Skandinavien 27/06/2023 15h59
The theme section "Skandinavien" in Europa-Park is a mixture of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. This section opened in 1992 and its main attractions are Fjord Rafting and since 2019 Snorri Touren.
Europa-Park
Europa-Park is a theme park and the largest in Germany, and the second most popular theme park resort in Europe, following Disneyland Paris.
Europa-Park is located in Rust, in south-western Germany, between Freiburg and Strasbourg, France.
The park is home to 13 roller coasters, the oldest being Alpenexpress Enzian, a powered coaster that speeds through a diamond mine, and the newest coaster being the Ba-a-a Express, a small kiddie roller coaster. Europa-Park has very high capacity roller coasters and attractions meaning the park can accommodate up to approx. 60,000 guests per day. It counted just over 5.5 million visitors in 2015, generating an estimated total revenue of EUR 30 million per year.
Europa-Park is run by the Mack family, which have produced vehicles since 1780, circus wagons since 1880 and rollercoasters since 1921. Franz Mack (1921–2010) in 1958 took over the family firm, Mack GmbH & Co (now Mack Rides), together with his brothers. Together with his son Roland (b. 1949) he visited the USA in 1972 and was inspired to open a theme park in Germany, as an exhibition site for his company's products.
At first the park was planned to be located in Breisach. It was named "Europa-Park" after Breisach's nearby Europaweiher, a small artificial lake which commemorates a historical pilot poll in Breisach held in 1950, in which 95.6% of voters were in favour of European unification. The Breisach site was deemed unsuitable because of flooding hazard, and the project was moved some 30 km further north, where the Macks bought the park of the historical Balthasar castle in Rust. The park opened in 1975 with an area of 16 hectares. It counted 250,000 visitors in the first year, 700,000 in the second, passing the million mark in 1978.
FACTS & FIGURES
Opened: 12 July 1975
Operating season: April to early January
Visitors per annum: 5.5 million (2015)
Area: 950,000 m²
Attractions: total 72
Roller coasters: 13
Water rides: 11
Dark rides: 7
Simulators: 1
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Dam 31/08/2023 15h01
More AmsterdamPeople (album with candid and non-candid shot of people in Amsterdam)
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Bourg-Saint-Maurice 17/02/2023 15h44
A paragglider having a great time in the Tarentaise Valley on this Saturday afternoon.
Bourg Saint-Maurice
Bourg-Saint-Maurice is part of the Paradiski ski area (425 km of slopes, 141 lifts, 239 slopes - 12 Green, 132 Blue, 66 Red, 29 Black). Although there is no skiing at this altitude, it is conveniently linked to Arc 1600 by the Arc en Ciel funicular railway and is therefore home to many budget rental properties. Unlike the other villages that make up Les Arcs, Bourg-Saint-Maurice is open all year.
Bourg is also a popular summer destination, as it offers lots of opportunity for lovers of the outdoors and watersports. There is a whitewater slalom course on the Isere river used for international canoe and kayak competitions. The course on the Isere has been host to the ICF world championships and is used by many European teams as a training course in the summer. The course is often changed by the floods that occur during the winter months.
The surrounding mountains are good for walking and mountain biking. They also are a good place for paragliding and hang gliding. Some of Les Arcs ski lifts operate during July and August to get walkers to the higher peaks and you can take mountain bikes up on these. Mountain bikes ( VTT (Vélo Tout Terrain) in French) can be hired in both Bourg and Les Arcs. Some of the high altitude restaurants open in these months, the ones at Pre st Esprit and L'Arpete have small outdoor pools.
The nearest summer glacier skiing is in Tignes (approximately 27 km from Bourg) on the Grande Motte, however due to glacial recession it is now closed at certain times of the year.
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Danse Macabre 25/03/2024 10h28
It seems that the outside of the Danse Macabre building is as good as finished and that a lot of things are now going to happen inside the building. But of course that is not visible from over the fences. The van of AVT HydrauliQ may have everything to do with the hydraulic technology of the attraction; the dynamic motion stage.
Danse Macabre
Danse Macabre is a future attraction in the Efteling that is named after the symphonic poem Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns. The ghost attraction will use a large turntable (type: Dynamic Motion Stage, manufacturer: Intamin) with a diameter of eighteen meters. On the large turntable there are six smaller turntables with six choir stalls on top. There is room for 108 visitors per ride. During the ride, the large turntable will rise, tilt and spin like a coin. The capacity is 1250 people per hour and the attraction is suitable for children from 8 years old. The entrance will be located near the Piraña, the Abbey Square. Its theme is 'horror' and will take the place of the former Spookslot. The building will consist of a 20-meter-high abbey and will take visitors into creepy and mysterious spaces. The music from the Haunted Castle, Danse macabre, will be transferred to this new attraction. Part of the old Spookslot wall and tower, with perhaps some minor adjustments, will also become part of the new Huiverwoud theme area. The total theme area will be approximately 17,000 m2. .
The total cost is €30 million and the opening is planned for the autumn of 2024 (expected to be October). Danse Macabre is the only attraction in the themed area Huyverwoud.
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Quai de la Rapée 15/11/2023 09h14
Quai de la Rapée on a November morning in 2023. At the left Boulevard de la Bastille. Lovely part of the 12ème arrondissement this is.
Quai de la Rapée
Quai de la Rapée is a street and road along the Seine in the 12ème arrondissement of Paris. It starts at Quai de Bercy and ends at Boulevard de la Bastille, has a length of 890 meters and a width of 19 meters. It runs through the quartiers Bercy and Quinze-Vingts.
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