High Chaparral Theme Park
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High Chaparral is a Wild West theme park located close to Värnamo, Sweden. It opened in 1966 and was founded by Bengt Erlandson, more commonly known as Big Bengt.
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[edit] Location
The park is located not far from Värnamo and is close to E4 motorway and Swedish national road 27.
[edit] Big Bengt
Big Bengt was born in 1922 in Brännehylte, Småland. His parents owned a forest farm and a wood mill. He been part of starting over 1000 companies. His interest in the Wild West was born from coming from a contryside where many had emigrated to America and the stories from them. Bengt went to the United States himself in 1956 and in 4 months covered 4000 km. He came back to Sweden with a lot of impressions. When the Swedish national phone company had to get rid of 200,000 telephone poles, Bengt took the opportunity and constructed a fort. When many people started to get curious of the place, he realised its possibilities.
[edit] Park
The park was opened in 1966. It stages several stunt shows a day. It also has a steam train that runs through the park. There is both the classic Wild West section, an Indian themed area and a Mexican themed area.
[edit] External links
- http://www.highchaparral.se - Official Website
Coordinates: 57°15′48″N 13°49′38″E / 57.26333°N 13.82722°E
