Tusenfryd

Infobox Amusement park
name = Tusenfryd


caption = TusenFryd entrance
location = Norway
attractions = 35
openingdate = 1988
season = April to October
owner = Parques Reunidos
homepage = [http://www.tusenfryd.no]

Tusenfryd (lit. "Thousand Joys", also common daisy) is an amusement park at Vinterbro, Norway. The park is located 15 kilometers south of Oslo. Two of the longest motorway corridors in Norway, E6 and E18, meet nearby "Tusenfryd". Speed Monster, Super Splash, Thunder Coaster and Japp Space Shot make the park visible from the motorway.

TusenFryd's healthy revenue allows the park management to build new rides almost every year. "Tusenfryd" is also one of Norways largest employers of youths.

History

It was officially opened on 11 June 1988, and took 18 months to build. TusenFryd is the only amusement park inhabitants of Oslo can visit on a one-day trip, giving it an advantage in the Norwegian amusement-park business. As of 2004, TusenFryd averaged 445,000 visitors a year, with a revenue of 137 million NOK a year. [http://tusenfryd.no/?pageId=208]

1988: Official opening of TusenFryd by Åse Kleveland

1992: Opening of Tunet, Bungee jumping, climbing wall, driving range 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

Popular Rides

peed Monster

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 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.

uper Splash

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 has a total of 3 boats, but only 2 are used daily, each boat can hold 16 people. The ride is 320m long, and produces a 5m tall splash when the boat hits the water.

Thunder Coaster

Thunder coaster is a "classic" wooden roller coaster built by Vekoma. Riders can experience 3 G's and speeds of up to 100 km/h. The highest point of the coaster is 39 meters.

Loopen

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.

Japp SpaceShot

The 220 foot tall tower is a standard S&S Power Space Shot.

Tømmerstupet

A log flume with a 75 feet drop and an on-ride photo camera.

kyCoaster

The SkyCoaster is an attraction designed to replicate the feeling of skydiving. The ride is not included with standard admission.

Other rides

* Teeny-weeny/ Dvergbanen - Claims to be the "smallest roller coaster in the world"
* Trippelsklia
* BadeFryd
* BadeFrydelven
* Sverre
* Finkarusellen
* Små Radiobiler
* Store Radiobiler
* MC Hopp
* Froskehoppet
* Dyrekarusellen
* Den aller minste
* Blekkspruten
* Spøkelseshuset
* Ballongferden
* Bestefars bil
* Barneflyene
* Bøljanblå (canooing)
* Kanofarten
* Enterprise

Work

TusenFryd is one of Norways largest employers of youths.

See also

References

External links

* [http://tusenfryd.no/ Official site] - Norwegian
* [http://tusenfryd.no/english/location.aspx Official site] - English
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