Tusenfryd

Tusenfryd
Location	Vinterbro, Norway
Coordinates	59.748226°N 10.777019°E / 59.748226; 10.777019
Website	www.tusenfryd.no
Owner	Parques Reunidos
Opened	1988
Operating season	April to October
Slogan	The day is yours!

Tusenfryd (lit. "Thousand Joys", also common daisy) is an amusement park at Vinterbro, Norway. The park is located 20 kilometers south of Oslo. Two of the longest motorway 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 the 11th of June in 1988, after a construction period of 18 months. The park is owned by Parques Reunidos S.A., located in Madrid, Spain. Bjørn Håvard Solli is the parks CEO. Tusenfryd is one of Norway's largest employers of young people. The park has 31 attractions and somewhat 500.000 visitors pr. year.

Rides

Roller Coasters

Ride Name	Type	Manufacturer	Opening year	Additional information	Photo
Dragon	Powered coaster	Zamperla	1988	This is a Zamperla family powered coaster.
Loopen	Steel roller coaster	Vekoma	1988	This attraction was built in 1988, and was the first roller coaster in TusenFryd. The name literally means "the loop". The ride is a custom Vekoma looping coaster with a top speed of 75 km/h.
Speed Monster	Launched roller coaster	Intamin	2006	Speed Monster is an Intamin designed "Rocket Coaster" with a 6000 HP hydraulic launch that rockets riders from zero to 90 km/h in 2.2 seconds. The rollercoaster then traverses a loop around the escalator at the entrance of the park. Riders experience 4 G's, experience weightlessness 7 times, are inverted 3 times, is 700m long and lasts around 40s. It cost 70 million NOK to build.
SuperSplash	Water coaster	MACK Rides	2003	Opened in 2003, Super Splash is a water coaster with a 50° steep second drop, has a top speed of 75 km/h. The ride had a total of 3 boats, it was minimized to 2, but for an unknown reason the ride only has one running. Each boat can hold 16 people. The ride is 320m long, and produces a 5m tall splash when the boat hits the water.
Teeny Weeny	Steel roller coaster	SBF Visa Group	1996	Claims to be the "smallest roller coaster in the world"	-
Thundercoaster	Wooden roller coaster	Vekoma	2001	Thundercoaster is a "classic" wooden roller coaster built by Vekoma. Riders can experience 3 G's and speeds of up to 100 km/h. The highest point of the coaster is 39 meters.
SpinSpider	Thrill Ride	Zamperla	2009	Riders can experience 4,5 G's and speeds of up to 150 km/h.

Water rides

• Tømmerstupet - A log flume with a 75 feet drop and an on-ride photo camera.

Other rides

• SpaceShot - Double Shot. The 220-foot-tall (67 m) tower is a standard S&S Power Space Shot.
• The SkyCoaster - Skycoaster. an attraction designed to replicate the feeling of skydiving. The ride is not included with standard admission.
• Kanofarten
• Trippelsklia - Water slide
• BadeFryd
• BadeFrydelven - Water slide
• Sverre Husken - Chair-O-Planes
• Finkarusellen - Carousel
• Små Radiobiler - Bumper cars
• Store Radiobiler - Bumper cars
• MC Hopp
• Froskehoppet
• Dyrekarusellen - Carousel
• Den aller minste
• Blekkspruten - Octopus
• Nightmare - Shooting dark ride opened in 2010 replacing spøkelsesslottet.
• Balongferden
• Bestefars bil
• Barneflyene
• Fjernstyrte båter

History

Fryd, Tusenfryds' mascot.

It was officially opened on 11 June 1988, and took 18 months to build. TusenFryd is the only amusement park inhabitants of Oslo 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 Åse Kleveland
• 1992 - Opening of Tunet, Bungee jumping, climbing wall, driving range and Off-road biketrack
• 1993 - Official opening of Morgan Cane City
• 1994 - "Spøkelsesslottet" opens
• 1995 - VikingLand opens
• 1996 - Little TusenFryd opens at the Vinterbro shopping center on March 14
• 1997 - Bungee JuMping is renamed to SkyCoaster
• 1998 - Opening of Japp SpaceShot
• 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
• 2006 - Speed Monster opens
• 2008 - Kanofarten opens
• 2009 - SpinSpider opens
• 2010 - Nightmare opens

Work

TusenFryd is one of Norway's largest employers of youths.

See also

• Tourism in Norway

External links

• Official site - Norwegian