Tusenfryd
Encyclopedia
Tusenfryd is an amusement park
at Vinterbro
, Norway
. The park is located 20 kilometers south of Oslo
. Two of the longest motorway corridors in Norway, E6
and E18
, meet nearby Tusenfryd and the park is located on the west side near where they meet. SpeedMonster, SuperSplash, ThunderCoaster and SpaceShot make the park visible from the motorway. The park was officially opened on the 11th of June in 1988, after a construction period of 18 months. The park is owned by Parques Reunidos S.A., located in Madrid, Spain. Bjørn Håvard Solli is the parks CEO.
Tusenfryd is one of Norway's largest employers of young people. The park has 31 attractions and somewhat 500.000 visitors pr. year.
can visit on a one-day trip, giving it an advantage in the Norwegian amusement-park business. As of 2009, TusenFryd averaged 470,000 visitors a year, with a revenue of 174,4 million NOK
a year..
Amusement park
thumb|Cinderella Castle in [[Magic Kingdom]], [[Disney World]]Amusement and theme parks are terms for a group of entertainment attractions and rides and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers of people...
at Vinterbro
Vinterbro
Vinterbro is a village in Ås, Norway. It has 2,800 residents in the subdivisions Togrenda and Sjøskogen. The area features a primary school and four kindergartens....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The park is located 20 kilometers south of Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. Two of the longest motorway corridors in Norway, E6
European route E6
European route E 6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway, and the west coast of Sweden, running from the southern tip of Sweden, at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark. The route ends close to the Norwegian border with Russia...
and E18
E18
E18 or E-18 may be:* E18 error, a Canon digital camera error code* County Route E18 , a County route in California* DRG Class E 18, a class of German electric locomotives* European route E18* E18, a postcode district in the E postcode area...
, meet nearby Tusenfryd and the park is located on the west side near where they meet. SpeedMonster, SuperSplash, ThunderCoaster and SpaceShot make the park visible from the motorway. The park was officially opened on the 11th of June in 1988, after a construction period of 18 months. The park is owned by Parques Reunidos S.A., located in Madrid, Spain. Bjørn Håvard Solli is the parks CEO.
Tusenfryd is one of Norway's largest employers of young people. The park has 31 attractions and somewhat 500.000 visitors pr. year.
Roller Coasters
| Ride Name | Type | Manufacturer | Opening year |
Additional information | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon | Powered coaster Powered coaster A powered roller coaster is a roller coaster which relies on a motor in the train to complete the course, often replacing a traditional chain lift hill. This allows for both compact layouts that start out with curving hills, or long, extended layouts that would need too many lifts to be feasible.... |
Zamperla Zamperla Zamperla is a designing and manufacturing company in Vicenza, Italy. It is best known for creating thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The company also makes smaller coin operated rides commonly found inside shopping malls.... |
1988 | This is a Zamperla family powered coaster. | |
| Loopen | Steel roller coaster Steel roller coaster A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster that is defined by having a track made of steel. Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world... |
Vekoma Vekoma Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V. is a roller coaster and thrill ride designer with its facilities based in the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1926 by Hendrik op het Veld under the name "Veld Koning Machinefabriek" and had first manufactured agricultural machinery and mining equipment... |
1988 | 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. | |
| Speed Monster Speed Monster Speed Monster is a launched roller coaster located at the Norwegian theme park, TusenFryd. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin, the ride opened in 2006 and features a unique element known as a "Norwegian Loop".-History:... |
Launched roller coaster Launched roller coaster The launched roller coaster is a modern form of roller coaster which has increased in use in the last decade. In place of a traditional chain lift, the launched coaster initiates a ride with high amounts of acceleration via one or series of Linear Induction Motors , Linear Synchronous Motors ,... |
Intamin AG Intamin AG Intamin Worldwide is a designing and manufacturing company in Wollerau, Switzerland. It is best known for creating thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The U.S. division of the company is located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, and is headed by Sandor Kernacs. The Intamin brand name is an... |
2006 | 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 Escalator An escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.Escalators are used around the... at the entrance of the park. Riders experience 4 G's, experience weightlessness 7 times, are inverted 3 times, is 700m long and lasts around 40s. It cost 70 million NOK to build. |
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| SuperSplash | Water coaster | MACK Rides MACK Rides Mack Rides is a German company that designs and constructs roller coasters. The family that owns the company also owns Europa Park.-History:The creation of the Mack company goes back to 1780, by Paul Mack, when he started building carriages. The Mack company started to design roller coasters in 1920.... |
2003 | Opened in 2003, Super Splash is a water coaster with a 50° steep second drop, has a top speed of 75 km/h. The ride had a total of 3 boats, it was minimized to 2, but for an unknown reason the ride only has one running. Each boat can hold 16 people. The ride is 320m long, and produces a 5m tall splash when the boat hits the water. | |
| Teeny Weeny | Steel roller coaster Steel roller coaster A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster that is defined by having a track made of steel. Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world... |
SBF Visa Group | 1996 | Claims to be the "smallest roller coaster in the world" | - |
| Thundercoaster | Wooden roller coaster Wooden roller coaster A wooden roller coaster is most often classified as a roller coaster with laminated steel running rails overlaid upon a wooden track. Occasionally, the structure may be made out of a steel lattice or truss, but the ride remains classified as a wooden roller coaster due to the track design... |
Vekoma Vekoma Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V. is a roller coaster and thrill ride designer with its facilities based in the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1926 by Hendrik op het Veld under the name "Veld Koning Machinefabriek" and had first manufactured agricultural machinery and mining equipment... |
2001 | Thundercoaster is a "classic" wooden roller coaster Wooden roller coaster A wooden roller coaster is most often classified as a roller coaster with laminated steel running rails overlaid upon a wooden track. Occasionally, the structure may be made out of a steel lattice or truss, but the ride remains classified as a wooden roller coaster due to the track design... built by Vekoma Vekoma Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V. is a roller coaster and thrill ride designer with its facilities based in the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1926 by Hendrik op het Veld under the name "Veld Koning Machinefabriek" and had first manufactured agricultural machinery and mining equipment... . Riders can experience 3 G's and speeds of up to 100 km/h. The highest point of the coaster is 39 meters. |
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| SpinSpider | Thrill Ride | Zamperla Zamperla Zamperla is a designing and manufacturing company in Vicenza, Italy. It is best known for creating thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The company also makes smaller coin operated rides commonly found inside shopping malls.... |
2009 | Riders can experience 4,5 G's and speeds of up to 150 km/h. |
Water rides
- Tømmerstupet - A log flumeLog flumeA log flume is a flume specifically constructed to transport lumber and logs down mountainous terrain to a sawmill by using flowing water. These watertight trough-like channels could be built to span a long distance across chasms and down steep mountain slopes...
with a 75 feet drop and an on-ride photo camera.
Other rides
- SpaceShot - Double ShotDouble Shot (ride)Double Shot is a type of amusement ride manufactured by S&S Power.The ride is a drop tower type attraction that uses compressed air to rapidly propel riders up the tower then gently lower them with a series of air-cushioned bounces back to the loading platform.The ride is very similar to the Space...
. The 220 feet (67.1 m) tower is a standard S&S PowerS&S PowerS&S Worldwide is a company known for its pneumatically powered amusement rides and roller coaster designing.-History:S&S Worldwide was founded by Stan Checketts as S&S Sports, Inc. S&S Sports manufactures bungee jumping and trampoline equipment. S&S Sports was sold in 1996...
Space Shot. - The SkyCoaster - SkycoasterSkycoasterSkycoaster, most commonly also named Ripcord or Xtreme SkyFlyer , is an amusement park ride, produced and managed by Skycoaster, Inc....
. an attraction designed to replicate the feeling of skydiving. The ride is not included with standard admission. - Kanofarten
- Trippelsklia - Water slideWater slideA water slide is a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size...
- BadeFryd
- BadeFrydelven - Water slideWater slideA water slide is a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size...
- Sverre Husken - Chair-O-PlanesChair-O-PlanesThe Chair-O-Planes is a fairground ride that is a variation on the carousel in which the chairs are suspended on chains from the rotating top of the carousel...
- Finkarusellen - CarouselCarouselA carousel , or merry-go-round, is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders...
- Små Radiobiler - Bumper carBumper carBumper car is the generic name for a type of flat ride consisting of several small electric cars which draw power from the floor and/or ceiling, and which are turned on and off remotely by an operator...
s - Store Radiobiler - Bumper carBumper carBumper car is the generic name for a type of flat ride consisting of several small electric cars which draw power from the floor and/or ceiling, and which are turned on and off remotely by an operator...
s - MC Hopp
- Froskehoppet
- Dyrekarusellen - CarouselCarouselA carousel , or merry-go-round, is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders...
- Den aller minste
- Blekkspruten - OctopusOctopus (ride)The Octopus is a type of amusement ride in the shape of an octopus. Five to eight arms attached to a central axis spin and move up and down in random, while cars at the end of the arms spin on rotary bolts. Each Octopus ride has the arms attached the middle of the ride. The middle of the ride will...
- Nightmare - Shooting dark ride opened in 2010 replacing spøkelsesslottet.
- Balongferden
- Bestefars bil
- Barneflyene
- Fjernstyrte båter
History
It was officially opened on 11 June 1988, and took 18 months to build. TusenFryd is the only amusement park inhabitants of OsloOslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
can visit on a one-day trip, giving it an advantage in the Norwegian amusement-park business. As of 2009, TusenFryd averaged 470,000 visitors a year, with a revenue of 174,4 million NOK
Norwegian krone
The krone is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner . It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into English as "crown"...
a year..
- 1988 - Official opening of TusenFryd by Åse Kleveland
- 1992 - Opening of Tunet, Bungee jumping, climbing wall, driving rangeDriving rangeA driving range is an area where golfers can practice their swing. It can also be a recreational activity itself for amateur golfers or when enough time for a full game is not available. Many golf courses have a driving range attached and they are also found as stand-alone facilities, especially...
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 - SpinSpider opens
- 2010 - Nightmare opens
External links
- Official site - Norwegian