Tusenfryd

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Tusenfryd

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

Tusenfryd (lit. "Thousand Joys", also common daisy) 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