Attractiepark Slagharen
Location | Slagharen, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands |
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Coordinates | 52°37′29″N 6°33′47″E / 52.62472°N 6.56306°ECoordinates: 52°37′29″N 6°33′47″E / 52.62472°N 6.56306°E |
Owner | Parques Reunidos |
Opened | 1963 |
Operating season | March–April to October–November |
Area | 50 ha |
Rides | |
Total | 31 |
Roller coasters | 2 |
Water rides | 2 |
Website | http://slagharen.com/ |
Attractiepark Slagharen is an amusement park situated in Slagharen, Netherlands. It also contains a bungalow park and a water park (Aqua Mexicana).[1] It's one of the most visited parks in Europe. It was in the top 20 in 2010 and 2011.[2][3]
History & divisions
In 1963, shopkeeper Henk Bemboom built a number of holiday cottages on a piece of land around an old farmhouse.[4] As an added attraction, he offered a Shetland pony and a carriage to the occupants of each cottage. Over time, more and more attractions were built, so that the resort gradually developed into a fully-fledged theme park. In 1990 Bemboom gave the park to his children, who sold it to the Spanish group Parques Reunidos in 2012. Bemboom died on May 27, 2014.[4]
The park is divided into two sections, connected by a Main Street which is lined with shops and restaurants. The park has more than 30 rides, including two roller coasters. There are six themes: Indian, Yellowstone, New Orleans, Mexican, Wild West and Jules Adventureland (named after the French writer Jules Verne).
Attractions
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Roller coasters
- Mine Train
- Thunder Loop (Closed 2 October 2016)
- Gold Rush (Opened 13th of April 2017, replacing Thunder Loop)
Water rides
- Expedition Nautilus
- Ripsaw Falls
Other rides
- Apollo
- Big Wheel
- Chuck Wagon
- Eagle
- El Teatro
- Enterprise
- Fogg's Trouble
- Free Fall
- Gallopers
- Kabelbaan
- Loggers Slides
- Magic Bikes
- Merry go Mad
- Monorail
- Mountain Slide
- Indian Pony ride
- Jumbo
- Kids Country
- Octopus
- Old Timer
- Passepartout Explorer
- Phileas Fun House
- Pirate
- Sky Tower
- Tomahawk
- Western Village Theater
- Wild West Adventure
Popular culture
Slagharen was featured in the Trump - commercial "America first, Netherlands second" by Arjen Lubach. Within weeks, the ad generated more than 24 million views on YouTube. Although a part of the video is supposedly shot in Slagharen, the actual footage is from a different park, PonyParkCity.
See also
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References
- ↑ "Bevestigt: Nieuw Subtropisch Zwembad 2015". Pretparkfansite. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "TEA/AECOM 2010 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "TEA/AECOM 2011 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- 1 2 "Oprichter Slagharen overleden". Slagharen. Retrieved July 19, 2015.