BonBon-Land

Bonbon-land

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Location	Holme-Olstrup, Denmark
Coordinates	55°15′38″N 11°51′50″E
Opened	1991
Owner	Parques Reunidos
Operating season	April 1. - October 24.
Attractions
Total	65
Website	http://www.bonbonland.dk

BonBon-Land is a Danish amusement park located in Holme-Olstrup in the South of Zealand, approximately 100 km away from Copenhagen. This 34-acre park attracts about 450,000 people each season.

History

The history of the theme park Bonbon-Land dates back to when the Danish sweets boiler Michael Spangsberg began producing candies with names that children would find humorous, like 'mågeklatter' (Seagull Droppings) 'hundeprutter' (Dog Farts) and 'tissebleer' (Pee Diapers).

The candies became popular early on, and children wanted to visit the factory in Holme Olstrup (a small Danish town in the countryside). However, the factory couldn’t offer visiting tours because of strict hygiene regulations, so Michael Spangsberg opened the Bonbon-Land theme park.

In 1992, the theme park opened with a mini candy factory, a cinema, a shop, and four small boats shaped like ducks located in a small pond. The park was successful, and many rides and attractions have been added over the years. Bonbon-Land is one of Denmark’s most popular children’s parks, despite its adult-oriented content and toilet humor. (In 2008, it was the eighth most popular tourist attraction in Denmark.) In 2007, the Spanish-based entertainment company Parques Reunidos purchased the park.

Since its founding, Bonbon-Land has aimed to offer activities for people of all ages. Today, Bonbon-Land has over 60 different attractions. Among the most popular rides in the park are 4 roller coasters and 2 water rides. There are also a number of playgrounds and a pirate track.

In 1998, Bonbon-Land’s park covered an area of 85.000 m² (21 acres). When the Beaver Rafting course was finished in 1998, its area increased to more than 110.000 m² (27 acres). The park was expanded to its current size of 130.000 m² (32 acres) when the ’Vildsvinet’ ride was added in 2003.

The most expensive attractions are the Beaver Rafting course, with a price of 32 million DKK (Danish Krones; 4.7 Million US Dollars), 'Vildsvinet', with an estimated price of 25 million DKK (3.7 Million US Dollars), and 'Hankatten,' with a price of 20 million DKK (3 Million US Dollars). The new amusements added in 2010 were 'Svend Svingarm' and a new 4D cinema. In 2012, it was ranked as one of the weirdest parks by Time.

Roller coasters

Ride Name	Type	Picture	Opened in	Manufacturer	Additional Information
Hundeprutterutchebane (The Farting Dog Switchback)	steel sit down		1993	Zierer	Reaches a speed of 18 mph (30 km) on a 420 ft long track (128m) and a height of 15 ft (4,5m); height limit none / 1,1m alone. Force One model, train 2x10.
Vild-Svinet (The Wild Boar)	steel sit down	[[File: ]]	2003	Gerstlauer	Reaches a speed of 45 mph (73 km) on a 1404 ft long track (428m) and a height of 72 ft (22m); height 1,25m. Euro Fighter model 500/8, the initial drop is at an angle of 97°.
Hankatten (Tom Cat)	steel sit down spinning wild mouse	[[File: ]]	2007	Gerstlauer	Reaches a speed of 34 mph (55 km) on a 1303 ft long track (397m) and a height of 53 ft (16m); height limit 1,1m. Spinning Coaster model 380/4, car 2+2.
Viktor Vandorm (Victor The Water Worm)	steel sit down	[[File: ]]	2009	Zierer	Reaches a speed of 33 mph (53 km) on a 2471 ft long track (750m) and a height of 46 ft (14m); height limit 1m. Tivoli Custom model, train 2x20.

Water rides

Ride Name	Type	Picture	Opened in	Manufacturer	Additional Information
Beaver Rafting	river rapids ride	[[File: ]]	1998	Intamin	This 6-passenger raft ride is on a 560m long course..
The Water Rat	log flume ride	[[File: ]]	1995	CB Design	A 220m long ride that features 2 drops on the way.

Other rides

Ride Name	Type	Picture	Opened in	Manufacturer	Additional Information
The Albatross	disk	[[File:]]	2004	Zamperla	height limit 1,1m.
The Cobra Tower	drop tower	[[File: ]]	2001	Fabbri	height limit 1,2m
The Crow Trees	tower	[[File:]]	2006	Premier Rides	height limit 1,2m.
Dillen (Mania)	air swing ride	[[File:]]	1999	Huss	height limit none / 1,25m alone
4D Film	theatre	[[File:]]	2010		currently showing The Little Prince (need different detail here)
Hestorado	stationary 5D interactive laser shoot-out	[[File:]]	2011	Alterface	height limit 1,1m.
Klaptorsken (The Cod)	swinging ship	[[File:]]	2002		height limit 1,1m
Mågeklatterne	Radlerbahn	[[File:]]	2002	Zierer
Sprutten	Dragon Boats	[[File:]]	2002	Zierer
Paradise	walkthrough Candy Store	[[File: ]]	1992
Søløven (The Sea Lion)	dark boat ride	[[File: ]]	2005	CB Design
Svend The Swinging Arm	giant swing	[[File: ]]	2009	Zamperla	height limit 1,4m.
Skildpadden (The Tortoise)	wave swinger	[[File: ]]	1994	Zierer
The Worm	roundabout ride	[[File: ]]	Year	Manufacturer	Details

Kiddie rides

Ride Name	Type	Picture	Opened in	Manufacturer	Additional Information
The Dragon	Himalaya-style ride	[[File: ]]
Fantasy World	walkthrough	[[File: ]]	2009		fantasy-themed scenes and kiddie play area
Hot Wheels	driving area	[[File: ]]	2006		kids can operate cars, mini trucks, excavators
Hestepærerne	on-track horse ride	[[File: ]]
Play Areas	play area	[[File: ]]			various different play areas(needs different description)
The Shrimp	dinghy ride	[[File: ]]
Trampolines	trampolines	[[File: ]]
Walk the Plank	challenge course	[[File: ]]
The Wet Dolphin	water playground	[[File: ]]	2007

Other

The park has Arcade Games, various Test-Your-Skill Games, and a Kiddie Show.

Picture gallery

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  Entrance to the park
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  Vildsvinet ride
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  Albatros ride
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  4D Cinema

External links

• BonBon-Land's homepage