German theme parks open with steep thrills (courtesy of Stars and Stripes) Roller coaster fans, rejoice. Holiday Park in Hassloch, Germany, has kicked off its summer season with a new ride you’re going to love. The “Sky Scream” catapults thrill-seekers almost vertically upward, allows them to roll backward and shoots them up once again along a nearly 165-foot-high track offering an inverted twist, an almost-straight downward plunge, a loop and yet more twists. Reaching speeds of 60 miles per hour, it’s all over in less than a minute, but what a minute it is. The across-the-board verdict of riders on the day of our recent visit? Fantastic. See plopsa.be/holiday-park/en/attraction/sky-scream. Other theme parks in Germany are open for the season. Here’s what’s new for 2014: • Europa Park in Rust plans a spring opening for its biggest indoor attraction to date, “ARTHUR — at the Minimoys Kingdom.” The ride will take visitors on a journey through seven kingdoms in search of the Minimoys treasure. “Arthur,” a 4-D movie based on the same theme, is playing at the park’s Magic Cinema. Learn more at tinyurl/nm6lnuv. • Freizeit-Land in Geiselwind hopes to give visitors a good scare with its “Black Hole,” a roller coaster ride through the darkness of a dragon’s cave. See it at tinyurl/od9htq6. • Legoland Deutschland in Günzburg has a supersized new attraction: the world’s biggest LEGO model, made out of 5 million bricks. The LEGO Star Wars X-Wing is a 1:1 scale model display weighing 45,980 pounds, standing 11 feet tall and stretching 43 feet. It will be on display through Nov. 2. Take a look at tinyurl/ouluv9b. • Movie Park Germany in Bottrop plans to launch a family attraction taking visitors to a long-ago era filled with dinosaurs, prehistoric animals, temples and more on a date soon to be announced. Get more info at tinyurl/nnl9n2n. • Phantasialand in Brühl has opened what it bills as the world’s most modern water coaster. “Ciapas” is a six-minute ride that features a plunge down a 53-degree slope, the steepest water descent for any log flume-style ride. Learn more at tinyurl/ofobyuj.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:15:02 +0000
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