Tusenfryd

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Tusenfryd

Tusenfryd entrance
Location	Vinterbro, Norway
Website	[1]
Opened	1988
Operating season	April to October
Rides	total

Tusenfryd (literally "Thousand Joys") is an amusement park located at Vinterbro, Norway. It was officially opened June 11, 1988, after a building period of 18 months. It is the only amusement park that the inhabitants of Oslo can visit on a one-day trip, and therefore it has quite an advantage in the Norwegian amusement park business. As of 2004, Tusenfryd averages at 445,000 visitors a year, and has a revenue of 137 million NOK a year. [2]

Tusenfryd enjoys quite a revenue, which allows the park management to build new rides almost each year. In 2006, a new ride, the "Speed Monster" opened.

Contents 1 Popular Rides 1.1 Speed Monster 1.2 Super Splash 1.3 Thunder Coaster 1.4 Loopen 1.5 Japp SpaceShot 1.6 RollOver 1.7 Tømmerstupet 1.8 SkyCoaster 2 Other rides 3 History 4 Prices 5 Location 6 External links

[edit] Popular Rides

[edit] Speed Monster

Speed Monster is an Intamin designed "Rocket Coaster" with a 6000 HP hydraulic launch that rockets riders from zero to 90 km/h in 2.2 seconds. The rollercoaster then traverses a loop around the escalator at the entrance of the park. Riders experience 4 G's, and are inverted three times. It cost 70 million NOK to build.

[edit] Super Splash

Opened in 2003, Super Splash is a water coaster with a 75° drop. There is only one drop, creating a splash 18 feet high and 78 feet wide.

[edit] Thunder Coaster

Thunder coaster is a "classic" wooden roller coaster built by Vekoma. Riders can experience 3 G's and speeds of up to 100 km/h. The highest point of the coaster is 39 meters.

[edit] Loopen

This attraction was built in 1988, and was the first roller coaster an TusenFryd. The name literally means "The loop". The ride is a custom Vekoma looping coaster with a top speed of 75 km/h.

[edit] Japp SpaceShot

The 220 foot tall tower is a standard S&S Power Space Shot

[edit] RollOver

A gondola is raised 14 meters above ground on telescopic arms.

[edit] Tømmerstupet

A log flume with a 75 feet drop and an on-ride photo camera.

[edit] SkyCoaster

The SkyCoaster is an attraction designed to replicate the feeling of skydiving. The ride is not included with standard admission.

[edit] Other rides

• Teeny-weeny - Claims to be the "smallest roller coaster in the world"
• Trippelsklia
• BadeFryd
• BadeFrydelven
• Sverre
• Finkarusellen
• Små Radiobiler
• Store Radiobiler
• MC Hopp
• Forskehoppet
• Dyrekarusellen
• Den aller minste
• Blekkspruten
• Spøkelseshuset
• Balongferden
• Bestefars bil
• Barneflyene
• Fjernstyrte båter

[edit] History

1988: Official opening of TusenFryd by Åse Kleveland

1992: Opening of Tunet, Bungee jumping, climbing wall, driving range and Off-road biketrack

1993: Official opening of Morgan Cane City

1994: "Spøkelsesslottet" opens

1995: VikingLand opens

1996: Little TusenFryd opens at the Vinterbro shopping center on March 14

1997: Bungee JuMping is renamed to SkyCoaster

1998: Opening of Japp SpaceShot

1999: Opening of MiniFryd

2000: Fantasy Farm and BadeFryd opens

2001: Thunder Coaster opens

2002: Trippelsklia opens in adittion to BadeFryd

2003: Official opening of Super Splash

2004: Official opening of RollOver

2006: Speed Monsters opens

[edit] Prices

Over 120 cm (4 feet): 280

Under 120 cm: 240

Under 95 cm (3,1 feet: Free

Seniors (over 60 years): 100

These prices include unlimited entrance to all attractions except Skycoaster and horseback riding.

[edit] Location

TusenFryd is located about 20 kilometers south of Oslo.

Speed Monster and Japp Space Shot make the park visible from the highway

[edit] External links

• Official site - Norwegian
• Official site - English