Tusenfryd
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 TusenFryd entrance |
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| Location | Norway |
| Website | [1] |
| Owner | Parques Reunidos |
| Operating season | April to October |
| Rides | total |
Tusenfryd (lit. "Thousand Joys", also common daisy) is an amusement park at Vinterbro, Norway. The park is located 15 kilometers south of Oslo. Two of the longest motorway corridors in Norway, E6 and E18, meet nearby Tusenfryd. Speed Monster, Super Splash, Thunder Coaster and Japp Space Shot make the park visible from the motorway.
TusenFryd's healthy revenue allows the park management to build new rides almost every year. Tusenfryd is also one of Norways largest employers of youths.
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[edit] History
It was officially opened on 11 June 1988, and took 18 months to build. TusenFryd is the only amusement park inhabitants of Oslo can visit on a one-day trip, giving it an advantage in the Norwegian amusement-park business. As of 2004, TusenFryd averaged 445,000 visitors a year, with a revenue of 137 million NOK a year. [2]
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: ThunderCoaster opens
2002: Trippelsklia opens in addition to BadeFryd
2003: Official opening of Super Splash
2004: Official opening of RollOver
2006: Speed Monster opens
2008: Kanofarten opens
2009: New area opens in the park. No further details known as of May 2008[citation needed]
[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 and the world's steepest watercoaster drop.
[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 in 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] 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/ Dvergbanen - Claims to be the "smallest roller coaster in the world"
- Trippelsklia
- BadeFryd
- BadeFrydelven
- Sverre
- Finkarusellen
- Små Radiobiler
- Store Radiobiler
- MC Hopp
- Froskehoppet
- Dyrekarusellen
- Den aller minste
- Blekkspruten
- Spøkelseshuset
- Ballongferden
- Bestefars bil
- Barneflyene
- Bøljanblå (canooing)
- Kanofarten
[edit] Work
TusenFryd is one of Norways largest employers of youths.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official site - Norwegian
- Official site - English
- Tusenfryd is at coordinates Coordinates:
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