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Going Long way round II (Euro Trip) - July 27 / Aug 5

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Going Long way round II (Euro Trip) - July 27 / Aug 5

Day 1(27/07/09) - Walibi World

Weather:
Warm & Sunny

Value for Money:
Entry - Free (with Walibi AP)
Food - Very Good
Drink - Ok
Motorcycle Parking - Free

Ride Count:
Robin Hood (Vekoma Wooden Coaster) x1
Goliath (Intermin Mega Coaster) x1
El Condor (Prototype Vekoma SLC)x1
Flying Dutchman (Mack Wild Mouse) x1
Xpress (Vekoma LSM) x1

The park had little or no queues apart from Xpress (caused by a someone needing First Aid) & El Condor. All rides were just as I remembered them apart from El Condor that has got much worse. Best ride at the park is Goliath with Robin Hood & Xpress close behind.
 
Going Long way round II (Euro Trip) - July 27 / Aug 5

Day 1 Extra Park - Avonturenpark Hellendoorn

Weather:
Started Warm & dry but started to rain as I left.

Value for Money:
Entry - Free (with Walibi AP)
Food - NA
Drink - Ok
Motorcycle Parking - Free

Ride Count:
Tornado (Vekoma Tornado) x1
Rioolrat (Vekoma Junior Coaster) x1
Donderstenen (Zierer Force - Two)x1

The park had little or no queues. This park was childrens park so i wasn't really there target audience but I HATE their Tornado Coaster, its more painful Flamingoland's Corkscrew. I throught I had broken a knee with force it that bar. Best ride at the park was my motorcycle ride to my Hotel with Rioolrat a very close second.

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Rioolrat

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Donderstenen

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Tornado

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Tornado's Loop
 
Going Long way round II (Euro Trip) - July 27 / Aug 5

Day 2(28/07/09) - Heide Park

Weather:
Warm & Sunny

Value for Money:
Entry - Free (with Legoland Billund AP)
Food - Ok
Drink - Long Queues but good value once you have a Slush or Pepsi refill cup.
Motorcycle Parking - Free

Ride Count:
Big Loop (Vekoma Custom MK-1200) x1
Colossos (Intamin Prefab Wooden Coaster) x2
Desert Race (Intamin Accelerator Coaster) x1
Grottenblitz (Mack Powered Coaster) x1
Indy-Blitz (Zierer Force - One) x1
Limit (Vekoma SLC) x1
Schweizer Bobbahn (Mack Bobsled) x1

A very nicely themed park that is starting to get Merlin's reliability problems (Big Loop for Broken down 30 min, Schweizer Bobbahn Broke down 2 times while I was in the queue). Best ride at the park Colossus especially front row.

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Big Loop

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Big Loop with Limit in background

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Colossus lift hill

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Colossus first drop

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Colossus final corner before station

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Desert Race

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Desert Race train leaving station

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Grottenblitz

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Grottenblitz under train view

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Indy-Blitz

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Limit

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Schweizer Bobbahn

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Schweizer Bobbahn

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Schweizer Bobbahn
 
Going Long way round II (Euro Trip) - July 27 / Aug 5

Day 2 Extra "Park" - Hamburger DOM Fair

Weather:
Cool Cloudless night

Value for Money:
Entry - 3€ for Teststrecke (Doppel looping) 2€ for Wilde Maus
Food - NA
Drink - NA
Motorcycle Parking - NA

Ride Count:
Teststrecke(Schwarzkopf Doppel Looping) x2
Wild Maus (Mack) x1

Testsrecke was amazing and not sure about the new trains but from what I read it needed them. Front row on last train of the night made my journey across Hamburg on the U-bahn worthwhile.

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Teststrecke - Sorry for the iPhone photo, Camera in hotel room
 
Going Long way round II (Euro Trip) - July 27 / Aug 5

Day 3(29/07/09) - Hansa Park

Weather:
Warm & Sunny in the morning, rain in late afternoon

Value for Money:
Entry - 26€
Food - Good
Drink - Good
Motorcycle Parking - Free

Ride Count:
Nessie (Schwarzkopf) x3
Crazy Mine (Maurer Söhne Wilde Maus) x1
Fluch von Novgorod (Gerstlauer LSM Euro-Fighter) x2
Rasender Roland (Vekoma Junior Coaster)x1
Holstein Tower (Mack Observation tower)x1
Rio Dorado (Rapids) x1

Both Nessie & Fluch von Novgorod are very good coasters but i'm not so sure about Fluch von Novgorod's Dark section.

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Park Enterance

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Nessie

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Nessie train

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Crazy Mine Theming

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Fluch von Novgorod

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Fluch von Novgorod shortly after launch

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Rasender Roland

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Holstein Tower

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Holstein Tower

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Rio Dorado

Day 4 was spent as travel / rest day.
 
Going Long way round II (Euro Trip) - July 27 / Aug 5

Day 5(31/07/09) - Legoland Deutschland

Weather:
Warm & Sunny

Value for Money:
Entry - Free (with Legoland Billund AP)
Food - Good
Drink - Expensive
Motorcycle Parking - 5 €

Ride Count:
Drachenjagd (Gerstlauer Junior Coaster) x1
Feuerdrache (Zierer Force - Five) x1
Project X - Test Strecke (Mack Wild Mouse) x1
Bionicle Power Builder x3
Lego Fabrik (Lego Factory Walkthrough) x1
Aussichtstrum (Mack Observation Tower) x1
Legoland Atlantis by Sea Life (Sea Life Centre) x1
Wellenreiter (Zierer Jet-ski) x1

Best ride Bionicle Power Builder which is a programmable arm ride see video and photo below.

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Main Enterance from the air

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Drachenjagd

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Drachenjagd from the air

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Feuerdrache

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Feuerdrache from the air

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Project X - Test Strecke

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Project X - Test Strecke

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Project X - Test Strecke, not a golf cart coaster

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Bionicle Power Builder

Bionicle Power Builder Video - Click Here

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Aussichtstrum at bottom

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Aussichtstrum at middle

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Aussichtstrum at top

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Legoland Atlantis by Sea Life - Outside

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Legoland Atlantis by Sea Life - Lego Aquanaut

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Legoland Atlantis by Sea Life - Lego Aquanaut 2

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Legoland Atlantis by Sea Life - Lego Submarine

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Wellenreiter
 
Going Long way round II (Euro Trip) - July 27 / Aug 5

Day 6(1/08/09) - Steinwasen Park

Weather:
Warm & Sunny

Value for Money:
Entry - 18 €
Food - Ok
Drink - Ok
Motorcycle Parking - Free

Ride Count:
Sommerrodelbahn (bobsled) x14
Sessellift (chairlift) x14
River Splash (Rapids) x1
Gletscherblitz (Mack Powered Coaster)

Arrived at midday left shortly after Polizi (German Police) & Air Ambulance Closed the bobsled ride due to someone coming off the track and damaging their back.

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Air Ambulance - Sorry iPhone Photo
 
Going Long way round II (Euro Trip) - July 27 / Aug 5

Day 7(2/08/09) - Europa Park

Weather:
Wet when the park opened, then changed to a pleasant day, not to warm not to cold.

Value for Money:
Entry - 34 €
Food - Very Good
Drink - Very Good
Motorcycle Parking - 4 €

Ride Count:
Schweizer Bobbahn (Mack Bobsled) x1
Matterhorn-Blitz (Mack Wild Mouse) x1
Blue Fire MegaCoaster (Prototype Mack Looping Launch Coaster) x2
SilverStar (B&M Mega Coaster) x1
Fjord Rafting (Rapids) x1
Fluch der Kassandra (Mack 4D Mad House) x1
Alpenexpress (Mack Powered Coaster) x1

Best Ride Blue Fire Mega coaster, a pitty on ride video & photo wasn't working.

Sorry no photos
 
Going Long way round II (Euro Trip) - July 27 / Aug 5

Day 8(3/08/09) - Walygator Parc

Weather:
Wet & Damp

Value for Money:
Entry - 25 €
Food - Trying hard but failing horribly - Poor
Drink - Poor
Motorcycle Parking - Free

Ride Count:
Anaconda (Wooden Coaster) x1
Waly Coaster (Vekoma Hurricane) x1
Family Coaster (Big Apple)

Best Coaster was the Big Apple Family Coaster, Both Waly Coaster & Anaconda need serious work and new round wheels instead of the square one currently in use. I have never felt so shaken up on a lift hill as i have on Anaconda.

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Anaconda

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Anaconda Entering brake run

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Waly Coaster

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Waly Coaster's Loop from below

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Waly Coaster's Loop
 
Going Long way round II (Euro Trip) - July 27 / Aug 5

Day 9(4/08/09) - Disneyland Resort Paris

Weather:
Warm & Sunny

Value for Money:
Entry - Free 1 Day Hopper Ticket (with P&O Voucher)
Food - Very Good
Drink - Ok
Motorcycle Parking - NA Hotel in Disney Estate

Ride Count:
Rock & Rollercoaster avec Aerosmith (Vekoma LSM Coaster) x2 (Back row)
Armageddon (Walkthrough Special Effects Stage) x1
Moteurs Actions Stunt Show Spectacular (Stunt Car Show)x1
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (Elevator Drop) x1 (Back row)
Crush's Coaster (Maurer Söhne Spinning Coaster) x1
Big Thunder Mountain (Vekoma Custom MK-900 M) x1 (Back row)
Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril (Intamin Looping Coaster) x1
Space Mountain: Mission 2 (Vekoma) x2 (Front row)
Star Tours (Simulator) x1
Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast (Shooting Ride) x2
Phantom Manor (Omnimover) x1

Very enjoyable 13 hour day at the parks finishing with a firework display.
In the Studios the Best Coaster is Rock & Rollercoster, the best flat ride is The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
In the Main Park the Best Coaster is Space Mountain Mission 2, the best flat ride is Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast.

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Crush's Coaster

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Crush's Coaster

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The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

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Moteurs Actions Stunt Show Spectacular

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Rock & Rollercoaster avec Aerosmith

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Armageddon

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Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril

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Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril

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Big Thunder Mountain

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Big Thunder Mountain

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Phantom Manor

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Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast

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Space Mountain: Mission 2

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Star Tours

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Castle at night
 
Going Long way round II (Euro Trip) - July 27 / Aug 5

Day 10(5/08/09) - Plopsaland

Weather:
Damp then Warm & Sunny

Value for Money:
Entry - 23 €
Food - Very Good
Drink - Ok
Motorcycle Parking - 6€

Ride Count:
Anubis (Gerstlauer LSM Coaster) x2
Plopsa Express (Mack Train) x1

Had time for one last park before my ferry home.
Anubis 8/10 a very good addition to plopsaland.

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Anubis

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Anubis

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Anubis

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Anubis

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Anubis

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Plopsa Express Animal Zone

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Plopsa Express Animal Zone

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Motorcycle on ferry home after over 2000 Miles
 
Great trip report William, looks like you got a lot of credits!
I am thinking about doing a Scandi trip next year and am considering Legoland as a stop off point between Hansa Park and Djurs Sommerland. Is Legoland Billund worth the 37 euro entrance fee?
 
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