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KALEIDOSCOPE
Facts – Observations – Short Portraits . . . . 4
A LOOK FORWARD
Hannover – Iserlohn . . . . . . . . . 10
SPECIAL
Summertour in France . . . . . . . . . 12
COMEBACK
Ghost Ride. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
TECHNOLOGY
Waltzer (Gundelwein) . . . . . . . . . 24
HISTORY
Showmen’s Museum . . . . . . . . . 28
A LOOK BACK
Reports about Specially Selected Events . . 34
MODEL CONSTRUCTION
Kirmes-Highlights en miniature . . . . . . 38
PORTRAIT
World Joyland . . . . . . . . . . . 42
HISTORY
Coney Island Ohio & Kings Island . . . . . 48
INTERVIEW
Hansa-Park Resort . . . . . . . . . . 56
MAGAZINE
Current News from the Park-Scene . . . . 60
PREVIEW
Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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KALEIDOSCOPE
FANTASIA
Presented for the
anniversary in its new visual
glory: Kai Weeber’s ”Fantasia”
Text: Norman Vogt
Photos: Norman Vogt, Archive Weeber
This year, showman Kai Weeber from Esslingen
(Baden-Württemberg) celebrates a minor anniversary;
the 20 th birthday of his kiddie track ride
”Fantasia”, ordered from the Lutz firm in 1993.
Last year, the ride was thoroughly overhauled and
partially redesigned. Kai Weeber spent much time
bringing the ride’s visual appearance and technology
up to the latest standards. To begin with, the
"Fantasia” was virtually gutted and completely repainted,
before an overhaul of the electronics and
the drive system were carried out. The latest SMD
lights, providing spectacular lighting effects after
sundown without any control device, were ordered
from the Marek firm. The track, equipped with
corrugated sheeting, was once again painted pitchblack,
and even a new mount, a "cinema bus”, was
purchased. The other ride vehicles were also restored;
a process in which, among other measures,
more than 2,500 rivets were renewed. Additionally, a
station is to be built for the ride.
Weeber’s "Fantasia” is a regular guest in Fellbach,
Reutlingen, Kirchheim-Teck and Ludwigsburg, as
well as at the Christmas Market in Reutlingen. The
"Fantasia” has ground measurements of 14 x 7
metres, and electrical requirements of 10 kW. ■
DAVID WALLIS
Photo:
Keith Hamilton
New President of the
”Showmen’s Guild of Great
Britain”: David Wallis
The Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain – the national
UK trade association for the fun fair industry – recently
elected a new president in the shape of David
Wallis, who will serve in the role until 2016.
"It’s an honour to represent my industry at the highest
level and I am very grateful for the support of my family
and showman colleagues along the way,” said
David. "I hope that as well as catering to the needs of
the Guild’s 4,000 members I can also increase the profile
of this safe, affordable form of family entertainment.”David
represents the fifth of seven generations
of the Wallis family that have made their living in the
fairground business. Spending the earlier part of his
life touring around the North West of England, in more
recent years his touring itinerary has extended across
the country and overseas. In his 50-year career as a
ride operator (‘or riding master’), David has owned a
succession of attractions from British fairground
favourites like the Waltzer and Helter Skelter to newer
novelty rides including the Tagada and Sea Storm
(‘Happy Sailor’). He currently travels the UK’s only icethemed
Mirror Maze. Since making the short hop to the
Isle of Man for the famous TT Races in the early 1990s,
David has taken his attractions abroad on frequent occasions
and was once recognised as "The World’s
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Most Travelled Showman” at the Golden Pony Awards
from Italian publisher Facto Edizioni. "Once we’d done
it for the first time, I realised it was no more difficult to
put your rides on a boat to Africa than to the Isle of
Man. I’ve been fortunate enough to operate amusements
in such varied places as Ireland, Iceland, Norway,
South Africa, Hong Kong and New Zealand.
Some of these ventures have proved more successful
than others, but I’ve loved every minute of it.” Current
concerns within the British fairground industry include
the cost of diesel (for both transport and generators),
the provision of education for fairground children and
the availability of sites for fairs and for showmen to live
and store their equipment in the winter. Formed in Salford
near Manchester in 1889, The Showmen’s Guild
of Great Britain boasts 10 regional offices around the
country, including headquarters near London. Its
members include fairground organisers (or ‘lessees’),
ride owners, stall holders, caterers and other associated
businesses in the tourism and hospitality sector. As
well as implementing rules governing ‘fair play’
amongst members, the Guild also liaises closely with
the (UK) Health & Safety Executive, local authorities,
education departments and external event organisers.
David Wallis is a member of the Lancashire, Cheshire
& North Wales Section of the Guild and has served on
multiple regional and national committees over the
years.
A member of the Greater Manchester Chamber of
Commerce, he also represents the Showmen’s Guild
in the European Showmen’s Union (ESU). ESU president
Albert Ritter was recently invited by David to
speak at the Showmen’s Guild ‘Central Council’ meetings
nears London.
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KALEIDOSCOPE
Première in Eisenach
under the management of the
Steffen firm: ”Devil Rock”
DEVIL ROCK
Text & Photos:
Rolf Orschel
At the Eisenach Sommmergewinn the local
showman enterprise Jens Steffen und Sohn
presented its newly purchased ”Devil Rock”
for the first time. The round ride, originally
built by the Huss firm as ”Flic Flac”, is the first
ride of its kind in East Germany.
Jens Steffen is a 4 th generation showman, who
founded his showman enterprise with a chain
ride in 1988. One year later he added a "Round
Up”, and from 1991 to 2006, he operated a
"Fliegender Teppich” built by Zierer, which he
had brought to Eastern Germany from Belgium.
After selling this attraction, the Steffen family
toured a kiddie track ride, a chain ride and a fish
stall. "We have been looking for another ride attraction
for some time,” said Steffen. Having
been given a tip-off, he went to Berlin to examine
and try out Sascha Hanstein’s "Devil Rock”,
which was up for sale at the time, at the German-
French Volksfest last July.
"The attraction is in generally good condition, the
electrical and lighting equipment work perfectly,
and the backflash is as good as new. Sascha
Hanstein looked after the ride very well,” Jens
Steffen was pleased to note after the inspection
in Berlin. Jens Steffen took over the "Devil Rock”
after the Bremen Freimarkt 2012 and then transported
the ride to his property in Eisenach,
where a number of visual improvements were
carried out during winter. Moreover, the ride is
now loaded on only three transport vehicles, and
the inside of the paybox stand is matched to the
ride’s new theme and newly
insulated. The first "proper”
build up of the ride in Eisenach
was achieved without
any help, where it reliably
made its rounds during its
première. This season, the
Steffen family will present the
"Devil Rock” at, among
others venues Halle/Saale,
Leipzig, Eisfeld, and Moers.
The technical data: 23 m in
diameter, power 200 kW, 3
transport vehicles. ■
Jens (r.) and Philipp Steffen
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HIP HOP JUMPER
Patrick Greier’s ”Hip Hop
Jumper” at the Hamburg Dom
Text: Ralf Schmitt
Photos: Ralf Schmitt, Heiko Schimanzik
Since last year's season, Patrick Greier has presented
his former "Schunkler”, built by Höpler, in a
completely new outfit and entirely re-themed under
the new name of "Hip Hop Jumper”.
While the new design was provided by the Atelier EK,
the new LED light came from the Kairies firm. The new,
tall backflash has been mounted on an especially purchased
wagon, which was originally used on the
"Crazy Tiger” ride and has now been newly built up.
The new theme meets the esprit du temps and provides
the ride with a truly up-to-date appearance. ■
The backflash wagon
and the ride in ”Schunkler”
design

KALEIDOCOPE
JAHRMARKT ANNO DAZUMAL IN MECHERNICH-KOMMERN
CRANGE 2013
Text:
Photo:
Michael Petersen
Stadtmarketing Herne
In January, the Herne city
authorities introduced
the new poster for the
578 th Crange Fair with the
motto: “Crange ist
Liebe”.
Apart from the poster, the
fair pass and the gastronomy
pass were also newly
designed and presented.
From many applications
three couples were chosen
as the faces for the advertising
campaign; two
couples from Herne and
one from Gelsenkirchen.
The faces of Francesca
Lobina and Mike Struckmeier
are featured on this
year’s posters. Francesca
Lobina has grown up with
the Crange Kirmes Fair, as
she used to live on the
Dorstener Straße directly
adjacent to the fairground,
for many years. The 578 th
Crange Fair will be held
from 2 nd to 11 th August this
year.
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The 19 th “Jahrmarkt anno dazumal”, renowned far
beyond the borders of the Rhineland and held at
the LVR-open air museum in Kommern (near Euskirchen)
from 30 th March to 7 th April 2013, will once
again offer many curiosities.
For the first time, there will be a show booth with "living
illusions”, which was probably built in the Netherlands
right after the Second World War, and ranks among the
oldest still existing show booths of its kind in Europe.
Another new feature will be a "Panopticom”, providing
visitors with a look at the mortal remains of famous
celebrities specially preserved for coming generations
behind its peepholes, such as the cut-off ear of the
painter van Gogh as well as Goethe’s fist. Naturally,
there will also be "executions” of people from the audience
once again; an illusion from South German fairgrounds
from the late 19 th century. Among the many
artistic attractions making the museum fair stand out
from most of the other nostalgic events is also a lady
razor blade eater! Together with other mighty acrobats,
she also performs other daring presentations in the
spacious open air arena. At the same time, the historic
ballroom of the museum will be transformed into a variety
show from the 1920s. With a total of more than 70
rides, booth attractions and well-chosen market stalls,
the Jahrmarkt anno dazumal will provide visitors with
a stroll through the history of public entertainment from
the beginning of the Imperial Era in 1871, right up until
the time of the ”economic miracle” around 1960. The
Jahrmarkt anno dazumal, incorporating the fair event
from the Imperial Era, will be open daily from 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Admission fee: Adults EUR 6.50, groups of
10 or more people EUR 6.00 p.p., children and adolescents
under 18 years of age admitted free, parking
fee: EUR 2.50. The event programme is available on
the internet: www.kommern.lvr.de
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DIN EN 13814
Text: Jochen Peschel
DIN EN 13814 – these 10 letters and numbers are causing turmoil for
the showmen currently. But why?
It's all about a technical Norm with the title "Fliegende Bauten und Anlagen
für Veranstaltungsplätze und Vergnügungsparks – Sicherheit"
(Safety for transportable constructions for events and amusement
parks).This has all been worked out by the CEN (European Committee
for Standardisation) and the CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical
Standardisation). The standardisation process would normally
be initiated by the private sector, whereby a suggestion for the
theme standardisation would be submitted. In this case however, the initiative
came from the European Commission.
Subsequently it was to be ascertained whether or not a broader requirement
for a Norm is necessary. In this matter, the committee founded a panel
for the draft of the Norm, made up of technology experts in the field.
The completed draft was then submitted to the national standardisation
bodies, which could then make a commentary. This was followed by a
final draft, on which the national standardisation bodies would vote. If the
vote was successful, the Norm would be taken over in all states as the
national Norm standard, and the opposing national Norm would be withdrawn
– therefore the European Norm EN 13814 becomes the DIN EN
13814.
This however is only a technical Norm that has no juristic binding effect.
It only comes into effect through the German national legislative power
within the frames of the building laws. This is due to the federal structural
responsibility of the states, which makes the whole process somewhat
complicated, as each state has its own building laws. All the same there
is a certain alignment, as the individual building laws touch on a model
building regulation that the Conference of Ministers for Building issued.
The Conference of Ministers for Building is the association responsible
for city planning, building and housing, comprising of the responsible
minister and senators of the 16 states of Germany.
§3 paragraph 3 of the model building regulation (Musterbauordnung or
MBO) means:
"The technical rules introduced by official announcement by the highest
building control authority are to be adhered to". This rule is present in all
state building regulations, with the relevant technical building regulations
being mandatory. The DIN EN 13814 was incorporated in the listings of
the states at various periods of time, and it's only since the 01.01.2013
that the Norm has been established nationwide. This Norm is now to be
adhered to in the case of approval of transportable constructions.
The principle of the provision made to safeguard existing standards
makes sure that the approval for an accepted structure does not expire
even if there is a change in building law. In the case of transportable constructions,
the building law has an exception in that the model approval
for such constructions is for a limited period of time, with regular repeat
examinations. Therefore during an examination, the current building law
is always to be adhered to; the provision made to safeguard existing standards
only applies for the period of the granted approval. Although the
transportable construction working group has worked over the decision
support, existing constructions – so long as safety technology considerations
are represented – should be transferred over to the new prevailing
legal Norms. For example up until 2014 the repeat examinations can be
implemented according to the previous regulations, but the new Norm is
to be adhered to by the next but one examination, at the latest.
And it's here that the unease of the showmen begins, as many ride constructions
are many decades old, and had been built according to completely
different technical standards. The demand alone for evidence of
operational strength has changed considerably in part, for example the
underlying stress cycle. There are estimates that the predominant number
of ride constructions cannot fulfil the new Norm, and most of them
cannot be upgraded at justifiable expenditure – which threatens the
existence of many showmen.
The building law however allows for deviations in material requirements
in individual cases. The §3 paragraph 3 sentence 3 MBO reads as
follows: "Deviations can be made in the technical building regulations
when another solution to the same extent of the general demands of paragraph
1 can be fulfilled". Paragraph 1 states that constructions are not
to endanger public safety and order, in particular life, health, and natural
resources." §67 also allows for deviations through the building control
authority.
On the one hand this is an advantage for the showmen, because transportable
constructions that cannot, or cannot be economically brought
up to the DIN EN 13814 standard, can most probably continue to operate.
Thereby though, there may have to be additional measures taken, for
example operation at a lower speed, structural changes, or more frequent,
or more intensive examinations.
Particularly in the case of structural changes, it has to be ascertained
what work is necessary for each construction individually. Here it will be
up to the Showman Associations to bring together owner same-type attractions
in order to take advantage of the synergy effect, and technically
identical or similar constructions not to have to undergo multiple examinations.
The disadvantage is however that the extension of the model approval
does not quite completely depend on the legally established technical
criteria, but the licensing agency allowing for a certain design leeway,
which will be needed to be taken advantage of more often than earlier.
Thereby the approval process is bound by a certain legal uncertainty as
it's up to the approval departments to weigh up the situation between adhering
to the DIN EN 13814 to the letter, and possible deviations. The approval
departments can make the decision with or without the involvement
of the test centre that undertakes technical tasks. Very often the test
and approval departments are identical, for example the TÜV, which at
least can simplify matters.
The approval centres are also in a dilemma, as on the one hand a certain
generosity leads to not endangering the existence of the showman,
and that less lucrative events will not become more unattractive due to
missing attractions. On the other hand a criminal and civil liability threatens
if there is an accident. Then the question quickly arises as to whether
the examiner had made too many concessions.
At the moment the uncertainty is huge as it cannot be estimated what sort
of effect the new regulations will have. In the case of eventual reconstruction
it would be sensible to discuss with the test centre beforehand
if there will be much advisory activity in the next few months. Showmen
are advised not to leave things to the last minute, and attain information
from their professional association, and to contact their approval
centre. It remains to be seen how they go about their responsibilities.
A small suggestion at the end: This article should only be considered as
an overview of building law and the new Norm DIN EN 13814. This material
is very complicated. Despite in-depth research, it can therefore
either be incomplete or even incorrect in some places. The article therefore
cannot and should not be viewed as legal advice.
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The showmen Vorlop, Müller, Hartkopf, Hanstein, and Bötticher
(f.l.t.r.) from the organising ”AG Volksfeste”, present the layout plan
even while drawing it
FRÜHLINGSFEST HANNOVER
Text: Uwe Holzmann
Photos: Uwe Holzmann, Heiko Schimanzik
On Easter Saturday, 30 th March, the 49 th Spring Festival will be opened
on the Schützenplatz in the city centre of Hannover, the state capital
of Lower Saxony. Thereafter, right up until 21 st April, the event will then
offer fun and entertainment to young and old alike.
The organiser, the "AG Volksfeste” from Hannover has once again put together
an attractive fairground from the total of 118 contracted showman
operations. The mixture of major and round ride attractions, Funhouse constructions,
kiddie rides, as well as the ample selection of operations from
all other sectors, will provide a complete and perfect "overall fairground
fun package” to families and thrill-seeking adolescents alike. In addition
to the tall Ferris Wheel (Wilhelm) equipped with new
lighting effects, the following rides and tracks will
dominate the fairground: "Rock & Roller Coaster”
(Vorlop), "High Explosiv” Coaster (Vorlop), "Auf
Manitus Spuren” water ride (Heitmann KG) and "Die
große Geisterbahn” (Schütze). Racy 'thrill rides'
presented will be the "Air Crash” (Wingender), "Free
Style” (Agtsch), "Night Style” (Armbrecht), "Salto
Mortale” (Langenberg/Gusowski) and the "Take
Off” (Ruppert). Moreover, visitors will be able to enjoy
the "Big Spin” (Deinert), "Commander”
(Hanstein), "Heisse Räder” (Armbrecht), "Petersburger
Schlittenfahrt” (Burgdorf), "Breakdance” (Hainlein), "Wellenflug”
(Wendler) and "Magic” (Müller). The Funhouse sector will be represented
at the Spring Festival by the "Omni” (Kinzler), "Crazy Outback” (Hofmann-
Jehn), "Time Factory” (Hartmann) and the "U 3000” Submarine (Ahrend).
Naturally, also present will be the Volksfest classics: the dodgem tracks
(Armbrecht, Thelen); the ample selection of kiddie rides, such as the
"Märchenland” (Risse), "Moglis Traumfahrt” (Walter Oliver Ahrend), "Top
Drive No. 1” (F. Ahrend), "Käpt'n Jimmy” compressed air ride (Walter
Oliver Ahrend), "Disney Jet” (Ambrecht), "Mini Enterprise” (Müller), the kiddie
rides "Europa-Karussell” (F. Ahrend), "Nostalgie-Kinderkarussell” (Heider)
and the "Circus-Karussell” (Heider), as well as the "Junior Scooter”
(Kröker) and the "Sky Jumper” trampoline (D. Ahrend) will not be absent
either. Inside the large beer tents and cosy beer gardens (Marris, Ahrend)
various and constantly changing entertainment programmes will be on offer.
The ample choice of special events that will further enhance the appeal
of the Spring Festival will include fireworks displays on Fridays, the
designated Family Day (offering a reduction of up to 50 % on all ride attractions
and up to 25 % at games booths and, naturally, the Punch and
Judy show as always from Mario Osthold, as well as the Kiddie Make-Up
Events ), special offers for children’s birthdays (a kiddie party pass for 5
children or more) as well as discounts on public transport (a 10 % discount
on presentation of GHV tickets), except for the Family Days on
Wednesdays. The "AG Volksfeste” has announced an extensive advertising
campaign for this year’s Spring Festival once again. Forty-five huge
billboards put up throughout the Hannover region, almost 4,000 A1
posters, quite a number of advertising banners, commercials on the passenger
in-ride TV on the UESTRA (Hannover transport service) trams and
buses, as well as radio commercials on Radio21 will surely entice the public
to visit the 23-day Spring Festival in, hopefully, pleasant temperatures.■
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ISERLOHN
Text: Michael Petersen
The Osterkirmes in the 95,000-resident town
of Iserlohn, the largest town in the Märkischer
Kreis district and the greater Sauerland region,
will be held from 30 th March to 7 th April.
As usual the fair, once again presenting occupancy
quite different from the previous year,
will open on Easter Saturday. The regular attractions
include the dodgem track from Küchenmeister,
Bonner’s "Breakdance” and the Musik
Express from Wendler. In the proven zigzag
course visitors will encounter, among other attractions,
the Go-Kart-Track from Fackler, Sertic’s
Chain Ride, the "Frisbee” from Ruppert, the
"Brasil” walkthrough construction (Schürmann),
and the Ferris Wheel from Vallentgoed. On Easter
Monday, the Easter bunny and a stilt-walker
will distribute small presents and colourful balloon
figures on the Iserlohn fairground.
On the designated Family Day on Wednesday,
fares will be reduced by up to 50 percent, while
all the other attractions will reduce the price for
one principle item by up to 30 percent. Moreover,
there will be a children's programme including,
among other delights, a Punch and Judy show,
a stilt-walker, a kiddie magic show and a kiddie
make-up event. A fireworks display will be held
on Friday evening. The car park at the Seiler
Lake, used as a fairground, has been in very
poor condition for years, its surface being virtually
a cratered moonscape presenting a serious
risk of tripping. On the occasion of the Easter
Fair, the Showman Association Iserlohn/Schwerte
e.V. annually spends a large amount of money
on gravel and other filling material to provide
the fairground with a modestly acceptable surface.
In addition to the cost this is also a lot of
work, as the filling material has to be spread over
a large area. This is neither acceptable nor fair
to the Showman Association Iserlohn / Schwerte
e.V.
As owner/landlord, the town authorities are responsible
for the site at the Seiler Lake, the poor
condition of which has not been caused by the
showmen. After all, the unpaved area is mainly
used as a car park for the adjoining recreation
area. Moreover, circuses build up their tents on
this site at regular intervals, and flea markets are
held there several times a year. It is really high
time to transform the area at the Seiler Lake into
a modern venue, yet in view of empty coffers, this
would certainly not be an easy undertaking. ■
A LOOK FORWARD
Iserlohner
OSTERKIRMES
am Seilersee
30.03. bis 07.04.2013
Mittwoch Familientag
Freitag Feuerwerk

SPECIAL
Summer entertainment
in Paris: the Fête Foraine
des Tuileries
Luna Parks not only entice the
public in the south of France
during the summer months;
prestigious and traditional fair
events, often presenting numerous
appealing attractions,
are also held on the west coast
and in the north of the country
in this season. Moreover, after
the preceding springtime Foire
du Trone, a beautiful Volksfest
event is even presented in the
capital, Paris.
Text & Photos:
Norman Vogt
Summer Tour France
Last year, the Fête Foraine des Tuileries in Paris
began on 22 nd June and was open until 19 th
August. The event is held on the "Jardin des Tuileries”
fairground at the Rue de Rivoli, in the direct vicinity
of the world-famous Louvre. The idyllic, elongated
fairground, where more than 80 showman operations
were built up, is located
in a park, and characterised by
the vast number of trees. The organiser
is showman Marcel Campion,
who also presented his
"Roué de Paris” and the "Air
Swing” chain ride. Unfortunately,
the two constructions were placed
next to each other, clearly af-
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SPECIAL
More than 80
showman operations were
presented in Paris
fecting the visual appearance of the chain ride. Two
further outstanding attractions, towering far above
the roofs of the adjacent houses, many of them of
baroque antiquity, were the "La Boule” Ejector Seat
as well as the "V-Maxx” giant Propeller. What needs
some getting used to, is the almost eerie silence on
the fairground, as music and announcements over
the microphones are not permitted. As a result, all
you can hear – apart from the visitors – are the accelerating
or braking motors of the individual rides.
Every now and then, there was the inevitable
scream from a ride though.
The water ride, which moved on to this event directly
from the Foire du Trone, as did a number of other attractions,
provided its passengers with watery fun.
Further attractions presented were "Happy Sailor”,
"Rainbow”, "X-Factor” Miami, and the Walkthrough
constructions "Happy Clown” and "Crazy Space”, a
Ghost ride, nostalgic ride, several kiddie rides, a
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SPECIAL
The Ferris Wheel
was built up as a single
attraction in the harbour area
of Boulgne-sur-Mer, and the
rides enticed visitors in the
town centre
slide and a dodgem track. Due to the exposed location,
it is difficult to find a good spot for parking
cars.
Boulogne-sur-Mer
From 4 th to 27 th August, the "Foire aux Manege d’Ete”
was held on Mariette Esplanade in the small town of
Boulogne-sur-Mer, located on the west coast, way up
in the north of France. Due to limited space in the town
area, the Ferris Wheel was relocated with little ado to
an area near the harbour, about one-and-a-half kilometres
from the fairground – as a single attraction, so
to speak! As a result, there were only a few visitors at
the "Grand Roué” in the evening hours, whereas the
rides on the fairground in town were truly "besieged”.
The special attraction this time was the Mondial
"Nightfly”; and with the "New
Spring” convertible Alpine Bob
another novelty also enticed the
public. Moreover, visitors were able to enjoy the "New
Dance”, a dodgem track, a switchback called
"Aubisque”, and the Funhouse attractions "Barbe
Bleur” and "Rio”. The "Dragon” track ride, various kiddie
rides, as well as a Bungee-Trampoline and Walking-Waterballs
rounded off the selection of attractions.
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SPECIAL
Only for children:
Walkthrough construction in
Calais
A collection of
attractions in Calais
Calais
The port town of Calais is also located on the French
coast some 35 kilometres from Boulogne-sur-Mer.
As is well known, to cross the channel from here is
the shortest route to Great Britain. The fairground at
the "Bassin Quest” is located near the harbour centre,
not far from the prominent lighthouse. From 21 st
July to 19 th August, the "Foire aux Maneges” was
held in this area for the first time. The past the event,
which attracted many tourists during the evening
hours, took place on the Square d’Armes (at the former
exhibition grounds). Even though the "Crazy
Mouse” Coaster, towering over the rear site of the
fairground was presented as a novelty, the public’s
response was quite modest and most of the time
only empty cars raced along the track. After a
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SPECIAL
Novelty in Calais:
the “Crazy Mouse”
Fête Foraine in
the coastal town of Dieppe
noticeable absence, the "X-Flight” Swing and the
go-kart track appeared in Calais once again, and
diagonally opposite the coaster the interestingly
designed Ghost ride "Scream” enticed the visitors.
Equipped with elaborate lighting systems were the
dodgem track and the "Le Mistral” Switchback.
Moreover, younger visitors were able to enjoy the
"Big Apple” Coaster, built up next to the "Walking-
Waterballs”. Also very popular with young visitors
was a Walkthrough construction especially designed
for children. A comic feature was a games
booth, where a pyramid of 5-litre
beer kegs had to be toppled with
a football. Too bad that a number
of ride attractions were dismantled
after just the second opening
week and relocated to their next
venue. As a result the remaining
attractions looked somewhat forlorn
in the large area.
Normandie region. Every year in autumn, the largest
organised dragon festival in the world is held there,
following on from the "Fête Foraine” in August (in
2012 from 10 th August to 26 th August) held on the
"Place du Front de Mer”, which is located directly by
the sea, as the name suggests. Among the total of
124 attractions, there were three novelties – a trio of
over-the-top rides. The highest point in the skyline
was the Mondial Propeller "Oxygene”, which had
earlier been a regular guest in the south of France
in summer for a number of years, and ended up in
Dieppe
Dieppe is a 32,000-resident
coastal town, as well as a major
sea and fishing port in the Haute-
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SPECIAL
Three over-the-top
novelties appeared in Dieppe
the north this time. The "High Energy 2” swing - a
somersaulting variant - was placed in a centre row,
where it fared much worse than the third novelty, the
"Stargate”. Many visitors, mostly young people, enjoyed
the racy and varied looping ride even in the
afternoon. Its operator was often even applauded
for his announcements over the microphones –
something that does not occur very often. By comparison,
the "Spin Fly” looping ride placed opposite
did not fare too well. They were joined by the "Euro
Splash” water ride, "Le Dragon” Coaster, "Palais du
Pirate” Funhouse, the round rides "Sweety” and
"Chamonix”, "Crazy Dance 2”, "New Jump”, two
dodgem tracks, a simulator, and a go-kart-track.
With the "Sahona”, "Super Mario Sunshine” and the
"Pirate Show”, three further Walkthrough constructions
appeared, as well as the "Ghost” ghost ride
and the aforementioned "Palais du Pirate”. However,
a Ferris Wheel providing a magnificent view over the
open sea was regrettably absent. Additionally, a
manageable number of attractions were available
for children, who were able to enjoy a mini Ferris
Wheel, classic rides, and a dodgem track, as well
as a highly appealing track ride. Somewhat annoying
however, were the countless Walking-Waterballs
basins, which were built up everywhere. On the
opening day as well as on 15 th and 24 th August a fireworks
display was held. On the last opening day
prices were reduced to 1 or 2 Euro for all rides and
A number of highlights
offered to younger visitors
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SPECIAL
The Summer Fair
in Cambrai is held on a number
of sites and streets in the town
centre
entrance fees. As a result the fairground by the sea
was very well frequented that day.
Cambrai
Current and appealing ride attractions, a superb
atmosphere, an abundant variety of gastronomic
operations, many novelties, and long thoroughfares
to walk along; all this was offered at the large
summer fair in Cambrai.
Cambrai, located not far from the Belgian border,
is one of the most northerly towns in France and
has 33,000 residents. For the event – held from 10 th
August to 22 nd August – the town centre, main
street and adjoining squares were transformed
into a huge amusement area. While large attractions
were built up on the squares, the pathways
between the individual venues accommodated
concession stalls. Even two large tents with beer
gardens were available where suckling pig, prepared
on huge grills and making the mouths of
passers-by water, was very popular with the visitors.
On the main fairground in the town centre the
historic buildings provided a contrast to the mod-
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SPECIAL
“Magic Dance” in Cambrai
Exotic kiddie ride
“Happy Sky” and the highly
impressive setting of the
“Eraser” Ghost ride
ern ride attractions, with the "Infinity” Propeller
towering far above the roofs and racing past the
house façades by a hair’s breadth. Speedy rides
were also provided by the "Maxi Jump”, the "Magic
Dance” and the "Shake Off”. Further presented
on the main fairground were "Polyp”, a dodgem
track, the "Le Sphinx” labyrinth, the "Big Apple”
coaster, as well as the "Eraser” ghost ride, which
was designed like an old warehouse on the outside
and provided first-rate shock effects within.
Negatively noticeable were cars driving across
the fairground during the opening hours, so that
the visitors had to take care not to be mown down
by them.
This situation changed later in the evening though.
Further along the main street, visitors came to the
next, somewhat smaller site, accommodating the
"River Splash” water ride, "Dragon” coaster, simulator,
the "Palais du Rire” Funhouse,
a number of kiddie rides
and, slightly hidden-away, the
"Grenoble” Switchback. Only a
few metres behind, the "X-
Flight” made its last appearance
in France before the swing
was shipped to England, due to
the "Air One Maxx” being newly
acquired by its owner.
On other small sites in the town
centre, visitors encountered the
"Scirocco” Alpine Bob, another
dodgem track, the "Impulsion”
ejector seat, the "Cinema 6 D”
(novelty), the "Disco Dance”
track ride, a go-kart-track and a
number of kiddie rides. ■
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COMEBACK
At its comeback in Baden
(Switzerland) the Ghost Ride
was built up behind trees
After more than 20 years, a
long forgotten Ghost ride has
risen like a phoenix from the
ashes, in Switzerland. Quite
out of the blue, Pascal Steiner
from Münchenstein in the
Basle Canton presented the
two-storey “Wiener Prater
Geisterbahn”, thoroughly
renovated and almost trueto-original;
and truly, this
now probably more than 80-
year-old ride celebrated a
'comeback' that exceeded
his highest expectations. Although
Pascal Steiner is a
“private person”, he flawlessly
passed the acid test as
a 'hobby showman' in Baden.
Text: Rolf Orschel
Photos: Archive Alois Steiner, Max Stoop
Ghost Ride
Bohne from Basle purchased the
ride from a showman from Styria.
Raised in a showman dynasty, she
learned the job right from the outset
in her parents' business and was
The year the ride was built and its first owner then the first Swiss show-woman to successfully
can no longer be determined, as all the previous
owners have since passed away, and this ner Prater Geisterbahn” made regular appea-
tour several attractions. From 1952 on, the "Wie-
information is not given in the ride book. The only rances at the Basle Autumn Fair, for many decades
under the management of the "Grande
thing known is that the Ghost ride was probably
built in the 1930s and initially toured throughout
Austria, where it is said to have quite possibly
also "enthralled” the visitors at the Vienna Prater.
In 1952, the show-woman Margrith Romagnoli-
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Dame” of the Swiss showman industry, whose
charm and tolerance is remembered with great
respect by insiders to this day. After the committed
show-woman passed away, her partner
continued to operate the Ghost ride until 1990.
Thereafter Philippe Steiner, a former showman
assistant from Romagnoli, purchased the attraction,
although the now ageing ride urgently
required an overhaul at as little cost as possible.
By around the mid 1990s he had to decommission
the Ghost ride, as it was considered oldfashioned
by most of the operators and it no
longer met safety regulations. As Philippe Steiner
could not find the money for a thorough overhaul
and modernisation at that time, the ride was
put into open-air storage on a property in Delémont,
in the Canton of Jura, where it slowly decayed.
After his brother passed away, Pascal
Steiner inherited the Ghost ride. However, he
took it over only reluctantly and left it packed in
storage. Inspired by many discussions with his
friend, showman Paul Läuppi, Pascal Steiner
eventually got used to the idea of overhauling the
derelict attraction and presenting it in its very
best visual glory. However, it took some more
time until he was able to begin with the complete
and almost true-to-original restoration, some
three years ago. First, the four baggage vans
and the "Stromwägeli” power wagon, accommodating
the electric control panels and the transformers
that generate the traction voltage, were
relocated to the halls of a former foundry in Aarau,
in the Canton of Aargau. Inside the hall that
Paul Läuppi had hired for parking and renovating
his "Calypso” during the winter, the Ghost
ride could be fully built up, thereby considerably
facilitating the overhaul. Inside the spacious and
well-equipped hall, all the technical work as well
as carpentry and paintwork could be expertly
carried out. In the critical phase of the overhauling,
Pascal Steiner was energetically supported
by Läuppi’s "Calypso” crew, as well as a number
An amazing mass of
visitors during an appearance
in Baden
Ghost ride owner Pascal
Steiner with his partner Monika
Leibundgut
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COMEBACK
A scene from
the restoration phase
INFO
Technical Data:
■ Front: 20 m
■ Height: 8 m
■ Depth: 12 m
■ Power: 25 kW
■ 4 transport vehicles
A number of sections of
the wooden construction had
to be reconstructed
of friends, acquaintances, and fans of the Ghost
ride. They sacrificed a great deal of free time to
finish the hard work in time for the planned revival
of the ride in Baden. Many sections of the
old wooden construction had to be renewed,
with a number of posts and connectors being
completely renewed. At the same time, eight
gondolas were dismantled, the bubbles were
sanded down and newly painted, and the seats
as well as the backrests were completely re-upholstered.
The drive system was completely
overhauled and new bearings were fitted. The
electrical equipment, which also did not meet
current standards, had to be completely renewed.
Particular importance was attached to
the restoration of the ride’s interior. The mechanically
operated "residents” were dismantled,
technically overhauled along with the mechan-
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ics of movement, and partially repainted. However,
two figures were not worth the effort. As
they were completely worn-out, they were duly
replaced by new ones. Finally, the some eightmetre
high façade – which was not equipped
with the usual moving figures from the realm of
ghosts and demons, but made a creepy impression
solely due to its artwork – as well as the
decorative pictures in the station and on the balcony
were repainted with classic ghost ride motifs.
The right side of the façade depicts a castle
with two intertwined snakes above it. Moreover,
it features a huge fire-spitting dragon as well as
two skeletons wrapped in a red sheet. On the left
side, a ghost skeleton bows low, seeming to
touch the heads of passers-by with its left hand.
Jungle or Ghost Ride? The construction and old
pictures of the ride from the 1940s, as well as the
kind of motifs painted on the front and the decorative
pictures suggest that the "Wiener Prater
Geisterbahn” had also been used as "Dschungelbahn”
in Austria from time to time. These
themed rides, which simulated a ride through a
jungle where monkeys, snakes, and other jungle
animals, as well as terrifying spectres scared the
passengers, were highly popular in the 1940s
and were frequent guests on the fairgrounds. To
this day, due to its oversized head, eyes widened
with fear, and wild, shaggy hair, one of the spectres
inside the ghost ride rather resembles a wild
jungle dweller. The two storeys and the retained
distinctive features suggest that the construction
was originally a Ghost ride, which was redesigned
into a "Dschungelbahn” later on, and
then later operated as a Ghost ride again.
Whether or not it really comes from the Vienna
Prater could not be determined. There is evidence
that the ride was operated as "Wiener
Prater Geisterbahn” in Switzerland from the very
beginning; however. Boasting more than 100
metres, it may well be the Ghost ride with the
longest track length currently toured by Swiss
showmen. To this day, a ride in the "Wiener Prater
Geisterbahn” provides the classic Ghost ride
feeling, along with the traditional creepy atmosphere
and a number of scary moments. On driving
into the pitch dark hall, passengers hear the
creaking of huge wooden doors banging shut,
and the steel guide track causes a permanent
rumbling ride noise which is accompanied by a
ghastly howling and roaring. The figures wriggle,
bow or stand up – and all of a sudden a shackled
figure is seen lying on the track. The creepy
scenario is enhanced by stroboscopic effects
and ghastly figures briefly flashing into sight. The
"Wiener Prater Geisterbahn” truly lives up to its
promise. During the some two-minute ride behind
the high façade, passengers experience
many scary moments that chill them to the bone,
not least due to the complete darkness inside the
ride. Passengers lose their orientation and cannot
prepare themselves for the effects. Their
shrieking and screaming is transmitted to those
waiting outside via loudspeakers. Prior to the
successful revival of the "Wiener Prater Geisterbahn”,
countless difficulties had to be overcome
and setbacks had to be accepted during the
two-year restoration period, until the ride was finally
approved by TÜV Süd. During the première
at the ten-day "Badenfahrt” in Baden, Pascal
Steiner and his partner Monika Leibundgut, had
their hands full coping with the unexpected rush
of visitors and long queues that formed in front
of the paybox throughout the event. Despite continuous
operation, the Ghost ride ran without experiencing
any problems, and the mechanics of
the ride were just as reliable. it takes 7 to 8 men
some 4 days to build up the 4-ton ride. ■
The 8 original dodgem
cars were thoroughly overhauled
One of two newly made figures
– a tribute to the days as
“Dschungelbahn”
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TECHNOLOGY
The Waltzer ride from
Marco Walz from Zwickau
The name of the showman for
whom the “Bobrennbahn rund
um den Eisberg” ride was built
by Karussellfabrik Gundelwein
in Wutha in 1936 is no
longer known. Ever since the
Walz brothers from Zwickau
purchased the ride from the
Harde firm seventeen years
later, the ride has been under
the permanent ownership of
the Walz family. Just shortly
after the takeover, the ride was
rebuilt into a Waltzer. For the
past 11 years, the ride has
been successfully operated by
Marco Walz, who has implemented
a lot of changes and
has carefully modernised the
ride. The Kirmes & Park Revue
has documented the build up
of the Waltzer.
Text & Photos: Rolf Orschel
Waltzer (Gundelwein)
Even though the build up of the Waltzer remains
hard physical work to this day due to its simple
but efficient construction, a well-coordinated team
can manage the process within 8 to 9 hours. On
arrival of the three transport vehicles (two baggage
vans and one centre trailer) at the fairground, the
centre trailer is manoeuvred to the middle of the
measured site. (1)
Prior to the build up, the two baggage vans have to
be positioned around the site before the centre trailer
supports are folded down, bolted to each other
and the base is laid out. Next, the centre trailer is
balanced by the aid of a winch and propped up.
(2)
Once the centre trailer has been carefully balanced,
the base is completed and temporarily
propped up. Next, Marco Walz and his assistants
carefully balance the base with the aid of a spirit
level and a set square, and carefully prop it up with
wood. (3)
This done, large loudspeakers are placed on the
right and the left sides. The supports are put up and
bolted to the base, while the struts between the
supports are mounted and screwed into place at
(1)
(2)
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TECHNOLOGY
The base is propped up
(3)
the same time. (4 and 5)
Once the struts have been mounted, the track is
laid out, levelled, and the rim flanges screwed to
the supports. (6)
Before the build up can continue, the paybox wagon
is manoeuvred to the front of the ride, the paybox
with the operator stand is lowered by four
winches, balanced and propped up. (7)
Next, the pillars and pointed supports are put up
and screwed to the supports and the rounding
boards are mounted between the supports and the
(5)
(4)
pillars. (8 and 9)
When all has been accomplished, the remaining
build up proceeds quickly. First, the stairs are assembled
at the right and the left of the paybox and
the floor segments are laid out. At the same time,
one of the staff members mounts the light grids and
the decorative pictures that adorn the front between
the pillars. (10 and 11)
This done, the arms and the track are mounted,
while the handrails are mounted at the inside of the
(6)
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TECHNOLOGY
(7)
The paybox is positioned
INFO
Technical Data:
■ Diameter: 14.5 x 16.5 m
■ 4 transport vehicles
(1 centre trailer,
2 baggage vans and
1 payboxwagon)
■ Power: 50 kW
■ Manufacturer: Gundelwein
(8)
(9)
(11)
(10)
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(12) (13)
(14)
track. (12 and 13)
Before the roof framework is mounted, the assembly
platform is mounted to the centrepiece. Next,
the roof beams as well as the inner and outer crown
slats or the half open roof are mounted. (14)
Next, the roof tarpaulins are pulled up and opened.
Once the tarpaulins have been lashed, the assembly
platform is removed, (15) and the centrepiece
tarpaulin is mounted above the arms. This done,
the crown and the dancing couple figurine is
mounted to the top of the centrepiece and screwed
to it. Once the arm light strips have been installed,
the gondolas can be mounted and screwed to the
rotating discs. (16) Finally, the light crossbeams,
decoration elements and loudspeakers, as well as
the backflash tarpaulin are mounted. After wiring,
deploying the sound equipment and the carrying
out of the required maintenance work, the test run
can be undertaken.
■
(15)
(16)
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HISTORY
View from the gallery
of the museum of the Ferris
Wheel and a carousel
During the visit to the IISF Trade
Show in Gibsonton/Riverview in
February 2012, interested visitors
were also able to visit the “International
Independent Showmen’s
Museum”. Although it had
not yet been fully equipped and
many exhibits were still packed
in boxes at this point in time, the
museum nonetheless opened its
gates during the showman trade
show, and so visitors were
quickly immersed in the good
old days of American showmanship
and carnival.
Text:
Richard Veldhuis
Photos: Richard Velfhuis, Wouter Koning
Showmen’s Museum
The museum building
in Gibsonton, called “Gibtown”
by many local showmen
The "International Independent Showmen's
Museum” is located across the street from the
Showmen’s Association club premises with its
headquarters, club house and the exhibition of
the "International Independent Showmen's Association”
(I.I.S.A.) in Gibsonton/Riverview –
some 20 kilometres to the south-east of Tampa/
Florida. The local showman enterprises call
"their” city by its shortened eponym, "Gibtown”.
A museum of American carnival has been a
long-standing dream of historians, carnival fans,
showmen, and the amusement industry. This
dream of a museum came true thanks to the generous
support of the International Independent
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HISTORY
Without a donation
of several millions from
James “Jim” Frederiksen,
the construction of the
museum could not have
been realized
Showman Union, the museum’s corporation
"Greater Sun City Center Community Foundation”,
the International Independent Showman
Association, the members of the Independent
International Showman Union Association, and
the University of South Florida Libraries Special
Collections Department. It impressively demonstrates
the history of the American showman industry,
and is a tribute to the world of American
carnivals and the showmen – called "Carnies” in
the US! The Showmen’s Museum is unique in the
Frederiksen and a panel saying: "We would like
to thank Jim for his generous donation of $
1,000,000 without which the construction of this
building would not have been realized." Once
again, many thanks, "Jim”. By the way, all the exhibits
presented were also donated by showmen,
collectors, and manufacturers. Currently
on display are historic showman transport vehicles,
a number of ride attractions, rare games,
photos, decoration elements and single
components. The ample selection of exhibits
ranges from figures not larger
than a fingertip to a 10-metre
tall Ferris Wheel, taking visitors
on a journey through more than
one hundred years of American
carnival and showman history.
Before entering the museum,
visitors pass a number of
historic baggage vans and
caravans built up on the free
space in front of the museum,
also including two very old
showman wagons with solid
rubber wheels. Also presented
is a wagon from the showman
enterprise "Royal American
A glance at the
technology of the Ferris Wheel.
Below: the not yet so old
“Hug-a-Tug” carousel
United States, which is hard to fathom in a country
of this size with an interesting, if relatively
short, carnival history. American showmen consider
the World Expo 1893 in Chicago – which
presented the first ride attractions, games, burlesques,
curiosity cabinets, and the first Ferris
Wheel built by George Washington – as the
beginning of the showman industry in America.
Many years of preparation, much work and several
million dollars had to be invested before the
museum could be opened. To be able to present
towering exhibits, the centre of the museum
building’s roof structure had to be extended.
Moreover, it was named the "James E. Frederikson
Building”, after the generous donor who
supported the construction of the building. Inside
the museum there is also a portrait of James
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HISTORY
A cornucopia of historic
gondolas and ride accessories
Shows” and a typical American showman vehicle
provided by the Carl J. Sedlmayr family. Inside
the museum, two further historic showman
wagons can be encountered – among others an
ancient vehicle with solid rubber wheels; the
carnival enterprise "Royal American Shows”
used for advertising purposes. This wagon was
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exhibited horse carousel is
clearly older. The 10-metre
tall "Ferris Wheel” was built
by the manufacturer Conderman
around 1900. This
company is said to have
been one of the first manufacturers
of transportable
A historic Puplicity &
Public Relations wagon from
Royal American Shows
probably still in use a few years ago, as it is
equipped with air conditioning despite its age.
Next to it there is a thoroughly restored, bright
red American Packard type tractor from 1918,
which used to be part of the vehicle fleet of the
showman enterprise "Reithoffer Shows”. The
Reithoffers were pioneers of the transport of
showman attractions by road, and owners of the
first traction units. A Ford pick-up from 1928 is
also exhibited, which was used to advertise upcoming
carnival events at that time. The museum
also offers visitors the chance to get a closer
look at a number of nostalgic carousels. While
the open kiddie carousel with small peaks and
troughs called "Hug-a-Tug” is relatively new, the
A selection excerpt
from the ample poster and
company name sign collection
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HISTORY
A restored bright red
Packard-type tractor from
the Reithoffer Shows from
1918
A nostalgic office wagon
from the “All American Shows”
Ferris Wheels. In 1988 the wheel, together with
a still existing original wooden seat (lying in front
of the Wheel), was given as a present to the museum
by Avery H. Wheelock, who had bought it
for some $ 300 on being discharged from the
army in October 1945. From 1946 up until the
late 1950s it was primarily presented at carnivals
in the US state of New York. Having made its last
rounds around the mid-1960s, the Ferris Wheel
was built up as an unusual Christmas decoration
element in the front garden of the Wheelock family
in Syracuse/NY, operating at one r.p.m. The
original drive motor, a 1949 Dodge combustion
engine, is also included in the museum’s collection,
albeit no longer functional. The original
wooden seats were replaced by new steel sets
by the Smith & Smith firm in 1952. Moreover, the
Wheel was equipped with various other parts
and ideas by the well-known
manufacturer Eli Bridge over
the years. Spread throughout
the museum are also gondolas
and other carousel parts, such
as a dodgem track chaise from
the Lusse firm from 1940, a
roller coaster gondola from the
"Rocky Road to Dublin” from
Coney Island from 1920, a "Tilta-Whirl”
gondola, a Mangels
firm fire engine from a kiddie
carousel, a helicopter from an
Allen Herschell kiddie carousel
from 1956, a nostalgic Ghost
Ride gondola, a modern Ghost
Ride gondola from EOS Rides
In the outside area:
two historic showman wagons
equipped with solid rubber
tyres
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HISTORY
A small selection from
the historic games collection
The original paybox
from an old show booth, and
the small library with seating
possibilities
and a "Sky Fighter Tub” kiddie carousel gondola
from Allen Herschell, as well as various gondolas
from many other ride and track attractions.
On the first floor of the museum, visitors are able
to admire a gigantic model fair. A 1:87 scale
model of a large fairground is presented inside
an 18-metre long and 1-metre wide glass display
case. Among the models, there are many ride
attractions from world-famous but also lesserknown
manufacturers and home-made rides
alike. The "Games” sector is, among other exhibits,
represented by a "Wall of Wheels”, with a
survey of different Wheels of Fortune. Moreover,
the collection includes parts from various concession
stalls such as hoop and ball throwing
games, mice-run games, one-armed bandits,
jackpots, milk churn games, pick up trolleys,
nine pins, and many more. Particularly beautiful
is a historic and huge banner of the "Spill the
Milk” game. Furthermore, new and complete
types of games are exhibited from Bob’s Space
Racers; the games manufacturer also located in
Florida. For lovers of "Side Shows” there is also
much more to admire, such as the pay boxes
from the show booths "Nature‘s Mistake”, a twoheaded
child, costumes with black pearls from
the burlesque performances of "Gypsy Rose
Lee”, and the outfit of a 193-kg "Viking Giant”
from Johann K. Peturson. They are joined by
banners from show booths, such as "Nightmare
Alley”, "The Viking Giant from Iceland”, "The
Viking Horse”, "Professor George King and his
London Punch and Judy Show”, "Bloody Mama”,
"Wall of Death”, "The World's greatest Pseudo Attraction”,
together with the "Devil's Child", and
"Wolf Boy & Ape Man”. They are supplemented
by an ample photo collection shown on walls and
in display cases from all kinds of shows and their
casts. A library with a cosy reading corner and
an ample collection of international books on
carnivals and amusement parks is located at the
front of the building on the first floor,
offering visitors not only photo books
on American carnivals and amusement
parks with interesting historic
descriptions, but also new contemporary
pictures that they can peruse
at their leisure. Last but not least, the
enormous collection of historic and
modern fair advertising posters from
different fairs and carnivals spread
all over the museum is well worth
mentioning. The "International Independent
Showmen's Museum” is a
true treasure trove for showmen and
fair enthusiasts alike. If you get the
opportunity to visit the museum, you
should definitely take it! However,
find out about the opening hours beforehand,
as the museum is not yet
open on a regular basis. ■
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A LOOK BACK
DUNKERQUE (F)
Given the heavy snowfall,
the rides were almost
unoccupied
Text & Photos: Marc Spies
All of 'fairground Europe' is currently in hibernation…
well, not all of Europe! Most definitely
not, as a town in the Departement Nord-pas-de-
Calais still holds out against prevailing low temperatures,
snow and fog as it celebrates the
Foire d´Hiver, always opens its gates shortly before
Christmas and runs on into January,
following on from the Christmas Markets at the
closing of the year.
The last Foire d´Hiver was held from 22 nd December
2012 to 13 th January 2013.The University City
of Dunkerque, situated east of Calais on the English
Channel, is known as being party-happy. Not
only is carnival highly popular there, but a major
Volksfest event is held every year with not less than
19 major attractions being built up on both banks
of a canal. The two banks are connected by the
Pont Emmery, which this year also accommodated
a number of concession stalls. Clearly visible from
any distance are the two main entrances on the
Boulevard Sainte-Barbe, which are both occupied
The staff also prepared themselves
for the winter weather
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A LOOK BACK
Tropical ambience
in freezing temperatures:
“New Spring” Matterhorn
by towering rides in order to entice the public. The
KMG Speed "Vertical Limit” from Baillet, as well as
the bungee-ball "Outer Limits”, provided the visitors
with lots of thrills at this location. The fair mile
began at the entrance to the Avenue du Stade,
where the "New Spring” Matterhorn from Lemay
provided a tropical ambience in low temperatures.
Further along, past several concession stalls (and
unfortunately, also some gaps), visitors encountered
two classic Funhouse constructions; the "Pirate
Show” Walkthrough construction and a Toboggan.
Having crossed the nameless canal via
the Pont Emmery, visitors had to choose which direction
to take. Most of them opted for the cul-desac
– lured by the clearly audible hissing of the
compressed air system of the "Sky Surf” Smashing
Jump from Joly. Moreover, fans of fast round rides
were able to enjoy "Le Sphinx” glass maze (Marchal),
a rather plain Quad Car Track, the "Megeve
Express” Musikexpress (Behra), as well as the
"Shaker”, which was rather unfavourably placed
behind the "Sky Surf”. Less speed but by no means
less fun was offered on the "PoussPouss” chain
ride variation from Longwy, where passengers
were able to win a prize during the ride by pulling
a piece of cloth hung up on a pillar and holding fast
to it. Visitors also had to hold on fast in the Sobema
Break Dance variation "Break Dance Extreme”
from Bigolet, making quite an impression with its
opulent design – more fog and light effects can
hardly be found on the tour circuit! The "Stab 3”
Ghost Ride provided passengers with a traditional
creepy atmosphere as well as the occasional
more contemporary spook scaring them with a
chain saw. However, those who thought this boring
got their share of thrills on the Take Off variation
"Shake off” (Dell) or "Tapis Volant”, a Flying Carpet
from Perrin. Moreover, the thrill rides KMG Sicko
"Air OneMaxx” from Lerendu - a novelty for
Dunkerque - which took over the traditional site of
the former Lerendu Freak-Out "X-Flight”, swept its
passengers high up to the sky, while families preferred
to enjoy the redesigned "La Pieuvre” Polyp
from Vancraeyenest, the small "Le Cobra” coaster,
The games booths enticed
visitors with washing machines
and fridges as prizes
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A LOOK BACK
The “Pirate Show”
Walkthrough construction
Attempting to liven
up the closing day with a short
festival procession
The Quad Car Track
without decoration
the dodgem track or the large Walkthrough
construction "Palais du Pirate”
(Renier).Talking of feeling comfortable:
Visitors should not come to the Foire
d´Hiver hungry as there is only a meagre
choice of gastronomic operations;
something that contrasted conspicuously
with the games sector, which was
represented by almost every existing
concession stall! However, guests
should carefully consider where to play,
as with a bit of luck they might win a motorbike
or a fridge, which does rather
raise the question as to how to get the
prize home! Every year, there are controversial discussions
about the issue of "preparations for dismantling”.
While certainly presenting many complexities,
Dunkerque shows the odd issues this
matter can entail: While dismantling is not at all well
prepared for at some rides, the name signs, lights,
and lighting masts are quickly removed at others.
In addition, the entire backflash and all the fences
are already removed on some rides, which can result
in significant safety risks, especially in adverse
winter weather, not to mention the poor visual appearance!
Seeing closed rides and concession
stalls, as was the case again this year, affects the
overall atmosphere.
True business prospects were not exactly good
due to heavy snowfall, low temperatures and almost
no visitors on the fairground at the time of our
visit, yet this is not exactly unusual weather for this
time of the year. After all, the closed attractions also
run counter to the attempt to entice a higher number
of visitors to the Foire d`Hiver, for example with
a short festival procession or by reduced fares, as
was the case on the final day. Maybe that is exactly
what makes up the casual, quintessentially French
charm of the event: C’est la vie!
■
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ANZEIGE
Das Sachverständigenbüro Dill gratuliert zur Wiederbestellung!
Die Sachverständigenbüro Heinz-Hilmar Dill GmbH gratuliert seinem Geschäftsführer, Herrn Ing. Heinz-Hilmar
Dill, zur Wiederbestellung als öffentlich bestellter und vereidigter Sachverständiger für die Schadenermittlung
und Bewertung von fliegenden Bauten im Schaustellergewerbe.
Heinz-Hilmar Dill, der seit 1978 in der Schaustellerbranche als
Spezialsachverständiger tätig ist, wurde erstmals am 07. März
1991 von der Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Bonn (jetzt
Bonn/Rhein-Sieg) für das Sachgebiet „Fliegende Bauten”
öffentlich bestellt und vereidigt. Im Rahmen seiner Tätigkeit
wurde er nun von der IHK bis zum 31. Dezember 2017 wiederbestellt.
Im vergangenen Jahr hat Heinz-Hilmar Dill zusätzlich
die Qualifizierung als EU-personenzertifizierter und überwachter
Sachverständiger nach DIN EN ISO/IEC 17024:2012 erfolgreich
durchgeführt. Auch hier wurde schwerpunktmäßig der
Bereich „Fliegende Bauten” fachspezifisch geprüft. Für die
Schadenermittlung und Bewertung von Maschinen, Anlagen,
Fahrzeugen und Sonderbauten sowie Havarieschäden und
Havarieverwertungen wurde von Ing. Heinz-Hilmar Dill die
Zusatzqualifikation erlangt. Die Fachkenntnisse des Firmeninhabers
kommen vielfältig zum Einsatz. Nachdem sich das
Unternehmen von seinem Mitarbeiter Ralf Elias getrennt hatte,
wurde es in eine GmbH umgewandelt und expandierte. Im
Zuge der Expansion wurden weitere Zweigstellen gegründet.
Dabei wird das gesamte Bundesgebiet sowie teilweise das
angrenzende europäische Ausland mitversorgt.
Die Mitarbeiter der Zweigstellen Berlin, Köln, Stuttgart und München wünschen dem Firmeninhaber Heinz-
Hilmar Dill sen. alles Gute, viel Gesundheit und Erfolg und freuen sich auf eine weitere langjährige, erfolgreiche
Zusammenarbeit.

MODEL CONSTRUCTION
MEINHARDT-NOVELTIES
The mini “Geisterstadt”
is available as a static or a
functional model
Text & Photos:
Michael Petersen
Shooting gallery and snack
booth
The small series manufacturer from Hilden presented
a variety of new models at the very beginning
of the year. The first series of novelties
focus on fairground attractions and vehicles
from the Düsseldorf Fellerhoff family.
Caravan, baggage van, shooting gallery and snack
booth are available in kit form or as fully assembled
models. The "piece de resistance” is without a
doubt the "Geisterstadt” Ghost ride from Hermann
Fellerhoff. While the images of the small ghosts on
the dodgem cars are engraved into the chassis, the
windmill sails are painted by hand. This model is offered
in fully-assembled versions; as a static model
without any moving parts, or as a functional model
featuring a dodgem car running on the track and
rotating windmill. A matching baggage van is also
on offer. Other novelties are the shooting gallery
(Hermann Fellerhoff) and the snack booth (Yvonne
Fellerhoff), along with caravans in different variations
and the living unit with a small kitchen wagon
from Hermann Fellerhoff. The new centre trailers of
the Alpine Bob and the Musik Express are even
equipped with steerable rear axles. All models presented
are already available and can be ordered
via the online shop www.modellbaukirmes.de. ■
The new caravans,
baggage vans and centre
trailers
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European Showmen’s Union
Europäische Schausteller-Union
Union Foraine Européenne
International non-government organisation (NGO) • Established in 1954
President Albert Ritter
„Convinced Europeans with a big heart for the Volksfests“
EU Parliment President Martin Schulz receives „Goldenes Karussellpferd“
The consortium of the Showman
Association NRW (ArGe NRW) chooses a
personality every year, who has served
the cultural asset of the Volksfests in a
special way, and awards the "Goldenen
Karussellpferd". Among the awardees
until now there have been prominent
representatives from the fields of politics,
economics and society. Martin
Schulz, President of the European Parliament,
was the first European politician
to receive the prize – also known as
the "Kirmes Oscar" – on the 22 nd February
2013 in Düren.
Due to the fact that the EU Parliament President
suddenly became ill, his brother Dr.
Walter Schulz received the valued prize on
his behalf at the NRW-reception. The laudatory
speech about the prize winner was
made by the NRW Prime Minister Hanne-
The awarding of the "Goldenen Karussellpferd 2013": f.l. Luís Paulo Fernandes, President of the
Portuguese Showman Association APED, Dr. Walter Schulz, APED-Presidium member Jorge Amaral,
ArGe-member of the board Hansi Luxem, Prime Minister Hannelore Kraft.
ESU General Secretary Steve Severeyns during
the entrance of the traditional flags.
lore Kraft, who had received the prize last
year. She said that she was very happy that
the "carthorse of Europe" had received the
prize and praised the award commission
for making "the right choice". The Prime
Minister described Schulz as a person
"who gives parliament a new confidence,
and can win back lost trust". He makes decisions
openly and transparently and not
over the heads of people. Just how fitting
the choice of Schulz was, was clear and
concise in other areas: "Showmen are also
traditionally open to other people and
work transcending borders."
Albert Ritter, President of the German
Showman Associations and the European
Showman Union, acknowledged the engagement
of Martin Schulz, described him
as a fighter and convinced European with
a big heart for the Volksfests. The Parliament
President is a person who stands by
his convictions and attacks problems. As
an example, Albert Ritter recalled the current
protests of the Portuguese showmen
Prime Minister Hannelore Kraft holding the
laudatory speech about the prize winner.
against the increase of the reduced VAT in
their country. Martin Schulz, who travelled
to Lisbon on the 11th January 2013 for
talks with government representatives,
spontaneously presented the questions of
the showmen before the Portuguese parliament,
and promised to be committed on
their behalf.

European Showmen’s Union • Europäische Schausteller-Union • Union Foraine Européenne
Representatives of the Portuguese Showman
Association, the Associação Portuguesa
de Empresas de Diversão (APED)
travelled especially to Düren. Directed
particularly at the association by Ritter:
"The German and European showmen
stand behind their Portuguese colleagues,
and support their battle. The protests are
important for the future of all showmen in
Europe. Unity gives strength!"
This year's reception with over 700 guests
was opened with a festive march of flags,
with participants in addition to the German
delegations also being EU represent -
atives from Belgium, Portugal, Ireland, the
Netherlands and Luxemburg.
Publishing
Information
Publisher:
European Showmen’s Union (ESU)
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Albert Ritter, rittera@dsbev.de
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Editor:
Christoph Jansen, jansenc@dsbev.de
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Address:
Europäische Schausteller-Union
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Am Weidendamm 1A
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Tel.: 0049 (0)30 590 09 97 80
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E-Mail: mail@dsbev.de
Internet: www.esu-ufe.eu
President Albert Ritter (right) and the Düren Lord Mayor Paul Larue.
(photos: ESU)

PORTRAIT
The globe with park
logo reminds one very
much of the worldwide
known symbol of Universal
Studios
The two current clichés about
Chinese theme park projects
are a large project scope with a
small budget, and copyright
violation by the illicit use of internationally
known characters.
The World Joyland in Changzhou
(the Province of Jiangsu),
which is a city with over one
million residents in eastern
China, fulfils both and is therefore
a popular theme in western
reports.
World Joyland
Text & Photos: Stefan Rothaug
The entrance area and the
entrance arbour in Universal
Islands of Adventure style
On the other hand one must admit that it’s copyright
violation in particular that draws the
western media like bees around a honey pot. After
all there are new large theme parks with painted
concrete theming opening every six months, for example
by the Chinese Fantawild Group (with in the
meantime nine parks in operation). However up until
now, none of these parks have been discussed
by non-Chinese press, but World Joyland has with
its synonyms such as” Warcraft Park” or “Mecca for
computer game enthusiasts”.
Despite the many success stories that are told
about the People’s Republic, China is still China.
We are not dealing with Japan, Korea, Europe or
the USA, and this has to be remembered before
expectations run too high. Top Asian parks that
could well rival with western world class parks such
as Busch Gardens Europe, De Efteling, Europa-
Park or PortAventura, are still the exception. Thanks
to the regular reports about Tokyo Disney Resort,
Hong Kong Ocean Park, Lotte World and Everland
by the western trade media, one tends to forget that
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the mediocre parks are naturally only rarely reported
about. The situation is the same in the amusement
industry as in other economic sectors, especially
the sheer speed of growth at which China
is world class; nothing more and nothing less.
However, this speed has its price, and China is not
the first country that has had to pay. Those who
think about the so-called “Build it and they will
come” projects in the in the meanwhile satiated
Asian market, will quickly realise which way the
wind will blow in China as well: Parque Espana, Kurashiki
Tivoli (both Japan) or
Discovery World (Taiwan) – all of them
genuine theme parks that sprang up
out of the ground at huge financial expense,
which is the case currently in
China. Initially celebrated euphorically
as the economic motors of the various
regions, after only a few years
these parks had to make reductions
in personnel, new attractions, or even
maintenance due to fewer visitors.
The result: the initial detailed and
colourful attractions turned to grey
and average ride constructions. A
theme park in the calibre of Universal
or Disney needs – in addition to high
visitor numbers – first and foremost a
financially strong, and in particular,
willing-to-pay public.
By all appearances it seems that
every available Renminbi in the budget
flowed into the realisation of the
project itself. The expenses outlaid for a solid
planning however appear to have been kept within
limit, as is the case in many Chinese locations. This
affects the infrastructure within the park as well as
transport connections outside the park. Even
though the investors in World Joyland repeatedly
emphasise that the park came into being in
cooperation with prestigious planning companies
such as Jack Rouse Associates or IDEATTACK,
these engagements were restricted to only single
areas of the park.
A grandiose view of the
complete park area offered by
“Holy Mountain”
The “Fairy Lake” castle in
the centre of the theme park
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One of the main attractions
is without a doubt the
Wing Coaster “Sky Scrapper”
from B&M, which offers five
inversions, a height of 32 metres
and a length of 855 metres
Designs of the themed
area called “Terrain of Magic”
This leads to operative problems: Western visitors
are more willing to travel longer distances in order
to visit theme parks. For the Asian the most important
criterion for visiting a park is still the shortest
possible travel time, and for the average Chinese,
first and foremost the low costs as well. Theme
parks in an urban area that offer small novelties
regularly and have a low entrance price with separately
payable individual rides, are on an average
more successful than the new large park, located
way outside the city borders with an all-in-one-price
system.
And so World Joyland also entices fewer visitors
from Shanghai than from the direct area of Changzhou.
These visitors however have inevitably less
spending ability, which in the long run will without a
doubt have an effect on operating results and
product quality.
However let’s enter the park through its impressive
entrance gate. None other than expected, we
already meet up with a whole row of copies here.
Even before the entrance we struck it rich: a rotating
globe with park logo! To the left and right of the
entrance there are statues that reminded us of the
Japanese computer game classic “Final Fantasy”,
however an abstract lean towards the computer
game world can be generously acceptable, as the
park was already positioned as the “first theme park
for the gamer” already in its planning phase. In the
future there are apparently also to be regular socalled
E-Sports events to take place in a hall next
to the park.
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Copies Made by American Companies
The main street at Joyland is called Taobao Street
and in fact is actually similar to the entrance area
at Universal Islands of Adventure (Florida, USA).
And of all places this part of the park was planned
by the American design offices of IDEATTACK, and
not by the “wicked copying Chinese”!
We moved around to the left passing the “Grand
Theatre” in the area “Terrain of Magic” that represents
the world of dwarfs, monsters, knights and
trolls in the brutal fantasy sector. The artificial rock
landscape is really quite impressive at first glance,
however upon visiting the first attraction “Journey
of Danger”, a 4D-Darkride with track bound
vehicles similar to Universal’s “Spiderman” ride,
one sees that the standard of realisation leaves
much to be desired, even though the concept and
the computer animated film are not bad at all. In
actual fact it’s the missing attention to detail in all
aspects that result in the ride experience not being
above average level.
And as far as the complaints of the western media
regarding the possible copyright infringement
against the American computer game developer
Blizzard, this in our eyes is considered more of
media hype than reality. Naturally one can willingly
talk about the stealing of ideas, but when the idea
therein is to bring to life a medieval fantasy world
(and added to that with a computer game background),
it’s not really possible to avoid a faint resemblance
to the world of warcraft.
The water ride “Splash of
Monster Blood”, and the domed
cinema with double Freefall
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The Mine Train “Dragon
Roaring Heaven”
The Main Attraction: B&M Flying Coaster
Passing a restaurant and the grandly placed Shootthe-Chutes
“Splash of Monster Blood”, we make our
way to the next theme area “Universal of Starship”:
naturally we find connections to the strategy computer
classic “Starcraft” (also from Blizzard) in this
science fiction theme area, but one could just as
easily find parallels to other games or films of the
same genre. Definite copies can’t be found here.
More important is the fact that this park area, in addition
to its two tower attractions, can really score
with the first B&M Flying Coaster with vertical
looping. The 32 metre high “Sky Scrapper” offers a
terrific ride experience, however the overall impression
has been narrowed down by a slapdash
paintjob on the station building.
A definitely positive surprise awaits us in the opposite
domed cinema: the CGI-Film of a dragon
attack is impressive, although not fitting here in a
Sci-Fi-theme area. We return from the future to the
medieval fantasy world where we enter the “World
of Legends” that has quite a bit to offer with two
coasters, a Rapid River and a Ghost house, and
where heroes, elves, and dragons master the area.
The Mine Train “Dragon Roaring Heaven” from
Chinese manufacturer Golden Horse leaves from
the mouth of a dragon, and the Maurer-Skyloop
“Clouds of Fairyland” lifts over an oriental looking
building. The Rapid River “Paradise Helm” starts in
an elf palace, obviously inspired by Peter Jackson’s
middle-earth films. The boats swim past rocks and
dragons. The last stop is the Indoor-Shooting-Gallery
“Ghost Hunting”.
The last theme area is “Moles World, the area for
the smaller visitors, and it’s here that we see our first
carousels during our circuit walk. Both attractions
show clearly just how much the planners have
orientated on the kiddie theme area “Suess Landing”
at the Florida Universal Islands of Adventure:
one is a double-storey carousel, the other in a
compressed-air “Flying Fish” optic. In addition to a
Chinese “Rockin’ Tug”-copy, these are, by the way,
the only flat rides in the whole park.
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Monumental Buildings & Odd Garages
Erecting monumental buildings and artificial rocks
go easy on the budget, and are breathtaking to the
viewer. Technically elaborate constructions are a lot
more expensive to purchase, and particularly costly
in operation. Very often these types of attractions
have to be bought from overseas because the
know-how is not available within the country. Unskilled
labourers can build walls but not coasters.
And although every area has its own restaurant and
terrific looking buildings, ride constructions are in
general quite sparse. And when one views the
buildings more precisely there are very definite
signs of missing adequate care that should have
been taken during construction. The lack of flat
rides also makes the park look lifeless overall, and
as most of the larger attractions are hidden behind
huge artificial ricks, there is little atmosphere.
As finale we climb the apparently never ending
steps of the “Holy Mountain”, another huge building
that is located at the edge of the park on a hill. And
it’s first from here that the impressive
scenic beauty of the location of the park
is apparent. The buildings and ride constructions
are gathered in a valley surrounded
by forested hills. Nature presents
itself all over the world as the best
of all theme elements.
Had there been more consistent concentration
on experience and quality
during the development of the park, a
little treasure could have come into
being within this landscape, however
the budget would have been overstrained.
Unfortunately, as is the case with
other impressive scenic parks, arrival
here is difficult. Visitors have to travel for
another good hour if they are coming
from the central bus station in Changzhou,
before they finally reach the Joyland-park.
So the number of visitors
travelling from far away expecting a
world class park will keep within a limit.
However, visitors from the
region may well be described
as spoilt, as the area
with definitely better transport
connections near the
centre of Changzhou, has
already been home to the
Dinosaur Park since the
year 2000. And due to the
occasion of the new competitor
in the neighbourhood,
the park extended its
ride portfolio only last year
with the S&S 4D-Coaster
“Dinaconda”, a really world
class attraction.
In the opening year two million guests visited Joyland.
The park is now in its second operating year
and it remains to be seen whether or not guests
return a second time, or would rather visit Dinosaur
Park. During the second building phase by the way,
the water park Joysea is to come into being. ■
In addition to great hills
and very detailed design there
are also some really strange
“cement garages” at the park
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HISTORY
The grandiose “Mall”
was unique in those times
and was also re-erected as
a theme land again at the
new Kings Island (photo
before 1964)
The history of origins of Kings
Island, one of the most famous
amusement parks in the USA, is
very special. The park located
in the State of Ohio and these
days belonging to the Cedar-
Fair-Group, was only opened in
1972, however its roots lay in a
chequered but glorious past.
Text:
Photos:
Dennis Speigel
International Theme Park
Coney Island Ohio & Kin
Services, Inc. (ITPS),
Kings Island, Frank Lanfer,
Vic Nolting (Coney Island),
Alan Light, Will McC
An aerial photo of Coney
Island from the 1950s
The predecessor park was called (and is still
called) Coney Island Ohio. It was a wonderful
amusement park which was termed “America’s
finest amusement park.” Few people remember
that Coney Island in Cincinnati was a favourite
park of Walt Disney’s. He visited the park times
during the planning of Disneyland in California,
and became friends with Ed Schott, owner of Coney
Island at that time. It was said that he offered
Mr. Schott 30% of Disneyland for $5 million – a sum
that, in 1953, Mr. Schott could not afford.
Walt Disney went to many parks in his exploration
to build Disneyland. These included parks like
Pontchartrain Beach (now defunct) in New Orleans,
Riverview Park in Chicago, and Riverside
Park in Agawam, Massachusetts – just to name a
few. He watched, he learned, and he took notes
on what and what not to do. He clearly had a vision
for Disneyland.
Coney Island featured a beautiful mall planted with
well-manicured Gingko trees. They were the hallmark
of the mall – wonderfully shaped and beautifully
cared for by the park’s landscaping department,
under the direction of Henry Schwab and
Roy Rector. The mall featured a midway-like
feeling, and was aligned on each side by different
types of flat rides. Overhead was a beautiful Von
Roll Sky Ride, with cars that lit up at night creating
a colourful night-time operation.
Through the years, the rides on the Coney Island
mall changed. On the east end of the mall, during
the 1950s and 1960s, as well as part of the 1970s,
sat two highly popular rides: the “Lost River” water
attraction and the “Wildcat” coaster. When the
“Sky Ride” was added in 1965, the “Wildcat” was
torn down to create a station for the new ride. The
“Lost River” endured until the close of Coney
Island. It was really a “tunnel of love” with boats
floating through a serpentine channel and through
dark-lighted sets. No one ever paid much attention
the sets – they were too busy smooching!
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gs Island
The south side of the Coney Island Mall was anchored
by the “Shooting Star” coaster, a dog-leg
layout coaster with an incredible first dip of about
55 degrees, and a dark tunnel before speeding
into the station again. And even by today’s standards
the “Shooting Star” would still be a great
roller coaster.
When we moved to Kings Island, because of
liability issues, we tore it down. Too bad it could
not have been moved at that time. It really had
charm and thrill.
The Coney Island Mall had other entertaining
features – a huge penny arcade, caramel corn
stand, age and weight guessing game, a salt
water taffy shop (candy made on premises), ice
ball stands, Ferris wheel ride, “Monster”, “Scrambler”,
a phenomenal “Tumble Bug” ride, Shooting
Gallery (22 calibre bullets), and a dark ride which
was Haunted House themed. In the 1940s, 1950s,
and 1960s, the Haunted House was a walkthrough
mirror maze. It had many floors, confusing
mirrored walkways, rotating barrels, and curtain
The same view after the
erection of the “Sky Ride”
(photo from 1970)
Group photo at Coney
Island with (all standing): Gary
Wachs 2 nd f.l.), Ed McHale ( 6th f.l.)
and Ralph Wachs (8 th f.l.)
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HISTORY
The entrance arbour
“International Street” in
draft (adjourning), during
the opening year 1972
(down right), and as
Paramount-Park (2005)
Festive opening with
Charles Flatt (Project Manager 1 st
f.l.) Ralph Wachs (President
Kings Island; 3 rd f.l.), Gary Wachs
(Group Vice President; left
behind Fred Flintstone) and Ed
McHale (General Manager, right)
areas. As women crossed out front on the upper
observation platform, a hidden worker had a
button he could push to blow up the big hoop
skirts most of the women wore in that era. Everyone
waited down below to watch the faces of the
women who crossed over and got the air hose
treatment. It was really fun.
During certain times of the year, the Coney Mall
hosted popular 4 th of July fireworks celebrations –
special acts that were brought in to ballyhoo
attendance. These included trapeze acts, as well
as “Suicide Simon” who would blow himself up
every night with dynamite! The Coney Mall area
could hold a lot of people, and elevated acts really
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HISTORY
worked well during that time. Many acts played the
Coney Mall; it was the place to be in Cincinnati
during that time.
At the end of the 1960s, Gary Wachs, Vice President
of Coney Island, anticipated the need to
bring new forms of entertainment to the park and
to the mall.
He went to California and struck a relationship with
television puppeteers, Sid and Marty Krofft. This
relationship developed into a major theatre being
built at the east end of the mall. A huge dark light
show, extremely successful produced by the
Kroffts, featured gigantic, “bigger than life”
puppets.
The Coney Island Mall was special. It was
beautiful, and featured a small fountain which had
a light show at night. People loved to stroll the mall
hand in hand in the evening. It was indeed a
romantic experience with all of the ambiance and
features.
Moving to Another Area
However due to the constant and partly devastating
flooding of the Ohio River, on the banks of
which Coney Island Ohio was situated, there were
immediate thoughts of relocating the complete
amusement park to a safe area, with a simultaneous
transformation into a modern theme park.
We bought in the television station Taft Broadcasting
as a strong financial partner.
When we began planning Kings Island, the first
area we defined as a themed area was the Coney
Island area, which we defined in the new location.
To re-create the feel of the Coney mall, we kept the
mall beds and we even figured out a way to transplant
the incomparable Gingko trees. We aligned
the mall with newer versions of the old Coney mall
rides and attractions, and we placed a new
wooden coaster on the north east side, parallel to
the promenade.
The re-erected “Coney
Mall” at Kings Island (photo
middle of the 1970s) and the
only retained and remaining
plan from the planning stage
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HISTORY
The opening of the
“Racer” led to the 2 nd
golden age of coasters
One of the very few photo
documents from coaster legend
John C. Allen; here left in photo
during the construction of the
“Racer” (photo from 1971)
The “Racer” Raced into a New Era
The “Racer” was the first wooden roller coaster to
be built in America since 1947. We brought John
C. Allen from Philadelphia Toboggan in to work
with Jim Figley, our head of construction. At that
time, there were no computers on which to design
a roller coaster; it was basically done on a slide
rule!
The “Racer” was incredible. Red trains and blue
trains left the station together racing out and back.
It was amazing in 1972 to see how close they
would finish.
This coaster launched the renaissance of the
wooden roller coaster. At this point in time, there
were three Six Flags parks, none of which had
wooden roller coasters. The Six Flags management
felt that wooden coasters were passé.-
However, after the enormous reception of the
“Racer”, Six Flags came to visit us and we sent Jim
Figley from our company to assist them in planning
the “The Great American Scream Machine”
(erected at Six Flags Over Georgia). It too was an
immediate success, after which Six Flags built
coasters in all of their parks.
Rides were not the only major feature on the new
Coney mall at Kings Island. We replicated a huge
games and arcade area. Again, neither Disney nor
Six Flags had games until they came and saw our
Kings Island operation. Games were our third
largest revenue producer, with the highest profit
margin. Soon afterwards, games sprung up at all
of the other developing parks. And – they were real
money makers.
These days, forty years later, the “Coney Island
Mall” at Kings Island still maintains a lot of the
charm from the original Coney Island park. Oh,
things have changed, of course. The games are
not quite as popular as they originally were, and
arcades have declined due in part to home computers,
Wii, Xbox, and of course the internet. And
the Mall at Kings Island is not as new as it once
was, but the feeling is still there. It’s a little bit of
carnival, a little festival, and a lot of nostalgia for
those of us who remember old Coney Island and
its fabulous Mall.
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Of course, I would be remiss not to mention other
unique features about Kings Island, a park that
had a lot of “firsts” in its distinctive history. Kings
Island was the first theme park that was primarily
designed in-house. Darrell “Dusty” Daniels was
the architect of record, who was directed by the
Coney Island management team on what to design.
This process was under the direction of Gary
S. Wachs, then head of the theme park group. In
total, there were 16 Coney Island members who
worked diligently on the design process. I had the
good fortune to be a part of that team.
To begin the design, we knew we wanted to use
the “hub and spoke” design. This promoted
excellent guest flow around the park. There were
no dead ends at Kings Island. People flowed
seamlessly around the park. The original themed
areas consisted of “International Street”, “Hanna
Barbara Land”, “Rivertown”, “Oktoberfest”, and
“Old Coney Island”. Each themed area was
germane to our company. The 100.5 metre Eiffel
Tower observation attraction immediately became
the park’s icon. It could be seen from miles away
as one drove along Interstate 71.
A major milestone for Kings Island was the building
of the “The Beast” which opened in 1979 (now
celebrating its 34 th anniversary), and upon
introduction, became the most famous roller
coaster in the world. It was designed “in house”
under the direction of Charles Dinn, an employee
of Kings Island at that time. It was the largest,
tallest, and fastest roller coaster of its day. It cost
$4 million to build back then, was 2,243 metres
long and 33.5 metres high, had a speed of over
100 kilometres per hour, and was an unbelievable
four-minute ride! These statistics were unheard of
by coaster standards of that era, and is today is
still listed among the world’s greatest coasters. It
was built to the unique terrain of Kings Island in an
area where nothing else could be built.
Of course, with every project comes a problem. In
the late early 1980s, Kings Island purchased the
first suspended coaster from Arrow Development
of Ogden, Utah. As the first suspended coaster
in North America, it was to be an important extension
for the park. However, due to its prototypical
nature, it experienced major design and structural
issues, as did its European pendant a few years
before, and had to be dismantled a few years later.
A deal was worked out with Arrow to build another
steel coaster called the “Vortex” (which remains in
operation today). If Kings Island had continued its
lawsuit against Arrow Development, Arrow would
have gone bankrupt. The agreement worked to
everyone’s advantage.
After the success of Kings Island and its design,
we set up Kings Entertainment Company, a totally
in-house design team. Kings Dominion and Canada’s
Wonderland were both designed by this
team.
“The Beast” is still one the
world’s best wooden coasters
America’s first Stand-up
Coaster (1984 from Togo)
“The Bat” (1981 from Arrow)
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ITPS
Dennis Speigel is President
of ITPS (International
Theme Park Services,
Inc.). ITPS is globally the
leisure industry’s leading
independent, full-service
consulting firm. Located in
Cincinnati, Ohio, ITPS has
worked on over 500 projects
and in 50 countries since its
inception in 1983.
www.interthemepark.com ■
The young Dennis Speigel and The Banana
Splits (right) at Kings Island
In 1981, Kings Island was sold as a leveraged
buyout to a group of internal employees. Some of
these had theme park backgrounds, while others
had none. Timing was good for the LBO. Parks
were hitting their stride. Many members of the
original Coney Island team were terminated and a
group under the direction of a newcomer to the
theme park industry (Nelson Schwab) took over
management. Right or wrong, it was a good time
to be running a theme park. Even led by newcomers,
the parks were performing, and performing
well. The 1980s represented the maturing of
the industry, and it was difficult during those years
to see downturn.
Since the development of Kings Island, there have
been five owners. After the original Taft Broadcasting,
these were Kings Entertainment Company,
American Financial Corporation, Paramount
Studios, and since 2006, Cedar Fair Entertainment
Company. Best said, Kings Island has always
been, from its opening, a “grand money maker” for
its owners. Drawing approximately three million
people per season, Kings Island remains one of
the top parks in the USA, and I am proud to have
been a part of its heritage.
■
SON OF BEAST
Of all times, during the 40 th anniversary year,
another construction has had to be dismantled.
After only nine years of operation, and three
years of being idle, the earlier millennium attraction,
the world’s largest and simultaneously the world’s
only wooden coaster with a looping has been
demolished. The “Son of Beast” from 2000 and built
by the Roller Coaster Corporation of America at a
64 metre height proved to be too rough, too extreme,
and also had construction weaknesses. A
number of law suits were instigated against RCCA;
the manufacturer from Atlanta no longer exists. ■
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INTERVIEW
Since 2008 a replica of
the Lübeck Holsten Gate
has been greeting guests;
in the background the
Schwarzkopf coaster
“Nessie” (1980)
During the past years, the
Hansa-Park on the Baltic Sea
coast has developed into a real
pearl of the German park
scene. There are not only first
class rides and sometimes
unique attractions worldwide
to discover here, but above all
a commendable way has been
pursued that will be continued
in the upcoming years, leading
the park into a theme park with
a unique characteristic.
Hansa-Park Resort
Text:
Frank Lanfer
Photos: Frank Lanfer, Hansa-Park
Christoph Andreas Leicht
in front of his Holsten Gate
Today, Hansa-Park is in the possission of the
Leicht family. We spoke with the personally
liable share holder and Managing Director Christoph
Andreas Leicht about the characteristic features
of the German park branch in general, and
particularly about Hansa-Park.
Mr Leicht, Hansa-Park arose as the world's
first Legoland apart from Denmark. Why did
Legoland Sierksdorf that opened in 1973 fail
after only four years of operation?
First and foremost: the park was definitely successful!
600,000 visitors came in the first season!
However there were two reasons that played a role,
leading to the closing of the park: the first was the
licence trap – although the toy manufacturer Lego
had created the master plan, it demanded 35% of
all souvenirs and entrance fee turnover. Additionally,
we had to survive the rapidly increasing interest
caused by the oil crisis. The Hamburg property
developer Hans Peter Rüster who had 4,000 apartments
directly on the beach and – as requirement
of the state government also had to create amusement
park facilities – that Legoland erected, failed.
He could hardly sell any apartments. This led to the
bankruptcy of the building company and the liquidation
of Rüster's Deutsche Familienpark GmbH,
the General Managers of which were the shortly
beforehand deceased Carl M. Wenzel (founder of
Wenzel Consulting AG), and Paul Bornscheuer
(earlier owner of Freizeitpark Verden).
And then your family from Bavaria took over
the park. How did the contact to the park branch
come about?
The Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein had cofinanced
Legoland with around 30 million German
Marks, and then had to hold the park as trustee. My
father Rudolf Erich Leicht was a tax accountant and
was appointed as Chief Representative, before he
suddenly made the decision in autumn 1976 to take
over the park for investors. And so Hansaland
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opened in 1977 (since 1987: Hansa-Park) with
completely new rides such as the first water attraction
that the Mack firm had built in Germany with
Arrow, and a part of the earlier attractions, but completely
with any Lego connection, without the Miniland,
and without every attraction having to be paid
individually.
Hansa-Park advertises with the slogan
"Germany's only amusement park on the sea".
The grounds are actually located only a few
metres from the beach – only separated by a
rarely used one track train line and a field,
where since 2007 a third-party contractor erected
holiday houses in Scandinavian style as the
Hansa-Park Resort. Visitors have an unobstructed
view of the ocean from a number of
vantage points, but was there never the option
to have direct contact with the ocean?
We had purchased the parcel of land where
the holiday houses are located now from the
Landesbank, but one can't always do what they
want with their own land and grounds. Planning law
restrictions make construction on the coast these
days very difficult to impossible. We fought for
seven years to at least be able to realise this resort
comprising of 104 individual houses of timber construction.
But even with smaller things we continuously
enter virgin territory, for example the theming
of our entrance as a somewhat smaller replica
of the Lübeck Holsten Gate. The problem was the
roof pitch, which, as the original, is clearly steeper
than 20°. We then obtained a change in the deve-
A view of a part of the
Hansa-Park with the indoor and
outdoor coaster “Fluch von
Novgorod” in the front, and the
Baltic in the background
Since 2007 overnight accommodation
located between
Hansa-Park and the Baltic Sea
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The way the Hanse
themed world at the entrance
area will soon look
The family coaster
“Schlange von Midget” (from
Gerstlauer)was awarded 2 nd
place in the “Best Kiddie Ride”
category at the first European
Star Awards
lopment plan for the complete theme world area in
advance. Building an amusement park these days
has become almost as difficult as erecting an
airport.
Taking this background into consideration,
do new park projects still actually have a
chance?
In Germany I view the market as being satiated.
There may however still be a few niches or
special locations, for example, the development of
Freizeitpark Plohn for 250,000 visitors annually is
due not only to the capability of the operator but
also to the framework conditions. The list of failed
large projects is however long.
The theme "Hanse" is without a doubt a
strong and simultaneously unique motive in the
theme park world. Will Hansa-Park also have independent
theme countries, or will the redesign
be restricted to the entrance area?
Naturally the theming will not be restricted to
the entrance area. For example we have already
realised completely new areas for the coasters
"Fluch von Novgorod" and the "Schlange von Midgart".
With our authentic location in the Bay of
Lübeck, we can typify the Hanse-theme world, and
with that authenticate our name without appearing
artificial. We don't simply erect European themes
without a relationship to the location; they belong
here and nowhere else.
Which theme lands will there
be in the future?
The Hanse offers exciting and
worldwide contents, as it was not
only a European alliance but a
worldwide trade flow and production
location connected together. In
the times of the Hanse the world poles
shifted, and the discovery of
America heralded a new era. However,
the pure America theme is
worn and not current anymore. The
history of the Hanse is a period of
freedom and adventure, of seafaring
and pirates, of power and passion,
which has become legendary.
We don't want to be a museum, so
our themes are almost inexhaustible.
With that you are taking the
wind out of the sails of all theme
park critics who are happily of the
opinion that the parks can be
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compatible worldwide. So you consider the
location of Hansa-Park as a deciding factor over
other theme parks in Germany?
There are three factors that influence the
success of a park: the macro location, the micro
location and the concept. The advantage and
disadvantage of a macro location appear due to,
among others, the commuting area and the climate.
For example we have around 7 million residents
within a radius of 2.5 hours by car. By contrast
there's an influence on a micro location by expansion
possibilities and political as well as regionalsocial
acceptance. It's all about the relationship to
the neighbour and enough expansion reserves.
And thirdly it's not enough to have a conclusive, native
overall concept with which one can tell stories.
A successful park requires also professional
management for its implementation.
And what's the situation at Hansa-Park?
We now have the correct and authentic concept
that we are implementing step by step, and
following up on. We have a good micro location in
order to perfect the overall theming and the theme
areas.
How many guests do you greet annually?
Slowly but surely Hansa-Park has continued
to extend in an increased international sense,
without a doubt due to the location right in the
middle of a popular holiday region. Will there be
new ride constructions in order to generation
more visitors?
Today's visitor is demanding and expects more
than only a possible high number of ride constructions,
and for this reason we offer quality experiences.
The motive of the European Hansa will be even
stronger than before, like a golden thread through
the whole park. For example the entrance area
together with the ticket counter, restaurants, and
shops with replica buildings of large Hanse cities
will be extended once again this year: typical
historic buildings from Bremen, Copenhagen, Goslar,
Nürnberg and Frankfurt will be added. Furthermore,
the theme worlds that at the moment comprise
of facades will very soon harbour adequate
experiences such as for example a Parisian café, a
theme restaurant and a chocolaterie. Additionally
we are planning a group of buildings made up of
Barcelona, Lisbon, and La Rochelle, which will
accommodate an indoor attraction.
But there are also rumours about a new
coaster. And as the Maurer Freefall Tower "Monte
Zuma" has been dismantled in the Mexican
theme area, the thought is almost literally about
a wooden coaster, which would fill in well thematically
into our stereotypical picture of Mexico.
The Mexican theme was only an interim solution
for us, and we will be concentrating more on
the mother country Spain in the future, as it represents
one of the countries of origin of Hanse trading.
Currently we do not consider a wooden
coaster as a priority project.
In this area there will be a
new large attraction erected
from 2014, for which the small
freefall has had to make way
Between 1.2 and 1.3 million visitors annually.
What will it be then?
In the "Mexico" area there are no height
restrictions in the development plan. A track bound
ride construction is planned, which at its present
stage will be unique worldwide. And naturally we
also want to tell a story from the Hanse times at the
same time. However building will only begin in 2014
at the earliest.
Mr Leicht, thank you for the interesting
interview, and I wish you continued success.
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UPDATE: NOVELTIES 2013
Despite all the care taken, it is
necessary again this year to
make an update to our last
month's publicized and worldwide
most detailed new product
list for 2013 – something
that we do gladly as it promises
the current season will be seeing
many interesting attractions
once again.
Austria
■ Familienland Pillerseetal: The theme park will receive
a brand new customised coaster from Zierer.
The 500 m long and up to 22 m high track course
of the "Big Bang" travels through the whole of the
park and also over a number of buildings. The
opening is planned for Pentecost.
■ Vienna Prater: a used Spinning Coaster from
Maurer will be erected as an indoor construction.
Germany
postponed, it was to be scrapped altogether. The
Text:
Frank Lanfer
■ Europa-Park: 6 new fairytales will be erected from
the Grimm brothers in Märchenwald by the summer
season. Further along there will also be dinner
shows in the new historic "Teatro Colosseo", and the
"Magic Cinema" will receive an update.
■ Fort Fun: The new ride construction with the play
on words "YuKan Raft" will become a "Top Spin 2"
from Huss (a used travelling model).
■ Movie Park Germany: In actual fact initial plans
were for the erection of a very high coaster. But
when all permits had been allocated, the Spanish
Management of the park group announced at the
very last minute that not only would the project be
committed Management of Movie Park Germany
reacted without hesitation, and can now present a
new 4D-cinema film in the "Roxy Kino": fitting to the
cinema start of Ice Age 4, the new "Ice Age – The
4D Experience" is being shown. Further alone four
new shows have been produced.
■ Skyline Park: The 15.5 m high and 430 m long
Spinning Coaster "Sky Spin" from Maurer opens in
June (from the closed Camelot Theme Park).
Indonesia
■ JungleLand Adventure Theme Park: The new
park Bogor in western Indonesia will open shortly.
Included are two coasters from Zierer.
Norway
■ Tusenfryd: For its 25 th anniversary year, the most
visited park in Norway with 500,000 guests annually
will receive an interactive, trackless Darkride that
will be installed in the air. A trip through Norwegian
mythology accompanied by the most modern 3Dtechnology
promises an exciting attraction. The
new attraction "Prosjekt Mjølner" has a capacity of
up to 800 passengers per hour.
Sweden
■ Skara Sommerland: The new water slide "BIG
Drop" will be, at 21 m, Europe's highest Freefall
slide with trapdoors. A section of the 82 m long
course runs underground.
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CONSTRUCTION: PRATER
Text & Photos: Wolfgang Payer
Maurer's compact Spinning Coaster "Maihime"
in Tokyo Dome City has been sold to the Vienna
Prater. The new owner is the Koidl Vergnügungsbetriebe
GmbH.
Koidl contracted the in the meanwhile legendary
Ronny Schäfer for the build up of the construction,
who had already erected the coaster "Volare" in
2004. The dismantling in Japan took place under
extreme weather conditions, with heavy snow falls.
Due to this situation the loading into the container
was not done with the necessary care, and the dismantled
parts landed more or less without any real
concept in various freight containers. Ronny Schäfer
then had the problem during build up that he had
to firstly unload all containers on a small piece of
land at the Prater because the base was dispersed
in various containers. The crane therefore had to
redeploy each part a number of times. Despite all
these hardships the build up professional managed
to erect the ride within only a few days. Finally a hall
was built around the construction as the Koidl firm
will be operating the attraction as an indoor variety
with a disco theme.
The attraction is expected to be open all year round,
but more precise details will be shown by operation.
This parcel of ground, where a casino has been
located until now, has many advantages for winter
operation because the Ferris Wheel that is open
during the winter months is
only a few steps away. The
new Prater attraction has
compact measurements of
17 by 32 metres, is 11
metres high and offers an
approximately 300 metre
long layout. Although it's
the third mouse-type coaster
at the Prater, the ride
experience value will be
considerably different. ■
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ANNIVERSARY: BELANTIS
Carefully worded, it's rather a
matter of interpretation as to
whether the largest theme park
in East Germany could already
celebrate its first decade last
year. In actual fact the park
located approximately 10 kilometres
from the city centre of
Leipzig was officially opened
on the 5 th April 2003. The operator
however defined it so
creatively that the park's 10 th
season could be celebrated
last year. On the other hand
one can turn a blind eye, after
all the nine and half years were
an achievement that not everybody
had expected, when at
the beginning of the new century,
a number of radio stations
got together to raise the 50 million
Euro to build a theme park.
Text:
H. Jürgen Kagelmann,
Verena Kagelmann
Photos: Frank Lanfer, Belantis
With around 580,000 guests annually who
amuse themselves on an earlier brown coal
area – a sensible reuse of the area which should
be noted – the park can be quite satisfied, whilst
simultaneously it's quite clear that the leased
coaster "Huracan" with five inversions from Gerstlauer
that opened in June 2010, contributed a not
insignificant positive visitor development.
The original theme-land concept, planned as a
journey through interesting historic regions
around the Mediterranean has in the meantime
been softened and has become more global: added
to the Egyptian "Tal der Pha-ra-onen", the
Greek "Strand der Götter", the British-Celtic "Insel
der Ritter" and the Hispanic "Küste
der Entdecker" were the entrance
area "Schloss Belantis",
the German "Land der Grafen",
the north American "Prärie der
Indianer" and the middle American
"Reich der Sonnentempel"
with the already mentioned
"Eurofighter"-version "Huracan".
Belantis is not a mega-park by
any means, and can't install new
ride constructions every year,
but the focal point is things that
are important for a successful
family outing – even if they are
the traditional affairs of gold
mining, pedal cars, petting
zoos, makeup and similar other
entertainments. The novelty for
the alleged anniversary season
2012 was erected in the castle
area, and was the "Buddel Tanz" ("Crinoline" from
Gerstlauer, earlier at Holiday Park). Other reforms
were made in the area of environmentalism, a factor
that in the meanwhile should not to be underrated,
playing an important role in economic success.
As a result all attractions run on electricity
from water power (not generated by the park but
supplied by an electricity supplier) – a clever marketing
for the eco-conscious German visitor. And
new in 2013: it goes a lot faster for the impatient
with the "FastRide-Service", which means no waiting
time for the popular coasters "Huracan" and
"Drachenritt" – modelled on the large American
entertainment parks.
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It appears that Belantis can count on a
loyal visiting public that returns
regularly – and very willingly also to the
Halloween events with evening parties.
And one of the points in the Belantis
advertising is more than true: there's no
other German park that is located so
near to a large city!
The chances that Belantis will become
many years older are not at all bad.
And when another top attraction like
"Huracan" is erected soon, there will be
an even more positive impact. ■

CLOSED: WALYGATOR PARC
Who would have thought it? In
2010 the French Walygator Parc
erected the largest steel
coaster in Europe (the used Inverter
"Le Monster" from B&M
is the third longest Inverter in
the world). And by 2015 it was
intended that the first phase of
the Wallywood-Resort, including
hotels, casinos, and water
park, be completed. But now
things are completely different,
namely bankruptcy.
Text & Photos: Frank Lanfer
The brothers Claude and
Didier Le Douarin
Nevertheless both brothers, Claude und Didier
Le Douarin, had made enough profit with their
theme park, which they had taken over in 2006
(earlier the park was called Walibi Lorraine).
However the showman brothers preferred to live it
up rather than spend their money on their park. The
salaries for their employees were paid irregularly –
if paid at all – as they preferred to purchase 10
discos in the region of Metz, and drive around the
area in luxury cars such as a Bentley and Rolls
Royce.
At the end of 2012 Walygator had to file for bankruptcy,
and the court ordered that the family Le
Douarin had to relinquish the park immediately. This
resulted in the brothers immediately dismantling 10
small ride constructions and disappearing. In any
case though, they still have to answer to charges of
insolvency protraction and probably money
laundering.
New owners have already been found. In addition
to Franck Deglinet, ex-Personnel Manager at Walygator,
and Christophe de Moffarts, earlier Director
of Parc Bagatelle, there are also two business associates
of the Le Douarin family involved: Eric Luc,
an insurance agent, and Jacqueline Lejeune,
earlier owner of the technology firm Olitec, who had
earlier given personal credit to the Le Douarins.
The purchase price of the park was 180,000 Euro,
however with the obligation to retain the 200 employees,
pay outstanding salaries, to pay outstanding
invoices, and to bring a new lease of life to the
park to the tune of 1.5 million Euro – all together an
investment sum of around 4 million Euro (the 1,1125
long Inverter alone had cost almost 5 million Euro,
which was a bargain price; see KPR 9/2010).
In any case, the park itself will apparently reopen
again in June 2013, using a very new name and
new mascots as well.
■
64

PROJECT: CRETE
CLOSED: SNOW DOME
MAGAZINE
Text:
Verena Kagelmann
Text:
Verena Kagelmann
An unknown until now Israeli business group is
planning big things: a new theme complex on
the Greek island of Crete, more specifically in
the north of Hersonissos. And the whole thing
is not quite so odd, as there are over 400,000
Israeli tourists visiting Greece annually.
The plan is not new, as it was already prepared in
1994, but never realised until now. At long last an
integrated holiday-amusement-complex will be
erected on a 617 hectare sized area for over 500
million Euro. In addition to the theme park there are
plans to build an 18-hole golf course, a shopping
mall, a five-star-hotel, a conference centre and a
casino.
In order to achieve ideal accessibility and to increase
attractiveness for guests, there is even a
new airport in planning along with an autobahn
connection, which means that the Greek nation
(economic situation is well known) and the Island of
Crete (is comparably doing well) have to invest.
And the economic situation of Greece makes the
country attractive pricewise for guests, particularly
from Israel.
■
Bad news for the winter sport paradise Snow
Dome in Bispingen: the earlier indoor novelty
stands before the gates of insolvency.
A shock for the State of Lower Saxony, which was
financially involved with the settlement to the tune
of over 5 mio € from public funds, and also for
nearby Heide-Park with its overnight accommodations
that forms a leisure destination together with
Snow Dome and the newly opened FOC Bispingen.
More than 35 mio € was invested around the Tirol
tourist entrepreneur Jakob Falkner and other Austrian
companies, however Snow Dome has never
written black figures since its founding in 2006. With
a price of almost 35 € for a day ticket, the costs
were too high for many, particularly families.
Another factor was the ever increasing electricity
costs for the constant operation of the lift and the
cooling plant. There are also many repairs due,
which increases the spiralling costs even more.
How and if operation will continue is not clear, or if
there are to be any new investors. What definite is,
is that the GmbH will stop operating initially, and
closed its gates at the end of March.
■

THE EXPLORER
Huss Park Attractions remains true to its philosophy
of combining proven quality ride types
into a new experience, with the result that the
proven operated attractions can be offered without
the usual teething problems.
And so it all continues on with the new indoor ride
idea by the name of "The Explorer". Hidden behind
the name is a heavily shortened "Sky Tower" attraction
with a 70 person round gondola with modern
glassing at room height, which drops to the ground
after embarking – a so-called type of inverse
viewing tower.
Whilst the capsule rotates to the left and right, 360°
projections are shown – produced according to
customer wishes – for example a simulation flight,
an outer space adventure, or even a trip through
the human bloodstream.
According to information received from General
Manager Mirko Schulze, the company is already
having discussions with a first client.
■
BARCELONA WORLD / EURO VEGAS
Text: Frank Lanfer
Currently there are speculations about a new
theme park in the Spanish area of Tarragona/
Reus. According to assertions it is planned to
be erected in the immediate vicinity of Port-
Aventura on grounds that are owned by La
Caixa, the earlier co-proprietor of PortAventura
park.
In actual fact the American Las Vegas Sands Corporation
had planned to realise the so-called Euro-
Vegas here, but surprisingly Sheldon Adelson, CEO
of Las Vegas Sands announced that the project
would be realised in Madrid. However, the proud
Catalonians wouldn't put up with the situation, and
announced a similar project themselves.
According to the Spanish media,
Spanish billionaire Enrique Banuelos
and his Veremonte firm
plan to construct the so-called
"Barcelona World” on 1.5 million
square meters of land. The 4.77-
billion-Euro investment is expected
to create 20,000 direct jobs.
The park will present six areas of
the world: Europe, the United
States, Russia, China, Brazil and
India. There is also to be a casino
and a hotel with 2,000 rooms
to be erected in each theme
area. From the year 2016, there
are to be 10 million visitors
generated (in comparison: Port-
Aventura reaches almost 4 million
guests annually).
Originally this property that is designated
for the project was the
potential Disneyland area, and
belonged later to PortAventura. At the end of 2012
the large Spanish bank La Caixa sold its park
shares to co-owner Investindustria, without the
grounds ever changing ownership. The grounds,
on which there is a huge golfing area, are still owned
by the bank. Should the realization of Barcelona
World eventuate, PortAventura's expansion area
would be extensively cut as a consequence.
However, the momentary economic situation of
Spain and the fact that in the middle of this area –
between PortAventura and the Mediterranean
coast line – there are already large housing
developments (on the map marked grey), speak
more or less against the project. The envisioned
visitor number also appears unreliable and to be far
away from any kind of reality.
■
66

TOURISTIC: FIRST WATERPARK CATAGLOGUE
Text:
Verena Kagelmann
Photos: Öger Tours
For the first time, a tourism company – Öger
Tours – which belongs to Thomas Cook – has
released a special catalogue pertaining only to
slide hotels.
The main target group is people who wish to have
an active experience, and are looking not only for
the "classic swimming holiday on the beach."
Especially borne in mind are countless all-inclusive
offers, so that potential guests don't have to worry
about not having exciting activities or lower
budgets.
The travel catalogue "Öger Aqua" is especially
geared up for families, and contains a total of 38
hotel resorts with unusual water parks in Turkey,
Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, and the United Arab
Emirates.
Only hotels offering at least five slides for adults are
featured in the catalogue. And Öger also thought
about an assessment of the slides as well, so slides
are listed according to, amongst others, height,
length, incline angle, and also special effects. With
this assessment, the difficulty level of each slide
can be seen – very practical.
Listed amongst others is the hotel
with the longest slide, the 222 m
long "Crazy Raft" family slide at the
Turkish Aqua Fantasy Aquapark
Hotel in Kusadasi, which with 33
slides is simultaneously the hotel
resort with the largest water park at
the moment. Second place is
occupied by Güral Premier Tekirova,
with a total of 22 spectacular
slides. The hotel with the steepest
freefall slide is the Lykia World
Antalya.
Featured as the most lovely water
park slide-landscape is the Ali Bey
Club in Side, with 25,000 m 2 of fresh
green meadows, and lavish palms
and plants. The most kiddie-friendly
slide paradise (for children under
the age of 5 years) is the Lykia
World Ölüdeniz with 18 water
slides and seven pools.
Most of the slides in Egypt are
located at the Aqua Blu Resort with
19 adult slides (17 different slide
types, among them a Freefall Tube,
and an Uphill-Flying Boat, as well
as an additional 38 small slides).
And finally the largest resort landscape:
the spectacular Aqua Park
Aquaventure at Atlantis The Palm.
A 17 hectare sized tropical landscape
with a 2.3 kilometre long river
with rapids, a wave pool, and the
slide tower "Leap of Faith" with an
almost vertical slide including an
underwater tunnel through a shark
pool, offers fun and adrenalin.
The water park catalogue can be
viewed online under:
www. oeger-aqua.de
■
Öger Tours has its head
office in Turkey – no wonder then
that Turkish parks are well
represented (here the Aqua
Fantasy Park in Izmir)

PREVIEW
A calendar of events can be found here for the month of
April in alphabetical order. Additional information
about individual events is listed below.
■
A■ Aachen 30.03.-15.04.
■ Aalen 20.04.-28.04.
■ Albstadt-Ebingen 30.03.-07.04.
■ Alsdorf/Weiher 19.04.-22.04.
■ Ampfing 04.04.-09.04.
■ Anger 28.04.-29.04.
■ Ansbach-Katterbach 19.04.-21.04.
■ Apen 27.04.-29.04.
■ Arnstadt 23.03.-01.04.
■ Augsburg 31.03.-14.04.
■ Aurich 06.04.-09.04.
B■ Bad Bentheim 12.04.-14.04.
■ Bad Bramstedt 26.04.-28.04.
■ Bad Oldesloe 19.04.-21.04.
■ Bad Tölz 15.03.-01.04.
■ Bad Windsheim 30.03.-07.04.
■ Badbergen 20.04.-22.04.
■ Bamberg 30.03.-14.04.
■ Barmstedt 20.04.-22.04.
■ Bayreuth 30.03.-07.04.
■ Bergheim 30.03.-07.04.
■ Bergisch Gladbach 20.04.-22.04.
■ Berlin-Hellersdorf 23.03.-01.04.
■ Berlin-Hohenschönhausen 04.04.-07.04.
■ Berlin-Mitte-Wedding 27.03.-21.04.
■ Berlin-Neukölln 26.04.-20.05.
■ Berlin-Neukölln 27.03.-14.04.
■ Bielefeld 15.03.-01.04.
■ Billerbeck 26.04.-28.04.
■ Bitterfeld 12.04.-21.04.
■ Bochum 30.03.-07.04.
■ Bonn-Beuel 30.03.-07.04.
■ Borna 06.04.-14.04.
■ Bramsche 26.04.-29.04.
■ Brandenburg/Havel 12.04.-21.04.
■ Bremen 22.03.-07.04.
■ Bremerhaven 26.04.-05.05.
■ Buxtehude 12.04.-14.04.
C■ Castrop-Rauxel 12.04.-15.04.
■ Chemnitz 25.04.-05.05.
■ Coburg 19.04.-28.04.
D■ Damme 26.04.-28.04.
■ Darmstadt 19.04.-29.04.
■ Deggendorf 26.04.-06.05.
■ Delitzsch 29.03.-07.04.
■ Delmenhorst 13.04.-17.04.
■ Diepholz 19.04.-21.04.
■ Dietzenbach 27.04.-01.05.
■ Dillingen/Donau 19.04.-23.04.
■ Dortmund 23.03.-07.04.
■ Dortmund-Hörde 12.04.-14.04.
■ Dresden 30.03.-14.04.
■ Düsseldorf-Grafenberg 30.03.-07.04.
■ Düsseldorf-Mitte 13.04.-21.04.
■ Duisburg-Rheinhausen 30.03.-07.04.
■ Duisburg-Walsum 30.03.-01.04.
■ Duisburg-Wedau 27.04.-05.05.
■ Durmersheim 30.03.-02.04.
E■ Egelsbach 13.04.-16.04.
■ Eggenfelden 19.04.-29.04.
■ Einbeck 05.04.-08.04.
■ Elsterwerda 19.04.-21.04.
■ Eltville 27.04.-29.04.
■ Emden 27.04.-01.05.
■ Enger 26.04.-28.04.
■ Erfurt 30.03.-14.04.
■ Erlangen 30.03.-07.04.
■ Eschweiler 19.04.-22.04.
■ Essen-Borbeck 30.03.-07.04.
■ Essen-Dellwig 26.04.-29.04.
F■ Flensburg 30.03.-07.04.
■ Florstadt 30.03.-01.04.
■ Frankenthal 30.03.-07.04.
■ Frankfurt 22.03.-14.04.
■ Frankfurt-Nied 27.04.-05.05.
■ Freilassing 26.04.-05.05.
■ Friedrichsthal 30.03.-03.04.
■ Fürstenfeldbruck 26.04.-05.05.
■ Fürstenwalde/Spree 12.04.-15.04.
G■ Garching/Alz 26.04.-01.05.
■ Gelsenkirchen-Feldmark 30.03.-02.04.
■ Georgsmarienhütte 19.04.-21.04.
■ Gera 20.04.-05.05.
■ Gevelsberg 19.04.-22.04.
■ Gießen 30.03.-14.04.
■ Gnarrenburg 19.04.-21.04.
■ Gottmadingen 27.04.-29.04.
■ Grefrath 27.04.-01.05.
■ Großenkneten 13.04.-15.04.
H■ Hagen 30.03.-07.04.
■ Hagen-Haspe 12.04.-15.04.
■ Hagen-Vorhalle 12.04.-15.04.
■ Hallbergmoos 24.04.-28.04.
■ Halle/Saale 30.03.-14.04.
■ Hamburg 22.03.-21.04.
■ Hameln 25.04.-28.04.
■ Hamm-Heessen 19.04.-21.04.
■ Hammelburg 13.04.-21.04.
■ Hannover 30.03.-21.04.
■ Harsewinkel 12.04.-15.04.
■ Hattingen 27.04.-01.05.
■ Heddesheim 13.04.-15.04.
■ Heilbronn 26.04.-01.05.
■ Henstedt-Ulzburg 12.04.-14.04.
■ Herborn 19.04.-22.04.
■ Herford 30.03.-07.04.
■ Herten-Westerholt 05.04.-07.04.
■ Höhr-Grenzhausen 06.04.-08.04.
■ Höxter/Weser 30.03.-07.04.
■ Hohenlimburg/Hagen 26.04.-28.04.
■ Homburg/Saar 30.03.-02.04.
■ Horn-Bad Meinberg 29.03.-01.04.
■ Hückeswagen 19.04.-22.04.
■ Hürth 30.03.-02.04.
I■ Ibbenbüren 30.03.-01.04.
■ Immenstadt 20.04.-28.04.
■ Iserlohn 30.03.-07.04.
K■ Kamen 19.04.-22.04.
■ Karlshuld 25.04.-30.04.
■ Karlsruhe 30.03.-08.04.
■ Kehl 30.03.-07.04.
■ Kiel 19.04.-28.04.
■ Kitzingen 30.03.-07.04.
■ Koblenz 26.04.-05.05.
■ Köln-Deutz 30.03.-14.04.
■ Konstanz 13.04.-21.04.
■ Krefeld 26.04.-05.05.
■ Krefeld-Fischeln 13.04.-15.04.
■ Krefeld-Linn 20.04.-22.04.
■ Kulmbach 19.04.-28.04.
L■ Lampertheim 30.03.-02.04.
■ Landau/Pfalz 27.04.-06.05.
■ Landshut 12.04.-21.04.
■ Leipzig 19.04.-12.05.
■ Lemgo 12.04.-15.04.
■ Lengerich 19.04.-21.04.
■ Leopoldshöhe 19.04.-21.04.
■ Limbach-Oberfrohna 28.03.-01.04.
■ Lippstadt 31.03.-07.04.
■ Luckau 27.04.-28.04.
■ Ludwigsfelde 05.04.-08.04.
■ Ludwigshafen/Rhein 12.04.-16.04.
■ Lüneburg 26.04.-29.04.
M■ Magdeburg 22.03.-14.04.
■ Mainz 23.03.-07.04.
■ Manching-Oberstimm 26.04.-28.04.
■ Mannheim 27.04.-12.05.
■ Marktl/Inn 26.04.-30.04.
■ Marl-Hüls 30.03.-02.04.
■ Mechernich 19.04.-22.04.
■ Mechernich-Kommern 30.03.-07.04.
■ Merseburg 16.03.-01.04.
■ Mettingen 26.04.-28.04.
■ Mönchengladbach 30.03.-07.04.
■ Mönchengladbach 30.03.-02.04.
■ Mörfelden-Walldorf 06.04.-09.04.
■ Mörfelden-Walldorf 27.04.-01.05.
■ Moormerland 12.04.-15.04.
■ Moosburg/Isar 26.04.-01.05.
■ Mühlhausen/Thüringen 30.03.-07.04.
■ München 19.04.-05.05.
■ München-Au 27.04.-05.05.
N■ Naumburg/Saale 23.03.-01.04.
■ Nettetal-Kaldenkirchen 13.04.-16.04.
■ Neubrandenburg 30.03.-01.04.
■ Neu-Isenburg 20.04.-28.04.
■ Neumarkt/Oberpfalz 26.04.-01.05.
■ Neuwied/Rhein 22.03.-02.04.
■ Nienburg/Weser 05.04.-07.04.
■ Norden-Norddeich 28.03.-01.04.
■ Northeim 27.04.-01.05.
■ Nortorf 12.04.-14.04.
■ Nürnberg 30.03.-14.04.
O■ Ochtrup 26.04.-29.04.
■ Oelsnitz 19.04.-21.04.
■ Oer-Erkenschwick 19.04.-21.04.
■ Oftersheim 13.04.-16.04.
■ Olbernhau 30.03.-07.04.
■ Olsberg 26.04.-28.04.
■ Ostbevern 19.04.-21.04.
■ Osterode/Harz 12.04.-16.04.
P■ Paderborn 20.04.-28.04.
■ Passau 26.04.-05.05.
■ Petershagen 19.04.-21.04.
■ Pfarrkirchen 03.04.-07.04.
■ Pfungstadt 22.03.-01.04.
■ Pirmasens 30.04.-12.05.
■ Plauen 30.03.-07.04.
■ Pohlheim 19.04.-30.04.
■ Potsdam 22.03.-07.04.
■ Puchheim 12.04.-21.04.
R■ Rastatt 26.04.-01.05.
■ Ratzeburg 26.04.-28.04.
■ Remscheid 26.04.-05.05.
■ Rendsburg 12.04.-15.04.
■ Rheinbach 30.04.-05.05.
■ Riegelsberg 27.04.-29.04.
■ Rosbach v.d. Höhe 26.04.-29.04.
■ Rostock 23.03.-07.04.
■ Roth/Mittelfranken 26.04.-29.04.
■ Rüsselsheim/Main 26.04.-30.04.
S■ Saarbrücken 26.04.-13.05.
■ Saarbrücken-Dudweiler 13.04.-16.04.
■ Salzgitter-Bad 12.04.-15.04.
■ Salzgitter-Lebenstedt 30.03.-07.04.
■ Sandhausen 20.04.-23.04.
■ Sankt Ingbert 12.04.-15.04.
■ Schlüchtern 26.04.-28.04.
■ Schneeberg/Erzgeb. 12.04.-14.04.
■ Schwabach 19.04.-23.04.
■ Schwarzenbek 12.04.-14.04.
■ Schweinfurt 05.04.-14.04.
■ Sendenhorst 13.04.-15.04.
■ Senftenberg 19.04.-22.04.
■ Siegen-Weidenau 26.04.-01.05.
■ Soltau 26.04.-28.04.
■ Speyer 30.03.-07.04.
■ Stade 04.04.-08.04.
■ Staßfurt 06.04.-14.04.
■ Steinfeld/Oldenburg 20.04.-22.04.
■ Stendal 27.04.-05.05.
■ Stuttgart 20.04.-12.05.
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■ CZ Praha=Prag=Praag 02.03.-21.04.
PREVIEW
T■ Telgte-Westbevern 14.04.-15.04.
■ Tirschenreuth 19.04.-22.04.
U■ Uffenheim 30.04.-05.05.
■ Unna 26.04.-29.04.
V■ Varel 12.04.-15.04.
■ Vechta 27.04.-28.04.
■ Velbert 27.04.-01.05.
■ Villingen-Schwenningen 30.03.-07.04.
■ Völklingen 30.03.-07.04.
W■ Walldorf 27.04.-01.05.
■ Walsrode 12.04.-14.04.
■ Wangen 26.04.-29.04.
■ Wedel 25.04.-28.04.
■ Weiden 26.04.-05.05.
■ Weil am Rhein 30.03.-07.04.
■ Weißenfels 06.04.-14.04.
■ Wesel 27.04.-01.05.
■ Wiesbaden 05.04.-08.04.
■ Wilhelmshaven 13.04.-21.04.
■ Winsen/Luhe 19.04.-22.04.
■ Wittmund 28.03.-01.04.
■ Wolfsburg 30.04.-12.05.
■ Wuppertal-Barmen 30.03.-14.04.
■ Wuppertal-Vohwinkel 27.04.-01.05.
Z■ Zeitz/Elster 27.04.-01.05.
■ Zeven 26.04.-29.04.
■ Zirndorf 19.04.-22.04.
■ Zschopau 13.04.-21.04.
■ Zwickau 26.04.-12.05.
International
■ A Berndorf/St.Veit 26.04.-01.05.
■ A Dornbirn 04.04.-07.04.
■ A Kapfenberg 23.03.-01.04.
■ A Klagenfurt 05.04.-07.04.
■ A Linz 27.04.-05.05.
■ A Oberalm 30.03.-01.04.
■ A Sankt Pölten 11.04.-14.04.
■ B Brugge=Bruges 19.04.-12.05.
■ B Charleroi 30.03.-22.04.
■ B Genk 26.04.-06.05.
■ B Kortrijk=Courtrai 28.03.-14.04.
■ B Oudenaarde 29.03.-07.04.
■ B Vilvoorde=Vilvorde 20.04.-28.04.
■ CH Bellinzona 19.04.-05.05.
■ CH Bern 13.04.-28.04.
■ CH Bremgarten 31.03.-01.04.
■ CH Chaux-de-Fonds 23.03.-14.04.
■ CH Frauenfeld 26.04.-29.04.
■ CH Genève=Genf 23.03.-14.04.
■ CH Lugano 29.03.-14.04.
■ CH Luzern 26.04.-05.05.
■ CH Rapperswil 30.03.-07.04.
■ CH Sankt Gallen 10.04.-14.04.
■ CH Uster 13.04.-14.04.
■ CH Zug 30.03.-07.04.
■ ES Palma de Mallorca 23.02.-15.04.
■ ES Sevilla 16.04.-21.04.
■ F Arras 06.04.-21.04.
■ F Audincourt 26.04.-05.05.
■ F Aurillac 27.04.-26.05.
■ F Bayonne 06.04.-01.05.
■ F Blois 06.04.-28.04.
■ F Caen 13.04.-05.05.
■ F Grenoble 23.03.-14.04.
■ F Laval 23.03.-07.04.
■ F Lille 06.04.-05.05.
■ F Longwy 30.03.-14.04.
■ F Millau 20.04.-12.05.
■ F Montpellier 06.04.-01.05.
■ F Nancy 29.03.-28.04.
■ F Nantes 30.03.-21.04.
■ F Paris 29.03.-26.05.
■ F Pau 06.04.-21.04.
■ F Reims 23.03.-21.04.
■ F Saint-Dizier 30.03.-14.04.
■ F Tours 26.04.-20.05.
■ F Vienne/Isère 23.03.-07.04.
■ GB Bedford 28.03.-06.04.
■ GB Birmingham 28.03.-14.04.
■ GB Blackburn 28.03.-07.04.
■ GB Blackheath 28.03.-01.04.
■ GB Bournemouth 11.04.-21.04.
■ GB Bristol 22.03.-07.04.
■ GB Carlisle, Cumbria 28.03.-06.04.
■ GB Chingford Plain 05.04.-07.04.
■ GB Clapham 29.03.-14.04.
■ GB Coventry 29.03.-06.04.
■ GB Crystal Palace 28.03.-01.04.
■ GB Crystal Palace 04.04.-14.04.
■ GB Ealing, London 25.04.-06.05.
■ GB Failsworth, Lancs 28.03.-06.04.
■ GB Great Yarmouth 04.04.-06.04.
■ GB Hampstead Heath 29.03.-01.04.
■ GB Hampton Court 29.03.-02.04.
■ GB Harpenden 28.03.-01.04.
■ GB Heath 31.03.-02.04.
■ GB High Wycombe 29.03.-01.04.
■ GB Huddersfield 28.03.-02.04.
■ GB Kirkcaldy, Fife 17.04.-22.04.
■ GB Lincoln 19.04.-27.04.
■ GB London 28.03.-07.04.
■ GB London-East 28.03.-02.04.
■ GB London-North 28.03.-07.04.
■ GB Maidstone, Kent 25.04.-06.05.
■ GB Manchester 28.03.-06.04.
■ GB Mitcham, London 28.03.-07.04.
■ GB Northampton 28.03.-14.04.
■ GB Norwich 28.03.-01.04.
■ GB Plymouth, Devon 14.03.-07.04.
■ GB Pontypridd 27.03.-06.04.
■ GB Reading, Berks 26.04.-06.05.
■ GB Southall 28.03.-14.04.
■ GB Southampton 28.03.-07.04.
■ GB Swansea 24.03.-06.04.
■ GB Wakefield, W. Yorks. 01.04.-02.04.
■ GB Wanstead Flats 28.03.-02.04.
■ GB Whitley Bay 28.03.-07.04.
■ GB Worcester 28.03.-07.04.
■ GB York 28.03.-07.04.
■ NL Amsterdam 26.03.-07.04.
■ NL Amsterdam-Noord 04.04.-14.04.
■ NL Amsterdam 29.03.-07.04.
■ NL Amsterdam 23.03.-01.04.
■ NL Apeldoorn 24.04.-02.05.
■ NL Bergen op Zoom 30.03.-07.04.
■ NL Breda 29.03.-07.04.
■ NL Den Haag 19.04.-05.05.
■ NL Den Helder 26.04.-05.05.
■ NL Deventer 29.03.-07.04.
■ NL Drachten 28.03.-01.04.
■ NL Emmeloord 26.04.-05.05.
■ NL Enschede 30.03.-07.04.
■ NL Haarlem 24.04.-05.05.
■ NL Haarlem 24.04.-09.05.
■ NL Hilversum 24.04.-05.05.
■ NL Leeuwarden 17.04.-21.04.
■ NL Maarssen 10.04.-14.04.
■ NL Nijmegen 27.03.-01.04.
■ NL Rotterdam 20.04.-05.05.
■ NL Utrecht 27.03.-03.04.
■ NL Waalwijk 03.04.-07.04.
■ NL Wormerveer 30.03.-07.04.
■ PL Breslau=Wroclaw 23.03.-07.04.
23. FEBRUARY (SATURDAY)
ES Palma de Mallorca
■ Fira del Ram until 15.04.
2. MARCH (SATURDAY)
CZ Praha=Prag=Praag
■ Matejská Pout (Matthias-Kirmes)
until 21.04.
14. MARCH (THURSDAY)
GB Plymouth, Devon
■ Easter Fair until 07.04.
15. MARCH (FREITAG)
33607 Bielefeld
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 01.04.
Schaustellerverein/Bielefeld
2 x Musik Express, Flying Star, Remmi Demmi,
Breakdance, Scheibenwischer, Booster
Participants: ca. 80
83646 Bad Tölz
■ Ostervolksfest until 01.04.
Closed on Good Friday
16. MARCH (SATURDAY)
06217 Merseburg
■ Frühlingsfest until 01.04.
22. MARCH (FREITAG)
14471 Potsdam
■ Frühlingsfest until 07.04.
BSV GmbH/Berlin
Riesenrad, Breakdance, House of Horror, Simulator
Participants: ca. 35
20359 Hamburg
■ Dom-Frühlingsmarkt until 21.04.
Closed on Good Friday
Behörde für Wirtschaft Verkehr u. Innovation
Airwolf, Wilde Maus XXL, Geistertempel, Wellenflug,
Haunted Mansion, High Energy, Big
Monster, Konga, Hexentanz, Sky Dance, Viva
Mexico, Action, Rotor, Frisbee, Take Off, Dom-
Dancer, Teststrecke, Atlantis Rafting, Shaker,
Riesenrad, Dom-Geister, Happy Family, Fun
Street, Mäuse-Spektakel, Alpen-Hotel, 2 x Irrgarten,
Revue der Illusionen
Participants: ca. 250
28195 Bremen
■ Osterwiese until 07.04.
Closed on Good Friday
Stadt
Wildwasserbahn, Wilde Maus, Rocket, Spukschloss,
Happy Sailor, Psychodelic, Happy
Traveller, Nessy, Riesenrad, Octopussy,
Ghost, Beach Jumper, Super-Rutsche, Looping
the Loop. Booster Maxxx, Tal der Könige,
Troika, Aqua Velis, Breakdance, Go-Kartbahn
39104 Magdeburg
■ Frühjahrsmesse until 14.04.
V.S.G. GmbH/Magdeburg
Riesenrad, Flasher, Musik Express, Shake,
Magic, Geisterbahn, Irrgarten, Kettenflieger
56566 Neuwied
■ Osterkirmes until 02.04.
60386 Frankfurt
■ Frühjahrs-Dippemess until 14.04.
Tourismus+Congress GmbH
Alpina-Bahn, Wildwasserbahn, Artistico, Daemonium,
Alex Airport, Big Bamboo, Transformer,
Circus Circus, Breakdance, Wellenflug,
Taumler, Riesenrad, Jaguar Express
Participants: ca. 150
64319 Pfungstadt
■ Ostermarkt until 01.04.
GB Bristol-Durdham Downs
■ Funderworld until 07.04.
23. MARCH (SATURDAY)
06618 Naumburg/Saale
■ Frühjahrsfest until 01.04.
Stadt
Breakdance, Walzerfahrt
Participants: ca. 33
12627 Berlin-Hellersdorf
■ Osterfest until 01.04.
18055 Rostock
■ Ostermarkt until 07.04.
Großmarkt Rostock GmbH
Riesenrad, Bayernwippe
44145 Dortmund
■ Osterkirmes until 07.04.
S.V. Rote Erde/Dortmund
Crazy Dancer, Down Town, Riesenrad, X-Factor,
Euro-Coaster, 1001 Nacht, Kesseltanz,
Schwanenflieger, Amazonabahn, Tanz der
Vampire, Rutsche, Turbo Force, Breakdance,
Bungee-Trampolin
55120 Mainz
■ Frühjahrsmesse until 07.04.
Stadt
Wellenflug, Riesenrad, Breakdance
99310 Arnstadt
■ Frühlingsfest until 01.04.
A Kapfenberg
■ Osterfest until 01.04.
CH Chaux-de-Fonds, la
■ Fêtes de Pâques until 14.04.
CH Genève=Genf
■ Luna Park Plainpalais until 14.04.
F Grenoble
■ Foire des Rameaux until 14.04.
F Laval
■ Fête Foraine Grandes Angevines
until 07.04.
F Reims
■ Foire de Pâques until 21.04.
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F Vienne/Isère
■ Foire aux Manèges de Pâques
until 07.04.
NL Amsterdam-Westerpark
■ Megakermis
until 01.04.
PL Breslau=Wroclaw
■ Frühjahrskirmes
until 07.04.
24. MARCH (SUNDAY)
GB Swansea, South Wales
■ Easter Fair until 06.04.
26. MARCH (TUESDAY)
NL Amsterdam
■ Dam-Kermis until 07.04.
27. MARCH (WEDNESDAY)
12350 Berlin-Neukölln
■ Britzer-Baumblüte until 14.04.
T.H.Wollenschlaeger/Bötzow
Breakdance, Power Express, Nessi
Participants: ca. 40
13405 Berlin-Mitte-Wedding
■ Frühlingsfest Zentraler Festplatz
until 21.04.
Schaustellerverband Berlin eV
Eclipse, Crazy Mouse, Breakdance, Wellenflug,
Hippie Trip, Melodie Star, Rutsche
Participants: ca. 80
GB Pontypridd, Mid Glam.
■ Easter Fair until 06.04.
NL Nijmegen
■ Paaskermis until 01.04.
NL Utrecht-Tuinwijk-Oost
■ Kermis until 03.04.
28. MARCH (DONNERTAG)
09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna
■ Osterfest until 01.04.
M.S.V./Chemnitz
26409 Wittmund
■ Ostermarkt until 01.04.
Closed on Good Friday
26506 Norden-Norddeich
■ Ostermarkt until 01.04.
Closed on Good Friday
B Kortrijk=Courtrai
■ Paasfoor until 14.04.
GB Bedford
■ Easter Fair until 06.04.
GB Birmingham
■ Star City Easter Fair until 14.04.
GB Blackburn, Lancs
■ Easter Fair until 07.04.
GB Blackheath, South London
■ Easter Fair until 01.04.
GB Carlisle, Cumbria
■ Easter Fair until 06.04.
GB Crystal Palace, London
■ Easter Fair until 01.04.
GB Failsworth, Lancs
■ Daisy Nook Fair until 06.04.
GB Harpenden, Herts
■ Common Easter Fair until 01.04.
GB Huddersfield, W.Yorks.
■ Easter Fair until 02.04.
GB London
■ Easter Fair until 07.04.
GB London-East
■ Easter Fair until 02.04.
GB London-North
■ Easter Fair until 07.04.
GB Manchester
■ Easter Fair until 06.04.
GB Mitcham, London
■ Easter Common Fair until 07.04.
GB Northampton
■ Easter Fair until 14.04.
GB Norwich
■ Easter Fair until 01.04.
GB Southall
■ Southall Park Fun Fair until 14.04.
GB Southampton
■ Common Easter Bank Holiday
Fair until 07.04.
GB Wanstead Flats, E. London
■ Easter Fair until 02.04.
GB Whitley Bay
■ Spanish City Fair until 07.04.
GB Worcester
■ Easter Bank Holiday Fair
until 07.04.
GB York
■ Easter Fair until 07.04.
NL Drachten
■ Paaskermis until 01.04.
29. MARCH (FREITAG)
04509 Delitzsch
■ Osterfest until 07.04.
C.Franzelius/Schkeuditz
Raupenbahn, Villa Kunterbunt
Participants: ca. 20
32805 Horn-Bad Meinberg
■ Horner Frühlingsfest until 01.04.
B Oudenaarde
■ Paasfoor until 07.04.
CH Lugano
■ Lunapark until 14.04.
F Nancy
■ Foire Attractive de Printemps
until 28.04.
F Paris
■ Foire du Trône until 26.05.
GB Clapham, South London
■ Bank Holiday Fair until 14.04.
GB Coventry
■ Easter Fair until 06.04.
GB Hampstead Heath, London
■ Easter Fair until 01.04.
GB Hampton Court, London
■ Easter Fair until 02.04.
GB High Wycombe
■ Easter Fair until 01.04.
NL Amsterdam-Oud Zuid
■ Paaskermis until 07.04.
NL Breda
■ Voorjaarskermis until 07.04.
NL Deventer
■ Paaskermis until 07.04.
30. MARCH (SATURDAY)
01307 Dresden
■ Frühlingsfest until 14.04.
Dresdner Schaustellerverband e.V.
Riesenrad, Musik Express, Geisterbahn, Kettenflieger,
Mini-Achterbahn
Participants: ca. 45
06108 Halle/Saale
■ Osterjahrmarkt until 14.04.
08523 Plauen
■ Frühlingsfest until 07.04.
Festhalle Plauen
09526 Olbernhau
■ Osterfest until 07.04.
M.S.V. Chemnitz
Breakdance
Participants: ca. 15
17033 Neubrandenburg
■ Osterfest until 01.04.
ORGBüro/Berlin
24937 Flensburg
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 07.04.
Stadt
Breakdance, Super-Hopser, Jet Force, Jumper,
Riesenrad, Drachen, Raupenbahn, Bungee-Trampolin,
Fantasmagor, Go-Kartbahn,
Pharaos Rache, Labyrinth, Tai-Fun, Water-
Walkingballs
30169 Hannover
■ Frühlingsfest until 21.04.
ArGe für Volksfeste/Hannover
Amazonas, U 3000, Crazy Outback, Geisterbahn,
Go-Kartbahn, Heisse Räder, Night Style,
Schlittenfahrt, Big Spin, Breakdance, Take
Off, Wellenflug, Free Style, Wildwasserbahn,
High Explosive, Rock & Roller Coaster, Riesenrad,
Air-Crash, Salto Mortale, Time Factory
Participants: ca. 160
32052 Herford
■ Osterkirmes until 07.04.
Mitteldeutscher S.V. Herford
Breakdance, Riesenrad, Musik Express, Rutsche,
Top Spin, Mach 5, Airgate, Geister-Hotel,
Amazonas
Participants: ca. 100
35390 Gießen
■ Frühjahrsmesse until 14.04.
Gießen Marketing GmbH
Go-Kartbahn, Seesturmbahn, Breakdance,
Twister-Coaster, Kristall-Grotte, G-Force, No
Limit
Participants: ca. 50
37669 Höxter/Weser
■ Osterkirmes until 07.04.
38226 Salzgitter-Lebenstedt
■ Ostermarkt until 07.04.
Vorlop GbR/Salzgitter
Devil Dance, Breakdance, Jaguar, Kettenflieger
40235 Düsseldorf-Grafenberg
■ Osterkirmes until 07.04.
Schaustellerverband Düsseldorf
Breakdance, Rainbow, Schlager Express, Hollywood
Star, Speedy Gonzales, Crazy Halloween
Participants: ca. 40
41061 Mönchengladbach
■ Osterkirmes until 07.04.
41199 Mönchengladbach-Odenkirch
■ Osterkirmes until 02.04.
42283 Wuppertal-Barmen
■ Osterkirmes until 14.04.
Schaustellerverein Wuppertal e.V.
44791 Bochum
■ Osterkirmes until 07.04.
Bochum Marketing GmbH
Big Wave, Musik Express, Water-Walkingballs
45355 Essen-Borbeck
■ Oster-Kirmes until 07.04.
I.G.S. mbH/Ritter+Müller/Essen
45770 Marl-Hüls
■ Osterkirmes until 02.04.
S.V. Recklinghausen/Marl
45883 Gelsenkirchen-Feldmark
■ Osterkirmes until 02.04.
Ruppert-Arens Veranstaltungen/GE
47169 Duisburg-Walsum
■ Osterkirmes until 01.04.
47226 Duisburg-Rheinhausen
■ Osterkirmes Hochemmerich
until 07.04.
Schausteller Duisburg Event GmbH
49465 Ibbenbüren
■ Osterkirmes until 01.04.
Schaustellerverband Weser-Ems
50126 Bergheim
■ Osterkirmes until 07.04.
F.von der Gathen/Elsdorf
Riesenrad, Alpha 1, Intoxx, Dschungel Express,
Polyp
50354 Hürth
■ Hermülheimer Osterkirmes
until 02.04.
50679 Köln-Deutz
■ Frühlingsvolksfest until 14.04.
GKS/Köln
Riesenrad, Wilde Maus, XXL, Wellenflug, Breakdance,
Booster Maxxx, Rio Rapidos, Octopussy,
Tower, Geisterstadt, Freddy’s Company
52074 Aachen
■ Frühjahrsbend until 15.04.
Eurogress Aachen
Spinning Racer, The King, Gladiator, Around
the World, Riesenrad, Voodoo Jumper, Südseewellen,
Shake, Beach Party, Simulator, Willy
der Wurm, Bungee-Trampolin, Geisterbahn,
Magic House, Apres Ski Party, Kristallpalast
Participants: ca. 120
53225 Bonn-Beuel
■ Osterkirmes until 07.04.
Bonner Veranstaltungs-ArGe
53894 Mechernich-Kommern
■ Jahrmarkt Anno Dazumal
until 07.04.
Rheinland Kultur GmbH
Raupenbahn, Nostalgie-Riesenrad, Kettenflieger,
Geister-Express, Flohzirkus, Schaubude,
Auf der Reeperbahn, Kuriositäten-Kabinett
Participants: ca. 70
58097 Hagen
■ Höinger Osterkirmes until 07.04.
Hagener S.V. 1907 e.V.
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Breakdance, Schwanenflieger, Verrücktes
Hotel, Flipper, Wilde Maus, Sky Trip
58636 Iserlohn
■ Osterkirmes until 07.04.
Schausteller Iserlohn GbR
Musik Express, Breakdance, Hully Gully, Frisbee,
Riesenrad, Brasil, Simulator
61197 Florstadt
■ Frühlingsfest until 01.04.
A.Köhler/Florstadt
66299 Friedrichsthal
■ Osterkirmes until 03.04.
66333 Völklingen
■ Ostermarkt until 07.04.
Stadt
Spin Ball, Tropical Trip, Super-Jumper, Tarantella,
Simulator, Bungee-Trampolin, Nostalgie-
Riesenrad
Participants: ca. 45
66424 Homburg/Saar
■ Osterkirmes until 02.04.
67227 Frankenthal
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 07.04.
Stadt
Revolution, Shake, Musik Express, Magic, Simulator
Participants: ca. 50
67343 Speyer
■ Frühjahrsmesse until 07.04.
Stadt
Tal der Könige, Riesenrad, High Impress, Chaos,
Himalaya, Freddys Circus, Doggy Dog
Participants: ca. 80
68623 Lampertheim
■ Ostermarkt until 02.04.
Stadt
72458 Albstadt-Ebingen
■ Frühlingsfest until 07.04.
R.Renz/Albstadt
76137 Karlsruhe
■ Frühlingsfest until 08.04.
Schaustellerverband Sitz Karlsruhe e.V.
Hollywood Star, Dance Express, Olympia-Express,
Hully Gully, Flipper, Monsterhaus, Crazy
Town, Riesenrad
76448 Durmersheim
■ Bickesheimer Frühjahrsmarkt
until 02.04.
77694 Kehl
■ Ostermarkt until 07.04.
Fa. Theo Hahn/Schwanau
The Beast, Wildwasserbahn, Breakdance,
Riesenrad, Taiga Jet, Adrenalin, Simulator, Irrgarten,
Wellenflug
Participants: ca. 40
78054 Villingen-Schwenningen
■ Schwenninger Frühlingsfest
until 07.04.
H.Gebauer/Konstanz
Schlittenfahrt, Simulator, Wellenflug, Walking-
Waterballs, Bungee-Trampolin
Participants: ca. 25
79576 Weil am Rhein
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 07.04.
Stadt
90478 Nürnberg
■ Frühlingsfest until 14.04.
Stadt/Verb.Schaust.Nürnberg
Berg & Tal, Wilde Maus, Wildwasserbahn, Riesenrad,
Power Tower, Hot Shot, Rocket, Flip
Fly, Cyber Space, Space Party, Eclipse, Breakdance,
Wellenflug, Rund um den Tegernsee,
Disco Express, Go-Kartbahn, Water-Walkingballs,
Euro-Rutsche, 2 x Bungee-Trampolin,
Gaudi-Hütt’n, Horror-World, Lach+Freu-
Haus, Krumm & Schief Bau, Geister-Schlange,
Panic Room
Participants: ca. 170
91051 Erlangen
■ Frühlingsvolksfest until 07.04.
Ver.z.Förderung von Volksfeste
91438 Bad Windsheim
■ Frühlingsfest until 07.04.
Kur-, Kongress-, und Touristik-GmbH
Dancing Monster, Magic, Der Burner
Participants: ca. 20
95444 Bayreuth
■ Frühlingsfest until 07.04.
Service- & Veranstaltungs-GmbH
Happy Monster, Super-Hupferl, Dschungel
Train, Bayern-Breaker
Participants: ca. 25
96047 Bamberg
■ Frühjahrsplärrer until 14.04.
Stadt
Swing Time, Wildwasserbahn, Domino, Star
Dancer, Bungee-Trampolin, Magic, Riesenrad,
Kettenflieger, Geisterbahn, Street Style
Participants: ca. 50
97318 Kitzingen
■ Frühlingsfest until 07.04.
O.Till/Iphoven
99084 Erfurt
■ Altstadtfrühlingsfest until 14.04.
Stadt
Flash, Flipper, Heartbreaker, Crazy Mouse,
Schunkler, Musik Express, Spuk, Montgolfiere,
Bayern-Rutsch’n, Jumanji
Participants: ca. 40
99974 Mühlhausen
■ Frühlingsfest until 07.04.
Stadt
Breakdance, Tornado, Drop Attack, Twister,
Atlantis
Participants: ca. 30
A Oberalm/Salzburg
■ Osterdult Kirtag until 01.04.
B Charleroi
■ Foire de Pâques until 22.04.
CH Rapperswil
■ Osterchilbi until 07.04.
CH Zug
■ Osterchilbi until 07.04.
F Longwy
■ Fête Foraine de Paques
until 14.04.
F Nantes
■ Grande Fête Foraine until 21.04.
F Saint-Dizier
■ Foire de Pâques until 14.04.
NL Bergen op Zoom
■ Bergse Kermis until 07.04.
NL Enschede
■ Paaskermis until 07.04.
NL Wormerveer
■ Paaskermis until 07.04.
31. MARCH (SUNDAY)
59555 Lippstadt
■ Osterkimes
until 07.04.
S.V. Lippstadt e.V.
86153 Augsburg
■ Frühjahrsplärrer until 14.04.
Stadt
Cobra, Wellenflug, Top Spin, Riesenrad, XXL,
Breakdance, Fahrt zur Hölle, Leopardenspur,
Flipper, Pirates Adventure
Participants: ca. 85
CH Bremgarten
■ Ostermarkt until 01.04.
GB Heath
■ Common Easter Fair until 02.04.
1. APRIL (MONDAY)
GB Wakefield, W. Yorks.
■ Easter Fair until 02.04.
3. APRIL (WEDNESDAY)
84347 Pfarrkirchen
■ Rottaler Volksfest until 07.04.
H.Dadlhuber/Pfarrkirchen
NL Waalwijk
■ Voorjaarskermis until 07.04.
4. APRIL (THURSDAY)
13051 Berlin-Hohenschönhausen
■ Frühlingsfest until 07.04.
Laubinger/Fredersdorf
21660 Stade
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 08.04.
Stadt
Rock Express, Simulator, Round Up, Scheibenwischer
Participants: ca. 30
84539 Ampfing
■ Volksfest until 09.04.
A Dornbirn
■ Frühjahrsmesse until 07.04.
GB Crystal Palace, London
■ Spring Fair until 14.04.
GB Great Yarmouth, Norf
■ Easter Fair until 06.04.
NL Amsterdam-Noord
■ Megakermis until 14.04.
5. APRIL (FREITAG)
14974 Ludwigsfelde
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 08.04.
Lausitzer Schaustellerverband/H.Probst
Nostalgie-Riesenrad, Breakdance, Simulator,
Fantastic World
Participants: ca. 25
31582 Nienburg/Weser
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 07.04.
Stadt
Polyp, Breakdance, Scheibenwischer
37574 Einbeck
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 08.04.
45701 Herten-Westerholt
■ Frühjahrskirmes
until 07.04.
65189 Wiesbaden
■ Frühlingsfest until 08.04.
Wiesbaden Marketing GmbH
Breakdance, Safarie Trip, Twister, Hip Hop Fly,
Musik Express, Walk of Fame, Simulator
97425 Schweinfurt
■ Vogelschuß- und Schützenfest
until 14.04.
M.Fertsch/Lauertal
A Klagenfurt
■ Frühjahrsmesse until 07.04.
GB Chingford Plain, London
■ Fair until 07.04.
6. APRIL (SATURDAY)
04552 Borna
■ Frühlingsfest until 14.04.
M.Hadlok/Pegau
06667 Weißenfels
■ Frühjahrsfest until 14.04.
J.Seiferth/Taucha
26603 Aurich
■ Ostermarkt until 09.04.
V.r.Schausteller Ostfriesland e.V./Leer
39418 Staßfurt
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 14.04.
Stadt
56203 Höhr-Grenzhausen
■ Frühlingsfest until 08.04.
64546 Mörfelden-Walldorf
■ Mörfeldener Frühlingsfest
until 09.04.
Gebr.Hausmann GbR/Langen
F Arras
■ Foire aux Manège until 21.04.
F Bayonne
■ Fête Foraine until 01.05.
F Blois
■ Fête Foraine de Printemps
until 28.04.
Participants: ca. 50
F Lille
■ Foire aux Manèges du Printemps
until 05.05.
F Montpellier
■ Foire aux Manèges until 01.05.
F Pau
■ Fête Foraine de Printemps
until 21.04.
10. APRIL (WEDNESDAY)
CH Sankt Gallen
■ Frühlingsjahrmarkt, OFFA
until 14.04.
NL Maarssen-Maarsseveen
■ Kermis until 14.04.
11. APRIL (THURSDAY)
A Sankt Pölten
■ WISA-Messe until 14.04.
GB Bournemouth, Dorset
■ Easter Fair until 21.04.
12. APRIL (FREITAG)
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06749 Bitterfeld
■ Frühlingsfest until 21.04.
C.Franzelius/Schkeuditz
Breakdance, Twister
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08289 Schneeberg
■ Frühlingsfest until 14.04.
P.Walz/Stützengrün
14770 Brandenburg/Havel
■ Frühlingsfest until 21.04.
BSV GmbH/Berlin
15517 Fürstenwalde/Spree
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 15.04.
Lausitzer Schaustellerverband/H.Probst
Nostalgie-Riesenrad, Tornado, Simulator,
Fantastic World
21493 Schwarzenbek
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 14.04.
21614 Buxtehude
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 14.04.
24558 Henstedt-Ulzburg
■ Frühjahrsvolksfest until 14.04.
24589 Nortorf
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 14.04.
Stadt
24768 Rendsburg
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 15.04.
Stadt
26316 Varel
■ Frühjahrsfest until 15.04.
26802 Moormerland
■ Frühjahrsfest until 15.04.
29664 Walsrode
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 14.04.
32657 Lemgo
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 15.04.
A.Steuer/Lemgo
33428 Harsewinkel
■ Kleesamenmarkt until 15.04.
37520 Osterode/Harz
■ Frühlingsfest until 16.04.
H.Theile/Bad Gandersheim
38259 Salzgitter-Bad
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 15.04.
Vorlop GbR/Salzgitter
Devil Dance, Breakdance, Jaguar
44141 Dortmund-Hörde
■ Hörder Frühling until 14.04.
44575 Castrop-Rauxel
■ Castroper Frühlingskirmes
until 15.04.
Stadt
Frisbee, Disco Dance, Schwanenflieger, Breakdance,
Musik Express, Phoenix, Verrücktes
Hotel, Simulator
48455 Bad Bentheim
■ Frühlingsmarkt mit Kirmes
until 14.04.
Heskamp Event/Rheine
58089 Hagen-Vorhalle
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 15.04.
Hagener S.V. 1907 e.V.
58135 Hagen-Haspe
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 15.04.
Hagener S.V. 1907 e.V.
66386 Sankt Ingbert
■ Frühlingsfest until 15.04.
Stadt
Taiga Jet, Tropical Trip
67059 Ludwigshafen/Rhein
■ Frühlingszauber until 16.04.
LUKOM/Ludwigshafen
Musik Express
Participants: ca. 50
82178 Puchheim
■ Volksfest until 21.04.
84028 Landshut
■ Frühjahrsdult until 21.04.
Stadt
Hupferl, Psycho, Riesenrad, Roll Over, Around
the World, Happy Monster, Crazy Mouse, Der
Burner, Allround, Toboggan, Musik Express
Participants: ca. 70
13. APRIL (SATURDAY)
09405 Zschopau
■ Frühlingsfest until 21.04.
M.S.V./Chemnitz
Breakdance
Participants: ca. 15
26197 Großenkneten
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 15.04.
26352 Wilhelmshaven
■ Frühlingsfest until 21.04.
Schaustellerverein Wilhelmshaven
27749 Delmenhorst
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 17.04.
Stadt
Breakdance, Disco-Bahn, Rocket, Air-Gate,
Rutsche, Riesenrad, Psychodelic, Simulator
Participants: ca. 125
40213 Düsseldorf-Mitte
■ Frühlingsfest until 21.04.
Schaustellerverband Düsseldorf
Wildwasserbahn, Breakdance, Rainbow,
Schlager-Express, Hollywood Star, Speedy
Gonzales, Crazy Halloween
41334 Nettetal-Kaldenkirchen
■ Frühkirmes until 16.04.
47807 Krefeld-Fischeln
■ Kirmes until 15.04.
Stadt
48324 Sendenhorst
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 15.04.
63329 Egelsbach
■ Frühlingsfest until 16.04.
Gebr.Hausmann GbR/Langen
66125 Saarbrücken-Dudweiler
■ Frühlingsfest until 16.04.
68542 Heddesheim
■ Frühlingsfest until 15.04.
W.Lowinger/Wiesloch
68723 Oftersheim
■ Frühlingsfest until 16.04.
78465 Konstanz
■ Frühjahrsmesse until 21.04.
H.Gebauer/Konstanz
Riesenrad, Magic, Extrem, Schlittenfahrt, Simulator,
Freddys Circus, Kettenflieger, Water-
Walkingballs, Bungee-Trampolin
Participants: ca. 30
97762 Hammelburg
■ Volksfest until 21.04.
CH Bern
■ Lunapark Schützenmatte
until 28.04.
CH Uster
■ Frühlingsmarkt until 14.04.
F Caen
■ Foire de Pâques until 05.05.
14. APRIL (SUNDAY)
48291 Telgte-Westbevern
■ Kirmes until 15.04.
Wirtschaftsbetr. Telgte GmbH
16. APRIL (TUESDAY)
ES Sevilla
■ Feria de Abril until 21.04.
17. APRIL (WEDNESDAY)
GB Kirkcaldy, Fife
■ Links Market Fair until 22.04.
NL Leeuwarden
■ Lunatokermis until 21.04.
19. APRIL (FREITAG)
01968 Senftenberg
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 22.04.
Lausitzer Schaustellerverband/H.Probst
Nostalgie-Riesenrad, Musik Express, Simulator,
Fantastic World
Participants: ca. 20
04177 Leipzig
■ Frühjahrskleinmesse until 12.05.
Leipziger Schaustellerverein
Euro-Coaster, Wilde Maus, Riesenrad, Devil
Rock, Frisbee, Musik Palast, Magic, Flipper,
Breakdance, Fliegender Teppich, Hollywood
Star, Geisterbahn, Freddy’s Company, Gaudi-
Hütt’n, Villa Kunterbunt
Participants: ca. 100
04910 Elsterwerda
■ Frühlings- und Gewerbefest
until 21.04.
T.Krämer/Rothstein
Riesenrad, Breakdance, Raupenbahn, Tornado,
Free Fall, House of Horror
Participants: ca. 40
09376 Oelsnitz
■ Frühlingsfest until 21.04.
P.Walz/Stützengrün
21423 Winsen/Luhe
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 22.04.
Stadt
Breakdance, Kettenflieger
23843 Bad Oldesloe
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 21.04.
Lübecker Veranstaltungs-GmbH
24103 Kiel
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 28.04.
Closed on Wednesday
Stadt
Jet Force, Riesenrad, Musik Express, Breakdance,
Drachen, Labyrinth, Pharaos Rache
Participants: ca. 75
27442 Gnarrenburg
■ Frühlingsmarkt until 21.04.
32469 Petershagen/Weser
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 21.04.
33818 Leopoldshöhe
■ Frühlingsmarkt until 21.04.
35415 Pohlheim
■ Wiesenfest until 30.04.
35745 Herborn
■ Frühlings- und Volksfest
until 22.04.
Veranstaltungsbüro Wagner/Buseck-Beuern
42499 Hückeswagen
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 22.04.
Frank G.Schmidt/Remscheid
45739 Oer-Erkenschwick
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 21.04.
48346 Ostbevern
■ Kirmes until 21.04.
49124 Georgsmarienhütte
■ Hüttenmarkt until 21.04.
Stadt
49356 Diepholz
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 21.04.
W.Schneider/Bielefeld
49525 Lengerich
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 21.04.
Stadt
52249 Eschweiler
■ Inde-Kirmes until 22.04.
52477 Alsdorf/Weiher
■ Frühlingsfest until 22.04.
53894 Mechernich
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 22.04.
58285 Gevelsberg
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 22.04.
Hagener S.V. 1907 e.V.
59073 Hamm-Heessen
■ Dorfkirmes until 21.04.
Schaustellerverein/Hamm
59174 Kamen
■ Frühlingskirmes until 22.04.
Stadt
64289 Darmstadt
■ Frühjahrsmesse until 29.04.
Stadt
Rutsche, Breakdance, Riesenrad, Geisterbahn,
Wellenflug, Booster Maxxx, Skipper,
Dschungel Train
Participants: ca. 110
80336 München
■ Frühlingsfest until 05.05.
V.M.S./München
84307 Eggenfelden
■ Gerner Dult until 29.04.
Gutsverwaltung Gern
Top Spin, The Beast, Alpenrausch, Magic,
Nostalgie-Riersenrad, Route 66
Participants: ca. 35
89407 Dillingen/Donau
■ Frühlingsvolksfest until 23.04.
E.Gührer/Schrozberg
Disco-Flyer, G-Force, Euro-Rutsche, Jump
Street, Hopser, Simulator, Walk of Fame, Tornado
Participants: ca. 30
90513 Zirndorf
■ Frühlingsfest until 22.04.
Stadt
91126 Schwabach
■ Frühlingsfest until 23.04.
91522 Ansbach-Katterbach
■ Deutsch-Amerikanisches
Volksfest until 21.04.
Uebel & Sachs/Niederwerrn
95326 Kulmbach
■ Volksfest until 28.04.
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95643 Tirschenreuth
■ Volks- und Schützenfest
until 22.04.
H.Perz/Fürth
96450 Coburg
■ Frühlingsfest until 28.04.
S.V.r.S - R.Pazdera/Lautertal
Riesenrad, Polyp, Twister, Free Style, Super
Tower, Simulator
Participants: ca. 40
B Brugge=Bruges
■ Meifoor until 12.05.
CH Bellinzona
■ Luna Park until 05.05.
GB Lincoln
■ April Pleasure Fair until 27.04.
NL Den Haag
■ Koninginnekermis until 05.05.
20. APRIL (SATURDAY)
07545 Gera
■ Frühlingsvolksfest until 05.05.
Kultur- & Veranstaltungsmanagement/Gera
Crazy Mouse, Musik Express, Tanz der Vampire,
Riesenrad, Breakdance
Participants: ca. 30
25355 Barmstedt
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 22.04.
33098 Paderborn
■ Lunapark-Kirmes until 28.04.
Stadt
Wilde Maus, Flash, 1001 Nacht, Simulator,
Breakdance, Musik Express, Remmi Demmi,
Bungee-Trampolin
Participants: ca. 60
47839 Krefeld-Linn
■ Kirmes until 22.04.
Stadt
49439 Steinfeld/Oldenburg
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 22.04.
Stadt
49535 Badbergen/Quakenbrück
■ Badberger Kirmes until 22.04.
Gemeinde
51427 Bergisch Gladbach-Refrath
■ Kirmes until 22.04.
63263 Neu-Isenburg
■ Volks- und Frühlingsfest
until 28.04.
Ferling GbR/Offenbach
69207 Sandhausen
■ Frühlingsfest until 23.04.
Fa.Stoner-Krusig/Karlsruhe
70372 Stuttgart
■ Frühlingsfest until 12.05.
in.Stuttgart Veranstaltungs GmbH
Alpina-Bahn, Wildwasserbahn, Wilde Maus,
Go-Kartbahn, Power Tower, Hot Shot, Wellenflug,
Polyp, Revolution, Turbo Force, Transformer,
The King, XXL, Flipper, Star Flyer, Musik
Express, Musik-Shop, Happy Sailor, Breakdance,
Shake, Disco-Fieber, Circus Circus,
Riesenrad, Boxbude, Daemonium, Geisterschlange,
Aqua Velis, Hollywood, Krumm &
Schief Bau, Big Bamboo, Geheimnisse des
Orients, Kristallpalast, Rutsche, The Game, Simulator
Participants: ca. 215
73431 Aalen
■ Frühlingsfest until 28.04.
87509 Immenstad
■ Frühlingsfest until 28.04.
E.Diebold jr./Augsburg
B Vilvoorde=Vilvorde
■ Troostkermis until 28.04.
F Millau
■ Fête Foraine until 12.05.
NL Rotterdam
■ Koninginnekermis until 05.05.
24. APRIL (WEDNESDAY)
85399 Hallbergmoos
■ Volksfest until 28.04.
G.Widmann/Freising
NL Apeldoorn
■ Koninginnekermis until 02.05.
NL Haarlem
■ Zaanenlaan Kermis until 05.05.
NL Haarlem
■ Centrum-Kermis until 09.05.
NL Hilversum
■ Koninginnekermis until 05.05.
25. APRIL (THURSDAY)
09111 Chemnitz
■ Frühlingsfes until 05.05.
M.S.V. e.V. Chemnitz
Riesenrad, Breakdance, Juke-Box, Musik Express,
Wellenflug, Fantastic World
Participants: ca. 50
22880 Wedel
■ Ochsenmarkt until 28.04.
Stadt
Participants: ca. 35
31785 Hameln
■ Rattenfänger - Frühjahrskirmes
until 28.04.
Deister Event/Lauenau
Free Style, Mexico-City, Scheibenwischer,
Musik Express
Participants: ca. 50
86668 Karlshuld
■ Donaumoosvolksfest until 30.04.
Gemeinde + P.Winterholler
Sweety Star
GB Ealing, London
■ May Bank Holiday Fair until 06.05.
GB Maidstone, Kent
■ May Day Bank Holiday Fair
until 06.05.
26. APRIL (FRIDAY)
08059 Zwickau
■ Frühlingsfest until 12.05.
Zwickauer Volksfeste GmbH
12057 Berlin-Neukölln
■ Maientage until 20.05.
T.H.Wollenschlaeger/Bötzow
Take Off, Atlantis Rafting, Breakdance, Shaker,
U 3000, Hippie Trip, Around the World,
Melodie Star, Achterbahn, Apres Ski Party
Participants: ca. 90
21335 Lüneburg
■ Frühjahrsmarkt
until 29.04.
Stadt
Musik Express, Time Factory, Riesenrad, Breakdance,
Rocket, Devil Dance
Participants: ca. 60
23909 Ratzeburg
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 28.04.
24576 Bad Bramstedt
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 28.04.
27404 Zeven
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 29.04.
27568 Bremerhaven
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 05.05.
ArGe Bremerhavener Märkte
Avenger, Breakdance, Schlittenfahrt, Mach 5,
Kuddel der Hai, Psychodelic, Water-Walkingballs
Participants: ca. 100
29614 Soltau
■ Frühjahrsfest until 28.04.
32130 Enger
■ Kirschblütenfest until 28.04.
36381 Schlüchtern
■ Helle Markt until 28.04.
Gewerbe- und Verkehrsverein
42858 Remscheid
■ Große Maikirmes until 05.05.
Schützenverein 1816/Remscheid
45357 Essen-Dellwig
■ Happy Days Kirmes until 29.04.
47799 Krefeld
■ Frühjahrs-Sprödentalkirmes
until 05.05.
Stadt
48607 Ochtrup
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 29.04.
S.Roosenboom/Ochtrup
48727 Billerbeck
■ Kirmes until 28.04.
49401 Damme
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 28.04.
49497 Mettingen
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 28.04.
49565 Bramsche
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 29.04.
56073 Koblenz
■ Frühjahrsmess until 05.05.
57076 Siegen-Weidenau
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 01.05.
K.D.Schneider/Dortmund
Breakdance, Allround, Musik Express
Participants: ca. 35
58119 Hohenlimburg/Hagen
■ Innenstadtkirmes/Lenne in Flammen
until 28.04.
59423 Unna
■ Mai-Kirmes until 29.04.
Stadthalle Unna
Breakdance, Musik Express, Scirocco, Shaker,
Schwanenflieger
Participants: ca. 80
59939 Olsberg
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 28.04.
A.Steuer/Lemgo
61191 Rosbach v.d. Höhe
■ Blütenfest until 29.04.
65428 Rüsselsheim
■ MaiN-Fest until 30.04.
Stadt
Double Jump, Simulator, Fantasy Dream, Twister,
Breakdance, Kettenflieger, Safarie-Trip
Participants: ca. 75
66115 Saarbrücken
■ Maifest until 13.05.
Stadt
Riesenrad, Wildwasserbahn, Crazy Halloween,
Polyp, Tropical Trip, Music-Swing, Safarie
Express, Chaos
Participants: ca. 40
74072 Heilbronn
■ Maifest until 01.05.
ArGe Maifest
Extrem, Joker, Dance Express, Breakdance,
Hollywood Star, Monsterhaus, Atlantis, Silbermine,
Kettenflieger, Simulator, Mäuse-Spektakel
76437 Rastatt
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 01.05.
Stadt
Spinball, Himalaya, Taumler, Flipper, Riesenrad
Participants: ca. 40
82256 Fürstenfeldbruck
■ Frühlingsfest until 05.05.
Stadt
83395 Freilassing
■ Mai-Wies'n until 05.05.
Zeltbetr. B.Hell/Freilassing
XXL-Krake, Free Style, Geisterhöhle
84518 Garching/Alz
■ Volksfest until 01.05.
84533 Marktl/Inn
■ Volksfest
until 30.04.
85077 Manching-Oberstimm
■ Frühlingsfest
until 28.04.
H.Gerstmeier/Augsburg
85368 Moosburg/Isar
■ Frühlingsfest
until 01.05.
Stadt
88239 Wangen
■ Frühlingsfest mit Jahrmarkt
until 29.04.
K.Grubart/Isny
91154 Roth
■ Kirchweih
until 29.04.
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92318 Neumarkt
■ Frühlingsfest
until 01.05.
Stadt
Top Spin, Happy Traveller, Wellenflug, Happy
Family
Participants: ca. 30
92637 Weiden
■ Frühlingsfest until 05.05.
Stadt
94032 Passau
■ Maidult
until 05.05.
Passau Event GmbH
Riesenrad, Wellenflug, Geisterstadt, Cobra,
Der Burner, G-Force, Scheibenwischer, Happy
Monster, Amazonas, Freddys Circus
Participants: ca. 100
94469 Deggendorf
■ VDK-Frühlingsfest
until 06.05.
VDK-Ortsverband Deggendorf
Riesenrad, Hawaii Swing, Himalaya, Star Dancer,
Kettenflieger, Street Fighter, Walk of Fame
Participants: ca. 60
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A Berndorf/St.Veit
■ Volksfest until 01.05.
B Genk
■ Éénmeikermis until 06.05.
CH Frauenfeld
■ Chilbi until 29.04.
CH Luzern
■ LUGA, Luna-Park
until 05.05.
F Audincourt
■ Fête Patronale de Mai until 05.05.
F Tours
■ Fête Foraine until 20.05.
GB Reading, Berks
■ May Fair until 06.05.
NL Den Helder
■ Voorjaarskermis until 05.05.
NL Emmeloord
■ Koninginnekermis until 05.05.
27. APRIL (SATURDAY)
06712 Zeitz/Elster
■ Volks- und Maifest until 01.05.
15926 Luckau
■ Gewerbefest until 28.04.
26689 Apen
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 29.04.
26721 Emden
■ Borssumer Mai-Markt until 01.05.
37154 Northeim
■ Frühlingsfest until 01.05.
39576 Stendal
■ Frühlingsfest until 05.05.
42329 Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
■ Kirmes until 01.05.
42551 Velbert
■ Maikirmes until 01.05.
D.Osselmann/Mettmann
Musik Express, Breakdance, Simulator, Beach
Party
45525 Hattingen
■ Maikirmes until 01.05.
Stadt
Breakdance, Love Express, Salto Mortale,
Phoenix
46483 Wesel
■ Maikirmes until 01.05.
47279 Duisburg-Wedau
■ Maikirmes until 05.05.
47929 Grefrath
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 01.05.
49377 Vechta
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 28.04.
Stadt
52348 Düren
■ Maimarkt until 01.05.
Stadt
Jaguar, Kettenflieger, Big Wave
63128 Dietzenbach
■ Volksfest until 01.05.
64546 Mörfelden-Walldorf
■ Frühlingsfest Walld. until 01.05.
65343 Eltville/Rhein
■ Frühlingsfest until 29.04.
65934 Frankfurt-Nied
■ Kirchweih until 05.05.
66292 Riegelsberg
■ Frühjahrskirmes until 29.04.
68169 Mannheim
■ Maimess until 12.05.
City Events, GrossMarkt Mannheim GmbH
Rock & Roller Coaster, Wildwasserbahn, Go-
Kartbahn, Inversion, Bayern-Breaker, Magic,
Beach Party, Wellenflug, Starlight, Virus, Tower,
Pirates Adventure, Fun Street, Geisterbahn,
Simulator, Riesenrad
69190 Walldorf
■ Maifeier until 01.05.
76825 Landau/Pfalz
■ Maimarkt until 06.05.
Stadt
Riesenrad, Krake, High Impress, Taiga Jet,
Twister-Coaster, Domino
78244 Gottmadingen
■ Frühjahrsmarkt until 29.04.
H.Gebauer/Konstanz
Kettenflieger, Simulator
81541 München-Au
■ Maidult until 05.05.
A Linz
■ Urfahraner Frühjahrsmarkt
until 05.05.
Wildwasserbahn, Black Out, Breakdance,
Chaos, Crazy Boat, Crazy Surf, Crazy Mouse,
Drachen, Drachenpalast, Bungee-Trampolin,
Frisbee, Geisterbahn, Kamikaze, Kettenflieger,
Magic, Magic Dreamland, Panic, Schlittenfahrt,
Riesenrad, Simulator, Water-Walkingballs,
X-Treme
F Aurillac
■ Fête la Saint-Urbain until 26.05.
28. APRIL (SUNDAY)
83454 Anger
■ Kirta until 29.04.
30. APRIL (TUESDAY)
38448 Wolfsburg
■ Schützen- und Volksfest
until 12.05.
Vorlop GbR/Salzgitter
Katz & Maus, Haunted Mansion, Flasher, Wellenflug,
Big Monster, Black Hole, Freddy’s
Company, Beach Jumper, Devil Dance, Artistico,
Wildwasserbahn, Breakdance, Rutsche,
Jaguar, Riesenrad
53359 Rheinbach
■ Maikirmes until 05.05.
66953 Pirmasens
■ Maimarkt until 12.05.
Stadt
Breakdance, Musik Express, Riesenrad, Fantasy
Drive
97215 Uffenheim
■ Walpurgifest until 05.05.
Fa. R.Baumeister e.K/Würzburg
Jump Street, Simulator, Extrem
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Regensburger Maidult (09.–26. Mai)
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Am Markt 14
49565 Bramsche
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Öffentliche Veranstalter-Ausschreibung
Weihnachtsmarkt Venlo/NL (Fußgängerzone)
für 3 Jahre: 2013/2014/2015
Veranstalterbewerbungen bitte bis zum 29.04.2013
(Posteingang) an
Kerstmarkt Venlo Gruppe
per E-Mail: kvg-event@gmx.de
Konzeptvorstellung nur in persönl. Termin
H A S S E L F E L D E
17.05.– 20.05.2013 • Pfingstfest
W E R N I G E R O D E
01.06.– 09.06.2013 • Sommerfest
Q U E D L I N B U R G
13.06.– 16.06.2013 • Sommerfest
Gesucht werden Geschäfte aller Art.
Bewerbungen mit den üblichen Unterlagen an:
Mario Siewiera • Blankenburger Str. 45 • 06484 Quedlinburg
Bewerber, die bis 30.04.13 keine Zusage erhalten, können davon ausgehen, dass
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KIRMES SALES POINTS ON THE FAIRGROUND
In April & May 2013 the
is available at the following:
• Erfurt Altstadtfrühlingsfest (30. 03. bis 14. 04.) bei "Montgolfiere"
• Bremen Ostwerwiese (22. 03. bis 07. 04.) bei "Aqua Velis"
• Hamburg Dom-Frühlingsfest (22. 03. bis 21. 04.) bei "Happy Family"
• Neumarkt/Oberpfalz Frühlingsfest (26. bis 30. 04.) bei "Happy Family"
• Saarbrücken Maifest (26. 04. bis 13. 05.) bei "Montgolfiere"
• Stuttgart Frühlingsfest (20. 04. bis 12. 05.) bei "Aqua Velis"
• Freiburg Frühjahrsmesse (17. 05. bis 27. 05.) bei "Aqua Velis"
• Menden Pfingstkirmes (18. 05. bis 21. 05) bei "Montgolfiere"
• Dülmen Dreifaltigkeitskirmes (24. 05. bis 27. 05.) bei "Montgolfiere"
Anzeigenschluss für das Maiheft
ist Mittwoch, 10. April
Service
FREIE TERMINE - FREIE PLÄTZE
Suchen Sie noch Geschäfte für Ihre Veranstaltung? Oder haben Sie mit Ihrem Geschäft noch Termine frei? Hier können Sie Ihre Anfrage veröffentlichen.
Für Veranstalter, die bereits in der Kirmes & Park Revue ausgeschrieben haben, ist dieser Service kostenfrei.
Für alle anderen Interessenten beträgt der Preis pro Veröffentlichung: bis 3 Zeilen € 25,- + Mwst., für 4-6 Zeilen € 40,- + Mwst.
Bitte wenden Sie sich an Ralf Schmitt, Tel. 08441-402226, Fax 08441-71846, E-mail: ralf.schmitt@gemiverlag.de
Frei
• „Super Tower” frei vom 1. bis 4.
Sonntag im Juni sowie am 4. Sonntag im
Oktober. Tel.: 0170-2333387
• Riesenrad (38 m) frei am 4. Sonntag
im Mai und 4. Sonntag im Juni. Tel.: 0178-
5166437
• Bungee-Trampolin-Anlage hat
Termine frei. Tel.: 0157-83034461
• Flipper hat Termine frei. Tel.: 0163-
4618535
• Scheibenwischer frei vom 2. Sonntag
im Juni bis 1. Sonntag im Juli, 3. Sonntag
im August, 5. Sonntag im September
sowie1. und 4. Sonntag im Oktober. Tel.:
0170-2333387
• Breakdance hat Termine frei. Tel.:
0171-5266995
• Etagen-Belustigung hat Termine
frei. Tel.: 0178-8362951
• Mitmachcircus, Spielmobil, Kettenflieger,
etc. haben noch Termine
frei. Tel.: 0173-3215800, www.circusevents.de
• Kinderschleife (16 x 10 m) frei am 5.
Sonntag im März (Ostern), 1. Sonntag im
April, 1. und 2. So. im Mai, 2., 3. und 4. So.
im Juni, 5. So. im September sowie im
Oktober. Tel.: 0171-5154715
• Night Style (Überkopf-Fahrgeschäft),
19 x 12 (10) m hat Termine frei. Fa.
Armbrecht, Tel.: 0178-4979350 u. 0178-
3567647
• Flugsimulator hat Termine frei. Tel.:
0157-83034461
• Water-Walkingballs hat Termine
frei. Tel.: 0157-83034461
• Riesenrutsche (7 x 35 m) und Water
Walking Balls (10 x 6 m) haben von
Mai bis Oktober Termine frei. Tel.: 0170-
2887765
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Industriestr. 3
44577 Castrop-Rauxel
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