bumping, but they have fiberglass so its a STRONG impact!!

Apparently, you used to be able to shoot people on the ride while bumping them. Bummer that it doesn't work, but I don't mind since these are the best bumper cars ever.

Once you feed the fish, it starts with them puking yolks. And now they can freaking fly!!! Dammit!!!

No need to worry. They only closed off the front temporarily so that a special group can ride there.

We had to ride Daemonen at night (well, as night as it gets in Copenhagen). We just had to.

Random ride on the Space Shot.

Sweet!! No line for Vertigo!! Didn't think I'd be getting a re-ride on this.

Getting myself a spot to watch the Lights of Tivoli.

Love this shot of Daemon with the lights of Tivoli.

Sweet. Now we can watch the Lights of Tivoli.

Yes, I know that all of Tivoli lights up and sparkles at night time so beautifully, but the park does have a light show right after it closes to show off its beauty.

And yeah. It's just stunningly beautiful. I loved Tivoli Gardens and look foreword to coming back next time I'm in Copenhagen. Thanks for reading and please leave any comments you may have. Bon Bon Land Photos will be up soon.

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Great tour of Tivoli, Kevin! I just love this park. And it's not just the rides. It's the

landscaping, the restaurants (Steak House & Wagamamas), the shops... really a great

in-city park.

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All right. Time for another update from the TPR Scandinavia Tour. I certainly hope you like potty humor because today, we'll be venturing into Bon Bon Land, home to one of the strangest coasters ever, the Dog Fart Coaster. You may not be one to credit whore, but when your kiddy coaster is themed to a dog taking a sh*t on the ground, well, who can resist. And we had plenty of ERT to embrace all of the dog farts. Oh, and enjoy the other coasters as well, which also contain some very interesting bits of theming including the first ever Euro Fighter.

 

Vild Svinet - The first ever Euro Fighter, and...it's all right. Not something you're gonna wanna scream and shout over, but it's still a fun ride. And though it may be a little rough around the edges, it's still better than Untamed.

 

As for the rest of the park, it's a very interesting place. None of the other rides are really that special with one certain exception, but Bon Bon land isn't really about the rides as much as its about the strange and bizarre humor that makes this place cool. It's the Disneyland of Toilet Humor. So definetly check it out when visiting Copenhagen. Now onto the photos.

 

Today was quite intersting as we journey to one of the most f*cked up parks on the planet, Bon Bon Land.

Yay!! We're here!!

Let's start out with the parks cast of characters. We've got the crapping seagull, the racing pig, the hippo in a wet diaper, Crazy Aunt Hen, the snotty bird, the big-eared koala who can stick an log through his head (guess he doesn't have much of a brain), and of course, the star of the show. Henry Hundeprut, the farting dog.

Yes. You read that right. Their main character is a farting dog.

What creative mind thought to themselves one day..."Let's make a theme park based off a farting dog!!"?

Hell, they like Henry so much here that he even has his very own theme song.

 

"Hey everyone. Henry Hundeprut here. Don't forget to like us on Facebook so you can get more dog farts in your newsfeed."

All right. Lets start out ERT on Hundeprutterutchebane.

Translated in English, this ride is literally called the Dog Fart Coaster!!

BEST KIDDY COASTER EVER!!!!!

But wait. What's that I see on the Dog Fart Coaster?

Yep. Guess they should call this the Dog Shart Coaster instead.

"Oh No!!! And in front of all these people with cameras!!! This is the most humilating day of my life!!!"

From the top of the lifthill, this doesn't seem like anything special. Just a kiddy coaster.

But then you go through this tunnel and get farted on.

"Well, I can't undo what's been done. Might as well just push the rest of it on out."

Hey, it's not credit whoring if its themed to a dog taking a sh*t on the ground.

The Dog Fart Coaster is so strange that photos can't properly do it justice. So here's a raw footage video of the Dog Fart Coaster.

 

Moving onto coasters less WTFish and more conventinal, we're now having ERT on the Euro Fighter.

How many coasters tell you to keep your head away from the headrest?

Fun little fact, this was the first Euro Fighter ever made.

View you get from the top of the vertical lifthill before getting yanked down.

Hey, it may not be as twisty as all the other Euro Fighters, but this one still has a good old-fashioned vertical loop.

Its a very fun ride and definetly much smoother than I was expecting the worlds first Euro Fighter to be. Check it out when you go to Bon Bon Land.

Continuing on with ERT, we're now moving onto the parks spinning coaster. Themed of course to cats coughing up hairballs.

Come on guys. You're gonna have to cough up way more hairballs to beat us!!

Another fun little fact about Han-Katten. It's actually a clone of Tony Hawk @ SFDK (now relocated to Six Flags Mexico).

Sitting with the right people, you can really make this thing spin.

Not much airtime on that little hill, but man does it get you spinning.

And since we ended up getting ERT on all four coasters on the park, we moved onto Vikto Vandorm.

Gee. Is that train long enough for us?

While Dog Fart Coaster is a great kiddy coaster, this is much bigger and also not credit whoring.

Hows it going everyone!!?

"Hey. Now I can put worked with construction equipment on my resume."

Speaking of characters in the park, another one who used to be in the main cast was Betty Babs, the topless cow. Sadly, she's not a full member of the family anymore since...yeah. But if you look around Bon Bon Land, you can still see her in random places.

And just like Henry Hundeprut, she has her very own theme song.

 

Seagulls eating a giant rotting fish. Just typical theming at Bon Bon Land.

Disney Parks have hidden mickeys that you look for. And then Bon Bon Land has hidden cow boobs that you look for.

If there's an obstacle course nearby, we have to do it.

How the hell did I get trapped up here?

Come on Nolan. Squeeze yourself out of the slide.

What's the code for kid climbing on top of slide?

"Don't mind my friend right here. He snorted one too many dog farts and is paying the price."

Oh look. They have paddle boats here. That's about the most normal thing I've seen all day.

Gotta pee during your visit to Bon Bon Land? Just find the peeing ant and you'll be peeing together in no time.

Or if you're a woman, just look for this pig.

Yes America, you've offically been beat. Denmark has bigger ice cream cones than you. I know, I'm as shocked as you are. And yeah. That ice cream is really freaking good.

Drunken Turtle Chairswings. Only at Bon Bon Land.

Oh god. We're gonna see Bon Bon Land's take on It's a Small World. This is certainly gonna be interesting.

First stop, Bird Eskimoes. Very interesting.

Yay!! I'm heading back to my home country!!

I have yet to see any place like this in all of the United States.

Well, at least they're accurate about the guns being everywhere.

Something tells me that this totally politically incorrect scene is supposed to be some African Country.

Knowing the Bon Bon Land characters, I would not recommend eating them Mr. Alligator.

Yay!!! We're moving onto Asia now.

Am I going crazy or does that dragon look suspicously like Mushu from Disney's Mulan?

Why do I get the feeling the giant seagull is going to poop on us?

And thanks to all of our weight, we sunk the boat and ended up stuck with all these lovely characters.

I think you all see what's so special about this Cowboy Town Sign.

There's no real need for me to post this close up, I just wanted to.

Cowboy Town is pretty much just some playgrounds. Nothing special.

Dammit Ceaser!! Nobody wants to see your ass!!

Tell me. Is Betty Babs gonna be our chef for lunch or our waitress?

Man, these Zamperla Giant Frisbees are GREAT!!! Considering how Huss is out of buisness, I really hope these carry on as the Giant Frisbees of the future.

Bon Bon Land has a very...intersting and unique drop tower. Now as you know, I'm HUGE on preventing ride spoilers from leaking out and keeping things a surprise. But as soon as people tried keeping this a secret from me, just saying "It's just like the one at Tripsdill." Right then, I knew EXACTLY what this ride does, cause this isn't exactly an easy gimmick to hide. I mean, its not like Winjas where its all indoors, in the dark, and I can easy keep that a secret. I had no idea what its effects were until I rode it. But I wasn't even planning on keeping this a secret until I found out everyone else had no idea what this ride did and their shock about its gimmick really made me happy and wish I didn't know. So I'm gonna keep it a secret even though just looking at photos of the ride, or possibly the park website will spoil it for you like it did for me.

WARNING: If you look closely in this photo, you'll see the gimmick. Scroll down and don't pay attention to this photo (if don't already know) if you want to be surprised.

Meh. After the mini gimmick tower, this bores me.

A rapids ride themed to Hipster Beavers? I'm not surprised in the least bit.

Hey. It was a fun rapids ride. Even if none of us got wet.

Sour Potty Candy. Knowing this park, I'm not that shocked.

Introducing Henry Hundeprut cushions!!! Take one of these cushions and now, with this and a little imagination, you can turn any kiddy coaster into the Dog Fart Coaster.

While I loved everything at Bon Bon Land so far, they had the worst food on the trip. Sorry, but this pizza was...not good. Let's just leave it at that.

I do not want to be the guy who has to change that trash can.

This carousel used to run and you could ride on all the crazy characters in the park.

Notice the empty spot where it feels like someone should be here? Yeah, this was Betty Bab's spot. =(

Of course. How could we have gone so long without mentioning the vomiting rat.

If this pirate ship doesn't have boobs or some gross bodily function theming, then I'm bored.

And of course, we had to check out their log flume to gluttenous rats getting sick.

Eew. I don't want what came out of the rat splashing into my boat.

Ooh. Gun violence. But wait. I thought we were in Denmark and not Texas.

If you think we're too mature to ride this ride, you obviously haven't been paying attention to all the childish toilet humor I've been pointing out.

That duck blowjob joke has been so many times that it's become a cliche at this point.

Seagull Cycle ride going through some ice cream.

There we go. I knew the Seagull was gonna crap on us sooner or later.

Located right by the front of the park is Fantasy World. A doll exhibit that's just a lot of fun to check out for if you've done everything or the weather is really ugly.

There may not be any dog farts or cow tits in here, but look closely and plenty of bizarreness can be found.

Yes, that is accurate. Mrs. Claus did cut off Santa's feet so she could use them as gloves. This is the kind of stuff I write about.

"Well, since Mrs. Claus took my feet, I'm gonna need your hands for feet."

Mess with me and I'll poke your eye out.

Ok. All the Loony Tunes seem normal in comparison to the Bon Bon Crew.

"HENRY HUNDEPRUT IS GOING TO BLOW!!!!"

Why is the peeing ant in a turban right here?

Might as well get one last ride on Vild Svinet before leaving.

Fun little Euro-Fighter. Glad many more popped up after this one.

Racing Pig would like to thank you for your visit to Bon Bon Land today.

In case you didn't know, Bon Bon Land was originally based off the Bon Bon candy company, much like how Knotts Berry Farm is based off Knotts Jam and Chicken Dinner Resteraunt. And just like the park, the candies have totally mature themes, including Seagull Poop Candy, Rat Vomit Candy, and Rotting Fish Candy.

Am I the only one who senses a problem with an open flame being near Henry Hundeprut?

Well, we're on our way out of Denmark (Don't worry. We'll be back real soon). Enjoying the view of the windmills.

Good bye Denmark!! See you tomorrow evening!!

Driving our bus onto the ferry that is going to carry us to Germany.

[XII]

All right. We may have left Bon Bon Land, but I still have some photos from our night in Germany. So let's continue on.

This is the first of three ferries on the trip, and this one is the smallest. Not much to do on this one, but at least its just an hour of enjoying the view of the Danish Straights.

Yay!! We made it to our hotel in Germany!!

Now the hotel was so small that half of us had to stay in the guest houses. Hey, I didn't mind. I really liked them.

Doesn't look like much, but that little thing right there is an automatic lawn mower. Why these things haven't caught on in America, I don't know.

Mmm. We were served a very hearty meal of Bratswurst and German Beer. I love Germany.

The hotel felt the need to plaster all our tables with American Flags. Gee, I wonder why?

Sorry Henry Hundeprut. You're not welcome in Germany.

After dinner, a group of us decided to explore the town. But the hotel basically is the town. So we're following the only road and just marching on. If we keep up this pace, we'll be in Poland by morning.

♫ Do you wanna make a Crop Circle? ♫

We made it!!! We have arrived at a random farm with cows!!! Now lets go back to the hotel bar to do shots!! Thanks for reading and please leave any comments you may have. Hansa Park Photos will be up soon.

[XII]

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.

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All right. 2014 is coming to a close and I want to finish up my Photo TR from the TPR Scandinavia Trip this summer. So let's relive more memories and move onto our next park. Legoland Billund. Now, before today, the only Legoland park I had ever visited was Legoland California. And I really liked it. So I was looking foreword to visiting my 2nd Legoland park today. And it was really good. It had all the charms of Legoland CA, plus more, including a really good family coaster.

 

Polar Xplorer - This is one of those coasters similar to Verbroltan and 13, only more family friendly. And I must say, this is a perfect addition to a park like Legoland Billund. It's a fun coaster with a nice little surprise element that I won't spoil in case you don't know about it.

 

And yeah, everything you'd expect from a Legoland park, they have it at Legoland Billund. They have a Miniland, a Dragon Coaster, a Wild Mouse, lots of legos, and just a bunch of fun everywhere. So if you're a big fan of legos and the Legoland parks, then you should definitely make sure to Legoland Billund. You won't regret it at all. And now, onto the photos since many of you just want to look at those.

All right. Onto our next park, and of course, along the way, we were greeted to the entertainment from Ross, who made this the funniest and filthiest bus ever on a trip. Why? Well...let's just say that there's a reason we called it the C*nt Bus and leave it at that.

Yep, we're at Legoland Billund today. After really enjoying the Legoland California, I was looking foreword to visiting Legoland Billund in Denmark.

"Excuse me, but I'm looking for the out-of-town weirdos. They're the ones who aren't made of legos."

Joe is so desperate that he's stooped down to the level of Lego Clowns for some love.

Never thought I'd be seeing any statues not made from legos today.

"Now I know that Legoland Billund is intended for a younger audience, but I know deep inside, you're all the right demographic for this park."

Ooh!! Pretty!!!

And of course, we had to start out with ERT on their star attraction. Polar X-Plorer.

EXCITEMENT EVERYONE!!!

How was Polar X-Plorer as a coaster?

Honestly, this ride kicked ass!! Not in the typical insanely intense way, but this is easily one of the best family coasters ever built.

It's just a really fun, enjoyable, re-rideable coaster.

I knew about this surprise before I rode it, but just in case you want to be surprised, just be known that something cool happens here.

After the fun roller coaster section, it just cruises through an outdoor dark ride section where you see lego animals.

Drop the lego bacon. The lego wolves are onto us.

"We made it to the North Pole!!!" (Hey, it's not THAT far from here).

Parents in America would not be happy about this dudes ass hanging out around the park.

All right. Now let's get first rides on Legoland's newest ride. Ghost.

Having kids play with legos while waiting in line = Genius Idea.

"Ahh!!! Lego Frankenstein's Monster!!! Burn it with fire!!!"

Disney does not approve of the magic lego lamp.

After going through a really cool mirror maze, you ride the ride, which is an interestingly themed drop tower/frog hopper.

All right. Moving on with the credits, now we're onto Xtreme Racers.

It's basically the same big Wild Mouse they have at all the other Legoland Parks.

I'm not sure what it is about these rides that are just a ton of fun.

All right. Now we're onto the Dragon.

"Looking for me?"

Legoland Billund seems to be infested with lego reptiles today.

FALL!!! FALL!!! FALL!!!

Hey, it still works well for the park.

Unfortunetly, the Dragon here is powered. So this one doesn't count as a credit. =(

All right. Time for our group lunch at the Family Buffet.

Lego dude on the Saxaphone > Most popular musicians today.

While visually impressive with lego fries, the meal here was not one of the better ones of the trip.

But hey. At least I get to have all this ice cream.

And of course, you can't have a Legoland without a Miniland. So let's go and check that out.

Yeah. You can tell that this is the European Miniland.

I may not be able to point out famous places here (I'm sorry for being a crappy Dane), but I still really like all the lego recreations.

Just another typical day in Danish Legoland.

Sorry. I don't have much else to say other than it's pretty and I like it.

Yeah. I can safely say that that's pretty Danish right there.

Hey, we've moved on from Denmark and into Chinatown.

Lego Hollywood, much like real Hollywood, is full of sh*t.

Ooh. Lego version of a famous Copenhagen sight I just recently saw.

All right. Let's hop on the Lego Monrail for an ariel view of Miniland.

Ooh. Look at the pretty castle.

And of course, they had to add in Miniland Star Wars.

Yes, they do in fact, play the classic Cantina Band Song here.

Just in case you ever get bored, feel free to play some Nintendo.

More little touches you can find in any Legoland Park.

Fun fact. Is the American Tourist in front of the camera or behind it?

"Hows it going!! We're on a boat!!"

Now that lethal injection drugs are harder to find, folks are moving back to more barbaric methods of execution, including being fed to crocodiles.

♫ Yo-Ho Yo-Ho. A lego's lifes for me. ♫

Yep. Legoland Billund has their very own knock off of Pirates of the Carribean.

A common staple at the Legolands is the Fire Academy rides, but for some reason, I didn't do it at Legoland California, so this was my first one.

Needless to say, I sucked. Sorry everyone who hates me for making them lose.

Another one of the really cool attractions that they have at Legoland Billund is their rapids ride with the elevator lift.

Yes, it is awesome, and yes. It does get you wet (as demonstrated by Caesar).

Looks like George Washington has finally gotten the Q-Tip out of his ear.

Come on everyone!! Let's gather round the open flame!!

Best food we will be eating on the entire trip.

"Please put your camera away when our fish get drunk. Thank you."

"Best part of the Sea-Life Aquarium here? It's free with admission. SWEET!!!"

"Oh dear. It looks like we've got a severe case of Decompression Sickness here."

"Sweet!!! They also have a Water Whip here. Love those things."

All right. Time to check out their shooting dark ride.

It was really good and all, I just wish that I didn't suck so bad at these things.

Now let's move onto their real star attraction (You were thinking it was Polar X-plorer? That's cute).

Just like the Robot Arm at Legoland CA, you can choose the intensity between Levels 1-5.

But not only that, but this one lets you freaking control just how it's gonna flip (with limitations). If it wasn't for said limitations, I'd make this thing go so crazy that the other people on this tour would be puking all over the exits.

Well, it's still an amazing flat ride and I still managed to design it so we flipped a LOT.

We need more Robot Arms in this world.

I FOUND A WATER FOUNTAIN!!! No seriously, this is the first water fountain I saw on the entire trip!!! I really stand by my previous statements about Europe needing more water fountains. And that was Southern Europe where they may not have been as commonplace as in the U.S, but at least they existed!!! Here in Northern Europe, they're DAMN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE to find. Thank god it's not nearly as hot here as it was in Italy.

"There's a Blockbuster...and it's open for buisness? IT WORKED!!! MY TIME MACHINE OFFICIALLY WORKS!!!!"

And yeah, it's just another quiet night in Aarhus for us. Nothing special, just McDonalds. Thanks for reading and please leave any comments you may have. Djurs Sommerland photos will be up soon (MEGA-LITE!!).

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All right. It's 2015 and I want to wrap up this Photo TR and complete TPR's Scandi Trip again. So let's move on to the next park on the trip. Djurs Summerland. This is a really fun park. Granted, it's not like your typical major park in America with a bunch of roller coasters and not much else. It's more like if a summer camp greatly expanded and added a bunch of rides, including some really great coasters.

 

Piraten - This was my first Intamin Mega-Lite and I LOVED it. There's only one hill on the ride that doesn't produce airtime. Everything else is jam-packed. The ending is particularly aggressive with not only strong airtime, but also a couple moments of strong laterals.

 

Juvalen - Easily my favorite of the Motorbike Coasters I've ridden. This ride sort of reminds me of Manta @ Sea World San Diego. It's a family coaster, but it's a damn good family coaster with two fun launches, and actually some strong laterals in the 2nd half and it's just an overall really good ride.

 

And yeah. It's still a fun park outside the coasters. While it doesn't have anything too amazing or special outside the Intamin Mega-Lite, it does have a couple unique things to it. It's the only place I know that still has a functioning Topple Tower, and while it's not exactly unique, all the other trampolines, swings, and random attractions do make for a fun atmosphere to just have a good time. Definetly make sure you check out Djurs Sommerland, and not just for the Mega-Lite (though that really is the best thing here). Onto the photos.

All right. Time for our next park. Today, we're at the world of Djurs Sommerland, which was one of the highly anticipated parks on the trip. And of course, the park is extremely happy to see us.

First things first, let's start out ERT on Djurs Sommerland's newest coaster. Juvelen.

It may not be the star attraction of the park, but Juvelen is a damn good coaster.

It's very much like Manta @ Sea World San Diego. So that's a really good sign.

These turns in the 2nd half are GOOD!!! Really good!!!

Do not understimate this ride. It really does kick ass.

Juvelen may be fun and all, but it's time we moved onto the star attraction of the park.

Best line theming ever.

Yep. We now have 90 minutes of ERT on Piraten, also known as...

AN INTAMIN MEGA-LITE!!! Yep, I finally got on an Intamin Mega-Lite today!!!

And yes, it is an airtime machine. That's the only part of the ride that doesn't have any airtime.

YOINK!!! EJECTOR AIR!!!

The first half may be really good with some ejector air, but this is the moment on the ride where it really starts to get crazy.

Ass, say goodbye to your seat.

As if ERT on a ride like this wasn't good enough, we got to play crazy games such as Pass the Sword (Don't drop it Doug)!!!

And of course, we had a TV crew come and film us because, apparently we're interesting enough to be in Danish News.

After giving up on Peter Pan, Captain Hook has decided to retire at Djurs Sommerland for easy access to the Mega-Lite.

Well, the park is open. So let's get the low capacity rides out of the way.

Unlike many water coasters, this one actually counts as a credit, so ride it we must.

Ignore the 55 degree F (13 degree C) weather and just enjoy the ride.

Ok. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.

"Ugh. Now I'm all wet. Dammit Kevin!!!"

"Ever felt down because you lack Spunk? Well fear no more. Spunk is avaliable for purchase at Djurs Sommerland for only 50 kr."

Continuing on with the credits, we move onto Thor's Hammer.

While technically not my first Gerstlauter Bobsled, it was my first Bobsled that wasn't an indoor lateral-fest.

I must admit. It was a fun little ride.

Warning. Rain may randomly fall on you on this ride.

Really hope more bobsleds like this end up being built.

This path better lead us straight back to the Mega-Lite.

"This is the only exercise we're gonna get all day!!!"

"Ooh!! Kenyan Cuisine!!! How authentic!!!"

If you thought the treatment of Animatronic Hippos was bad at Disneyland, wait till you take a look at how the stuffed lions are treated at Djurs Sommerland *sniff*. =(

Not even movie star, King Kong is safe from harm at Djurs Sommerland. =(

"Something terrible has happened!!!"

Just like at Nickelodeon Universe, they run their chairswings here backwards. Sweet!!! I'm not gonna make that same mistake this time. Well...I learned that they only run backwards for part of the day, and they returned forewards when I came back. =(

Stop it!! This is not good for the buffalo!!

All right. Time for lunch, and Djurs Sommerland put out a good spread for us.

Why can I only get Diet Fanta here?

While this may look similar to the bake-your-own bread at Hansa Park and Legoland Billund, this one just straight out gives you raw dough that's inedible and you have to completely cook it yourself!! I love Europe.

Hey Neil!! How's El Toro?

"All right. We're gonna ride Ornen. Why is this such a big deal?"

"Because to my knowledge, Ornen is the only Topple Tower still running in the world!!! I thought they had all gone extinct, but nope. The one at Djurs Sommerland still works. Sorry about the lack of a photo of it in motion. I could either ride the Topple Tower or get offride shots of the Topple Tower, and I'm sure you know what choice I made. But hey, it was open and...all the stuff said about them are true. They're fun, but not nearly as cool as they look. So while it's not anywhere near the best flat ride ever, I'm glad I rode it just for its sheer uniqueness.

"Sh*t!! What happened to that seat I was supposed to put up here!!?"

BROOKE IS DOWN!!! I REPEAT!!! BROOKE IS DOWN!!!

I love how all the parks around here have these awesome bouncing pillows.

Oh look. How many of those places have we been to so far?

Come on lads!! Let's all go become pirates!!

And of course, we had to get more rides on the Mega-Lite.

Don't be fooled by it's looks. It's one of the best coasters out there.

After pushing down the bar for so many overweight Americans, I'm grateful that my job is now so much easier.

I kind of regret not riding this tilting drop tower. It looked like a fun, or at least interesting, ride.

Oh Crap!! We still have one last credit I nearly forgot about!!

Yes, what day would be complete without a ride on the classic Wacky Worm.

Screw the Mega-Lite!! Best ride in the park!!

Come on everyone!! Climb up the triangle of death!!

Get your ass down that slide Garbles.

Neil has apparently given up on the triangle and is sliding on down.

They also have these spider-webs (or at least that's what I've been calling them) for you to climb on.

And of course, we just had to end the visit with a ride on Piraten.

Mmm. Mega-Lite Goodness *drools*.

Good-bye Djurs Sommerland. You're an awesome park and (provided I play my cards right) I'm really looking foreword to riding another Mega-Lite in 2015. Thanks for reading and please leave any comments you may have. Tivoli Friheden Photos will be up soon.