Bocksbergbob (2013)

As the Bocksbergbob was unfortunately closed during the last visit to the Bocksberg, the Alpine Coaster in the village of Hahnenklee was once again approached in order to enjoy the pleasure of a ride. Learning from the mistakes of the last visit, we did not only go up the mountain much earlier but also via cable car, which gave some interesting insights onto the Wiegand ride.

Although the ride through the serpentines, jumps and zigzag bends can be described as fast in the beginning, one notices unfortunately very quickly that the top speed is always throttled compared to other installations of the same manufacturer by the use of eddy current brakes along the track. The fun of riding suffers a lot from this circumstance, so that the system hardly remains in your memory. Despite the extreme high level of safety, gravity brakes on the sleds are still the better choice.

However, if you can do without the highest possible speed and can’t do anything with pronounced forces or would use the brake lever even on this layout, the Bocksbergbob offers a good ride. Together with the other attractions that have been built on the mountain or the diving towers that are currently being erected, the Bocksberg offers quite enough possibilities for a day trip to the Harz mountains, at best in connection with the beautiful city of Goslar.

 

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Small Changes, Big Improvements

Walibi Holland

Two years ago Walibi World underwent a makeover and since then Walibi Holland embodies the leitmotif of music with his two fictional bands The Skunx and Wab. A lot has changed, which makes the already very sympathetic park even more interesting. The Compagnie des Alpes has invested a lot, as well as in the other three Walibi branded parks under their management.

El Condor

Representing this development the best in Walibi Holland do the roller coasters Xpress and El Condor, which have been upgraded since my last visit. While the launch coaster got a new painting and the addition of some lightning effects and music during the launch sequence, El Condor got a complete adjustment of the track.

In both cases, the result speaks for itself. In case of the Suspended Looping Coaster Prototype it is quite surprising. El Condor was notorious for its jerking and some existing blows – which could even been noticed on pieces of straight track. After the retracking, even the biggest mimosas should be able to ride it all over again. The pace of the ride is now higher and the ride became incredible funny.

 

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Wildpark Lüneburger Heide



Animal Park:Wildpark Lüneburger Heide (since 1970)
Address:Am Wildpark 1
21271 Hanstedt
https://www.wild-park.de
Operated by:Fam. Tietz

Wildpark Lüneburger Heide is a wildlife park in Hanstedt, Lower Saxony nearby the cities of Hamburg and Lüneburg. The park was founded in 1970 and is currently being operated by the Tietz family. The animal park features a lot of domestic species as well as tigers, peacocks and brown bears.

 
 
 

Highlights of the Animal Park

 




Wildpark Lüneburger Heide

 

Brown bears

 


Heide Himmel

 

Heide Himmel

A tree-top walk at extra cost

 


 

Peacocks

 


Wildpark Lüneburger Heide

 

Prairie Dogs

 


Wildpark Lüneburger Heide

 

Red deer

 


Wildpark Lüneburger Heide

 

Tiger