TilenB
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With myself turning 18 this year and getting the driver's licence I've decided to visit some more of the local attractions, let those be funfairs, water parks, small family amusement parks or alpine coasters that can all be covered with a less than a 2 hour drive in one direction. And today was the first of those.
With mum and dad out of town for the day, I took the privilege of taking my dad's car to school today (with permission, ofc). After I was done with school for the day I continued my way to BTC City, our country's biggest shopping centre, since it was only a 15 minute drive for school (which is quite comfortable compared to the burdenous option of public transport, which would most probably have taken at least an hour if not more).
Why did I decide to post a Trip Report of me visiting a shopping complex on here? The reason behind it is quite simple. The country's biggest funfair operator, Lunapark Müller has, for the 4th year in a row, set up a fair there (the reports from the previous years can be found here and here).
The ride selection was similar to the previous years, but had a couple of novelties as well.
Overview
Breakdance (it only ran once the time I was there)
I'm unsure of how these are called, but I remember it being quite vile a few year ago when I first rode it.
The Batcoster (this spelling still kind of makes me giggle) made a return this year. Although I already had the cred from last year, I've decided to ride it, since, well, I haven't ridden a serious coaster in a looong while.
Trains are still powered by LG
And also... To film this crappy POV
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbg2WUBqz3g[/youtube]
And some off-ride footage
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEY9XXs0hPw[/youtube]
They also had some horror house with live actors, but I didn't try it (I doubt it would be interesting anyways, since the people working in it must be bored as hell with nobody giving a damn about their attraction.
I didn't know Tagadas were made by Zamperla... Didn't ride it since nobody else around was.
And a Polyp...
The Booster was closed today. I think it would be one of the few rides I would give a go if opened. Maybe next time.
They had another coaster advertised, but it turned out to be a kiddie Log Flume, dammit.
And the main reason for my visit was... This f*cking thing.
I won't go into much detail around it. Basically it is the same ride that some other cfers have ridden in Southport a few days ago. I doubt it is the same physical ride, but the themeing seems to be spot on with its English counterpart. To add the insult to the injury the ride was set to run quite slow. But I'm glad it was, since the one in Prater turned out to be quite juddery and rough, despite its small size. The only highlight of my ride (I was the only one in the train, obviously) was the when the train just randomly started to go backwards in the last of its 3 laps. It only went backwards for a few meters, but it was quite random and awesome.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkHuSTU8LyQ[/youtube]
And mostly it for this time round. Stay tuned for more!
And sorry if you found this report a bit too long. Here is a bunny to make you feel better.
With mum and dad out of town for the day, I took the privilege of taking my dad's car to school today (with permission, ofc). After I was done with school for the day I continued my way to BTC City, our country's biggest shopping centre, since it was only a 15 minute drive for school (which is quite comfortable compared to the burdenous option of public transport, which would most probably have taken at least an hour if not more).
Why did I decide to post a Trip Report of me visiting a shopping complex on here? The reason behind it is quite simple. The country's biggest funfair operator, Lunapark Müller has, for the 4th year in a row, set up a fair there (the reports from the previous years can be found here and here).
The ride selection was similar to the previous years, but had a couple of novelties as well.
Overview
Breakdance (it only ran once the time I was there)
I'm unsure of how these are called, but I remember it being quite vile a few year ago when I first rode it.
The Batcoster (this spelling still kind of makes me giggle) made a return this year. Although I already had the cred from last year, I've decided to ride it, since, well, I haven't ridden a serious coaster in a looong while.
Trains are still powered by LG
And also... To film this crappy POV
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbg2WUBqz3g[/youtube]
And some off-ride footage
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEY9XXs0hPw[/youtube]
They also had some horror house with live actors, but I didn't try it (I doubt it would be interesting anyways, since the people working in it must be bored as hell with nobody giving a damn about their attraction.
I didn't know Tagadas were made by Zamperla... Didn't ride it since nobody else around was.
And a Polyp...
The Booster was closed today. I think it would be one of the few rides I would give a go if opened. Maybe next time.
They had another coaster advertised, but it turned out to be a kiddie Log Flume, dammit.
And the main reason for my visit was... This f*cking thing.
I won't go into much detail around it. Basically it is the same ride that some other cfers have ridden in Southport a few days ago. I doubt it is the same physical ride, but the themeing seems to be spot on with its English counterpart. To add the insult to the injury the ride was set to run quite slow. But I'm glad it was, since the one in Prater turned out to be quite juddery and rough, despite its small size. The only highlight of my ride (I was the only one in the train, obviously) was the when the train just randomly started to go backwards in the last of its 3 laps. It only went backwards for a few meters, but it was quite random and awesome.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkHuSTU8LyQ[/youtube]
And mostly it for this time round. Stay tuned for more!
And sorry if you found this report a bit too long. Here is a bunny to make you feel better.
