Tusenfryd (lit. "Thousand Joys", also

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) is an

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. The park is located 20 kilometers south of

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. Two of the longest

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corridors in Norway, E6 and E18, meet nearby ''Tusenfryd'' and the park is located on the west side near where they meet. SpeedMonster, SuperSplash, ThunderCoaster and SpaceShot make the park visible from the motorway. The park was officially opened on 11 June 1988, after a construction period of 18 months. The park is owned by

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S.A., located in Madrid, Spain. Bjørn Håvard Solli is the park's CEO. The park has 34 attractions and has 500,000 visitors per year.

History

From 1950 to 1985 the park's area belonged to a zoo. When the zoo closed, two entrepreneurs, Tor Erling Pettersen and Terje Buer, signed a lease to rent 115 acres of the zoo's former land and built a theme park. Eighteen months later, on 11 June 1988, Tusenfryd opened and attracted almost half a million people in its first season (a number of visitors that has remained steady ever since). Initially the park was owned by the companies Park Invest and Visit Investments but in 2008 the park was sold to the Spanish-based Parque Reunidos which also owns Norway's largest water park Bø Sommerland.

The Park

Even though Tusenfryd is not divided into specifically themed areas there is a section called Morgan Kane Town (opened in 1993), another section is called Vikingland (opened in 1995) and there is a small Fairy Tale Land (opened in 2000). The park's mascot is called Fryd. The park has one of the most innovative entrances of any amusement park (an uphill ride on an escalator through one of the loops of the Speed Monster's roller coaster). The park has flower beds and it is located on a hilly forested area requiring a lot of uphill walking. The actual park occupies 55 acres. File:Tusenfryd (1).jpg, Sign close-up File:TusenfrydEntrance.jpg, Park Entrance

Rides

Roller Coasters

Water Rides

* Tømmerstupet - A 330 meters long

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ride that ends in a 7 meter high drop. Opened in 1988, made by Arrow Dynamics with an on-ride photo camera. * Badefrydelven a waterslide * Ragnarok - A rapids ride, made by Hafema with many drops and scenery. Opened in 2016.

Other Rides

* Kanofarten - swinging pirate ship; height limit 1,1m / 1,2m alone. Opened in 2008. * SpaceShot -

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. The 65m tall / tower is a standard

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Space Shot. Opened in 1998. * The SkyCoaster - Skycoaster. an attraction designed to replicate the feeling of

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. The ride is not included with standard admission. Opened in 1996, made by SkyCoaster. * SpinSpider - a giant swing, opened in 2009; height limit 1,4m. Zamperla. * Sverre -

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; height limit 1,1m. Opened in 1988. Zierer. * Store Radiobiler -

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s; height limit 1,2m / 1,4m alone. Opened in 1988, SBF Visa. *

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is a motion-based 3D

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made by

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and

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that opened in June 2013. * Nightmare - a 5D

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opened in 2010 replacing spøkelsesslottet. Made by Alterface.

Kiddie Rides

* Ballongferden - mini

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; opened in 2005. Zamperla. * Bestefars Bil - on track vintage cars, opened in 2005. * Eventyrstien - obstacle course that opened in 1994. * Finkarusellen - carousel, opened in 1988. * Fjernestyrte Båter, remote controlled boats. * Froghopper - mini drop tower, opened in 2000. Zamperla. * Frydshus, visit the park's mascot Fryd in his new house that opened in 2012. * Fryds Lekeplass - play area. * Marihøna - merry go round, opened in 2012. Technical Park. * MC Hopp - circular bikes, opened in 1988. * Små Radiobiler - junior bumper cars, opened in 1988. Zamperla. * Sommerfuglene - magic bikes, opened in 2012. Zamperla. * Stubbesnurr - spinning tea cups, opened in 2012. Technical Park. * Traffikfryd - electric cars for kids to drive, opened in 1990.

Water Park

The small water park Badefryd is included in the admission price, it opened in 2000. *Badefrydelven is a tube ride (2000); height limit 1,2m. *Lagoon is a pool with children's water slides, opened in 2000. *Trippelsklia has 3 body slides, opened in 2002.

Timeline

It was officially opened on 11 June 1988, and took 18 months to build. TusenFryd is the only amusement park inhabitants of

can visit on a one-day trip, giving it an advantage in the Norwegian amusement-park business. As of 2009, TusenFryd averaged 470,000 visitors a year, with a revenue of 174,4 million NOK a year. * 1988 - Official opening of TusenFryd by

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* 1990 - Blekkspruten spinner opens * 1992 - Opening of Tunet, Bungee jumping, climbing wall,

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and Off-road biketrack * 1993 - Official opening of Morgan Kane City * 1994 - "Spøkelsesslottet" opens * 1995 - VikingLand opens * 1996 - Den Alle Minste Roller Coaster opens * 1997 - Bungee JuMping is renamed to SkyCoaster * 1998 - Opening of SpaceShot launch tower * 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 * 2005 - Ballongferden, Bestefars Bil * 2006 - Speed Monster opens * 2008 - Kanofarten swinging ships opens * 2009 - SpinSpider giant swing opens * 2010 - Nightmare 5D Dark Ride Shoot Out opens * 2011 - Skippertaket opens * 2012 - Western Express Roller Coaster opens as well as Mariehöne, Sommerfuglene, Stubbesnurr * 2013 -

opens * 2016 - Ragnarok (Rapid River) opens * 2018 - Steampunk Hunters opens

References

External links

* Official websit
in English

in Norwegian
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