Next was Hansa Park...the "original Legoland." And yes we know that this park isn't part of "Scandinavia" it was close enough to where it was easy to hit while touring the Scandi parks.
The park though, is undergoing many changes and has vastly improved since our last visit in 2005.
New this year was "Fluch von Novgorod" which is the first ever
Gerstlauer launched
Euro-Fighter!
It's kind of part Mystery Mine, part Revenge of the Mummy. We are told that many of the effects and theming won't be installed until this fall, but what they have already is still better than 90% of the theming on most US coasters!
Anyway, onto some photos...
In order to get to Hansa Park you need to walk over the bridge "Astroworld style" from the parking lot to the park.
Welcome to Hansa Park...do something stupid.
The park made us a sign! They get bonus points. We love these guys!
The park president came out and gave us a presentation about how they are going to make the park kick even more ass.
Here is the new coaster. "Fluch von Novgorod." If you think you can pronounce this correctly, record yourself saying it and send an MP3 file of your pronunciation to Dan!
mrt0ad13@aol.com The winner gets a bag-o-crap!
Candles = theming!
Red head Swedes & bus drivers are your friends...so be nice to them.
The indoor part of the ride features these creepy animatronic scarecrows. The whole opening part of the ride before the launch reminded me a lot of Mystery Mine.
This
airtime hill delivered
airtime faster than Jeff Johnson can spank four naked babies.
Vladmir says "Rock my world Lou and I'll give your pants a funny tickle."
It's a pretzel turn...kind of like on Magnum...but with a LOT less suck!
WTF is a Wolkow?!?!? Is that a cow on a wall?
Gerstlauer zero-
G roles are really, really sexy and make even sterile men horny.
This is the part of the ride that will receive more theming at the end of the year. Honestly, it was already awesome!
That shiny stuff you are seeing is the acid theming eating away at the riders flesh.
We took over the Schwarzkopf looper.
Yeah, ok, that caption sucked...sue me!
Can someone please remove that flag out of my head? Thank you!
If you can spot the "coaster porn" in this picture, email dan and tell him where it is -
mrt0ad13@aol.com. He will send you $10*
*This is totally a lie.
Ladies, please, do me a favor and take Hanno out and show him a good time. (and when I say show him a good time I mean have dirty nasty fun with him that will make his pelvis sore for a week.)
KidTums rode the Roller Skater and she freaking *LOVED* it.
"Hey Wes! I'm having sex with a giraffe!"
The banana boat ride = awesomeness.
Guys, it says "Crazy" Mine, not "Retarded" Mine.
When you wear your TPR pancho chicks will come flying at you. No, seriously, it's like one of those tennis ball machines...but with chicks.
Craig is still here trying to figure out how to get the raft to move from point A to point B.
HOLD EVERYTHING! Screw riding any roller coaster...SHOW ME TO THE TOPLESS MERMAID IN THE WATER ATTRACTION!!!!
This is a public service message from TPR to all theme park operators. This is an AMAZING idea. A totally padded childrens play area in the MIDDLE of the restauraunt. Where the parents can eat while the kids play. Why don't more parks have something this awesome? WHY?!?!?
OMG is that bacon wrapped asparagus? Between this and the topless mermaid attraction I'm never leaving this park!
"Ok, time to find out who's going to eat the cracker!"
The park really is beautiful. It reminds me of a more compact Heide Park.
This bizarre "double Bayern Curve" is themeed to a mexican village....yup!
Holy Clamshells Batman! I actually FOUND the topless mermaid attraction!!!
The world will end on October 6th, 2009.
There aren't many rides out there that have the potential for poop to start flying out of my butt. The Starflyer is one of them!
Being constipated on the Starflyer is a very dangerous thing
Again, guys, it's the "Crazy" Mine, not the "Mentally challenged" Mine.
Big Mike is DAMN sure!!!!
The bouncy bubbles are totally amazing. They are like part trampoline / part bouncy castle...completely awesome!
All TPR members love to bounce!
OMG, my ass has totally been lifted off the ground.
KidTums will soon be starting "FrogHopperReview.com"
OMG! RUN! IT'S COMING RIGHT FOR US!!!
By the end of this trip, KidTums will be a card carrying member of the NRA.
"Two men enter...One man leaves."
Hansa Park has added a ropes course attraction much like the one at Toverland. It looked awesome.
German Graffiti?
"Oh, good! I needed to buy a new afro."
We found this cardboard cutout of Big Mike in the middle of this little German town! he's so famous!
Rich is just hanging out in the swanky German McDonalds.
Elissa got another McDonalds credit! "These French Fries turn me on! Oh, french fries...do me!"
Next stop...back to Denmark!