Category: Germany

Van Helsing’s Factory Speciaal

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Movie Park Germany – Van Helsing’s Factory

The official opening

Shortly before 10 am I reached the park and immediately set off for the roller coaster. Since David, Thomas, and a few other people had the same idea, it didn’t take long until shortly after 11 am when park manager Wouter Dekkers came out of the hall and started the show.

The park put on a stunt show to match the story of the new roller coaster before the factory keys were handed over to Wouter Dekkers. Van Helsing, who has recently recorded increased vampire activity in Germany, is quite happy to have built his factory in the park to produce his ultimate vampire slaughter cars. But since Dracula’s army is not waiting, he takes us into one of the cars for the ride.

The ride

After Van Helsing asks you to choose a weapon in a short sequence, you are already on the chain lift. Through a small roof hatch we learn that it is full moon outside and not a second later the first vampire appears. This is followed by the for a Bobsled Coaster so charismatic curve descent. This is followed by the probably most intense hairpin curves you can imagine in complete darkness. To top it all off, small drops were introduced in between.

After this insane first part, we are already on the second lift. Animatronics come from the side and a huge vampire is already waiting for us. A helix follows and some pretty daring turns, similar to what you are used to from Gerstlauer lately. Shortly afterwards we enter the final brakes of the roller coaster with a surprising amount of speed.

Conclusion

In conclusion, when looking at Van Helsing’s Factory, it has to be said that Movie Park Germany has finally done everything right. The theming of the ride is a masterpiece, as is the roller coaster produced by Gerstlauer. The ride is simply fun and despite its comparatively low height and speed it is quite fast and intense.

 

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A visit to the Affen- und Vogelpark

Affen- und Vogelpark Eckenhagen

After visiting the McPlay Freudenberg, we continued to the Affen- und Vogelpark in Eckenhagen. As black storm clouds all over North Rhine Westphalia decorated the sky, I was glad to have some blue sky above my head when I entered the park.

The enclosures in the animal park Affen- und Vogelpark make a really nice impression and around the park, there are free-running chickens. I knew something like this only with the pot-bellied pigs from the Wildpark Schwarze Berge , but chickens were something new for me.

After I took the tram down the mountain, I already saw the object of my desire: The Heege Butterfly, which unfortunately cost 50cents. In this corner you will also find another some other exotic rides by Heege and other playground equipment from their product catalog.

When I reached my goal, I wanted to explore the rest of the park, but the weather was against me. I had some fun with some of the monkeys and a Sulfur-crested Cockatoo who was constantly singing ChaChaCha. As tame as the bird was, he apparently longed for a partner. Luckily, he has not learned any curse words from the park guests and therefore entertains a quite family-friendly.

Shortly afterwards the storm broke over me. The rain was pouring, it was hailing and lightning went down just few meters of me. Since I did not feel comfortable with this situation, I decided to head back for Hamburg. I had some food at the park’s indoor hall and also enjoyed a ride on the the Heege airtime swing.

When I left the park, the sun shone brightly. All of the park’s unpaved paths went very muddy, so I left out the whole left park section where the outdoor enclosure for the monkeys is located. The Affen- und Vogelpark is a nice smaller animal park, which is worth a visit when you are nearby.

Pictures Affen- und Vogelpark Eckenhagen

 

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A stopover at McPlay Freudenberg

McPlay Freudenberg

The McPlay Freudenberg in Freudenberg, South Westphalia, is not only a park that lists socks among its attractions, but also a children’s paradise where adults let their ADHD-suffering children play and pick them up again after some coffee and cake, completely exhausted.

Therefore, a visit for an adult and childless person is rather unattractive, unless you consider the two roller coasters in the park. The entrance fee here is three euros for adults and seven euros for the children, which is why the park has a very good price-performance ratio that I would like to see more often at other parks.

The Heege rides

The relevant rides for roller coaster and amusement park fans are products from SBF Visa and Heege. Here you can enjoy the extremely rare Heege Loopingstar – an inverting ferris wheel where you control your spin –, a round of intense airtime on the comet swing, or even take a ride on the Nautic Jet and the Butterfly.

Achterbahn

The larger roller coaster at McPlay Freudenberg is a mine-train coaster from the manufacturer SBF Visa. Instead of lorries, this small roller coaster offers airplanes as cars that dash over the track in the form of a simple eight lap by lap. The ride is quite funny to ride, and somehow more exciting than a Big Apple, which makes it a good addition for such a park.

 

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