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Supernovae Productions on a theme park road trip to Sweden
Summer vacation 2025 was all about a trip with the final destination: Liseberg in Sweden.
To prepare, we used coast2coaster to plan out a route hitting several parks along the way.
We kicked things off in Rotterdam and headed through Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and
then back to the Netherlands.
If you want to watch a vlog full of random nonsense, click this link:
youtu.be
Let’s start with Day 1.
Monday, August 11th
First stop: Tier- und Freizeitpark Thüle, about a 4-hour drive from home. The park is a mix of
a small zoo and an amusement park, mostly known for its Heege rides. None of us had been
there before, so it felt like the perfect little stop on our way.
We arrived around early afternoon, and first things first: food. No lunch yet, so obviously we
went for currywurst – the ultimate German snack that you just have to try at least once when
visiting our eastern neighbors.
After filling up, time to check out the park. We started with the zoo section – nice, but nothing
too special. On to the rides!
First coaster: Lost World – a dinosaur-themed powered coaster by Wiegand. Cute little
layout, fun theming, and you can tell the park really put some effort into it. Dinosaurs along
the track, tunnels, and the tiny 2-person cars actually have a decent speed. Opened in 2022,
it’s a solid addition for a park this size. We already decided we’d reride this one later in the
day.
youtu.be
Next up: Drachen-Achterbahn by Zierer. Honestly, nothing groundbreaking, but hey – if
you’ve got a YouTube channel and need onrides, you’ve gotta ride these too. Been there,
done that.
youtu.be
Then Storchenturm, basically the same ride as Wirbelbaum in Toverland. Of course the
teenager had to test how fast we could spin… let’s just say, we saw some beautiful stripes
afterwards.
Time for “slip ‘n slide” on the Rundbootrutsche, a round boat water slide with a helix in the
layout. You never know if you’ll come out forwards or backwards since you spin the whole
way down.
On the way to the next ride we saw this random building – no clue what was inside.
Funhouse? Haunted house? Walkthrough? The capacity was terrible, only four people at a
time with a long pause in between groups. So we waited. And waited.
Finally our turn! First part was a walkthrough with some guy on a screen talking about… well,
no idea what. Then a room full of glowing special effects – cool, but we still didn’t know what
the main attraction was. Finally, we got into a 4-person bench hanging from a track. Surprise!
It turned out to be a dark ride + flying theater hybrid called Tiki-Tahiti Adventure.
We “flew” past a bunch of screens with movement effects – nothing too wild, but if you’ve got
a weak stomach, maybe skip it. Some masked dude was the main character, no clue what
the story was, but it was funny. And hey, there was even a mine train coaster in the film.
Does that secretly count as another coaster credit?
When we got out, we all agreed it wasn’t worth the insane wait, but hey, sometimes you’ve
just got to try things as a theme park fan.
youtu.be
Plenty more flat rides and Heege attractions to hit, so we moved on. Wildwasserondell –
basically a jetski ride – always fun.
Supernovaejunior wanted to try the Nautic Jet, so he did that while the rest of us filmed some offrides nearby.
Then the Kontiki swing boat by Zierer, followed by the Sindbad Schaukelschiff – a classic
pirate ship, pretty much the same as the one in Toverland.
After that, we hopped on Eiertanz, where you sit in half eggs swinging around on spinning
arms. Fun ride, but it took forever to stop spinning afterwards – longer than the ride itself.
Guess they forgot the brakes?
Next door was Airboat, a Huss flat ride, but we had to wait since the same operator also ran
Eiertanz. Not great for capacity, but hey, that’s just how the park rolls.
We wrapped things up with another ride on Lost World and some of the typical Heege rides:
Sailbahn, Schmetterling and Komet Schaukel.
After that it was time to head out to our first overnight stop in Bad Oeynhausen.
Final thoughts on Tier- und Freizeitpark Thüle
Cute little park with a nice atmosphere. The addition of Lost World and Tiki-Tahiti Adventure
are good steps toward becoming a “more serious” theme park. It’s not big enough to spend a
full day (unless you’ve got small kids), but as a half-day stop on the way to bigger parks, it’s
perfect.
On to Day 2: Potts Park!
Summer vacation 2025 was all about a trip with the final destination: Liseberg in Sweden.
To prepare, we used coast2coaster to plan out a route hitting several parks along the way.
We kicked things off in Rotterdam and headed through Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and
then back to the Netherlands.
If you want to watch a vlog full of random nonsense, click this link:
Summer roadtrip 2025 - Part 1: Tier- und Freizeitpark Thüle Germany [4K/HD-60FPS]
Welcome to our first episode of our summer roadtrip of 2025. This year we started from homebase Rotterdam with destination Liseberg Sweden and back to Rotter...
youtu.be
Let’s start with Day 1.
Monday, August 11th
First stop: Tier- und Freizeitpark Thüle, about a 4-hour drive from home. The park is a mix of
a small zoo and an amusement park, mostly known for its Heege rides. None of us had been
there before, so it felt like the perfect little stop on our way.
We arrived around early afternoon, and first things first: food. No lunch yet, so obviously we
went for currywurst – the ultimate German snack that you just have to try at least once when
visiting our eastern neighbors.
After filling up, time to check out the park. We started with the zoo section – nice, but nothing
too special. On to the rides!
First coaster: Lost World – a dinosaur-themed powered coaster by Wiegand. Cute little
layout, fun theming, and you can tell the park really put some effort into it. Dinosaurs along
the track, tunnels, and the tiny 2-person cars actually have a decent speed. Opened in 2022,
it’s a solid addition for a park this size. We already decided we’d reride this one later in the
day.
Lost world coasterkart onride at Tier- und freizeit park Thüle [4K/HD-60FPS]
Here the full onride of our ride on the Lost Wold Coaster Kart from Wiegand in Tier- und Freitzeit park Thüle in Germany.This coaster is a world first and op...
youtu.be
Next up: Drachen-Achterbahn by Zierer. Honestly, nothing groundbreaking, but hey – if
you’ve got a YouTube channel and need onrides, you’ve gotta ride these too. Been there,
done that.
Drachen Achterbahn onride at Tier- und freizeit park Thüle [4K/HD-60FPS]
Here the full onride of our ride on the Drachen Achterbahn from Zierer in Tier- und Freitzeit park Thüle in Germany.This coaster opened to the public in 199...
youtu.be
Then Storchenturm, basically the same ride as Wirbelbaum in Toverland. Of course the
teenager had to test how fast we could spin… let’s just say, we saw some beautiful stripes
afterwards.
Time for “slip ‘n slide” on the Rundbootrutsche, a round boat water slide with a helix in the
layout. You never know if you’ll come out forwards or backwards since you spin the whole
way down.
On the way to the next ride we saw this random building – no clue what was inside.
Funhouse? Haunted house? Walkthrough? The capacity was terrible, only four people at a
time with a long pause in between groups. So we waited. And waited.
Finally our turn! First part was a walkthrough with some guy on a screen talking about… well,
no idea what. Then a room full of glowing special effects – cool, but we still didn’t know what
the main attraction was. Finally, we got into a 4-person bench hanging from a track. Surprise!
It turned out to be a dark ride + flying theater hybrid called Tiki-Tahiti Adventure.
We “flew” past a bunch of screens with movement effects – nothing too wild, but if you’ve got
a weak stomach, maybe skip it. Some masked dude was the main character, no clue what
the story was, but it was funny. And hey, there was even a mine train coaster in the film.
Does that secretly count as another coaster credit?
When we got out, we all agreed it wasn’t worth the insane wait, but hey, sometimes you’ve
just got to try things as a theme park fan.
Tiki Tahiti Adventure onride at Tier- und freizeit park Thüle [4K/HD-60FPS]
Here the full onride of our ride on Tiki Tahiti Adventure in Tier- und Freitzeit park Thüle in Germany.This is a darkride walkthrough and simulation ride.The...
youtu.be
Plenty more flat rides and Heege attractions to hit, so we moved on. Wildwasserondell –
basically a jetski ride – always fun.
Supernovaejunior wanted to try the Nautic Jet, so he did that while the rest of us filmed some offrides nearby.
Then the Kontiki swing boat by Zierer, followed by the Sindbad Schaukelschiff – a classic
pirate ship, pretty much the same as the one in Toverland.
After that, we hopped on Eiertanz, where you sit in half eggs swinging around on spinning
arms. Fun ride, but it took forever to stop spinning afterwards – longer than the ride itself.
Guess they forgot the brakes?
Next door was Airboat, a Huss flat ride, but we had to wait since the same operator also ran
Eiertanz. Not great for capacity, but hey, that’s just how the park rolls.
We wrapped things up with another ride on Lost World and some of the typical Heege rides:
Sailbahn, Schmetterling and Komet Schaukel.
After that it was time to head out to our first overnight stop in Bad Oeynhausen.
Final thoughts on Tier- und Freizeitpark Thüle
Cute little park with a nice atmosphere. The addition of Lost World and Tiki-Tahiti Adventure
are good steps toward becoming a “more serious” theme park. It’s not big enough to spend a
full day (unless you’ve got small kids), but as a half-day stop on the way to bigger parks, it’s
perfect.
On to Day 2: Potts Park!