Hundeprutterutchebane

Hundeprutterutchebane
BonBon-Land
Coordinates 55°15′36″N 11°51′50″E / 55.2599°N 11.8639°ECoordinates: 55°15′36″N 11°51′50″E / 55.2599°N 11.8639°E
Status Operating
Opening date 1993
General statistics
Type Steel – Family
Manufacturer Zierer
Model Force - One
Height 4.5 m (15 ft)
Length 128 m (420 ft)
Speed 30 km/h (19 mph)
Inversions 0
Capacity 650 riders per hour
Hundeprutterutchebane at RCDB
Pictures of Hundeprutterutchebane at RCDB

Hundeprutterutchebane (Danish for "Dog-Fart Switchback"[1]) is a steel family roller coaster at BonBon-Land in southern Zealand, Denmark, approximately 100 kilometres (60 mi) from Copenhagen. The rollercoaster is known best for its name and its unique dog-flatulence-related theme.

History and theme

Hundeprutterutchebane was the first coaster to open at BonBon-Land in 1993.[2] BonBon-Land was opened in 1992 by a candy maker that manufactured disgusting-sounding candy flavors. Hundeprutte ("Dog Fart") was one of the most popular flavors and consequently became the theme for the first coaster at the park.[3][4][5] Built by Zierer, the coaster layout is a relatively simple family coaster,[6] and it is the park's smallest roller coaster.[7] The coaster trains are designed in the shape of a dog named "Henry Dog Fart",[7][8] and the dog theme is pervasive throughout the coaster's course. Riders are taken round a statue of a defecating Henry the Dog,[9] through a kennel,[7] and past bones and piles of dog feces.[1] There are also speakers throughout the ride which make "dog fart" sounds.[1]

Reviews and press attention

Hundeprutterutchebane's unusual name and theme have attracted considerable attention. The coaster has been listed among the Travel Channel's "15 Wacky Rollercoasters"[10] and is included in the mental_floss article "8 Theme Park Rides I Wouldn't Wait in Line For".[1] The coaster has also been described by a number of other sources, including USA Today,[9] Cracked,[8] and The Chive.[3]

The Travel Channel described Hundeprutterutchebane as having the most pure wackiness of any roller coaster.[10] Gadling says that the coaster "gives new meaning to the phrase 'the wind in my face.'"[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gould, Kenny (11 August 2010). "8 Theme Park Rides I Wouldn't Wait in Line For". mental_floss (Mental Floss, Inc.). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Marden, Duane. " (BonBon-Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Resig, John (16 February 2010). "There’s theme parks, and then there’s Bon Bon Land". The Chive. Resignation Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "BonBon-Lands historie" [BonBon-Land's history]. BonBon-Land (in Danish). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Volk, Willy (27 May 2007). "Very Weird Amusement Parks". Gadling. Skift. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Hundeprutterutchebane  (BonBon-Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Hundeprutterutschebanen – en rutschebane for de mindste" [Dog Fart Roller Coaster - a roller coaster for the smallest]. BonBon-Land (in Danish). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Steinbrunner, Jeff (26 February 2008). "The 9 Most Baffling Theme Parks From Around the World". Cracked.com. Demand Media, Inc. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Schrandt, Lydia (30 April 2013). "World's Strangest Theme Parks". USA Today 10Best (USA Today). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Alvey, Robb. "15 Wacky Roller Coasters". Travel Channel. Scripps Networks Digital. Retrieved 18 August 2014.