Wirtl's Taubenturm - Phantasialand (Germany)
Wirtl's Taubenturm 16/06/2019 15h15
Two guys in Wirtl's Taubenturm, a slower variant of the free-fall attraction. There are several 'lifts' around the tower, with two seats per lift. The lift is attached to a cable attached to the top of the tower. While seated, visitors can pull themselves up the elevator by climbing up via the cable. When the cable is released, the lift drops. This operation can be repeated continuously.
Phantasialand
Phantasialand is a theme park in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. The park was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. Although starting as a family-oriented park, Phantasialand has also added thrill rides, especially during recent years. Furthermore, following the example of Europa-Park, they have decided to attract business customers beside the regular ones, calling it "Business to Pleasure".
Among the park's thrill rides is Taron (the world's fastest multi-launch coaster), Black Mamba (a Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster) and a themed Mine Train roller coaster called Colorado Adventure, which runs among some mountains in the park's Wild West section and was opened by Michael Jackson.
With an area of approximately 28 hectares, of which the actual park (excluding parking lots and hotels) occupies about 12 hectares, the Phantasialand is one of the smaller theme parks in terms of area. A dense construction with partially intertwined attractions and a relatively frequent demolition of old attractions in favor of new ones are characteristic of the park. Affiliated to the Phantasialand are two themed hotels as well as event and conference rooms.
FACTS & FIGURES
Opened: 1967
Area: 28 hectares
Visitors: 2 million (2018)
Attractions: 36
Rollercoasters: 8
Water rides: 5
Themed Areas: Berlin - Mystery - Mexico - China Town - Deep In Africa - Fantasy - Rookburgh (under construction)
[ Wikipedia 2019 ]
Wirtl's Taubenturm - Phantasialand (Germany)
Wirtl's Taubenturm 16/06/2019 15h15
Two guys in Wirtl's Taubenturm, a slower variant of the free-fall attraction. There are several 'lifts' around the tower, with two seats per lift. The lift is attached to a cable attached to the top of the tower. While seated, visitors can pull themselves up the elevator by climbing up via the cable. When the cable is released, the lift drops. This operation can be repeated continuously.
Phantasialand
Phantasialand is a theme park in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. The park was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. Although starting as a family-oriented park, Phantasialand has also added thrill rides, especially during recent years. Furthermore, following the example of Europa-Park, they have decided to attract business customers beside the regular ones, calling it "Business to Pleasure".
Among the park's thrill rides is Taron (the world's fastest multi-launch coaster), Black Mamba (a Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster) and a themed Mine Train roller coaster called Colorado Adventure, which runs among some mountains in the park's Wild West section and was opened by Michael Jackson.
With an area of approximately 28 hectares, of which the actual park (excluding parking lots and hotels) occupies about 12 hectares, the Phantasialand is one of the smaller theme parks in terms of area. A dense construction with partially intertwined attractions and a relatively frequent demolition of old attractions in favor of new ones are characteristic of the park. Affiliated to the Phantasialand are two themed hotels as well as event and conference rooms.
FACTS & FIGURES
Opened: 1967
Area: 28 hectares
Visitors: 2 million (2018)
Attractions: 36
Rollercoasters: 8
Water rides: 5
Themed Areas: Berlin - Mystery - Mexico - China Town - Deep In Africa - Fantasy - Rookburgh (under construction)
[ Wikipedia 2019 ]