Toverland

Attractiepark Toverland (English: Magicland Amusement Park) is an amusement park in Sevenum, Netherlands. The park was founded in 2001[1] and is operated by Gelissen Group. De theme park received the last years a few arwards for best theme park in The Netherlands.

Attractiepark Toverland
SloganDiscover Your Own Magic
LocationSevenum, Netherlands
Coordinates51.396°N 5.986°E / 51.396; 5.986
OwnerGelissen Group
OpenedMay 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)
Visitors per annum862.000 (2019)
Attractions
Total36
Roller coasters5
Water rides5
WebsiteAttractiepark Toverland
StatusOperating

Themed area's

Toverland counts six themed area's. Two of them are indoor area's.

Land van Toos

The Land van Toos (English: Land of Toos) is the oldest part of the theme park and is completely indoor. In the Land van Toos there are a lot of children playgrounds, a kiddy roller coaster, two water slides and so on.

Wunder Wald

Wunder Wald (English: Wonder Forest) is also an indoor theme area. The theme is all about Austria. The name of the theme area is also German. In this part of Toverland there are a playgrounds and a few big rides like a bobkart (powered summer toboggan) and log flume. Around the bobkart there's a chocolate store and beer garden.

Ithaka

This theme area is the first themed area outside. The whole area is all about the ancient Greek. There are three rides among which is the wooden roller coaster of the Benelux named Troy. In Ithaka there's a large statue of the Trojan Horse. Visitors can pull on a rope of the horse. It's a famous photo spot in Toverland. Ithaka contains also an souvenirs shop and catering establishments. The theme area opened July 1st, 2007 under the name Troy-Area. Wooden roller coaster Troy was the only ride. Three years later Toverland added two new rides: a pirate ship and horse track. In the summer of 2018 Troy-Area renamed to Ithaka.

Magische Vallei

De Magische Vallei (English: Magical Valley) it's about the 'Dwervels', fictional creatures. The area has a big rock formation. Through and over de rock formation runs a rapid river. The Magische Vallei contains also twee roller coaster: Dwerveldwind (a spinning roller coaster) and Booster Bike, the first motorcycle roller coaster in the world. The Magic Valley contains also a selfservice restaurant, a water show and a souvernirsshop. The souvernirsshop acts also as an exit for the Booster Bike roller coaster. The first part of the theme area, the spinning roller coaster, opened in september of 2012. Six months later the whole area included the rapid river opened. About the builing construction the amusementspark made an online behind-the-scene-documentary for YouTube.

Port Laguna

Port Laguna is the entrance area of the theme park since 2018. Before Port Laguna opened, the entrance of the park was found in theme area Land van Toos. In an interview the designer says he didn't want a 'standard main street' like Disneyland. So he designed a circle-shaped area. The architecture of the area is Mediterranean. Eye-catcher is a tall lighthouse and is called Solaris. It houses an ice cream parlor. In the other buildings in Port Laguna are different shops, catering industry, fairground games and an interactive show. The whole theme area is based on Port of Entry in Universal's Islands of Adventure.

Avalon

Avalon opened in 2018 around a former fishing lake. The theme area is based on the celtic culture and mythology. The area counts two rides: Fēnix (the first Wing Coaster of the Benelux) and Merlin's Quest (a boat ride with short dark ride-section. Otherwise there's a shop and a restaurant called The Flaming Feather. The restaurant is based on hobbit holes from the Hobbit movies. The toilets in the restaurant are decorated like a horse stable. Near the entrance of theme area is a panoramaview on Avalon included de Excalibur sword. The sword is a popular photo spot in the theme park.

Rides

Water rides

NameType
Aqua Snake
Drakenslangen
Water slide
Djenu RiverRapid River
Expedition ZorkLog Flume
Merlin's QuestBoat Ride

Roller Coasters

NameTypeManufacturerModelOpenedStatusOther statistics
Toos-Express
Formerly Boomerang
Formerly Achtbaan
Steel Vekoma Junior Coaster (Custom) 2001 Operating
  • Length: 1,049.8 ft (320.0 m)
  • Height: 39.3 ft (12.0 m)
  • Speed: 37.3 mph (60.0 km/h)
[2]
Booster Bike Steel Vekoma Motorbike Coaster (600m) 2004 Operating
  • Length: 1,968.5 ft (600.0 m)
  • Height: 49.3 ft (15.0 m)
  • Speed: 46.6 mph (75.0 km/h)
[3]
Troy Wood Great Coasters International Wooden roller coaster 2007 Operating
  • Length: 3,534 ft (1,077 m)
  • Height: 104.5 ft (31.9 m)
  • Speed: 54 mph (87 km/h)
[4]
Dwervelwind
Formerly d'wervelwind
Steel Mack Rides Spinning Coaster 2012 Operating
  • Length: 1,640.4 ft (500.0 m)
  • Height: 65.6 ft (20.0 m)
  • Speed: 43.5 mph (70.0 km/h)
[5]
Fēnix Steel Bolliger & Mabillard Wing Coaster 2018 Operating
  • Length: 2,667.4 ft (813.0 m)
  • Height: 131.3 ft (40.0 m)
  • Speed: 59 mph (95 km/h)
[6]

Visitors

YearNumber of visitors
2005410,000
2006465,000
2007500,000
2008525,000
2009530,000
2010495,000
2011517,000
2012520,000[7]
2013620,000[8]
2014673,000
2015698,498[9]
2016682,932
2017682,000
2018812,000
2019862.000[10]

References

  1. Pretparken, Sebastiaan Timmermans, Volkskrant, April 23, 2011
  2. Marden, Duane. "Boomerang  (Toverland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. Marden, Duane. "Booster Bike  (Toverland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. Marden, Duane. "Troy  (Toverland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  5. Marden, Duane. "Dwervelwind  (Toverland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  6. Marden, Duane. "Fenix  (Toverland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  7. "Nieuw themagebied in Toverland". www.telegraaf.mobi (in Dutch). Reizen. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  8. "Bezoekersrecord voor Toverland". www.l1.nl (in Dutch). L1 News. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  9. "Gelissen Group | Jaarverslag 2015". www.gelissengroup.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  10. "Loooopings | Historisch moment voor Toverland: voor het eerst meer bezoekers dan Walibi". www.looopings.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-04-15.

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