Djurs Sommerland

Djurs Sommerland
Location	Nimtofte[1], Denmark
Coordinates	56°25′33.36″N 10°33′2.03″E / 56.4259333°N 10.5505639°E / 56.4259333; 10.5505639Coordinates: 56°25′33.36″N 10°33′2.03″E / 56.4259333°N 10.5505639°E / 56.4259333; 10.5505639
Website	http://www.djurssommerland.dk/
Opened	1981
Operating season	Summer
Rides	"More than 60"[2] total 3 roller coasters 3 water rides

Colorado River ride in Djurs Sommerland

Djurs Sommerland (English: Djur's Summer Land) is an amusement park, situated 3 kilometers north of Nimtofte on Djursland, 23 kilometers west of Grenaa, and 36 km east of Randers, Denmark.

The park was opened in 1981, and it has been expanded every year since then. The park is, like the name suggests, only open in the summer. It opens around May 10. The season lasts until mid-September. Djurs Sommerland has about 500,000 visitors each season, which makes it the seventh largest tourist attraction in Denmark.^[3]

A new attraction "The Pirate" was opened in 2008. It is the fastest and highest roller coaster in Denmark. Top speed is 90 km/h and maximum height above ground is 32 meters. It was chosen as the fifth best roller coaster in the world.^[4]

CEO of the park is Henrik B. Nielsen.

Rides

Ride	Year Opened	Description
Thors Hammer	2002	A Gerstlauer Bobsled coaster themed on Norse gods.
Piraten	2008	An Intamin Mega-Lite coaster it is the main attraction in Piratland.
Colorado River		An Interlink Log Flume with a Canadian logging theme.
Rio Grande Rafting		A Rapids ride located in Cowboy and Indianerland
Wild West Karrusellen	2005	A waveswinger ride
Omen	2006	A Huss Toppel Tower.

External links

• Djurs Sommerland homepage

Sources

1. ^ Danish company register
2. ^ Left column on every page
3. ^ (Danish) Top 10: Danmarks mest overrendte attraktioner, tgt.dk
4. ^ (Danish) Pressemeddelelse om Danmarks hurtigste og største rutschebane. Djurs Sommerland, 7. april 2008