Europe 06/24 – Bayern Park

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New entrance here is nice, such a chill park.

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From Voltron to Voltrum, this was new to me. Love a massive Funtime drop tower and this was no exception.

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The lack of absolutely anything in the surroundings and the scale of a nearby forest looking so tiny gave me some height-related heebie-jeebies. Rides can still scare me – fantastic.

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Up the top of a hill was the new boy and the main draw, #1 FirleFranze. You know you’re onto a winner by name alone sometimes.

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What’s in the shed?

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A fab little Gerstlauer, that’s what. Theme is simple, there’s a screen of the mascot lion mashing some buttons in hilarious fashion before ‘things go wrong’, runaway train style.

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Somewhere along the way, magic happens.

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Spot the difference.

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Anyway, it’s great. Satisfying ride length, some decent forces for the size and a lovely sense of all out fun. Perfect for a place like this.

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I didn’t find this on my previous visit, not that I care for Butterflies. Thought it was kinda cool, and weird, to do one indoors, themed to space. Self-operation is always a joy. Passed on the flippy thing next to it.

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This guy is a legend.

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This ride type is a legend.

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They sure have been busy.

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Stadlgaudi 4D is a little revolving theatre, interactive shooter thingy with a cute farmyard theme.

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See? Nicely done.

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The indoor drop tower Thaolon still has its own merits. It’s only a kiddie bouncy one, but is quirkily themed to spooky goblins and has a cracking soundtrack. Combined with a sense of mystery and a maze of a queue, always worth a shot.

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And the OG main event is Freischutz, a legend of a launched X-car.

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It also has a maze of a queue, which is a bit of a pain when you’re dying in the hot sun.

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Was pretty much how I remember from all those years ago. Surprisingly intense, and a little bumpy.
The continuous sequence of inverted top hat, vertical loop and whatever tight corner after provides a really sustained quantity of high positives.

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From there it just kinda rattles its way back to the station in an unrefined sense. It’s a shame that it lacks any of the exceptional moments of a Shock, or even a Formule X, but at least it has its own identity, that China copied with weird trains and then didn’t open… ew.

Once was enough, mainly because it was too hot and we had places to be, but this is a pleasant little place with a well rounded lineup, well worth your Euros.

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