Toverland
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| Location | Sevenum, Netherlands |
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| Coordinates | 51°23′46″N 5°59′10″E / 51.396°N 5.986°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | May 19, 2001 |
| Owner | Gelissen Group |
| Slogan | Discover Your Own Magic |
| Attendance | 1.032.000 (2022) |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 36 |
| Roller coasters | 5 |
| Water rides | 5 |
| Website | Attractiepark Toverland |
 | This article contains promotional content. (September 2023) |
Attractiepark Toverland is an amusement park located in Sevenum, the Netherlands. It first opened in 2001 as an indoor family entertainment centre,[1] operated by the Gelissen Group. Toverland won the European Star Award for the Best Theme Park in 2018.[2] More recently,[when?] the park partially rebranded and added new attractions.
Themed areas
[edit]Toverland is divided into six themed areas, two of which are situated indoors.
Land van Toos
[edit]The Land van Toos is the original indoor area of the park. The attractions include the Vekoma Junior Coaster "Toos-Express," crossing through the building. The themed area is characterised by the many children's rides and playgrounds.
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Roller coaster Toos-Express -
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Decoration in the theme area -
Decoration in the waiting line of the ride Djinn
Wunder Wald
[edit]Wunder Wald is an indoor area located in the same building as the Land van Toos with a ski theme. The area contains playgrounds, a beer garden, and two attractions - a powered toboggan named "Maximus' Blitz Bahn" and Expedition Zork, a log flume. Between 2015 and 2018 Wunder Wald was rebuilt as a theme area about alpine countries. Before that, Wunder Wald was called Magic Forest and did not have any decoration. The ride Maximus' Blitz Bahn was the first ride in the theme park with a background story and a themed queue.
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Entrance of Maximus' Blitz Bahn, a powered summer tobogann. -
Animatronic of a reindeer. -
Station of Maximus' Blitz Bahn -
Log Flume Expedition Zork
Ithaka
[edit]Ithaka is the original outdoor section of the park, themed to the Ancient Greeks. Ithaka contains three major rides including Troy, a wooden coaster built by Great Coasters International. The area was originally simply named "Troy-Area" in reference to the largest attraction in the area. The area features a replica of the Trojan Horse.
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Trojan Horse -
First drop of wooden roller coaster Troy. -
Station of roller coaster Troy. -
Pirate ship Scorpios
Magische Vallei
[edit]The Magical Valley is themed as a fantasy land populated by 'Dwervels'. Major attractions in the area includes rollercoasters Dwervelwind and Booster Bike, a rapid river attraction, and several restaurants.
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Tunnel through rock formation -
Spinning roller coaster Dwervelwind -
Rapid River Djengu River -
Booster Bike, world's first motor bike coaster. -
Scenery in the waiting line of the rapid river. -
Port Laguna
[edit]Opened in 2018, Port Laguna is the new entrance area of the park. The area is circle-shaped and features a Mediterranean theme. The area features brightly coloured buildings containing shops, drink and food stores, a game gallery and an interactive show. Port Laguna contains no rides. The area was inspired by the entrance of Disney's Animal Kingdom and the theme area Port Entry of Universal's Islands of Adventure, with some notable differences, such as a curved main street.[3]
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Entrance -
Lighthouse Solaris -
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Architecture in Port Laguna -
Terraces
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Avalon
[edit]Avalon is the newest area in the park, opened in 2018. Based on Celtic mythology, the area includes the Bolliger & Mabillard-built wing coaster Fēnix.
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Show building of the dark ride section of Merlin's Quest. -
View at the lake. -
Roller coaster Fēnix. -
View from boat ride Merlin's Quest -
Decoration in the waiting area of Merlin's Quest.
Rides
[edit]Water rides
[edit]| Name | Type | Area | |
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| Aqua Snake Hara Kiri |
Water slide | Land van Toos | .JPG)
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| Djengu River | Rapid River | Magische Vallei | 
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| Expedition Zork | Log Flume | Wunder Wald | 
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| Merlin's Quest | Boat Ride | Avalon | 
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Roller Coasters
[edit]| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Model | Opened | Status | Other statistics | Pictures | |
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| Toos-Express Formerly Boomerang Formerly Achtbaan |
Steel | Vekoma | Junior Coaster (Custom) | 2001 | Operating |
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| Booster Bike | Steel | Vekoma | Motorbike Coaster (600m) | 2004 | Operating |
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| Troy | Wood | Great Coasters International | Wooden roller coaster | 2007 | Operating |
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| Dwervelwind Formerly d'wervelwind |
Steel | Mack Rides | Spinning Coaster | 2012 | Operating |
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| Fēnix | Steel | Bolliger & Mabillard | Wing Coaster | 2018 | Operating |
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Other Attractions
[edit]| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Opened | Area |
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| Alpenrutsche Formerly Swampie's Swing |
Kontiki | Zierer | 2004 | Wunder Wald |
| Arthur's Tournament Training | Playground | 2018 | Avalon | |
| Coco Bolo | Tower | Heege | 2013 | Magische Vallei |
| Djinn | Wave Swinger | Wooddesign | 2015 | Land van Toos |
| Dragonwatch | Parachute Tower | Intamin | 2023 | Avalon |
| Dwaalhof | Maze | 2001 | Land van Toos | |
| Fort Boreas | Playground | 2013 | Magische Vallei | |
| Garden Tour | Car ride | Metallbau Emmeln | 2023 | Avalon |
| Jumping Juna | Jump Around | Zamperla | 2023 | Avalon |
| Karussell | Merry-go-round | Wunder Wald | ||
| Kletterabenteuer | Slides | 2005 | Wunder Wald | |
| Kletterparcours Formerly Survival-Parcours |
Adventure park | 2001 | Wunder Wald | |
| Klimhoed | Climbing volcano | Sidijk | 2001 | Land van Toos |
| Klokhuis Formerly Appelcarrousel |
Caterpillar Train | SBF Visa Group | 2001 | Land van Toos |
| Maximus' Blitz Bahn Formerly Woudracer |
Summer toboggan | Wiegand | 2004 | Wunder Wald |
| Paarden van Ithaka | Electric horse riding track | Metallbau Emmeln | 2010 | Ithaka |
| Pixarus: Flight School of Magic | Sky Fly | Gerstlauer | 2023 | Avalon |
| Scorpios | Santa Maria | Metallbau Emmeln | 2010 | Ithaka |
| Speelkasteel | Playground | 2001 | Land van Toos | |
| Theekopjes | Teacups | Zamperla | 2001 | Land van Toos |
| Tolly Molly | Entenkarussell | Metallbau Emmeln | 2013 | Magische Vallei |
| Toverhuis | Magic Wand | Lagotronics | 2008 | Land van Toos |
| Truukjes | Driving school | 2001 | Land van Toos | |
| Villa Fiasko | Funhouse | 2004 | Wunder Wald | |
| Vliegend Tapijt Formerly Morrelhopper |
Kiddie Tower | SBF Visa Group | 2002 | Land van Toos |
| Waku Waku | Water playground | 2013 | Magische Vallei | |
| Wirbelbaum Formerly Twist & Turn |
Flying Wheel | Metallbau Emmeln | 2005 | Wunder Wald |
Visitors
[edit]| Year | Number of visitors |
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| 2005 | 410,000 |
| 2006 | 465,000 |
| 2007 | 500,000 |
| 2008 | 525,000 |
| 2009 | 530,000 |
| 2010 | 495,000 |
| 2011 | 517,000 |
| 2012 | 520,000[9] |
| 2013 | 620,000[10] |
| 2014 | 673,000 |
| 2015 | 698,498[11] |
| 2016 | 682,932 |
| 2017 | 682,000 |
| 2018 | 812,000 |
| 2019 | 862.000[12] |
| 2020 | 534.000 |
| 2021 | 717.500 |
| 2022 | 1.032.000 |
| 2023 | 1.170.000 |
References
[edit]- ^ Pretparken, Sebastiaan Timmermans, Volkskrant, April 23, 2011
- ^ "Award best Theme park". Toverland. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "In Avalon zit zoveel diepte en detail". Parkplanet. Parkplanet. December 17, 2017.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang (Toverland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Booster Bike (Toverland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Troy (Toverland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Dwervelwind (Toverland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Fenix (Toverland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Nieuw themagebied in Toverland". www.telegraaf.mobi (in Dutch). Reizen. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- ^ "Bezoekersrecord voor Toverland". www.l1.nl (in Dutch). L1 News. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- ^ "Gelissen Group | Jaarverslag 2015". www.gelissengroup.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "Loooopings | Historisch moment voor Toverland: voor het eerst meer bezoekers dan Walibi". www.looopings.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-04-15.
External links
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Media related to Toverland at Wikimedia Commons
