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Butterflies in the alps

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Butterflies in the alps

Postby superman2 » Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:06 pm

Just over a week ago i joined up with Thomas to ride some coasters in Austria and Slovenia. Austria is not known for its normal coasters ( the very few it has) but it has loads of alpine coasters which can and are great fun to ride also scenery wise it can't be beaten. It's one of the most beautiful country in the world.We had a great time there and hope to share our memories with you guys.

Photo report....enjoy :-)

First park we went to was Freizeitzentrum Zahmer Kaiser near the German border.
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First credit of the trip, the Buterfly coaster.
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Thomas enjoying the Butterfly coaster.
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Butterfly coaster.
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from another angle.
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other rides at the very small park.
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simulator ride.
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park view from the car park.
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Next stop Familienland Erlebnispark. It's a nice family park with one coaster.
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Entrance.
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Childrens play slide with elephant head themeing.
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Nice clean park with plenty of animal characters.
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First view of the coaster.
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getting closer to the Interpark model of the zyklon coaster.
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Coaster cars from inside the station.
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General park shot.
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Even the slide is well themed.
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Swing ship.
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The coaster from another angle.
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A ride you may see at the Legoland parks. Not operating when we where there.
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For you donkey lovers out there :-)
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Thomas on the dragon swing.
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New water ride, really well done.
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Characters on the water ride.
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Nice theming.
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Water ride.
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more characters.
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I like this park. Nice, clean and the view is not bad.
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Rino trying to eat me :-)
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Water ride again.
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Coaster going up the lift hill.
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Coaster porn.
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more coaster porn.
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coaster car going up the lift hill.
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park logo on the coaster car.
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Full coaster shot. Also not bad scenery for a coaster in the back ground.
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Rapids ride in the distance.
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Rapids ride.
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Rapids.
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Lions bench.
I hope you enjoyed the photos so far more to come soon.
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Re: Butterflies in the alps

Postby themeparkman25 » Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:11 pm

Absolutely gorgeous backdrop for a theme park. Cannot wait to see the rest of the updates! Butterflies and all.
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Re: Butterflies in the alps

Postby robbalvey » Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:46 pm

Larry is going to love this thread! =)
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Re: Butterflies in the alps

Postby thrillerman1 » Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:17 pm

This thread gets the official Postcard Paradise seal of approval. WOW and thanks!
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Re: Butterflies in the alps

Postby larrygator » Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:42 pm

robbalvey wrote:Larry is going to love this thread! =)


I'm moist.

I'm going to treat parks with just butterfly coasters and playgrounds as I would American FECs with just a kiddie coasters and not include them in the Park Index. However, if they are like Familienland with a larger coaster and/or multiple other rides I'll create a spot in the Park Index.
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Re: Butterflies in the alps

Postby superman2 » Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:22 pm

Next on the agenda were four alpine coasters. For that we had to go towards the alps meaning more dramatic scenery :-)

From the four one is a Wiegand model and three are from Braso.

The first one is the Wiegand and had been open for just two days. So we were few of the first to be riding this brand new alpine coaster.

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Next stop Fieberbrunn.
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The new alpine coaster called Timoks Alm Coaster
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Old man with an alien coming out of his head.
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The Timoks coaster!!
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Close up.
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Coaster track.
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In action.
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Lift hill.
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Why are you looking behind?
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More Timok coaster action.
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End of the ride.
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Cable car that takes you up and back down the mountain. Cable car reminds me of a James Bond movie.
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Alpine coaster number two was the first of three Braso models.
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Entrance to the cable car that takes us up the mountain.
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The place had a bike course too, one of many ways to attract people in the off skiing season.
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This is a really short alpine coaster.
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A lady dressed in a burka ready to ride. I guess there not banned in Austria like France have.
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Coaster cars in line at the start.
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Imortant rules for the ride.
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More breathtaking scenery :-)
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coaster in action.
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The coaster being pulled back up after the short ride.
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A convoy of alpine coaster cars making there way back up again.
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End of the ride.
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Chair lifts were needed rather then a cable car for our next alpine coaster.Zinkenlifte Bad Dürrnberg
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Coaster dives through the trees making it a more thrilling ride.
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Coaster in action.
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The main difference between a Wiegand and a Braso is the Wiegand is run on a track similar to a normal coaster track while Braso on a singular tube. The Braso brake is operated by a handle in the centre of the car and also the car is much more exposed compared to a Wiegand coaster car.
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more track.
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Station at the top.
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View from the top :-)
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Final alpine coaster of the day.
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Cable car to the top again.
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All stacked up.
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View from the top of this mountain.
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Our hotel for the night.

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Re: Butterflies in the alps

Postby larrygator » Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:32 pm

Did you guys drive around or travel by public transportation on this trip? I also rode the Alpine Coaster at Zinkelift less than two weeks ago.
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Re: Butterflies in the alps

Postby superman2 » Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:03 pm

larrygator wrote:Did you guys drive around or travel by public transportation on this trip? I also rode the Alpine Coaster at Zinkelift less than two weeks ago.


Larry we drove.

We squeezed a lot into this trip so had to cover a lot of distance in a short time.
We also went to Slovenia as well.
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Re: Butterflies in the alps

Postby britishdebutante » Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:15 am

OMG the scenery is just beautiful! I need to go!
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Re: Butterflies in the alps

Postby ginzo » Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:35 am

Awesome TR. We went to Austria last year and had a great time. I think it's a very underrated place to visit.
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