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AUGUST 2014 

KALEIDOSCOPE 

Facts – Observations – Short Portraits . . . . 4 

NEW PRODUCTS 

Premières and Announcements . . . . . . . 6 

SPECIAL SECTION 

Cranger Kirmes . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

A LOOK FORWARD 

Vechta – Wenden . . . . . . . . . . 20 

PREMIÈRE 

Formula Maxx – Swiss Tower. . . . . . . 22 

A LOOK BACK 

Reports about Specially Selected Events . . 26 

NOSTALGIA 

Exhibition in Nürnberg . . . . . . . . . 42 

OLDIE 

Hurrican – Fahrt ins Blaue. . . . . . . . 44 

PORTRAIT 

Blue Hawaii – Crazy Trip . . . . . . . . 48 

MODEL CONSTRUCTION 

Kirmes-Highlights en miniature . . . . . . 62 

COASTER 

Il Tempo Extra Gigante. . . . . . . . . 66 

INDOOR 

Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 

PORTRAIT 

Hello Kitty Secret Garden . . . . . . . . 76 

WATERPARK 

Santorini Fantasy – Sea World Aquatica . . . 80 

MAGAZINE 

Current News from the Park-Scene. . . . . 82 

PREVIEW 

Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . 90 

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KALEIDOSCOPE 

PARKOUR 

Text & Photos: 

Helmut Bresler 

Satisfied with the new 

lighting: “Parkour” owner 

Andreas Aigner 

Convinced by extensive 

testing at 

the backflash of 

one of the gondolas, 

Andreas Aigner 

has now also 

had the remaining 

19 gondola backflashes 

equipped 

with the latest 

LED lighting elements. 

Meanwhile, more 

than 10,000 modern 

lighting elements provide the perfect lighting for 

the ride. Classic spotlights are used during loading 

to illuminate the entire round ride with bright light 

for security reasons only. During the ride, the 

attraction is completely illuminated by LED lights 

though. Even though the seller’s promises relating 

to the new light concept at the gondolas had 

whetted the owner’s curiosity, he had hesitated at 

first and wanted to try out the effects with only one 

gondola. Immediately convinced by the experiment 

at the Bremen Freimarkt, Andreas Aigner 

had the remaining gondolas re-equipped during 

the Hamburg Frühlingsdom. According to Andreas 

Aigner, the variety of colours as well as the impressive 

brightness of the LEDs, highly effective 

also in daylight, tipped the scales towards the 

investment. There are 140 LEDs on each gondola, 

amounting to a total of 2,800. Since 2009 – in other 

words for five years – the unique “Parkour” ride has 

been in the Munich showman family’s collection. 

The construction is based on the “Sound Factory” 

round ride from Schwarzkopf, and was thoroughly 

overhauled and modernised by Gerstlauer Amusement 

Rides. 

■ 

The “Devils Manor” has 

become “Terror Factory” 

TERROR FACTORY 

Text & Photos: Patrick Vanstipelen 

This season, the ghost ride from Stephane 

Vanderzeypen/Janssens from Belgium surprised 

visitors with a completely new design. The “Devils 

Manor” has changed into the “Terror Factory”. 

According to the owner, redesigning the ride with the 

new “Terror Factory” theme included the installation 

of many new animatronics. For the first time, the 

newly designed ghost ride could be admired at the 

Sinksenfoor in Antwerp. 

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PIRATEN TRIP 


Norman Vogt 

After 15 years, Nik Schultze from Bochum parted 

with his “Piraten Trip” kiddie ride last autumn. 

The new owner is Marcel Hardt from Bonn. 

With this ride, Hardt has purchased a very popular 

guest of many years standing at many prestigious 

events, which has thoroughly impressed visitors, not 

least because of its 

flamboyant theme. 

The construction, 

which requires just 

one trailer for transportation, 

has 

ground measurements 

of 12 x 4.5 m, 

a flight height of 8 m, 

and electrical requirements 

of 40 kW. 

The ship accommodates 

24 passengers, 

including 

adults. Perfectly fitting in with the theme, the ride 

chips are collected by a member of the staff in a 

pirate costume. In the second half of the season, 

Marcel Hardt will present the “Piraten Trip” at, among 

other venues, Speyer, Friedrichshafen, Coburg, 

Wittlich, Bonn, Crailsheim, Bad Hersfeld, Rhede, 

and Werne. 

■ 

New captain at the 

“Piraten Trip”: Marcel Hardt, here 

with his partner Marion Müller 

AQUA KING 


Michael Petersen 

In early June, Oliver Jung and his 

partner Melanie Bartling from 

Kreuztal near Düren took over 

the “Aqua King” ride from the 

Fehlauer family, who had themselves 

purchased the attraction 

from Andreas Zinnecker only at 

the beginning of this year. 

Oliver Jung has now parted with his “Disney-Flug” 

kiddie ride in favour of the “Aqua King”. His new 

purchase is a true novelty for the fairgrounds in North- 

Rhine Westphalia as this unique ride (at least, unique 

within Germany) has only appeared in Aachen once 

before so far. Under management of the new owner, 

the attraction has already been presented at the 

Schützenfest in Düsseldorf-Eller, the Halver Fair, and 

the Remscheid Summer 

Fair. In addition to 

the “Aqua King” 

Oliver Jung and Melanie 

Bartling also 

tour a “Churros” operation 

and a crêpesbooth. 

■ 

Oliver Jung with his 

partner Melanie Bartling and 

son Lennox 

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NEW PRODUCTS 

FREAK 

Text: 


Photos: Helmut Bresler, Norman Vogt 

Première in Bayreuth: 

Zinnecker’s “Freak” 

The proud owners Alexander 

and Angelique Zinnecker 

At its première at the Bayreuth 

Volksfest, the new propeller 

attraction from Alexander Zinnecker 

fascinated the public with its 

predominant colours green and 

yellow. After a particular attraction 

was cancelled in Bayreuth, Alexander 

Zinnecker stepped in at short 

notice, building up his novelty ride 

virtually overnight. Originally, the 

delivery date had been scheduled 

for the late summer, but the Dutch 

manufacturer KMG rescheduled the 

building of the “Freak” to an earlier 

date at short notice. More than 40 

examples of this ride type have 

already been delivered all over the 

globe. The specialists from KMG 

were present when the construction 

commenced operation, and no 

problems arose either during the 

build-up, or during the first test runs, 

thereby providing for the complete 

satisfaction of Alexander and 

Angelique Zinnecker. According to 

the owner, the short build-up and dismantling 

times, the compact 

measurements, as well as the construction’s 

impressive 40-metre 

height were the reasons for purchasing 

the ride. They offer new potential 

to make the Freak a revolutionary 

attraction and a real crowd puller, true 

to the chosen motto: “Arouse the 

freak inside you!” The première 

planned to take place in Neustadt/ 

Danube was cancelled. Further 

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NEW PRODUCTS 

“Freak” during 

construction in Wiesbaden 

venues planned for this season that have either already 

taken place or are currently scheduled are, among others, 

Wiesbaden, Waldkraiburg, Geneva (Switzerland), Landshut, 

Freising, Delbrück, Amberg and Cologne. The backflash 

for the “Freak” is still being constructed and is conceived 

to conspicuously further justify the chosen name. 

“It will be a solid backflash; no tarpaulin”, said the owner. 

In addition to the “Freak” Alexander 

Zinnecker also continues to operate 

the “Street-Fighter" swing. Technical 

details of the “Freak” propeller: 

Ground measurements 18 x 6 

metres, approved by TÜV Süd 

Munich, 8 seats, LED-lights only. ■ 

HANG OVER 

Text & Photo: 

Ton Koppei 

At the end of April, the young Dutch showman Frits Dauphin 

from Bergen op Zoom celebrated his première with his 

novelty “Hang Over”. The compact and colourful swing, which 

was delivered by the Czech firm Fun Light located in Brandys nad 

Labem, was presented in Oegstgeest for the first time. Afterwards 

it appeared at, among other venues, Venlo-Blerick and Heerlen. 

This season, Dauphin, who will also continue to tour his “Walking 

Street” Walkthrough construction, will present his new ride at, 

among other venues, Oss, Alkmaar, and Sittard. 

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NEW PRODUCTS 

DISCOVERY REVOLUTION 

The brand new “Discovery 

Revolution” at the Vienna Prater 

providing over-the-top rides 

Text & Photos: Ralf Schmitt 

The new star among the major rides at the Vienna 

Prater has arrived; the “Discovery Revolution”. 

With an impressing flight height of 37 metres, the novelty 

from the Steindl family outdoes its predecessor 

“Discovery” by far. Moreover, the new attraction provides 

an over-the-top ride experience. It is the first “Discovery 

Revolution” built by Zamperla in Italy with the passengers 

seated facing inwards. On the other three previously built 

examples (constructed in the USA, Italy, and New 

Zealand), visitors are seated facing forwards. ■ 

The previous model was 

dismantled after the 2013 

season and then the site was 

prepared for its large successor 

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SPRING RIDE ROTATING 

KMG NEWS 

Text & Photos: Ralf Schmitt 

“Lollipop” is the name of a new 

15-metre family tower attraction 

at the Vienna Prater. 

The owner of the “Spring Ride 

Rotating” example from Moser 

Rides is the Kern firm. No doubt, 

the special feature is the mast 

rotating on its own axis, while the 

12-seat gondola is bounced up 

and down hydraulically. Another 

interesting feature is that the construction 

requires a ground area 

of just 6.10 x 6.10 metres. The 

“Lollipop” takes the site of the 

rather unfortunate “Octopus” 

ride. 

■ 

The ride manufacturer KMG has yet again announced “full 

order books until August 2015”. 

First, three “Freak Out” constructions were built and delivered to 

customers in the USA early this year. The months of April to July 

were reserved for the production and delivery of attractions for 

European customers, among them the “Speed” Propeller for 

Dutch showman Bethel Thelen (“Jekyll & Hyde”) and Al (“Freak”), 

as well as an “Inversion” called “Swing Out” for Hugo Johansen 

from the Norwegian “Hugos Tivoli”. Moreover, “Inversion” 

examples will shortly be delivered to Powers Great American 

Midway and PJP Happee Days Shows in the USA. The first 

example of a completely new version of the KMG classic 

“Discovery” was ordered by the Australian customer Caine Brown. 

The new version will be taller than its predecessor, has 20 

suspended seats and a backdrop, is equipped with a LED/RGB 

lighting system, has low energy consumption and can be built up 

and dismantled by 2 people within 3 hours. Prospects 2015: 

There are plans to build the prototype of a “single transport” ride 

accommodating 24 people – further information will be announced 

by KMG late this year. Prospects 2016: The first “Giant Inversion” 

is scheduled to be delivered to a European customer in the spring 

– height: 62 metres! Further already known details of this giant: 4 

transport vehicles and 24 seats. The design of this construction 

will be introduced at the EAS in Amsterdam. 

■ 

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Crange 

“So geht Kirmes” (“That’s how a fair 

should be!”) is the motto of the 579 th 

Crange Fair that will be held from 1 st 

to 10 th August, and will no doubt 

once again attract more than three 

million visitors from near and far to the Rhein- 

Herne-Kanal. Let's take a closer look at the 

largest fair in North-Rhine Westphalia, then consider 

the event’s facts and figures that so 

impressively prove that the Crange organisers 

truly know “…how a fair should be”. 

From more than 1,600 showman operations applying 

for approval to this year’s event, some 500 were 

chosen to once again offer visitors a colourful 

mixture of regular participants and novelties. For 

many years, the Crange Fair has been extensively 

advertised. With Timo Krupp, the authorities are 

able to also afford a city spokesman who keeps the 

fair in the mind of the public the whole year round, 

as well as keeping those responsible in the specialist 

departments focused on the event. Interesting 

facts and upcoming novelties are announced 

throughout the year. This “baiting” works out 

perfectly and arouses the public’s curiosity about 

the event. Already at this early stage, social net- 

Text: Michael Petersen 

Photos: Norman Vogt, Heiko Schimazik 

works are involved in the promotional initiatives, as 

they are an important advertising medium today. 

Moreover, the ample choice of merchandising 

products is becoming increasingly popular from 

year to year, with the limited edition of fair pins being 

the best-selling article. This year, mascot Fritz will 

ride on the ghost ride accompanied by a spook. The 

pin is available at the Stadtmarketing Herne GmbH 

Ticketshop at the city hall gate and at the Wanne city 

office. The opening of the Crange Fair will be held 

on 1 st August at 2 p.m. this year with Lord Mayor 

Horst Schiereck tapping the first keg of fair beer in 

the presence of VIPs from the local and regional 

scenes and the subsequent performance of this 

year’s guest star, Heino. 

Horse Market, Fireworks Display and 

Special Events 

As is well-known, the Crange Fair has its origins in 

a horse market. According to this ancient tradition 

various presentations and sales stalls will be offered 

at the traditional venue on Thursday, and in the 

evening the "Citizen Night" will be celebrated in the 

Bayernfesthalle beer tent. Outstanding programme 

highlights will be the opening and the closing fireworks 

displays, two magnificent events offering the 

latest pyrotechnic effects. On Saturday, the long 

festival procession will wind through the streets. 

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SPECIAL 

Evening atmosphere at 

the Crange Fair 

ANNIVERSARY 

The Herne showman 

Reinhard Meeß celebrated 

a special anniversary 

with his kiddie 

baroque chain ride at 

the Crange Fair this 

year. 

For 20 years, it has been 

“Piel op no Crange” for 

him and his magnificent 

kiddie ride. The chain 

ride has been equipped 

with various new LED 

light segments, and the 

wrought iron crowd barriers 

have been ornately 

decorated. While the 

children are making their 

rounds, their parents can 

take a little rest on the 

new benches in the 

middle of a beautiful 

flower display. ■ 

With a successful combination of traditional and 

modern themes, a mixture of carnival, Techno, Pop 

and folk music, groups on foot and festival floats, it 

will prove to be a procession of generations for 

every generation. All the other programme highlights 

during the opening week, including the 

Family Day, Senior's Day, Tag der Vereine 

(Associations Day) and other special events, will 

remain unchanged. The fair passes are now a 

fixture within the ample array of special features. 

After initial justifiable criticism, the benefit gained 

from fairground passes has now become clear. 

Somewhat weak weekdays are livened up by them 

and entice more visitors to the Rhein-Herne-Kanal. 

This feature is not free for the showmen though as 

every voucher is “subsidised”. 

Crange Novelties 

“At Crange” the latest and most spectacular attractions 

are gathering – along with fairground classics. 

At the press conference, Werner Friedhoff, head 

official at the Herne Public Order Office, was able to 

announce a number of novelties for this year. With 

the “Mega King Tower” from Zinnecker, the Crange 

Fair will present what is probably the most spectacular 

novelty of this season. The tallest transportable 

mega Drop Tower will provide a magnificent 

view across the fairground and the Ruhr region at a 

height of 80 metres. 

Crange is “Ruhrpott pure” 

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Der Musikexpress auf Crange! 

arno.heitmann@gmx.de 

Wir bedanken uns bei unseren Vertragspartnern 

für die vertrauensvolle Zusammenarbeit: 

Recklinghausen, Krefeld, Kamp-Lintfort, Neuss, Oberhausen, Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Kempen, Crange, Rhede, Moers, Bocholt, Dinslaken 

www.edlings-airport-bar.de 

NEU: Luxus- 

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View across the fairground 

and the Ruhr region 

Greetings from the 

Crange Fair 

Thrill seekers / adrenalin junkies will also get their 

money’s worth on the second novelty, Löffelhardt’s 

“Predator”, which turning the world upside down, 

guarantees a particularly intense and varied ride. 

The “Traumgenerator” (Lemoine-Häsler), a show 

with many effects and surprises, will take its passengers 

to a futuristic world of dreams. This year, two 

novelties will provide a creepy atmosphere. Fellerhoff’s 

“Geisterstadt” will make its début in Herne, 

bringing with it a horde of new, moving figures. 

The classic multi-storey ghost ride with its magnificent 

first-class interior will give its passengers some 

creepy experiences. Moreover, a creepy show programme 

will be offered in front of the Geisterstadt. 

This is also true for the “Horror-Lazarett” (Lehmann/ 

Weeber), where "patients” are “helped” without 

appointments or health insurance. A visit to the 

military hospital – particularly with the gruesome 

operating theatres, doctors, nurses and the grisly 

mortuary – is an experience not for the faint-hearted. 

The selection of novelties for Crange also includes 

the “Twister” from Eick and the large “Around the 

World” chain ride. With the “Alpina-Bahn” from 

Bruch, the largest transportable family coaster will 

come to the largest Volksfest in North-Rhine Westphalia 

once again this year, along with Renoldi’s 

“Höllenblitz” and the popular “Wilde Maus” (Eberhard-Göbel). 

A total of five dodgem tracks will be 

available to the visitors once again. With the rebuilt 

and newly designed example from Karl Quante, 

there will even be an (almost) completely new construction 

along with the “Diamond” dodgem track 

(Hartkopf-Osselmann), “No.1” (Isken), “Drive In” 

(Schmidt) and the traditionally presented Petter’s 

“Starlight”. In addition to the aforementioned 

novelties from the show and fun sector, Lehmann’s 

“Geisterschlange” will also be built up at Crange. 

While the fortune tellers Ronja and Medusa will 

provide visitors with a glimpse into the future, 

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Süße Spezialitäten von höchster Qualität 

Jetzt neu: 6500 Energie effiziente 

LEDs mit spektakulärem 

Farbwechsel 

Wir freuen uns, dass es 

auch diesmal wieder heißt: 

Piel op 

no Crange! 

Unsere nächsten Stationen: 

Neuss • Schwelm • Pützchen 

Castrop-Rauxel • Bottrop 

Bochum • Bocholt 

www.wittlers-bonbon-factory.de 

Familie Wittler • 44791 Bochum • Tel. 0163 / 834 43 09 • heiniwittler@hotmail.de 

Das rollende 

Spielwarenfachgeschäft 

mit über 5000 Artikeln 

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• Mega-Ballonverkauf 

• Immer die neuesten 

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Wir haben das Geschäft meiner Eltern übernommen und werden es in ihrem Sinne weiterführen. 

Unsere nächsten Stationen: Crange • Bad Kreuznach • Rhede • Hüsten • Haan • Bocholt • Werne • Soest 

Wir danken unseren Vertragspartnern für die vertrauensvolle Zusammenarbeit. 

Familie Valentin Mikli • Tel. 0177–3136616

Barock–Kinder– 

Neue LED Beleuchtung 

Kettenflieger 

Neu gestaltete 

Absperrzäune 

Fein dekorierte 

Ruhebänke 

In diesem Jahr heißt es 

für uns zum 20. Mal: 

Piel op no Crange! 

Wir bedanken uns für 

die vertrauensvolle 

Zusammenarbeit 

und wünschen der Kirmes 

in meiner Heimatstadt 

einen guten Verlauf! 

Reinhard Meeß • Herne • Tel. 0163 / 600 16 01 • Mail: reinhard-meess@gmx.de 

the Loop” (von Olnhausen). Moreover, younger 

visitors will be able to enjoy as many as 11 kiddie 

rides spread over the fairground, namely “Crazy 

Clown” (Arndt), “Kinderparadies” (Barkhofen), 

“Water Balls” (Becker), “Carussell-Circus” (K. 

Bruch), Miniscooter (Enders), “Fantastische Reise” 

(Krawczyk), “Star Trek” (Krenz), kiddie chain ride 

(Meeß), kiddie Ferris Wheel (Meyer-Lemoine), “7 

Himmelfahrten” (Schmelter) and “Crazy Carpet” 

(Strünck). Those were the participants at the 

Crange Fair at the time of going to press. This list is 

not exhaustive and subject to change. This year, the 

Crange Fair will be open from Monday to Friday 

already at 1 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday the rides 

will commence their rounds at 11 a.m. 

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The large water attraction 

will also be presented 

A Crange fixture is 

Steinmeister’s beer garden 

boxing matches will be offered at the “Fight Club” 

(Häsler-Schultz), and the “Crazy Outback” (Hofmann-Jehn), 

Markmann’s “Aqua Labyrinth” and the 

“Rotor” (Pluschies) will round off the selection of 

large funhouse constructions and show booths. 

Crange will also offer an impressive variety of ride 

attractions – a water ride, a Ferris Wheel, swings and 

other fun constructions will be available for all age 

groups and everybody’s taste. Here is a complete 

list of attractions we have not yet mentioned: “Breakdance 

No. 2” (Bonner), “Bellevue” Ferris Wheel 

(Bruch), “Flasher” (Ahrend), “Circus Circus” (Bruch- 

Gründler), “Disco Jet” (Heitmann), “Happy Sailor” 

(Howey), “High Energy” (Kaiser), “Circus” Wave- 

Swinger (Kaiser-Grünberg), “Revolution” (Kinzler- 

Nickel), “Big Monster” (Krameyer), “Konga” 

(Küchenmeister), “Wildwasserbahn 3” (Löwenthal), 

“Nessy” (Markmann), “American Swing” (Ch. 

Schäfer), “Shake & Roll” (Schäfer GmbH), “Voodoo 

Jumper” (Schäfer), “Crazy Beach Jumper” 

(Wegener), “The King” (Zinnecker) and “Looping 

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Text: 

STOPPELMARKT VECHTA 

Nils Benthien 

This year on August 14 th , the 716 th Stoppelmarkt will open in Vechta. 

For six days, the local residents and visitors from near and far will be 

able to enjoy one of the largest Volksfest events in this north-western 

region of Germany. 

20 large beer tents, 24 major rides, track and funhouse attractions, as well 

as concession stalls of every kind will await the visitors on the 160,000-m 2 

Westerheide-fairground. Fairground director Jens Siemer from the city 

authorities succeeded in contracting seven novelties for Vechta, as well 

as many well-known and successful attractions, from applications received. 

The double looping coaster “Teststrecke” will be one of the 

special attractions this year, and with Zinnecker’s “Mega King Tower”, one 

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über 600.000 Besucher, 

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of the tallest mobile Freefall Towers will come to Vechta. Moreover, the 

giant “Konga” swing (Küchenmeister), the “Geisterstadt” ghost ride 

(Fellerhoff), the 3-level Walkthrough construction “Die verrückte Farm” 

(Cornelius), and the funhouses “Time Factory” (Hartmann) and “Big 

Bamboo” (Hempen) will make their first-time appearances at the Stoppelmarkt. 

Other attractions presented will be the Ferris Wheel from Wilhelm, 

the “Breakdancer” from Dreher-Vespermann, Elsässer’s Scheibenwischer 

“1001 Nacht”, the “Formel Eins” dodgem track from Schneider, the somersaulting 

swing “Looping the Loop” (Marquis), the “Piraten-Fluss” water 

ride (Heitmann-Schneider), Kaiser’s “High Energy”, “Disco Swing” 

(Tacke), Markmann’s “Krake”, the Wave-Swinger from Hanstein, the 

dodgem track “Top In” (Robrahn-Böker), Musik Express from Krause, 

Ruppert’s “Take-Off”, “Piraten-Rutsche” (Meyer), “Shake & Roll” (Schäfer), 

“Mäusestadt” (Brambach) and Heinen’s Boxing Booth. The entertainment 

contingent will be rounded off by a number of kiddie rides and attractive 

concession stalls. 

As is now tradition, the event will 

begin on Thursday at 5 p.m. with a 

long historic procession of a 

number of motif floats, marching 

bands and groups on foot from the 

town hall to Westerheidefairground, 

where the Stoppelmarkt 

will be opened by Vechta’s 

Mayor, Helmut Gels, at the Amtmannsbult. 

Once again, the now very popular 

backstage tour, organised by the 

Verein Reisender Schausteller 

Vechta association of touring 

showmen, will be held on Friday. 

Further highlights of the supporting 

programme will be the happy 

hour on Friday afternoon when it is 

“pay once – ride twice” from 2 p.m. 

to 4 p.m. and after last year’s big 

success the Vechta Showman 

Association, together with the 

Stoppelmarkt publicans and the 

OV newspaper, will once again 

organise a “Breakfast on the Ferris 

Wheel” on the Saturday afternoon, 

for which 50 OV readers will be 

drawn by lot as participants. On 

Sunday at 10 a.m. a church 

service will be held in the Niedersachsen 

beer hall, and the large 

horse and cattle market will open 

on Monday at 07.00. Tuesday will 

be the designated Family Day with 

reduced prices up until 6 p.m. and 

a magnificent fireworks display will 

mark the end of the Stoppelmarkt 

at 10 p.m. A pin in a limited edition 

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WENDEN 

Text: 


The community of Wenden 

(19,900 residents) is located in 

the south of the Olpe district, in 

the southern-most corner of the 

Sauerland. Currently there are 

100 too-few residents for 

Wenden to obtain municipal 

rights. The “Kärmetze”, as the 

largest Volksfest in South Westphalia 

has always been called, 

always begins on the third Tuesday 

in August. It is officially 

opened on the previous weekend 

though, and remains closed 

on the Monday. In other words, 

with so much celebrating going 

on it is deemed necessary to 

close the event for one day! 

This year, the Kärmetze, which 

evolved from a church festival, will 

be held on 16 th , 17 th and 19 th August. 

The Cologne Suffragan bishop in 

earlier times scheduled the date of 

the parish fair for the Sunday prior 

to “Assumption Day”. Merchants 

and jugglers met all around the 

church, and the event focused on a 

large bric-a-brac and livestock 

market, known far beyond the 

Wenden region at that time. Only in 

the second half of the 19 th century 

did the first comedians, carousels, 

shooting galleries, barrel organ 

players and Wheels of Fortune 

come to the community. Over the 

centuries, the event evolved into the 

largest Volksfest in South Westphalia. This year, a total 

of 400 showman enterprises and market merchants 

were chosen from the applications received. The brica-brac 

market offers a varied product range and boasts 

a vast amount of goods. The official opening of the event 

will take place in front of the town hall on Saturday at 3 

p.m. After the music programme by the Heid Musikverein, 

there will be a joint stroll to the opening ceremony 

at the Ferris Wheel where, after the speech and the 

tapping of the keg by Mayor Peter Büser, the rides will 

eventually make their rounds. On the Saturday evening 

the fireworks display will once again illuminate the 

Wenden skies. The church service on Sunday will be 

followed by the morning concert inside the beer tent, 

and the rides as well as the bric-a-brac market will open 

at 10 a.m. On Monday, the event will be closed as 

already stated, and on Tuesday the hustle and bustle 

will begin as early as 8 a.m. with the livestock show and 

the awarding of prizes. From 9 a.m. the fairground will 

open its gates once again. Nine large ride attractions 

and seven kiddie rides will be presented this year. Built 

up in the town centre and on the fairground will be the 

“Revolution” (Kinzler-Nickel), “Flash” (Weber). “Musik 

Express” (Wendler), dodgem track (Mennecke), 

“Columbia-Rad” (Burghard-Kleuser), “Wellenflug” 

(Wendler), “Wilde Maus” (Barth), “Breakdance No. 2” 

(Bonner) and the “Burg des Grauens” Ghost Ride (Burghard). 

The younger visitors will enjoy two Jet Rides, the 

“Truck Stop” kiddie track ride, a kiddie carousel, a 

kiddie Wave-Swinger, another kiddie ride and the 

“Crazy Clown”. This time, the attractions built up at the 

Kärmetze event will once again offer something for all 

age groups and will leave nothing to be desired. 

So let’s go! 

■ 

21

PREMIÈRE 

Première on the island of 

Majorca “Formula Maxx” 

Already last winter, the very first 

photos of a novelty ride on the 

Fabbri premises in the small 

Italian town of Calto were 

circulating on the internet. With 

this construction, the Fabbri 

Group has now realised the 

previously introduced “Dragon 

Claw” concept, but as a mobile 

version for touring. However, the 

ride that seems at first glance to 

be a semi-finished “Booster” 

turns out to be a powerful XXL 

swing named “Formula Maxx”. 


Andre Blunck 

The 12-seat gondola is 

mounted to the swinging arm 

Formula Maxx 

Four years ago, for example, he 

purchased the prototype of the 

“Inversion XXL” ride, which is now 

touring throughout the Netherlands. 

He also operates a Booster Maxx 

The prototype was delivered to the Spanish “VB “Gigant”, whereas he sold his standard “Booster” to 

Grupo” of Vicente Banuls, one of the largest France a short time ago. Moreover, the showman 

showman group in Spain. Banuls has always been, enterprise is currently presenting a number of rides, 

and still is, known to Fabbri as a good customer. such as the “Jungla Encantada Rapidos” (River 

22

PREMIÈRE 

Rafting), several Spinning Coasters, the “Extreme” 

(Top Scan) and many other attractions throughout 

Spain. 

Now the “Formula Maxx” has been added to Banuls’s 

selection of attractions. While the giant propeller ride 

type “Booster” provides thrill seeking passengers 

with a number of inversions, high speed and strong 

g-forces, the “Formula Maxx” is more family oriented 

for the simple reason that it does not turn its passengers 

upside down. Nevertheless, the attraction 

should not be underestimated; after all, its arm with 

the gondola locked to it has a maximum outward 

swing of 95 degrees, and its daring passengers are 

subjected to g-forces of up to 3.6 g as they are then 

hurled through the boarding area. The ride is 

effectively accompanied by fog effects and the shrill 

noise of Formula 1 engines further enhancing the ride 

experience. 

At the time of our visit, the ride was very well 

frequented, even by visiting families. With the arm’s 

maximum outward swing of about 30 metres, the 

attraction does not break any records though as far 

as height is concerned. The prototype is dominated 

by the colours red and yellow, has a Formula 1 

design, and is equipped with a number of LEDs and 

an LCD screen. “Formula Maxx” celebrated its 

première at the “Fira del Ram” on the island of 

Majorca, from where it went on to the well-known 

“Feria de Abril” in Seville. Further subsequent 

venues were Chiclana de la Frontera and San Juan 

en León. The attraction, similar in construction to the 

successful “Booster”, requires only two transport 

vehicles. The manufacturer offers this ride type also 

with other themes. 

■ 

Details of the new 

ride from Banuls 

INFO 

■ Manufacturer: Fabbri Group 

■ Project name: Dragon Claw 

■ Height of tower: 24 metres 

■ Total height at max. outward 

swing: 30 metres 

■ Outward swing: 95 degrees 

■ Capacity per ride: 

12 passengers 

■ G-forces: + 3.6 g 

■ Transport vehicles: 2 

■ Operator: Vicente Banuls / 

VB Group 

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PREMIÈRE 

The “Swiss Tower” at its 

official inauguration in 

Frauenfeld 

On 14 th June 2014 at about 10 

a.m., “Conquest of Paradise” 

sounded from the loudspeakers 

of the “Swiss Tower” on the fairground 

in Frauenfeld, Switzerland 

– and the gondola rose up to 

a height of 80 metres for the very 

first time after its official inauguration. 

Riding with it was its 

owner Hanspeter Maier and his 

wife Fa, as well as showmen 

pastor Katharina Hoby, celebrating 

this third construction from 

the “Mega Drop Tower” series, 

built by Funtime, on its première 

ride. 

Text & Photos: Norman Vogt 

At the inauguration in 

Frauenfeld: Pastor Katharina 

Hoby, Hanspeter and Fa Maier 

Swiss Tower 

operation, as well as their colleagues, 

friends and media representatives for 

gracing the event with their presence. Even 

the “Stadtpräsident” (Mayor), Carlo 

B 

Papolari, was present at the inauguration, 

ack on the ground again after the exhilarating freefall, 

the passengers were welcomed by some 100 on his operation of the newly purchased attraction. Then 

and wished the newly purchased attraction all the best 

applauding guests invited to the inauguration party – 

and all the daredevils from the public were then able to 

board and try out the latest and tallest showman attraction 

in Switzerland. A so-called pre-opening of the “Swiss 

Tower” had already taken place at the Chilibi in Urdorf 

some days earlier where, according to the owner, the 

construction had worked flawlessly. In Frauenfeld, the 

elegant white tower, provided with exquisite lighting 

after sundown by 52,800 LEDs from the Kairies firm, was 

visible even from the autobahn. After the inauguration 

ceremony held by showmen pastor Katharina Hoby, 

Hanspeter Maier – himself hailing from Frauenfeld – 

thanked those responsible from the city authorities, the 

Funtime firm, for the harmonious and unhindered co- 

Hanspeter Maier put on gloves and smashed a bottle of 

champagne against the handrail, thereby opening a generous 

buffet. While the attraction is predominantly painted 

in white, its supports and centrepiece are a deep 

red. The metal panels along the stairs were covered with 

pictures of cities where Maier regularly presents his 

attractions. Apart from Zurich there are, among others, 

paintings of St. Gallen, Lucerne, and Basle – all of them 

cities where the “Swiss Tower” will make an appearance 

this year. Maier’s tower does without a backflash, as it is 

to be built up in the centre of the fairground at most Swiss 

venues. Between the two stairs, a decorative Swiss cow 

“slouches” – also sporting a “Swiss Tower” tattoo. 

Further venues of the tower in its première year will be 

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Winterthur and the Seehasenfest in Friedrichshafen, 

Germany. H.P. Maier even had to tell a short but 

enthralling story at the opening; specifically that the 

tower had been struck by lightning during a heavy 

thunderstorm just the day before! However, after a 

moment of shock, a subsequent reset and a rebooting 

of the computers, the “Swiss Tower” ran without any 

problems. “I am completely satisfied,” said Maier. ■ 

25

A LOOK BACK 

KAISERSLAUTERN 

Top-attractions at the 

Maimarkt: "Mega King Tower" 

and "The King" (Zinnecker) 

Very simple: the 

"Lautrer Kerwezelt" 


The largest Volksfest in Western Palatinate 

(23 rd May to 2 nd June) was opened on Friday 

at 6 p.m., and four hours later visitors were 

able to enjoy a colourful fireworks display. 

Even though visitor attendance was low on the 

Thursday (Ascension Day) as well as on the 

Monday and Tuesday, the participants were 

satisfied to very satisfied at the end of the event. 

“It was ok,” said many of them. This was not 

only due to the mainly good weather, but also 

to the harmonious mixture of operations put 

together from some 140 approved attractions. 

The “Mega King Tower” free fall tower 

(Zinnecker), engaged as the highlight of the 

event, set new height records in Kaiserslautern. 

The Zinnecker family also brought their 

“The King” ride to Palatinate. Another novelty 

was the “Big Bamboo” Walkthrough construction 

from Hempen, just as was Schramm’s 

“Disco Fieber”, which quickly turned out to be 

the favourite among teenage visitors and 

offered an electrifying show with music, smoke 

and light effects. The centre of the fairground 

was once again occupied by the “Jupiter” 

Ferris Wheel (Barth/Kipp), with the “Dschungel 

Train” (Blum) built up in front of it to its left, and 

the “Wellenflug” (Nickel) to its right. Also presented 

once again was the “Breakdance” from 

Becker, the meeting point of the younger 

visitors and those who are still young at heart. 

Further attractions on the fairground were 

Bergmann’s water ride, the “Take Off” (Ruppert), “Geisterschlange” 

(Lehmann), two dodgem tracks and the 

“Kerwe tent”, which was erected in the rear section. It 

was set up entirely without decoration and made a rather 

dismal impression, despite offering live events on an 

almost daily basis. The selection of attractions was 

rounded off by kiddie rides and 

concession stalls, as well as a 

varied selection of gastronomic 

operations. Moreover, market 

merchants built up their stalls 

on the Lautrer Maimarkt in the 

“Shopping-Gässje”. Just as on 

family day (Wednesday), the 

closing fireworks display on 

Monday once again attracted 

many visitors to the fairground. 

In addition, the Showman Association 

Barbarossa Pfalz-Saar 

e. V., in cooperation with the 

Kaiserslautern Kreissparkasse, 

came up with a special feature, 

“Kerwemoney” worth 10 x €1 that could be bought at the 

Sparkasse bank at €9. The “Dollar Day” on the second 

Friday was also well received, particularly with the main 

target group, the US Americans soldiers stationed in 

Kaiserslautern, who were able to pay with US Dollars at 

a favourable exchange rate at all the attractions. ■ 

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Jung’s 

AQUA KING 

Die Spaßmaschine 

Das beliebte 

Familienfahrgeschäft 

jetzt unter 

neuer Leitung 

Karussellspaß für 

die ganze Familie. 

Wir drehen 

richtig auf! 

Kompaktmaße: 12 m Front, 14 m Tiefe 

Wir passen fast überall hin! 

Noch wenige Termine frei 

Freizeittechnologie Oliver Jung • Kreuztal 

0177/ 328 30 38 • Mail: freizeittechnologie-jung@web.de

BAMBERG 

A LOOK BACK 

Impressions of the 

"Bamberg Frühling" on the 

new festival area 

Text & Photos: Helmut Bresler 

New name, new concept, new fairground and new 

momentum; that was just what the showmen in 

Bamberg had wished for! On the close of the threeweek 

event, they have achieved a decent financial 

result. 

For about 30 years, the “Bamberger Plärrer” has been 

held on the Breitenau fairground, and its list of participating 

showmen can boast of well-known names, such 

as Finnendahl’s “Fantastische Reise” and Barth’s 

“Fünfer-Looping". During the last few years there has 

been no consistency, however. First, the event had to 

be cancelled as the space was required as a car park 

for the Bamberg state garden show, and then a new 

site had to be found as the area is to be developed. 

One can only hope that the new “Bamberger Frühling” 

event has now found a permanent new home on the 

former site of the German-American Volksfest, at the 

junction of Zollnerstraße and the Berliner Ring. The 

area still belongs to the Americans up until the full withdrawal 

of the US troops on 30 th September. After that, 

the Bundesanstalt für Immobilenaufgaben (German 

Federal Agency for real estate) will decide on its future 

use, but the Bamberg city authorities, as organiser of 

the event, also hope to be able to continue to use this 

space as a fairground. The required infrastructure is 

available, but has to be adapted to requirements in 

some places. The fairground was successfully laid out, 

leaving nothing to be desired. New in Bamberg were 

the “X-Flight” (Uebel-Sachs), “Traumgenerator” 

(Lemoine & Häsler), the “Fahrt zur Hölle” ghost ride 

(Dom-Jollberg), as well as Alex and Störzer’s “Black 

out”, for which it was the second venue after its 

première in Nürnberg. There was no mere beer tent but 

a “Bierdorf”, or Beer Village, presenting different 

culinary offerings; a good idea, but one that requires 

improvement in order to present all the suppliers to 

best effect. The cooperation between both the 

professional associations has proved very successful 

in calling the public attention to the Bamberg Frühling. 

The request of the Americans to prohibit the parking of 

vehicles and caravans on the site for security reasons 

was granted. Despite good public transport connections, 

the current lack of car parks is a problem however. 

What will the future bring? Already on the old site, 

the autumn event in October used to cause lots of 

problems. A new concept and new ideas are urgently 

required to also continue and enhance this event. Both 

Bamberg events are currently going through a phase 

of change. While the “Bamberg Frühling” has enjoyed 

a good start, the autumn event is still waiting for some 

new inspiration. 

■ 

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A LOOK BACK 

SAARBRÜCKEN 


Norman Vogt 

Impressions of the 

Maifest in Saarbrücken 

From 25 th April to 13 th May, on the occasion of the May 

Festival, the “Saarterrassen” fairground in the 

capital city of the Saarland was transformed into a 

colourful fun mile once again. 

A balanced entertainment contingent including an 

attractive supporting programme for both young and old 

was presented. In addition to many games and sales 

stalls, visitors also encountered ride attractions providing 

either nerve-wracking, or rather less 'demanding' 

ride experiences. New for Saarbrücken was the “Polyp” 

from Massel. The completely overhauled 

Schwarzkopf Monster 3 

celebrated a successful comeback 

and was very well received by the 

visitors, just as was the “Blue 

Hawaii” Twister (Pistorius), which 

was very well frequented. Other 

rides presented were the “Safarie 

Express” (Heiderich) and “Musik 

Swing” (Pistorius). Two dodgem 

tracks and the “Hyper Coaster” simulator 

rounded off the selection of 

attractions. Moreover, younger visitors 

were able to enjoy a number of 

kiddie rides, including the appealingly 

designed “Kleine Dschungelreise”. Every Tuesday, 

children paid reduced prices, and the Family Day with 

fares reduced by half on all rides was held on 8 th May. 

The May Festival was closed by a magnificent fireworks 

display in the skies above Saarbrücken on 13 th May. ■ 

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Rolf Orschel 

The 492 nd Pfingstmasche event, 

which was organised by the Altmärkischer 

Schaustellerverein, 

opened its gates in temperatures 

of more than 30°C on 7 th 

June at 2 p.m. Up until the Sunday 

after Pentecost (15 th June), 

the rides made their rounds on the fairground near 

the town centre. 

Up until some years ago, the “Masche” was one of 

the largest Pentecost Volksfest events in Saxony- 

Anhalt. This gradually changed from the mid-1990s, 

after the city festival in Magdeburg developed into the 

longest party mile in the federal state. Previously, the 

Magdeburg residents used to come to the Pfingstmasche 

en masse, but nowadays the locals rush to 

the easily reachable city festival in the state capital 

about 30 kilometres away. In addition to the regular 

participants represented at the Pfingstmasche every 

year, the Altmärkische Schaustellerverein always tries 

hard to engage new attractions for Halberstadt. This 

is no longer easy however, as participating in the 

Magdeburg city festival is more lucrative for the showmen. 

At the opening of the event Werner Jacob Jnr., 

the chairman of the showman association, was able 

to welcome only a couple of visitors with a short 

speech. Afterwards, Mayor Norbert Eichler tapped 

the keg of beer, which was then dispensed to the 

visitors free of charge, by courtesy of the Showman 

Association, and after a loud three-cannon salute 

from the Schützengilde 1485 Haldensleben, the rides 

started to make their rounds. During the traditional 

stroll across the fairground, the guests of honour from 

the district, the city authorities and the Schützengilde 

tried out several ride attractions. Rides presented this 

time were the “Magic” (Herrmann), a chain ride 

(Sertic), “Schunkler” (Kazimierski), “Musik Palast” 

(Jacob), a ghost ride (Hünniger) and Meyer’s 

dodgem track. The younger 

visitors were able to enjoy a 

kiddie railway attraction (Eckermann), 

a kiddie carousel 

(Gabriel), a kiddie track ride 

(Pönitz) and a bungee-trampoline. 

These were joined by a 

shooting gallery, a hook-a-duck, 

a ball and dart throwing booth, 

and a number of snack, sweets 

and beverage operations providing 

the visitors with food and drinks. Wednesday 

was the designated family day with reduced prices at 

all attractions, and on the Thursday from 10 a.m. until 

midday, disabled people invited by the showmen 

were offered free entertainment on the fairground. On 

the Friday, the showmen held a lamp procession once 

again. This proceeded from the market square to the 

fairground, setting off at 8.30 p.m., and every child 

participating in the procession was able to enjoy a 

free ride on a ride of his or her choice, before the 

magnificent fireworks display was held after sundown. 

Let's talk about business: Due to midsummer 

weather with temperatures of more than 30°C and the 

Magdeburg city festival, business was quite modest 

at the beginning of the event. With the heat lasting 

almost throughout the entire event, the fairground 

stood almost empty in the afternoons. As visitor 

attendance was quite low due to the hot temperatures, 

financial results did not live up to the showmen’s 

expectations. 

■ 

Ghost Ride and "Magic" 

at Haldensleben 

"Flip Fly" and Ferris Wheel 

at Oberhausen-Sterkrade 

OBERHAUSEN 



The Sterkrade Corpus Christi Day Fair, the first of 

the three major summer fairs in North-Rhine Westphalia, 

was held from 18 th to 23 rd June. 

Shortly before the beginning of the event there were 

some unplanned changes that required fairground 

director, Sina Illmann, to relocate a number of ride 

attractions. Instead of the originally chosen “Bellevue” 

Ferris Wheel, the “Sky Lounge Wheel” made its rounds 

33

A LOOK BACK 

"Mega King Tower" at 

Oberhausen-Sterkrade 

on the site next to the Technisches Rathaus; the very site 

where it had been presented as the “Expo” Ferris Wheel 

four years ago. Moreover, the “Mega King Tower” was 

allocated a new site as it arrived in Sterkrade earlier than 

expected. As a result, the Freefall Tower soared into the 

sky visible from any distance on the Hirschhügel, the 

highest point of the fairground. In addition, Wegener’s 

“Beach Jumper” was slightly moved and almost cut off 

from the circuit. Due to being exquisitely operated, this 

ride ranked among the real “winners” of the event. 

Finally, the “Turbo Force” was placed on the Zilianplatz, 

and the “Transformer” occupied the site at the railway 

station originally allocated to the Freefall Tower. In the 

end, all relocations turned out to be more than successful. 

The “Mega King Tower” seemed to be even taller on 

the Hirschhügel, the collaboration between the propeller 

and the “Circus Circus” ride was highly effective, and the 

“Transformer” once again made a convincing impression 

on its site at the railway station – the area around 

which was noticeably enhanced by appealing concession 

stalls this year. Apart from these changes, the layout 

of the different areas was much as described in our 

preview. Results at the Corpus Christi Day Fair were 

positive, although not as outstanding as last year. ■ 

BREMERHAVEN 

Text & Photos: Nils Benthien 

The Bremerhaven Frühjahrsmarkt was held on 

Wilhelm-Kaisen-Platz from 16 th to 25 th May. Some 

70 showmen built up their operations on a newlydesigned 

fairground, as the area had virtually 

been reduced to half its original size due to a DIY 

store being constructed within the area. 

Organiser Jürgen Fuhrmann was able to present four 

novelties: The “XXL” Swing (Dennies-Kipp), “Euro 

Coaster” and “Jumper” (Rasch), and the “Happy 

Family” (Heine), along with the “Avenger” (Holzem), 

“Breakdance” (Dreher/Vespermann), “Night Style” 

(Armbrecht), “Petersburger Schlittenfahrt” (Burgdorf), 

Dodgem Track (Robrahn-Böker) and the 

Ferris Wheel from Cornelius. Moreover, the younger 

visitors were able to enjoy a number of kiddie rides. 

Numerous confectionery stalls, snack booths, 

games booths, beverage outlets and sales booths 

rounded off the selection of attractions. The Frühjahrsmarkt 

was opened on Friday evening and an 

opening firework display was held after dark. 

Wednesday was the designated Family Day, and 

there was another firework display on the second 

Friday before the Frühjahrsmarkt closed on the 

Sunday evening. 

■ 

An aerial view of the 

Bremerhaven Frühjahrsmarkt 

with among others the "Shaker" 

and the "Petersburger 

Schlittenfahrt" 

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Die Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, vertreten durch die 

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Hafens mit dem größten Hafenfest der Welt. 

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das klassische Erscheinungsbild eines Volksfestes 

grundsätzlich mit programmatischen Attraktionen insbesondere 

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BAYREUTH 

A LOOK BACK 

Text & Photos: Helmut Bresler 

No top attractions, worries 

about the future 

organiser, and a dissatisfied 

beer tent 

patron; these were the 

headlines reporting on 

the Pentecost event in 

Upper Franconia. 

Andreas Zinnecker’s 

“Mega King Tower”, 

heralded as the highlight 

in advertising, was conspicuous by its absence. 

According to the owner, the short-term cancellation 

was due to technical problems, but the tourism 

Director Jan Kempgens did not want to speculate 

about the real reasons. After all, he was concerned 

about finding a replacement, and hit it lucky with 

Alexander and Angelique Zinnecker and their 

novelty attraction “Freak”. Behind the scenes there 

is a hot political infighting about the future of the 

Volksfest, or rather about the future organiser. For 

some years now, the “Bayreuther Marketing & 

Tourismus GmbH” has mastered this task with ease. 

Now it has turned out that contracting an organiser 

without a European-wide tender procedure 

probably infringed the national competition law; 

therefore there will be a new call for bids. Naturally, 

the showmen would like to continue to work together 

with the tried and tested partner, as they are worried 

about private organisers who only want to make 

money on the Volksfest. A decision will not be taken 

before late October or early November. 

Jan Kempgens: “We are now beginning with the 

tender and planning of the spring festival and the 

Volksfest. By the end of this year everything will have 

been fixed for the season 2015!” He is undoubtedly 

right. Built up along the large circuit course were, 

among other attractions, “The King” (Zinnecker), 

“Fahrt zur Hölle” (Dom-Jollberg), 

“Parkour” (Aigner), “Rotor” (Pluschies), 

“Flipper” (Meeß), “Rio 

Rapidos” (Kaiser), “Happy Family” 

(Heine), the “Twister” coaster 

(Kaiser), “Breakdance” (Diebold) 

and the “Nürnberger Wellenflug” 

(Distel). Unfortunately, a Ferris 

Wheel – shown on the poster – was 

missing once again. Diebold’s 

dodgem track changed its traditional 

site and provided the fairground 

with a new image. Just as at the 

Erlangen Berg and the Amberg 

Dult, the extremely hot Whitsun 

Weather permitting and the festival streets 

in Bayreuth were well frequented 

weekend resulted in low visitor attendance and 

affected the end results. During the 12 years that 

Jan Kempgens has been responsible for the 

Bayreuther Volksfest, he has seen five beer tent 

patrons; Uwe Hölzgen, Gerhard Widmann, 

Hermann Murr, Bastian Schuhmann and, now for the 

second time, Jochen Mörz. Therefore it is understandable 

that he hopes for continuity and 

earnestly desires that there are no further changes 

in the future. In principle, the cooperation with the 

present beer tent patron works well, even though 

there is a need for negotiations at the moment. Mörz 

is critical of the high number of beer and snack 

booths all around his beer tent and calls for a 

substantial reduction. For Kempgens, a classic beer 

tent is an indispensable must! For the first time in 

many years, the Miss Bayreuth contest – the 'mega 

event' during the Volksfest – was fiercely criticised 

for its poor attendance and unbearable attendant 

noise. This is a pity, as the candidates would have 

deserved a truly professional event – another 

matter requiring urgent action. 

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HALVER 


The 370 th Halver Fair, celebrated 

from 20 th to 23 rd 

June, was prominently 

occupied. 

On the occasion of the anniversary, 

the organiser had 

slightly increased the number 

of participants and contracted 

two spectacular ride 

attractions. The section at the 

former railway station made a 

convincing impression this 

year due to the effective 

placement of the two towering 

ride attractions, “Star 

Flyer” and “Artistico”. Also 

built up in this section were 

“Die verrückte Farm”, a 

dodgem track and the 

“Crazy Mouse”. In front of the 

Sparkasse building, the 

“Liberty Wheel” Ferris Wheel 

and the Musik Express made 

their rounds. The street 

section was livened up by the 

“Disco Dance” Miami, and on 

the Jugendheimplatz “Break 

Dance No.2” and “Aqua 

King”, which replaced the 

“Jekyll & Hyde” propeller, but 

did not fare too well next to 

the large Breakdance. Particularly 

noticeable was the 

very good selection of concession 

stalls. In the end, the 

anniversary fair was very well 

attended, but it did not really 

stand a chance against the 

WM football frenzy. As a 

result, it was not really surprising 

that business on the 

Saturday evening proved a 

big flop. Next year, the Halver 

Fair will be smaller due to 

construction work in the area 

at the station, but now alternative 

sites are becoming 

available. 

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A LOOK BACK 

SOUTHAMPTON (GB) 

Craig Danter’s 

“Superbowl” in Southampton 

Many attractions at the 

Common Easter Fair 2014 

in Southampton 

Text & Photos: Marcus Gaines 

What a difference a year makes, gone was the 

snow and arctic cold weather of 2013, replaced by 

weekends of glorious sunshine and April showers 

during the week. The sunshine over the Bank Holiday 

weekend helped to attract the crowds making 

for a busy weekend for showmen. 

The fair is located in the middle of Southampton’s 

largest open park land, so families took advantage of 

the sunshine with picnics and football games, and 

then ventured to the fair for a few rides. 

However it wasn’t all good news. The lateness of 

Easter meant that straight after the Easter weekend 

the school holidays finished and there were few children 

to visit the fair during the weekdays. Add in some 

heavy rain and even the evenings were quiet. Luckily 

the sun returned for the second weekend of the fair 

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and the rides were busy once again. As the largest 

fair on the South Coaster of England, the ride line up 

was of the usual high calibre. Making its first appearance 

at the fair was Graham Sedgwick with his “Rock 

Rage” KMG Inversion. Unfortunately being tucked 

behind a burger stand meant that walking through the 

fair in one direction was a little obscured, except of 

course when running. For the 2 nd week of the event 

Graham Sedgwick debuted a 2 nd ride, the “Superspin” 

KMG Experience, which had been open elsewhere 

for the Easter Weekend. 

As is now common the fair had a couple of 

duplications, with Marissa Wall’s (previously John 

Wall) dodgems and William Cole’s dodgems present, 

and Keeley Wall’s "Super Star" and Leigh Danter’s 

"Super Star" also in attendance. But all were riding 

well despite the immediate competition. 

Star attractions at the fair also included Edward 

Danter’s “Oxygen” KMG Booster, John Searle Jnr.'s 

“Jumpin Jaks”, Perrin Stevens "Jump n Smile", Craig 

Danter’s ARM “Superbowl” and George Brewer Jnr.'s 

“Midnight Express” Sobema Matterhorn. Unfortunately 

Midnight Express was strangely closed 

for much of the busy Easter weekend. 

Creating an olden time area of the fair was Ricky 

Smith Jnr.’s “Big Wheel” Ferris Wheel and Tommy 

Chipperfield's "Helter Skelter". A 

traditional cork gun side stall 

helped finish off the vintage feel to 

the section. With its dated facade 

Charles Lock’s “Energy Rush” 

Rotor didn’t look out of place 

positioned here either. 

The juvenile section of the fair 

continues to grow, with even more 

rides catering for the younger 

visitors. There was just about 

every genre of kiddie attraction in 

attendance from the traditional 

train ride and toy sets, to mini 

paratroopers and inflatables. 

Charles Ive Jnr.'s “Runaway Train” 

Roller Coaster was once again 

popular with the more daring 

youngsters. With so many families 

with young kids enjoying the 

spring sunshine these rides were 

undoubtedly the busiest of all the 

attractions on offer. With such a 

diverse range of rides for all ages, 

what a fair of this size is really 

missing is a large roller coaster. 

It’s been 6 years since James 

Mellors last attended with his 

“Magic Mouse” Spinning Coaster 

in 2008. But then the UK has less 

than 10 adult roller coasters on the 

travelling circuit. 

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FOIRE DU TRÔNE IN PARIS (F) 

Text: 

Ralf Schmitt 

Photos: Heiko Schimanzik 

For almost two months (from 29 th March to 25 th May), the 

traditional “Foire du Trone” Volksfest was celebrated in the 

French capital city of Paris. 

This year, the two major novelties among the showman 

attractions making a guest appearance were from Germany; the 

large “Daemonium” ghost ride and the mega drop tower “Sky 

Fall” both went to Paris for the first time. The Huss Freefall Tower 

“Countdown” took a break in favour of the “Sky Fall” this year, 

and its passengers enjoyed both the magnificent view across 

the roofs of Paris from the very top, and the “freefall” experience 

from a height of about 80 metres. The “Daemonium” was also 

very well received by the public, despite the French being 

already quite spoilt by the “Train Fantome”. The fare prices at the 

two Ferris Wheels presented on the fairground were a muchdiscussed 

topic this time. While a round on the modern “Roue 

de Paris” with its closed gondolas cost €5, the other Ferris Wheel 

– an older example with lattice masts and open gondolas – tried 

to put one over on its competitor by offering a “cut-throat price” 

of €2 per person. 

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NOSTALGIA 

NOSTALGIC EXHIBITION IN NÜRNBERG 

The largest and most diverse 

nostalgic exhibition Germany 

has ever seen – apart from the 

“Oide Wiesn” in Munich – was 

presented as a special attraction 

at the Nürnberg Frühlingsfest. 

After an experiment in the 

autumn of 2011, some ideas were 

taken on and integrated into a 

completely new concept, and 

visitors rushed to the exhibition 

under the patronage of The Nürnberg 

Lord Mayor and President 

of the German "Städtetag", or 

Congress of Municipalities, 

Ulrich Maly who was the patron 

of the exhibition. 

Text: 


Photos: Helmut Bresler, Oliver Acker, 

www.digitale-luftbilder.de 

An aerial view of the 

Nürnberg FrühlingsVolksfest. 

Front left: the spacious 

nostalgic section 

Some impressions of 

the nostalgic section at the 

Nürnberg Frühlings Volksfest 

Last year’s 125 th anniversary of the South German 

Showman Association provided the theme for the 

exhibition. On a corner of the fairground course 

visitors could find the historic Caterpillar Ride (Buchholz), 

the Toboggan (Fischer), the flea circus from Birk 

(the previous owner, Hans Mathes from Nürnberg- 

Schweinau appeared in his home town in 1977 for the 

last time), and the swing from Eschenbacher. 

Therefore, the public almost automatically moved into 

the historic section with the usual separation between 

present Volksfest culture and the nostalgic section 

seamlessly blending; a concept both elegant and 

ingenious! In addition to the displayed tractors, 

several large organs (Roie/Frankfurt, Diebold/ 

Augsburg, Kunstmann/Erlangen, Braun/Nürnberg, 

Schneider/Munich, Heitmann/Münster, Kinzler/ 

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Stuttgart, Kalb/Nürnberg, 

as well as the example of 

the Verein Nürnberger 

Straßenbahnfreunde, or 

Association of Nürnberg 

Tram Friends) took turns in 

playing music. If one also 

counted the two organs 

from Eschenbacher, the 

Kündiger example, the 

Perz organ and the 

Hartmann-Wunderle organ, 

they added up to the 

imposing number of 14 

examples ready to be 

played. Where is there 

more to offer? 

The visitors rediscovered 

crossbow shooting, curiously 

watched the 

tractor rarities presented 

by Peter Nolde and Sebastian 

Bichler, thoroughly 

admired the showman 

caravan from Lotte and 

Heinrich Feldl, built in 

1920, which accompanied 

the showman couple 

on their tours throughout 

Europe for almost 75 

years and was provided 

by Peter Münch. The large 

circus tent presented a 

colourful cornucopia from 

the showman world 

ranging from the past to the present day. The large 

books of memorabilia were a real crowd puller once 

again. Short written explanations at the exhibits 

provided the visitors with important information. A high 

number of members from the Showman Association 

dedicated themselves to the exhibition with Denny 

Morawski and Georg Schweizer being the tireless 

driving force. The Historische Gesellschaft Deutscher 

Schausteller e.V. as well as the Berlin showman and 

collector Rolf Hartmann also earned much praise for 

his support. An elegant and visually perfect solution 

was the tent entrance with the historic Walkthrough 

construction “Das Land des Lächelns” built up in front 

of it providing the motto for the exhibition. The 

exhibition was supplemented by the very well 

attended four-day model fair exhibition in a separate 

tent, the first-time presentation of traditional hot-air 

balloons accompanied by appropriate music, and the 

tractor meeting for the finale. The event was well worth 

seeing and an experience nobody should have 

missed. Currently, there are no plans to repeat this 

oganizational feat. 

■ 

NOSTALGIA 

Two driving forces behind the 

exhibition: Georg Schweizer (above) 

and Denny Morawski (down) 

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NOSTALGIA 

The “Hurrican” with the 

serial number H110 from the 

Jacobi firm in Leipzig, 2014 

After almost 50 years, this author 

once again encountered a ride 

type he had been fascinated by in 

his childhood days at this year’s 

Spring Kleinmesse event in 

Leipzig. Way back then, his 

grandfather had repeatedly 

treated him to rides on the 

“Hurrican”, and watched his 

grandson enjoying himself as 

the boy raced through the sky in 

the rocket-shaped gondolas at a 

height of up to 8 metres. It was a 

compressed air ride from the 

“Hurricane X” series built by 

Klaus from Memmingen. 

Hurrican 

However, in Leipzig it was not the “Hurrican” with 

the serial number H73D, purchased from the 

Bremen Renoldi firm and operated mainly in 

southern Lower Saxony from 1963 to 1967 by 

Richard Franke from Braunschweig from the 1960s, 

but the Hurricane H110 built for the Fähtz firm in 

1963 and finally taken over by the Dessau Wieser 

firm after several changes of ownership. Wolfgang 

Wieser operated the compressed air ride from 1995 

to 2013. Since then, the ride was passed on within 

the family to Bettina and Nico Jacobi, who now 

lovingly care for the “Hurrican”. In addition to the 

compressed air ride, now presented at the Leipzig 

Kleinmesse, they also tour the “Pirates Caribbean” 

Miami and several concession stalls, mainly 

throughout Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony. 

Text: 

Photos: 

Uwe Holzmann 

Uwe Holzmann, Archiv Franke 

The “Hurrican” example with the serial 

number H73D, that was operated amongst others 

by the Franke firm 

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With details such as the boarding lattice in front of the seat benches 

in the gondolas, the perfect sitting comfort inside the rocket, the 

hissing of compressed air during the fast – indeed decidedly racy – 

ride, and the fantastic ride experience in which the passenger 

controls the upwards and downward movement of the rocket, the 

attraction took older visitors back to their childhood days allowing 

them to re-experience these bygone days; a delightful “flashback”, so 

to speak, to the 1960s. 

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VETERAN 

The restored 

“Fahrt ins Blaue” 

At the Easter Fair in Herford, 

visitors were able to admire the 

nostalgic “Fahrt ins Blaue” 

Switchback, built by ride manufacturer 

Hey in Neustadt/Orla in 

1938, now reactivated under new 

management. 


Photos: Michael Petersen, Archiv Fellerhoff 

Willy and Britta Fellerhoff 

Fahrt ins Blaue 

were made. Currently, the 

large light crown in the 

centre of the ride, which was 

first dismantled, sanded 

down and newly painted, is 

Willy and Britta Fellerhoff purchased the ride, being rewired and equipped with new sockets to 

boasting a diameter of 12 metres, travelling be remounted at the centre of the ride during the 

up and down three hills and valleys, equipped with 

massive, richly carved wooden gondolas, from 

showman Mario Caspari after the Christmas 

Market in Gotha in 2012. Having purchased and 

taken over the ride Willy Fellerhoff began to 

thoroughly restore the ride, as it was in quite a wornout 

condition, and he felt that it should be presented 

in its original condition if at all possible. Before the 

gondolas were restored, the arms and supports 

were upgraded; that is to say, they were newly 

painted and equipped with new seat upholstery. 

year. The rounding board is also still being restored 

and all the decorative pictures are currently being 

overhauled and renewed. The platforms below the 

floor segments have been covered with motif foil 

and will be repainted over time. The paybox is some 

40 years old and comes from the “Das sündige 

Dorf” Funhouse that the Fellerhoff family used to 

tour. “As restoring the switchback takes a lot of time 

and is quite expensive, it can be carried out only by 

degrees, but the ride has already been successfully 

approved by the TÜV. 

For covering the gondola gaps 

and for the roof, new tarpaulins 

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VETERAN 

A detail of the artwork 

As it is a ride built completely of wood, we were not 

subject to the new DIN standard,” Willy Fellerhoff 

told the Kirmes & Park Revue during the appearance 

in Herford. 

■ 

This old photo shows the 

ride in its original condition 

The ride prior to the 

takeover by Willy Fellerhoff 

and its restoration 

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PORTRAIT 

Returned from France to 

Germany: Fähtz Twister 

“Blue Hawaii” 

About a year ago, Reinhold 

Pistorius from Saarbrücken/ 

Völklingen took over a Twister 

built by the Fähtz firm in 1983. 

Previously, the ride equipped 

with “Hollywood Star” gondolas 

had been operated by a French 

showman for many years, and 

then sold to the “Walygator” 

theme park in Metz. 


Claudia and Rheinhold 

Pistorius from Saarbrücken 

Blue Hawaii 

was also renewed. This done, all the 

parts were sandblasted and newly 

painted with each of the total of 14 

gondolas – just as the backflash – 

being painted with individual Hawaiian 

motifs by a Polish artist using airbrushes. Last 

There it made its rounds for only one season, 

after which it was shut down and put into year, the completely overhauled and themed ride 

storage for 2 years, before technically and 

artistically skilled Reinhold Pistorius was given a 

tip-off, inspected the ride, and bought it. After the 

went into operation as “Blue Hawaii” at the 

Oktoberfest in Saarbrücken, where the attraction 

with the visual appearance of a novelty was very 

purchase, the “Twister” was 

transported to the Pistorius 

family property in Saarbrücken, 

where it was overhauled 

completely. The electrical 

equipment was replaced, all 

the lighting elements were upgraded 

and the drive system 

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PORTRAIT 

The 14 gondolas 

and the backflash were 

newly designed by an artist 

to match the “Hawaii” 

theme 

well received by the 

public. This season, the 

Pistorius family will 

present the Twister at, 

among other venues, 

not only in Saarbrücken 

and Koblenz, but also at 

a number of fairgrounds in neighbouring 

France. In addition to the “Blue Hawaii”, the 

family will also continue to tour its 

“Tarantella” and its “Musik Swing” rides. A 

short while ago, they even purchased yet 

another genuine German classic ride, a 

“Matterhorn Bob” built by Mack, which is 

currently being completely overhauled to 

be ready to tour sometime soon. ■ 

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President Albert Ritter 

Volksfests in Flanders Recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage 

Huge Success for Belgian Showman Industry 

Flemish Minister for Culture Visits Joke Schauvliege Visits ”Sinksenfoor“ in Antwerp 

Volksfests in Flanders have been accepted as 

an intangible cultural heritage. This was announced 

by the Flemish Minister for Culture on 

the 23rd of June during a visit to the ”Sinksenfoor“ 

in Antwerp. ESU-President Albert Ritter 

congratulated Belgian showman colleagues on 

this huge success. 

”Fairgrounds are culture“ The Flemish Cultural Minister Joke 

Schauvliege at the ”Sinksenfoor“. Left: ESU-Vice President Franck Delforge. 

Right: General Secretary Steve Severeyns. 

The recognition of the Volksfests by the Flemish 

Government is one of the prerequisites for the application 

for acceptance on the UNESCO intangible 

cultural listing. 

In her speech Cultural Minister Schauvliege firstly 

congratulated the Belgian showmen, for their convincing 

concept for an important contribution for 

the recognition of the Volksfests. A big fairground 

fan since childhood, the Minister spoke of her 

”warmest memories“ of the fairgrounds: the boisterous 

atmosphere, the attractions and the gloss 

of every visit to the grounds. The fairground was a 

meeting place for many. Comfort and fun go hand 

in hand during a visit to the fairgrounds, since the 

middle ages. And even though much has changed 

since then, the atmosphere on the fairs has 

remained the same: ambience, togetherness and 

relaxation. 

With a wink Joke Schauvliege also told of the romantic 

meaning of the fairgrounds – after all just 

how many love stories have been written there 

and how many pairs had first met at a fairground. 

As finale and with a lot of applause for her well 

thought out speech, the Cultural Minister Schauvliege 

reminded everyone of the work involved in 

the future for the acceptance of Volksfests on the 

national list of cultural heritage, as it must be preserved 

. The history of the 2,500 Volksfests in Belgian 

must be continuously written. 

Tradition must be maintained, and 

handed onto the next generations. 

Joke Schauvliege assured showmen 

of her support. President Albert 

Ritter called the decision of the 

Flemish government ”an important 

signal for neighbouring 

European countries to protect their 

Volksfests as a cultural heritage in 

the long run.“ The Volksfests and 

Christmas markets in Europe are 

not unique only because of long 

tradition. Volksfests have had a 

considerable influence on the development 

of society, socialisation 

and tourism for many centuries in 

Europe. ”And we showmen are the 

supporting pillars of the events“, emphasised the 

ESU-President. 

General Secretary Steve Severeyns (right) and 

Flemish Cultural Minister Joke Schauvliege. 

The ”Sinksenfoor“ is one of the oldest Volksfests 

in Europe. 

Photos: ESU 

Keyword: Cultural Heritage 

Within the fames of the regulatory powers of 

UNESCO there is in addition to the world culture 

heritage to which for example Amsterdam's 

famous ring of canals, the medieval city of Bruges, 

and the Cologne Dom also belong, other 

possibilities to protect immaterial cultural heritage 

through UNESCO. According to UNESCO 

it's not only outstanding constructions and natural 

sites that are worth protecting for future 

generations. Cultural diversity is also reflected in 

living forms of expression such as Volksfests, 

customs, dance and theatre, music, languages 

and craftsman techniques. In 2003 the UNESCO- 

General Conference finalised the preservation 

of intangible cultural heritage. After being ratified 

by 30 countries, it became effective on the 

20th April 2006. 

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PORTRAIT 

CRAZY TRIP 

On 5 th April Joe Probst from 

Güterfelde near Potsdam introduced 

his newly purchased 

attraction, the used two-level 

Walkthrough construction 

“Crazy Trip”, at the Frühjahrs- 

Jahrmarkt in Halle/Saale. Probst 

is just 22 years old and founded 

his own showman enterprise 

with a Continental pick stand and 

a pick up trolley three years ago. 

Last November, he took over the 

Walkthrough construction that 

had been kept in storage for 

quite some time, from Ilona and 

Jürgen Parniske from Leipzig. 

Text: 

Rolf Orschel 

Photos: Rolf Orschel, Archiv Lutz Hofmann 

Proud new owner of the 

“Crazy Trip”: Joe Probst 

Even though the attraction was in perfectly preserved 

visual, technical and ready-foroperation 

condition (despite rumours to the 

contrary), it was nonetheless redesigned after the 

takeover. All the effects were removed and replaced 

by new ones. The new fun effects include, 

among others, a suspension bridge, a broom 

carousel and different floor effects; and all, just as 

is the case with the new outdoor course, with 

various obstacles, were built by Joe Probst himself. 

Currently, a short labyrinth is being built into the 

attraction. Having negotiated the last obstacle on 

the upper level, visitors reach the exit via a spiral 

slide or staircases. 

The Funhouse was built as “Geisterhölle” by the 

showman Lutz Hofmann and his 

father-in-law, Günter Topf, from 

Mansfeld in the southern Harz 

Uplands, as well as two ride manufacturers 

in 1987/88. Günter Topf 

was a technically-skilled showman, 

who together with several experienced 

craft enterprises built the 

“Holliday Star” Waltzer ride in the 

early 1950s and the two-level “Lachhaus” 

in 1987, according to his 

ideas and drafts. After minor 

revisions, the construction of the 

Lachhaus was taken over for 

building the “Geisterhölle”. The 

upper level is lifted by four hydraulic 

cylinders; the lower level has two 

bays. The undercarriage and the 

At the first venue under new management: 

The “Crazy Trip” from Joe Probst in Halle, Saale 

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skeleton structure with the 

hydraulic system were built 

by the Leipzig Paselt firm also 

way back then. Next the 

skeleton structure was 

sheeted by the Brausemann 

firm. While all the other work 

was carried out by Lutz 

Hofmann and Günter Topf, 

the showman artist Andrea 

Patzer was engaged for the 

imaginative artwork, successfully 

passing her first 

major practical test. In the 

winter of 1991/92 the attraction 

was redesigned as the 

“Crazy Trip”. The entire front 

was newly painted, a spiral 

tube was installed from the 

upper level, and a speaking, 

water-spitting tree was put up 

in front of the attraction. One 

year later, Lutz Hofmann sold 

the “Crazy Trip” to Ilona and 

Details of the new outside course 

and the spiral slide 

Jürgen Parniske from 

Leipzig, who first installed 

new effects and had the 

front newly painted. In the 

winter of 2001/2002 the 

“Crazy Trip” was redesigned 

once again and 

was equipped with a 20 x 

3 metre extension to the 

front with four water basins 

and illuminated fountains. 

Due to the showman enterprise switching to smaller 

attractions, the “Crazy Trip” was shut down and put 

into storage two years ago. After another owner 

changeover last year, the attraction was presented 

in tip-top condition and well received by the public 

at the Frühjahrs-Jahrmarkt in Halle/Saale. This 

season, Joe Probst will also present the “Crazy Trip” 

at Volksfest and city festival events in Brandenburg, 

Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The construction, 

requiring two transports (1 centre trailer and 1 small 

baggage van) for relocating, has ground measurements 

of 18 x 7 metres, is 9.50 metres high, and has 

electrical requirements of 25 kW. 

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The attraction changing 

over the years: 1988 – in its 

original condition as “Geisterhölle”, 

1992 – as “Crazy Trip” 

after its first redesign, and in 

1998 – having been newly 

painted once again 

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MODEL CONSTRUCTON 

A view of the Lego 

fairground from Artur Fritscher 

Many things can be built from the 

colourful LEGO plastic bricks, 

panels, gearwheels and sundry 

small parts – even powered 

models with different rotating 

movements and functions. At 

present there are some 78,000 

different components in 96 

colours, and they can all be combined 

and put together in any 

way one likes. Twenty-three year 

old mechanical engineering 

student, Artur Fritscher from 

Cologne, has been busying himself 

with this construction kit 

system for 17 years; in recent 

years specialising in building 

fully functional fairground 

models. 

Text: Rolf Orschel 

Lego Fairground 

day he took his first ride on a “Breakdance”. 

Ever since that very day, he has 

been obsessed by the idea of building a 

perfect model of this ride from LEGO 

bricks. During the last 6 years, he has 

His passion for the popular toy brand was succeeded in building an impressive, fully functional 

aroused in 1997, when he was given his first Breakdance model - and without a specific example 

construction kit for his 6 th birthday. Visiting a model to model it on. The ride was designed according to 

construction fair one year later, he saw fairground his own ideas; only the backflash was modelled 

models assembled from the colourful bricks for the after the example of the Piontek firm, the design of 

first time, and deeply enthralled by them, he began which he likes very much. 

to build a ride from LEGO bricks that very day. Some At the same time Artur Fritscher built a 1.20 m Ferris 

years later he built an “Airwolf”, “Take Off”, “Flying Wheel on three centre trailers, a “Cadillac” dodgem 

Circus”, “Frisbee”, some dodgem tracks and Miami track, a Jet Ride, a kiddie carousel, the “Glückshaus” 

constructions, as well as a “Top Scan”, closely resembling 

the original rides. Artur Fritscher also built hook-a-duck, the “Spiel Shop” arcade machine, the 

continental pick stand, the Dutch “Lucky Duck” 

vehicles and many other models right up until the Chinese snack booth “Mandarin”, a beverage outlet, 

Photos: Rolf Orschel, Archiv Fritscher 

Artur Fritscher from Cologne specialises in fairground model construction with Lego bricks 

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The Lego fairground also 

includes concession stalls 

Some build up phases of 

the 1.20-metre Lego Ferris 

Wheel and the completed 

attraction 

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The “Breakdance” model 

Ready to go: The 

“Breakdance” centre trailer 

a crêpe stall, an ice cream stall, a pick up trolley, 

including a matching vehicle fleet for each of these 

models! It took him between half a year and 2 years 

to build each model. 

In addition to further fairground models, Fritscher is 

currently building a major ride, which is to be 

finished this year. Prior to building the rides and concession 

stalls, the model builder takes many photos 

and obtains the relevant measurements and drafts. 

Due to the shape and size of the LEGO bricks he has 

to make compromises every now and then, and 

occasionally he even has to process individual 

bricks to achieve a perfect finish. Apart from 

adhesive decoration elements and gearwheels 

which have to be selectively fixed, the rides and concession 

stalls can be dismantled. All the rides are 

powered by standard LEGO motors, and technical 

elements were used for the gears. A number of 

LEGO railway transformer stations supply the 

models with a 9 volt direct current. Initially the model 

builder purchased construction sets and a 

complete collection, from which he could not 

assemble all the components though. However, as 

this kind of material procurement was too expensive 

in the long run, he has for some time been purchasing 

suitable components in special internet shops, 

where he can search for particular colours 

according to his specific needs. The turquoise bricks 

for the Breakdance vehicle models cost the model 

builder a veritable fortune, as the bricks - no longer 

produced for some time now - are coveted rarities. 

Three years ago, Artur Fritscher displayed his fairground 

models at the “Circus & Kirmesmodellbau” 

exhibition in Oer-Erkenschwick for the first time, 

which immediately proved a big success. In 2012 he 

designed a 7 m 2 miniature fairground with a total of 

1,500 LEGO figures, so-called “minifigs”, which he 

has presented at a number of model construction 

and LEGO exhibitions in Germany and France ever 

since. This year the construction will be presented 

at, among other venues, the “Inspiration Modellbau” 

in Mainz from 19 th to 21 st September and at the 

Modellbautage in Aschersleben from 22 nd to 23 rd 

November. Artur Fritscher also occasionally decorates 

shop windows with his models, and will this year 

display a Christmas diorama made of LEGO bricks 

in the Römerapotheke in Arloff, a district of Bad 

Münstereifel in North-Rhine Westphalia, and would 

like to present his fairground models also at other 

model construction exhibitions and trade shows, as 

well as undertaking more shop window commissions. 

For more information and photos: 

www.facebook.de/minikirmes 

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COASTER 

Travelling down a 

coaster in the good old 

automobile is an exciting 

idea, which has become 

reality at the Norwegian 

Hunderfossen Park 

Motor sport enthusiasts, adventurers 

and engineers hearken 

immediately by this data: two 

motors, 800 HP out of 12 cylinders, 

and a turbine drive with 

1,200 HP – all of which sounds 

like a whole lot of ride fun and in 

particular a whole lot of speed! 

Il Tempo Extra Gigante 


Marc Spies 

FAST FACTS 

■ Opening: 24 th May 2014 

■ Track length: 535 m 

■ Track height: 25 m 

■ Height difference: 22 m 

■ Max. speed: 65 km/h 

■ Max. banking: 45° 

■ Max. lateral banking: 72° 

■ Acceleration: + 3.5 g 

■ Ride time: 120 sec (1 st drop 

to brakes: 35 sec) 

■ 1 train each with 8 cars, 

per car 2 pers. 

■ Capacity: 440 p.p.h. 

■ Dynamics: Stengel GmbH 

■ Manufacturer: Zierer, 

Deggendorf, Germany 

■ Operator: Hunderfossen 

Familiepark, Lillehammer, 

Norway 

Unfortunately the described model of the "Il Tempo 

Extra Gigante" can't be ridden in real life, because 

it describes the vehicle in Norway's most 

successful film "The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix" from Ivo 

Caprino. 

The vehicle was designed by Kjell Austen, one of 

the most well known illustrator and cartoonist in 

Norway. Although there is a replica fit to drive, it has 

to be satisfied with only 550 Horse Power – due to 

the intervention of Formula One racing legend Niki 

Lauda. 

Already three years ago there were first plans for 

erecting a large coaster for this year's anniversary; 

however definite plans only came into being a year 

ago. 

The first vegetation clearance began in the summer 

of 2013, in order to complete a large part of the work 

as soon as possible, due to the difficulties of working 

outdoors in winter with temperatures of up to 

minus 30°. 

Thus it's even nicer for visitors to the Hunderfossen 

Familiepark to be able at long last to take a ride in 

the famous “Il Tempo Extra Gigante” cars. The new 

coaster attraction is already visible from the adjacent 

dual carriageway E6, although due to its dark 

green supports it blends into the surrounding 

forest and only the glaring red tracks can be recognised. 

The real optical highlight however is the 

currently worldwide most elaborately designed 

coaster train. 

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In order to remain as close as possible proportionally 

to the original design from Kjell Austen and to 

be able to realize the colossal sized bonnet and 

mudguards, a complete row of seats were waived 

in the front car – so 14 instead of the regular 16 passengers 

speed through the richly curved course. 

The best place to be is – and where else should it 

be – the first row. It's only there that guests have a 

detailed cockpit together with plastic steering 

wheel, various knobs as well as a functioning gyroscope. 

The realized design comes from Heinrich 

Richter from Zierer. A special gimmick is also a 

functioning horn in the front car, which is very popular 

with many of the passengers – at least the beginning 

of the ride! 

But at the very latest after climbing the 25 metres 

high lift hill, which due to its hillside location affords 

a very wide view into the valley, most prefer the restraint 

rather than the horn, especially when going 

through the right angled first drop, at the foot of 

which the highest speed of 65 km/h is reached. This 

is followed immediately by a 540° ascent helix to 

the right, and after a short breathing time, the ride 

beings again with a strongly angled right curve, 

with passengers being pressed strongly into their 

seats by a 270° left curve travelling near to the 

ground. This is followed by a near-miss with the corner 

of the station building, where the train absolves 

a strongly banked curve only a few centimetres 

away from the building. The ride experience is 

rounded off by a small bump and Trimbrakes, a 

right hand curve, and the final brakes. This layout 

has already been realized in the German 

Schwabenpark; slight changes have been limited 

to being only at the end of the ride. In comparison 

to "Force One" at Schwabenpark, "Il Tempo Extra 

Gigante" has been designed for two-train operation. 

Actually however, 

only one train 

is in operation. 

Perhaps the best designed 

coaster train in the world – 

definitely unusual and 

elaborate 

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Fitting to the new attraction: 

the merchandising articles 

The station area and 

the troll theming in the 

complete park area 

Nevertheless "Il Tempo Extra Gigante" is completely 

different to the "Force One" in Germany. Due to the 

hillside position the station is underground, whilst 

visitors use the roof of the station as a viewing platform 

simultaneously. And so viewers also get their 

money's worth as they can see the attraction very 

well from there. Additionally a lot of glass covering 

has been used in the waiting area, so that one can 

have close contact with the ride already, increasing 

anticipation immensely. The ride also appears to be 

loftier due to its hillside position but is not so present 

in the park due to the reserved colours as well 

as the hardly noticeable ride sounds. The still present 

vibrations at Schwabenpark are notably less 

here, and fit perfectly to the imaginative racing cars. 

Other super effects are the stroboscope lights in the 

station building, and the illuminated lamps on the 

vehicles that are equipped with LEDs that are lit up 

the whole day (charging up for the evenings). 

Sum up: With "Il Tempo Extra Gigante", the second 

largest individual investment in the park's history of 

around 3.8 million Euro, the Hunderfossen Family 

Park did everything just right. In addition to the very 

successful embedding in the park grounds on the 

slope, the best designed roller coaster train has 

also been realized. The ride itself is speedy but family 

friendly. And due to the required and relatively 

low minimum passenger size of 120 centimetres, 

the new coaster is ideal for almost the complete 

family. 

Interview with Hogne Høstmælingen 

Mr. Høstmælingen, first of all congratulations 

on your anniversary season. How long has 

the Hunderfossen Family Park existed, and how 

many visitors do you have annually? 

We are celebrating our 30-year anniversary 

this year, in other words we have been open since 

1984. Currently we have around 300,000 visitors a 

year. With that we are the second largest park in 

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Norway, only Tusenfryd and Dyreparken have more 

guests, but there are definitely more people living 

in the direct catchment area there. 

What in your opinion is the difference between 

the family park Hunderfossen and other 

parks in Norway? 

The location of the park 

and with that the coaster, offer 

beautiful views 

Direct comparison is difficult as there are 

undoubtedly more tourists there as in the region 

around Lillehammer. 

That's true of course. On the other hand the 

Lillehammer region is very interesting as a tourist 

area for Norwegian residents both in the summer 

and winter, because of good skiing conditions on 

the Hafjell Mountain, and in the near surroundings 

the world's best white water rafting can be found. 

The region is visited annually by around two million 

guests, and so we are open in summer and winter, 

in particular in the peak season with our troll nights, 

during which time our employees dress up as trolls. 

During the winter our outdoor constructions are 

closed, compensated for by sledding trails and 

other actions at the park. 

We attempt to extend the portfolio for our 

target groups correspondingly, and we place great 

importance on the theming. Additionally we are in 

cooperation with companies such as Mercedes- 

Benz or Volvo, in order to be able to offer our 

younger guests a ride in true-to-original small versions 

of the Mercedes SLS AMG or Volvo trucks. 

And our larger rides such as the indoor Freefall 

"Trollfallet" from abc rides have been designed by 

Farmer Attractions. The theme Edutainment is also 

very important to us. In addition to a large sciencecentre, 

we also have stop-offs on our tractor-train 

where with animatronics and video screens the procedures 

on a farm are explained. Primarily though 

Hunderfossen has been thematically dedicated to 

trolls and Norwegian fairytales – and that makes it 

something really special. 

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Overall view of the new 

coaster (to the right is the 

station with the roof as viewing 

platform) 

Park Manager Hogne 

Høstmælingen sitting in his 

favourite place in the front 

I found your Troll-Restaurant very impressive, 

offering a very nice atmosphere and 

good food. How important in your opinion is the 

theme gastronomy at parks? 

The "Trollsalen"-restaurant was awarded the 

title of best park restaurant in Norway last year. In 

my opinion gastronomy is very important in order to 

have satisfied visitors – which is a very important 

criterion for us. For this reason we have for example 

no ban on food brought in and consumed at the 

park. We even offer BBQ facilities where guests can 

grill their own food, and can also purchase baked 

goods from our own park bakery. On the other hand 

we offer in addition to the classic fast foods also 

high quality gastronomy, which is of the best quality/price 

ratio. We also tried to establish an additional 

offer of healthy foods at the park, but this 

was not particularly well received by the guests. 

By the way trolls: whilst a large part of the 

park is designed with Norwegian fairytales and 

trolls, your new main attraction has a completely 

different theme. How did this come about? 

Designing a coaster with a troll theme is not so 

easy. We wanted however to use a typical Norwegian 

theme, so we fell back onto the car design 

from Kjell Aukrust which had played a big role in the 

very well known Stop-Motion-Film in this country 

"Flåklypa Grand Prix", from Ivo Caprino. To this end 

we needed a company that could implement our 

design wishes. We had spoken to quite a number 

of manufacturers and finally found the correct partner 

in Zierer and Heinrich Richter, who could design 

the train according to the original drafts. 

Did you test other deliveries of the Zierer’s 

Elevated Seat Coasters in the run-up? 

We took a closer look at "Polar X-Press" at 

Legoland Billund, "ForceOne" at Schwabenpark 

and "Verbolten" at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, 

which together with the ride characteristics finally 

convinced us. 

Up until now you have only used one train 

operation on the "Il Tempo extra Gigante" but 

have all the systems for two-train operation. 

How has the visitor number changed since the 

opening of the attraction? 

In comparison to last year our visitor numbers 

have risen by a high two-digit percent figure and 

the peak season is yet to come – we are therefore 

very satisfied. The national media presence is also 

very high. 

Thank you very much for your answers. We 

wish you all the best for this season. ■ 

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INDOOR 

Attraction and nature 

united – that's the storyline, 

and that's the attraction 

Normally every theme park 

makes sure it offers as many attractions 

as possible that are 

independent of weather to its 

guests, so that even on rainy 

days enough carefree amusement 

is available to them. However 

there’s really never any 

bad weather in Germany’s sunniest 

region, and that’s the reason 

that the new indoor experience 

world will not be marketed 

as an indoor experience initially, 

but as a new and terrific experience 

attraction at Europa- 

Park. And “Arthur” is that without 

a doubt, and much more! 

Text & Photos: Frank Lanfer 

The new theme area is 

reached by a bridge 

Arthur 

Finally “Arthur” opened in July 2014 almost three 

months later than it originally was planned. 

Manager Michael Kreft von Byern explained with a 

twinkle in his eye: “We promised our park guests a 

new attraction for spring 2014, and in fact could 

open shortly before the calendrical summer 

beginning.” Park Manager Miro Gronau is also 

happy about this fact: “We’ve spent a number of 

years mulling over this perfect ride, and are simply 

just happy that it’s here now.” 

And the waiting was well worthwhile. Whilst other 

parks open new ride constructions earlier and the 

appropriate theming is only completed during the 

running year or even in the following season, 

Europa-Park definitely wanted to present a complete 

experience right from day one – which in the 

case of “Arthur” definitely makes a lot of sense 

because the theming belongs with the ride! 

The idea of ride and theming came from Junior 

Manager Michael Mack: “We wanted in particular 

to produce a special attraction for our large number 

of French guests.” And it’s thanks to him that 

the contact with film director Luc Besson came 

about, who not only produced the animation trilogy 

“Arthur” that is hardly known outside of France, but 

also the film sensation “The Fifth Element”. But even 

without any knowledge of films, the “Arthur”-ride is 

a special experience between a coaster ride and a 

theme ride. 

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The four-minute ride begins with a film clip from the 

first Arthur film. Here also every non-French person 

will also understand that they are zooming into the 

world of small animals that live in the grass at 

ground level. The train travels uphill in a spiral form, 

with oversized bees and butterflies passing by. This 

is followed by the first meeting with the Minimoys, 

but suddenly a pit bull appears. The evasion 

manoeuvre leads directly into the mouth of a taxicaterpillar, 

and travels for the first time into the 

open. Following a 180° curve, the train disappears 

once again inside. On a second screen, a film clip 

from the second Arthur-film can be seen, before the 

coaster train flies with its passengers over the 

“Paradise Alley” scene. After surprising vibration 

effects, the cars glide through the circular hall. The 

ride then energetically goes into the second and 

longest outside sequence that even 

leads over the Ely rivulet – it’s the first 

time in the history of the park that 

available and appealing nature has been 

included in an attraction. The train nears 

a beehive and after a curve the station is 

reached again where passengers alight 

onto a synchronised, walking-pace moving 

walkway. 

However, there’s more to discover under 

the 16 metres high dome of “Arthur – Im 

Königreich der Minimoys”: the ten 

metres high “Poppy Tower” is hidden behind 

huge poppies, where all visitors 

look like small Minimoys. The tower that 

has a drop height of eight metres stems 

from Zierer and offers not only children a 

first class freefall feeling at Europa-Park. 

Another attraction is the “Mül Müls 

Karussell” from Zamperla with two-seat 

gondolas that are partly covered by 

plush fur. The portfolio is rounded off with two 

slides from atlantics, the small “Minos Spielecke” 

from eibe, a chill out room, and “Jack’s Deli Snack”. 

Aditionally, there are also 50 animatronics from 

Heimotion. Further companies involved in the 

theming were AAB, TAA, P&P, Neverland, Kraftwerk 

und Rockworks. 

From the park planning point of view, the “Arthur” 

area was to be an extension of the fairytale forest 

to bring it back to life, as although the section was 

elaborately renovated over the past years, it was 

not always well frequented. This has also been 

hugely successful as shown during the first 

opening days. The earlier and French-born park 

architect Frederik Pastuszak, who was Creative 

Director of the project confirmed: “The visitor flow 

showed a significant increase.” 

The station area 

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FAST FACTS 

■ Opening: July 2014 

■ Track length: 505 m 

■ Track height: 13.5 m 

■ Height difference: 8 m 

■ Max. speed: 31 km/h 

■ Max. Banking: 20° 

■ Max. Lateral banking: 30° 

■ Acceleration: + 0.5 g 

■ Pure ride time: 4 min 

■ 9 trains each with 3 cars, 

per car 4 pers. 

■ Capacity: 1,440 p.p.h. 

■ Manufacturer: Mack Rides, 

Waldkirch, Germany 

■ Operator: Europa-Park, 

Rust, Germany 

From a technical point of view “Arthur” is the world’s 

first Inverted Powered Coaster – in other words a 

coaster permanently powered by electricity and 

with non-freely swinging hanging gondolas. Each 

train has three 4-seat passenger carriers that are a 

little bit less than three metres wide, and also have 

an incredible more than three metres axis centredistance, 

offering unimagined freedom. Unique 

also worldwide is the control system of the Powered 

Coaster, which allows the trains to travel at 

various speeds on the open course or even to stop 

completely, for example to view a short film sequence. 

Special-effect seats known up until now 

only in 4D-cinemas have 

also been used for the first 

time on a coaster: they 

vibrate when passing certain 

scenes. Added also is the 

controlled horizontal rotation 

of the gondolas that (seemingly) 

rotate independently 

of each other, giving a varied 

ride dynamic together with the quite curved coaster 

tracks. Although the cars can be rotated individually 

by the press of a button shortly before the 

second open-air section so that passengers may 

experience a sideward and backward ride, the 

system most probably only becomes accessible for 

frequent riders due to the already permanent 

motion sequence. 

Not so decisive for a Powered Coaster is the height 

difference, however between the lowest and 

highest points of the track there is after all eight 

metres. And with a total height of 13 metres, the 

visual stimulus is definitely surprising, particularly 

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when travelling through the dome and the pending 

two open-air sequences. The attraction has been 

given the green light by the TÜV for children from 

four years of age and with a minimum 100 centimetres 

height. 

“Arthur” is a surprising (indoor) ride, but much more 

than that. It is a kiddie ride but reaches more than 

just this target group. It is a French attraction, but 

can also be understood by other nationalities – to 

characterize “Arthur” is not so easy. Quite simply a 

résumé is not necessary: it is a surprisingly exciting 

and dynamic family-indoor-theme-coaster like 

no other. And it will without a doubt be taken note 

of by Disney and Universal, which with their megaexpensive 

“Harry Potter” and “Ratatouille” attractions 

didn’t produce a particularly exciting overall 

ride experience. Added to this, the Mack prototype 

is extendable to include every customer wish – for 

example open downhill sections could be integrated, 

in order to emphasise the coaster feeling more. 

Europa-Park however didn’t want a thrill ride, but a 

ride that is equally attractive to both children and 

young adults – a tightrope walk that appears to be 

very successful here, when watching the reaction 

of the riding guests. One can only offer 

congratulations! 

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The two other rides are the 

"Poppy Tower" from Zierer and 

the "Mül-Müls Karussell" 

from Zamperla 

Everybody is thrilled 

about the opening of "Arthur – 

Im Königsreich der Minimoys" 

(left) Michael Mack and Miro 

Gronau / photo down: 

Michael Kreft von Byern with 

Arthur and the Euromaus 

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PORTRAIT 

The main attraction in 

the new kiddie theme land 

was completed by 

Metallbau Emmeln 

Nestled in the picturesque and 

quintessentially English landscape 

of the South Downs lies a 

family owned zoo. Not far from 

the seaside towns of Brighton 

and Eastbourne, Drusillas Park 

started life in 1925 as a tea garden 

attracting motorists on a 

pleasant drive through the 

countryside to a stop for a spot 

of afternoon tea. 

Hello Kitty Secret Garden 

Text: 

Marcus Gaines 

Photos: Marcus Gaines, 

Drusillas Park 

The entrance to the main 

attraction and the operating 

family (f.l.t.r.): Cassandra, 

Caroline, Laurence, Oliver and 

Christine Smith 

Faced with growing competition, the owners 

Douglas and Drusilla Ann decided to add a 

small zoo. Among the early residents were a 

kangaroo, a chimpanzee and a ring-tailed lemur. 

The zoo helped to make the tea gardens a huge 

success, which attracted a great deal of attention 

– for example Entrepreneur Reginald Goddard 

visited the tea gardens to seek advice from 

Douglas Ann on how to set up a similar venture 

which then opened in 1931 as the Chessington 

Zoo. That venture exists today as Chessington 

World of Adventures, a well known theme park 

belonging to the Merlin Entertainments Group. 

After the Second World War the park entered its 

next stage of evolution with the addition of 

“Kiddies Corner” with pedal cars, climbing frames 

and the park's first ride, a Switchback. 

In the 1960's the park found itself struggling to 

compete with the rising popularity of drivethrough 

safaris such as Longleat and Windsor 

Safari Park (now Legoland Windsor). Under the 

guidance of Douglas Ann's son, Michael, 

Drusillas Park was promoted under the slogan “a 

child's first zoo”, a slogan which fits equally well 

today. The zoo was expanded with the introduction 

of flamingos, penguins, a rare breeds farm, 

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PORTRAIT 

capuchin monkeys and tamarinds. The tea rooms 

were no longer the main focus; instead the zoo 

was the priority. 

In 1997 the Ann family sold Drusillas Park to 

Laurence and Christine Smith. The husband and 

wife team quickly introduced many new animals 

to the zoo including racoons, bats, mongoose and 

prairie dogs. In 2007 a well known character appeared 

in the park with the signing of a 10 year 

contract with HIT Entertainment bringing “Thomas 

and Friends” to Drusillas. It was the first time the 

kids' favourite would be seen "real" in a European 

attraction. Thomas provides train rides around the 

zoo and past scenes from the books much to the 

delight of youngsters, especially when the Fat 

Controller also appears to make sure Thomas is 

running on time. 

And now on the 18 th May 2014 another well known 

character has made her European park debut at 

Drusillas Park. For the first time outside of Asia, 

families can step into the cartoon world of “Hello 

Kitty”. The Japanese character created in 1974 

has become a global brand. According to the 

stories, Hello Kitty was born in London not far from 

Drusillas Park, so it seems natural she would have 

a Secret Garden nearby. 

Topping 1million BP, “Hello Kitty Secret Garden” is 

the biggest investment in the park’s 89 year 

history, and harbours three new ride constructions. 

Of course there is also “Hello Kitty's House” 

for that all important meet-and-greet opportunity. 

And at one end of her house is her Beauty Parlour. 

Wonderfully designed to look like a real beauty 

parlour, it's in lots of pink and scaled down to kids' 

size. In the parlour, little ones can have their faces 

painted with the design of Hello Kitty's face seeming 

very popular. In addition to the “Hello Kitty's 

House” and a gazebo with a Hello Kitty statue, the 

area has little in the way of structural theming. 

Instead, the new land takes advantage of the 

area's name and the early history of the park with 

lots of traditional British flower 

borders creating a colourful 

garden. 

All the rides feature Hello Kitty 

in some form. The “Hopper 

Ride”, a Zamperla Jumpin' Star, 

features the cat’s head on the 

top. The teapot on the mini 

Zamperla “Tea Cups” has Hello 

Kitty peeking out. 

But the “Car Ride” from Metallbau 

Emmeln is the most extensively 

themed of all the 

rides. The individual cars have 

a cat shape, and the surprisingly 

fast drive takes visitors 

through several tunnels, past 

shaped topiaries, around a 

large water fountain, and 

through the lovingly maintained 

flower gardens. 

Just like the staff in the zoo area, 

those working in “Hello Kitty 

Secret Garden” are wonderfully 

friendly and cheerful, helping to 

create a fun and happy atmosphere. 

Exactly what parents are 

looking for on a family day out 

with young kids. 

Naturally a beauty parlour 

can't be missing 

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The two "Hello Kitty" 

attractions from Zamperla 

Drusillas Park is laid out in such a way that one follows 

a continuous path through the zoo, venturing 

past and through themed enclosures that allow 

visitors to get up close to many varieties of small 

animals. At the end of the trail there is a large area 

of play structures, indoor soft play, bouncy castles, 

and now “Hello Kitty Secret Garden”. There is 

a little short-cut that gets guests to the rides much 

quicker, which is worth taking advantage of as 

naturally the new land is busier later in the day as 

families reach the end of the zoo trail. 

Despite being a character typically loved by girls, 

the choice of rides appeal to all children although 

it would appear that girls are the ones who get 

most excited by the prospect of visiting Hello Kitty. 

Drusillas Park is a bit of a hidden gem that's been 

much loved by those nearby for many decades. 

No doubt the introduction of a major brand to the 

park will attract much more wide spread attention 

boosting attendance. “Hello Kitty Secret Garden” 

may not be the largest of the branded areas to 

have opened in the UK over the past couple of 

years, but then the park isn't the largest zoo in the 

UK either. The size, choice of rides, and indeed 

the chosen theme, fit well with the early idea that 

Drusillas Park is “a child's first zoo”. 

Interview with Laurence Smith 

How did you decide on the Hello Kitty 

brand? 

We saw lots of children walking around the 

park wearing Hello Kitty hats, t-shirts and bags so 

decided to investigate the brand. We then realised 

just how massive it is and how popular. It also 

complemented our Thomas the Tank Engine train. 

So we approached the London agents Fluid World 

to suggest a Hello Kitty land at Drusillas. It all took 

a while to organise but we signed the deal in June 

2013 and could open a year later. 

This is your first venture into rides. How 

has the project gone? 

Very successfully, it’s been really popular with 

our visitors and has added an extra dimension to 

our park. It's also increased the value for money 

aspect of a day at Drusillas, which was a key 

priority for us. 

What was it like working with the ride 

manufacturers and theming companies? 

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No problem. Zamperla were excellent and so 

were Metallbau Emmeln - who we dealt with before 

when they built Thomas. We had dealt with 

both theming companies before so that made life 

easy - RMA and Meticulous. 

Was it more challenging than introducing 

new animals to the park? 

usual last minute rush that seems unavoidable 

however well you plan things in advance. 

Will we be seeing more rides in the park? 

Not sure yet but it's something we are considering 

but the zoo is the heart of Drusillas and 

we don't want to lose that. 

Thomas and his Friends 

was realized for the first time 

worldwide at Drusillas Park 

Not really just a bit different. There was still the 

Thank you very much for the interview. ■ 

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SANTORINI FANTASY 

The Santorini Theme Park that 

opened last year was extended 

by a new water park at the end 

of 2013. Both are located directly 

next to the Cha-Am Premium 

Outlet Mall in Hua Hin near 

Bangkok, and are all owned by 

the same company. 

Text: 

Frank Lanfer 

Photos: Polin 

The first building phase comprising of a 16,000 

m 2 sized ground area contains 12 water slides, 

a water playground, and a wave pool for an approximate 

investment amount of 2.3 million Euro. The 

Santorini Water Park Fantasy has been designed 

for a capacity of up to 3,500 visitors, with the park 

design and all the slides stemming from Polin. 

Highlights amongst the water slides are the repeatedly 

award-winning 15 metres high "King 

Cobra" in snake form, the translucent "Looping 

Rocket" with an almost twofold (horizontal) helix, the 

"Space Shuttle" with a huge closed sequence, the 

"Freefall", and the "Bowl"-slide. 

The facility was conceived by Supoj Tantichirasakul, 

Chairman of Pena House Public Co. Ltd. 

He is known in the fashion world as a clothing manufacturer, 

but is also well respected in the business 

world for his creative thinking in the development of 

new concepts for tourism. He plans to extend the 

whole region for the tourist industry, as already 

almost 20% of visitors come from overseas. ■ 

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SEA WORLD AQUATICA 

WATERPARK 

Text: 

Frank Lanfer 

Photos: SeaWorld Aquatica 

The water park that opened in 2008 in Orlando 

received a breathtaking novelty in the most 

literal sense of the word this season: the 

quadruple Freefall slide "Ihu’s Breakaway Falls" 

from ProSlide. 

An interesting fact about this attraction is that each 

of the four slides appears to be the same at first 

glance, but of course they're not. The orange 

coloured is the longest slide at 128 metres. The 

green has the shortest freefall sequence, and the 

blue slide has the steepest drop. The lilac coloured 

pipe slide isn't a real Drop Slide, and is the only one 

without a freefall mechanism and is a completely 

normal slide. 

All four slides have a simultaneous start at 24 metres 

height and offer after the introductory 60° to 80° 

steep freefall, a final horizontal 360° helix before – 

only seconds after the start – the brave park guests 

land in the lively outlet. 

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ZAMPERLA WINS COURT RULING 

Innovation for ride attractions 

is the essential point in business 

with theme parks and 

Volksfests, and a good idea can 

very quickly develop into a 

sales hit. This fact however 

also induces imitators to make 

plans almost as quickly, to offer 

cheaper prices due to lower development 

costs – and in contrast 

to the original manufacturer, 

most probably haven't had 

the need to invest in less successful 

developments earlier. 

Text & Photos: Jochen Peschel 

However not only direct economical reasons 

speak for taking action against copyist. When 

a non-original ride construction is involved in an 

accident, the resulting negative publicity is often 

directed at the original manufacturer out of ignorance 

– and the considerable damage to the 

original manufacturer's image is hard to remedy. 

The protection of own ideas can be undertaken in 

various ways, summarized under the term 

"intellectual property". The copyright protection, 

which automatically evolves by creating a work, 

applies particularly to the copying of catalogues 

and photos. Based on this fact the Shanghai China 

Union Fun Equipment Manufacture Co., Ltd was 

prohibited from distributing its catalogue at the EAS 

2008 in Munich, Germany. 

Other possibilities are patents and trademarks, 

each of which must be applied for at a competent 

government organization at a fee, and in most cases 

involves costly prosecution proceedings. Such 

protection however applies only in countries where 

the application was registered or granted. In addition 

there is also the hard to grasp Law against 

Unfair Competition, which with certain prerequisites 

also protects against imitations. 

Antonio Zamperla SpA und Zamperla Inc., have 

proceeded with legal action in two cases in the USA 

based on a patent and the Law against Unfair Competition, 

and won the cases in the District Court of 

Florida. Both decisions apply nationwide. The first 

verdict prohibited the distribution of certain 

brochures by the Peking Shibaolai Amusement 

Equipment Co., Ltd. Additionally the decision forbade 

the advertising, marketing, sale and delivery 

of Zamperla constructions that correspond to the 

Disk´O, Moto Coaster, Power Surge, Rockin' Tug or 

Jump Around, or are very similar. 

The second judgement was against the Zhongshan 

Golden Dragon Amusement Equipment Co., Ltd., 

and also enjoins the distribution of certain 

brochures as well as the advertising, marketing, 

sale and delivery of attractions of type Disk´O, Sky 

Drop, Jump Around, Flying Carousel, Flying Tigers, 

Moto Coaster or Rockin' Tug, or similar ride constructions. 

The enforcement of intellectual property rights is a 

permanent battle. Achieved verdicts pertain essentially 

only to the said defendants; new proceedings 

must be initiated against each new 

imitator. However judgements have a deterrent 

effect on third parties, and should the rightful owners 

discontinue their efforts then all dams would 

break. 

And so we must agree with Antonio Zamperla's 

statement when he said "We will continue to protect 

our company and the public from rides that appear 

to be Zamperla equipment, but which have not 

been engineered and manufactured according to 

our standards". He may also enjoy the economic 

bonus. 

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LEOLANDIA 

Text: 

Frank Lanfer 

Photos: Leolandia 

Really quite clever: the erection of next year's attraction 

will be an attraction itself! The new 

theme land announced for 2015, "Peppa Pig’s 

World" at Italy's Leolandia is already enticing 

many small onlookers even this year. 

There's quite a lot to experience on the "Mr. Bull's 

Worksite", for example "helping" to blow up 

pipelines at the press of a button. Whilst all figures 

of the popular kiddie series that first became real at 

England's Paulton's Park in 2012, are only two 

dimensional figures in Italy at the moment, but 

Peppa Pig can already be experienced and 

touched "live". 

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LEGOLAND DEUTSCHLAND 

There's a novelty to experience 

once again this year at the 

south German Legoland Resort 

– the erection of the large 

"Königsburg". 

Text: 

Frank Lanfer 

Photos: Frank Lanfer, Legoland 

With the establishment of an extensive accommodation 

offer at Legoland Deutschland 

Resort it appears that the resort has its finger 

firmly on the current trend, as family short-holidays 

are more popular than ever! 

The first houses for "Legoland Feriendorf" were 

erected in 2008, and extended to 72 in number in 

2011. In addition to restaurants, evening programmes, 

a lake area with climbing garden and 

playgrounds and a mini-golf course, the "Ritterburg" 

was added in 2013 with 34 rooms. Marketing 

Director Stephan Prien: "The success of our 

'Ritterburg' is overwhelming. And so it was easy to 

recommend an unscheduled investment to the 

Merlin Entertainments Group." 

With this step the accommodation offers could be 

increased this year as well. With the opening of the 

large "Königsburg", the capacity has been extended 

to an impressive 68 attractively designed 

rooms with 284 beds. Additionally the "Königsburg" 

is the first real hotel at the Legoland 

Deutschland Resort, offering a large buffet 

restaurant and a bar, and with that is independent 

even in the colder months of the year from other 

central facilities on the 11 hectares sized holiday 

village. 

Despite the current capacity of almost 1,000 beds 

(including the camping area with 1,900 sites), the 

increase in overnight accommodation is already 

foreseeable: Stephan Prien confirmed that a 

further extension in the upcoming years is already 

planned. In 2013 the holiday village was able to 

greet 12% more guests than in the previous year. 

57% of guests come from abroad, boosted by 

both Italy and Eastern Europe with the average 

length of stay at 2.6 days. Prien added: "2013 was 

our best result until now. And it appears that we 

may well top that again this year." 

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This year's novelties at Legoland Deutschland will 

also make a definite contribution: in addition to the 

new show "The Original Cuban Circus" and a new 

ocean dweller at "Legoland Atlantis by Sea Life", 

the snake-neck turtle, there are also the world's 

largest Lego-model and the new Lego-cinema 

film. 

The largest model ever built from Lego-bricks is a 

"Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter" with a total length 

of 12.8 metres, a span of 13 metres, and a height 

of 3.3 metres – that is 32 times the size of the 

special model available in toy shops (see small 

picture on left side). The model made of 5.3 

million custom Lego-bricks and weighing around 

20 tons can be seen at the "Lego Hero Factory" 

together with other Star Wars exhibits (the reason 

for dismantling half of the 10 Kuka "Robo- 

Coasters"). 

Just how long the travelling exhibition loved by 

Star-Wars-fans will remain at the German 

Legoland is unknown at this stage; the previous 

year it stood in New York Times Square. 

The current success film worldwide, "The Lego 

Movie", can be seen at all Legolands. An agreement 

with Warner Bros., has secured the rights for 

the Lego-concern: each Legoland may show the 

film once a day. 

The computer animated comedy of Australian firm 

Animal Logic (Directors Phil Lord und Chris Miller), 

shows only buildings that can also be recreated 

with Lego-bricks. And the Lego-figures, principal 

actors in the film, don't move smoothly deliberately, 

so that everything looks like authentic 

Lego. The message of the film: don't build only 

according to directions, but build what you like. 

The world première of "Lego The Movie" took place 

on the 7 th February 2014, and received many good 

reviews. 

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Photo row above: the new 

"Königsburg" hotel at Legoland 

Legoland's new Park 

Manager is Martin Kring 

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GARDALAND 

Accompanied by the announcement 

regarding a new 42 metres 

high Dive Coaster from B&M for 

2015, and with already some 

ground work in progress, 

Gardaland opened its gates on 

April 1st for another exciting 

season. 

Text: 

Matteo Crepaldi 

Photos: Matteo Crepaldi, Gardaland 

Whilst next year's novelty 

is already being built, Manager 

Aldo Maria Vigevani opens the 

new kiddie and water land 

As for the 2014 novelties, they already welcome 

guests immediately behind the park entrance. 

Located in the medieval section of the park and 

occupying the surface once occupied by “Ikarus”, 

a Huss Condor now operating at Miragica and by 

a medieval stunt show, “Prezzemolo Land” is a 

themed area entirely dedicated to summer entertainment 

of the youngest visitors. 

The idea of an attraction of this kind came from a 

guest who submitted it during the past season for 

the contest: "Il Gardaland che vorrei" (English translation: 

“The Gardaland I'd like”). The lucky winner 

and his family were among the main guests at the 

official opening. 

The central element is a small "castle" surrounded 

by five colourful waterslides and a set of powerful 

water cannons that can be used either to attack the 

castle from the outside or to defend it from the 

inside. The area is also filled with hidden fountains, 

barrels and other water tricks. A final measure to 

stop brave guests entering the castle is a giant 

bucket located right above the main gate which 

periodically releases quite a lot of water. 

The area can be enjoyed wearing swimsuits with 

changing rooms being provided. Also, to get dry in 

no time, there are two big yellow up-charge dryers 

available. 

On one side of the big castle there is a dry playground 

dedicated to the creations of Prezzemolo, 

the Inventor, who is clearly Gardaland's tribute to 

Leonardo Da Vinci. In fact the area contains flying 

machines, a planetarium and a large section 

dedicated to the art of painting featuring the 

masterpiece of Prezzemolo, which is no doubt a 

reminder of the Mona Lisa painting. Rounding off 

“Prezzemolo Land” there is a snack bar and 

another smaller area containing jumping mattresses 

for children. 

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All in all, Prezzemolo Land is a nice and colourful 

addition to Gardaland and a more than welcomed 

refreshment for hot summer days. 

Due to the erection of the next large attraction for 

2015, the Intamin Freefall Tower “Space Vertigo” will 

not be available this season, and according to unconfirmed 

announcements the park is apparently 

to part company with the coaster "Sequoila Adventure" 

(the world's first "Screaming Squirrel" from UScompany 

S&S). 

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MAGAZINE 

The tunnel that connects 

the parking area with the main 

entrance is marked with a huge 

"G" 

POWERPARK 

Photos: Powerpark 

A completely new and unusual Funhouse went into 

operation at the Finnish Powerpark this year. The 

simple facade harbours the attraction "Working in 

Progress". 

It's an attraction where fun can be had by the whole 

family – which were the thoughts of the operating 

family Lillbacka. For this reason the 36 gags and 

tricks were attuned to this public, among them a 

small slide, the obligatory rolling barrels, moving 

floors and so on. However the theming as a building 

site is the special characteristic. There are a 

total of seven scenes that can be watched with 

builders. Manufacturer of all elements is the Italian 

firm Gosetto. 

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KNUTHENBORG SAFARIPARK 

With a total area of over 500 

hectares, it's the largest safari 

park in northern Europe, and 

still remains in private ownership. 

It is visited by over 

220,000 guests annually but is 

now to receive its first ride construction. 

Text: 

Frank Lanfer 

Photos: abc rides 

Earlier visitors were enticed by an extensive area, 

its roots going back to 1867, when Count Eggert 

Christoffer Knuth had a landscaped garden installed 

based on English models. In 1950 a few animal 

enclosures were added, and in 1969 the first exotic 

animals arrived. These days a 15 kilometre long 

road network can be travelled by car, and – as a 

special characteristic in this segment – visitors may 

alight from cars in many places to watch the 1,000 

animals living there, at close range. 

A few restaurants, a large nature-playground, and 

a water playground round off the offers at Knuthenborg 

Safaripark on the Island of Lolland (1.5 hours 

by car from Copenhagen). However on the 10 th May 

2014 a water attraction from abc rides opened in 

the African theme area, which can even boast 

about being the steepest construction of its type in 

the whole of northern Europe! 

"Congo River" has a total length of 395 metres with 

the lift transporting the 6-seat boats to a height of 

16 metres. From there visitors have a view of the 

park that they couldn't have earlier, however this is 

followed by a 15 metres depth and 51° steep drop 

into the lake. The simultaneous operation of seven 

boats results in a capacity of 250 passengers per 

hour. The total ride time is around seven minutes, 

and all park guests who are a min. age of 6 years 

and have a height of 120 cm may partake. ■ 

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PREVIEW 

A calendar of events can be found here for the month of August 

in alphabetical order. Additional information about individual 

events is listed below. 

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A■ Aachen 08.08.-18.08. 

■ Aidenbach 14.08.-19.08. 

■ Aken/Elbe 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Altdorf 30.07.-04.08. 

■ Altdorf/Nürnberg 08.08.-13.08. 

■ Altenglan 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Andernach-Namedy 23.08.-25.08. 

■ Anklam 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Arnsberg-Neheim 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Arnstorf 01.08.-05.08. 

■ Asbach 09.08.-13.08. 

■ Asslar 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Augsburg 22.08.-07.09. 

■ Aulendorf 16.08.-18.08. 

B■ Bad Arolsen 07.08.-10.08. 

■ Bad Bramstedt 29.08.-31.08. 

■ Bad Ems 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Bad Griesbach/Karpfham 28.08.-02.09. 

■ Bad Homburg 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Bad Kreuznach 15.08.-19.08. 

■ Bad Lauchstädt 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Bad Liebenwerda 22.08.-24.08. 

■ Bad Mergentheim 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Bad Nauheim 08.08.-10.08. 

■ Bad Rappenau 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Bad Sooden-Allendorf 15.08.-19.08. 

■ Bad Tölz 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Bad Vilbel 16.08.-24.08. 

■ Bad Vilbel-Gronau 30.08.-01.09. 

■ Bad Waldsee 02.08.-03.08. 

■ Bad Windsheim 29.08.-02.09. 

■ Bad Zwischenahn 13.08.-17.08. 

■ Baesweiler-Loverich 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Bammental 17.08.-19.08. 

■ Barmstedt 16.08.-18.08. 

■ Barsinghausen 29.08.-31.08. 

■ Barth 31.07.-03.08. 

■ Bellheim-Zeiskam 29.08.-02.09. 

■ Bergisch Gladbach 09.08.-12.08. 

■ Berlin-Mitte-Moabit 25.07.-17.08. 

■ Berlin-Tegel 29.08.-14.09. 

■ Bielefeld-Brackwede 22.08.-24.08. 

■ Bietigheim/Baden 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Bietigheim-Bissingen 29.08.-02.09. 

■ Bingen 17.08.-24.08. 

■ Bingen 29.08.-08.09. 

■ Bitterfeld-Wolfen 08.08.-10.08. 

■ Blankenheim 16.08.-18.08. 

■ Bobingen 08.08.-12.08. 

■ Bochum-Harpen 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Bockau 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Bonn-Lengsdorf 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Borken-Gemen 02.08.-05.08. 

■ Brakel/Westfalen 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Breisach/Rhein 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Bremen-Vegesack 29.08.-03.09. 

■ Bremerhaven 15.08.-24.08. 

■ Bruchhausen-Vilsen 22.08.-26.08. 

■ Brüggen 01.08.-03.08. 

■ Brunsbüttel 08.08.-11.08. 

■ Buchen 30.08.-07.09. 

■ Burg/Spreewald 29.08.-31.08. 

■ Buseck 29.08.-02.09. 

C■ Calau 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Cham 25.07.-04.08. 

■ Chemnitz 29.08.-31.08. 

■ Chemnitz 22.08.-24.08. 

■ Coburg 01.08.-10.08. 

D■ Dachau 09.08.-18.08. 

■ Dahn 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Darmstadt-Eberstadt 08.08.-11.08. 

■ Darmstadt-Wixhausen 22.08.-25.08. 

■ Daun 09.08.-13.08. 

■ Diez 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Dingolfing 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Dorfen 08.08.-17.08. 

■ Dortmund-Eving 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Dortmund-Lütgendortmund 22.08.-25.08. 

■ Dreieich-Sprendlingen 09.08.-12.08. 

■ Düren 26.07.-03.08. 

■ Dürröhrsdorf-Dittersbach 29.08.-02.09. 

■ Düsseldorf-Heerdt 22.08.-25.08. 

■ Duisburg-Beeck 29.08.-02.09. 

■ Duisburg-Hochheide 23.08.-25.08. 

■ Duisburg-Ruhrort 14.08.-17.08. 

■ Durmersheim 16.08.-19.08. 

E■ Eberbach 29.08.-02.09. 

■ Ebermannstadt 14.08.-18.08. 

■ Ebersberg 08.08.-18.08. 

■ Eichstätt 29.08.-07.09. 

■ Eiterfeld 21.08.-25.08. 

■ Elbe-Parey-Parey 08.08.-10.08. 

■ Emsdetten 29.08.-31.08. 

■ Emskirchen 22.08.-26.08. 

■ Erding 29.08.-07.09. 

■ Erolzheim 01.08.-03.08. 

■ Eslohe-Reiste 23.08.-24.08. 

■ Essen-Heisingen 30.08.-31.08. 

F■ Falkenberg/Elster 01.08.-03.08. 

■ Feldkirchen-Westerham 08.08.-17.08. 

■ Forchheim 25.07.-04.08. 

■ Frankfurt 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Freest/Kröslin 01.08.-03.08. 

■ Freren 23.08.-25.08. 

■ Friedberg/Schwaben 08.08.-17.08. 

■ Friedeburg 22.08.-25.08. 

■ Friesoythe 02.08.-04.08. 

■ Frontenhausen 14.08.-18.08. 

■ Fürth-Stadeln 29.08.-02.09. 

■ Fürth-Unterfarrnbach 08.08.-13.08. 

■ Fulda 25.07.-03.08. 

■ Furth im Wald 07.08.-17.08. 

G■ Gaimersheim 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Garmisch-Partenkirchen 26.07.-03.08. 

■ Garmisch-Partenkirchen 09.08.-18.08. 

■ Geretsried 25.07.-03.08. 

■ Geringswalde 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Gernsheim 31.07.-04.08. 

■ Gießen 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Glandorf 08.08.-10.08. 

■ Glückstadt 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Görlitz 29.08.-31.08. 

■ Grafenwöhr 01.08.-03.08. 

■ Grasbrunn-Keferloh 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Grefrath 09.08.-12.08. 

■ Greven 23.08.-25.08. 

■ Griesheim 22.08.-26.08. 

■ Großbottwar 30.08.-01.09. 

■ Günzburg 08.08.-17.08. 

H■ Hachenburg 09.08.-11.08. 

■ Haldensleben 29.08.-31.08. 

■ Halle/Saale 16.08.-01.09. 

■ Halle/Saale 29.08.-31.08. 

■ Hamburg 25.07.-24.08. 

■ Haren/Ems 30.08.-01.09. 

■ Haßmersheim 22.08.-25.08. 

■ Hattersheim-Eddersheim 08.08.-10.08. 

■ Hauzenberg 14.08.-18.08. 

■ Heiden 09.08.-11.08. 

■ Heilbronn/Neckar 01.08.-10.08. 

■ Hemsbach 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Hennef-Warth 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Heppenheim/Bergstraße 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Herne 01.08.-10.08. 

■ Hilpoltstein 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Hirschberg/Bergstraße 30.08.-01.09. 

■ Hörstel 09.08.-11.08. 

■ Hof 25.07.-03.08. 

■ Hohenstein-Ernstthal 06.08.-10.08. 

■ Hückelhoven-Ratheim 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Hungen 30.08.-01.09. 

■ Hungen-Inheiden 01.08.-04.08. 

I■ Illingen 01.08.-05.08. 

■ Ilvesheim 22.08.-25.08. 

■ Iserlohn-Oestrich 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Isselburg 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Itzehoe 21.08.-25.08. 

J■ Jessen/Elster 08.08.-11.08. 

■ Jülich 15.08.-18.08. 

K■ Kaiserslautern-Dansenberg 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Kaiserslautern-Erfenbach 23.08.-26.08. 

■ Kaiserslautern-Erlenbach 16.08.-18.08. 

■ Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Kaiserslautern-Morlautern 30.08.-01.09. 

■ Kamenz 22.08.-28.08. 

■ Kappelrodeck 09.08.-11.08. 

■ Kassel 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Kassel-Wehlheiden 15.08.-19.08. 

■ Katzenelnbogen 16.08.-19.08. 

■ Kelheim/Donau 13.08.-18.08. 

■ Kemnath 14.08.-19.08. 

■ Ketsch 01.08.-10.08. 

■ Ketzin 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Kierspe 22.08.-25.08. 

■ Kipfenberg/Altmühltal 14.08.-18.08. 

■ Kirchen-Niederfischbach 16.08.-19.08. 

■ Kirchheimbolanden 09.08.-11.08. 

■ Kirn/Nahe 08.08.-11.08. 

■ Klingenberg/Main 08.08.-17.08. 

■ Knetzgau 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Königsee 01.08.-03.08. 

■ Krefeld-Fischeln 23.08.-25.08. 

■ Krefeld-Hüls 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Kronach 14.08.-24.08. 

■ Krummhörn-Greetsiel 13.08.-18.08. 

■ Kühlungsborn 01.08.-03.08. 

L■ Ladbergen 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Lamstedt 22.08.-24.08. 

■ Landshut 22.08.-31.08. 

■ Landstuhl 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Lauscha 03.08.-11.08. 

■ Lauterecken 08.08.-11.08. 

■ Lehrte/Hannover 31.07.-03.08. 

■ Lemgo 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Lengenfeld 13.08.-17.08. 

■ Lengerich 08.08.-10.08. 

■ Lenggries 08.08.-18.08. 

■ Lindlar 01.08.-05.08. 

■ Linz/Rhein 29.08.-31.08. 

■ Lippetal-Lippborg 23.08.-26.08. 

■ Lohr/Main 25.07.-03.08. 

M■ Mainbernheim 23.08.-26.08. 

■ Mainz 28.08.-07.09. 

■ Maisach 29.08.-07.09. 

■ Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg 01.08.-05.08. 

■ Manching-Oberstimm 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Markgröningen 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Markgröningen 22.08.-25.08. 

■ Markt Erlbach 15.08.-19.08. 

■ Marktheidenfeld 08.08.-17.08. 

■ Marpingen 16.08.-19.08. 

■ Meckenbeuren 22.08.-25.08. 

■ Meinerzhagen 02.08.-04.08. 

■ Meschede 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Mettingen 29.08.-31.08. 

■ Meuselwitz 29.08.-31.08. 

■ Miltenberg 29.08.-07.09. 

■ Mönchengladbach 29.08.-01.09. 



■ Mörlenbach 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Montabaur 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Moormerland 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Mühldorf/Inn 29.08.-08.09. 

■ Mühlhausen/Sulz 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Mühlhausen/Thüringen 29.08.-07.09. 

■ München 31.07.-24.08. 

■ München-Au 26.07.-03.08. 

■ Murrhardt 01.08.-04.08. 

N■ Nennslingen 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Neuburg/Donau 25.07.-03.08. 

■ Neuenkirchen 16.08.-18.08. 

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■ Neumarkt/Oberpfalz 08.08.-18.08. 

■ Neumünster 08.08.-11.08. 

■ Neunkirchen/Saar 29.08.-02.09. 

■ Neuötting 14.08.-19.08. 

■ Neuss 29.08.-02.09. 

■ Neustadt/Weinstraße 01.08.-05.08. 

■ Niedercunnersdorf 08.08.-11.08. 

■ Niederzier 30.08.-01.09. 

■ Nierstein 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Norden 08.08.-11.08. 

■ Nordkirchen 09.08.-11.08. 

■ Nüdlingen 08.08.-10.08. 

■ Nürnberg 29.08.-14.09. 

■ Nürnberg-Katzwang 08.08.-12.08. 

■ Nürnberg-Langwasser 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Nürnberg-Wöhrd 22.08.-26.08. 

■ Nürnberg-Ziegelstein 25.07.-03.08. 

O■ Obergünzburg 29.08.-03.09. 

■ Oberndorf/Lech 31.07.-03.08. 

■ Ochtrup 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Offenbach/Main-Bieber 15.08.-19.08. 

■ Ortenburg/Passau 01.08.-06.08. 

P■ Paderborn 26.07.-03.08. 

■ Papenburg 22.08.-26.08. 

■ Parsberg 22.08.-26.08. 

■ Penzberg 29.08.-07.09. 

■ Pirmasens 29.08.-03.09. 

■ Plettenberg-Eiringhausen 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Prüm/Eifel 08.08.-11.08. 

■ Püttlingen 22.08.-25.08. 

Q■ Quierschied 15.08.-18.08. 

R■ Ratingen 01.08.-05.08. 

■ Raunheim 22.08.-25.08. 

■ Rees-Haldern 23.08.-25.08. 

■ Regensburg 29.08.-14.09. 

■ Rehlingen 16.08.-19.08. 

■ Rehlingen-Siersburg 09.08.-12.08. 

■ Reichelsheim/Odw 21.08.-25.08. 

■ Reichenbach/Vogtland 22.08.-24.08. 

■ Rendsburg 21.08.-24.08. 

■ Reutlingen 01.08.-10.08. 

■ Rhede 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Rheinberg 02.08.-05.08. 

■ Rheine 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Rieden 08.08.-11.08. 

■ Riedenburg/Altmühtal 22.08.-26.08. 

■ Riesa 22.08.-24.08. 

■ Rodgau-Weiskirchen 01.08.-05.08. 

■ Röthenbach/Pegnitz 29.08.-02.09. 

■ Röttingen 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Rosenheim 30.08.-14.09. 

■ Roßlau/Elbe 28.08.-31.08. 

■ Rostock 07.08.-10.08. 

■ Rothenburg/O.L. 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Roth/Mittelfranken 08.08.-12.08. 

■ Rudolstadt 22.08.-31.08. 

■ Rüsselsheim/Main 15.08.-19.08. 

■ Rütenbrock/Haren Ems 16.08.-18.08. 

S■ Saarbrücken-Dudweiler 23.08.-26.08. 

■ Saarlouis 29.08.-02.09. 

■ Saarwellingen 02.08.-04.08. 

■ Salem/Baden 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Salzgitter-Lebenstedt 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Sandersleben 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Schalkau 08.08.-10.08. 

■ Schalksmühle 22.08.-24.08. 

■ Scheinfeld 30.08.-02.09. 

■ Schönenberg-Kübelberg 16.08.-19.08. 

■ Schrobenhausen 08.08.-17.08. 

■ Schwalmstadt-Treysa 08.08.-11.08. 

■ Selm-Bork 02.08.-04.08. 

■ Siegburg-Kaldauen 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Siegen 22.08.-24.08. 

■ Singen/Hohentwiel 22.08.-25.08. 

■ Sinzig 16.08.-19.08. 

■ Sögel/Emsland 16.08.-18.08. 

■ Spiesen-Elversberg 09.08.-11.08. 

■ Spremberg 08.08.-10.08. 

■ Stade 01.08.-03.08. 

■ Staufenberg 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Stein 29.08.-02.09. 

■ Steinach 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Steinfurt-Borghorst 02.08.-04.08. 

■ Steinhagen 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Stollberg/Erzgeb. 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Straubing 08.08.-18.08. 

■ Stuttgart-Wangen 23.08.-24.08. 

■ Sünching 29.08.-02.09. 

T■ Taucha 22.08.-24.08. 

■ Taunusstein-Bleidenstadt 23.08.-25.08. 

■ Teuchern 28.08.-01.09. 

■ Tittling 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Töging/Inn 01.08.-05.08. 

■ Trier-Olewig 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Trostberg 29.08.-07.09. 

V■ Vechta 14.08.-19.08. 

■ Versmold 22.08.-24.08. 

■ Viechtach 09.08.-17.08. 

■ Vilshofen 22.08.-27.08. 

■ Volkach 15.08.-18.08. 

W■ Wadern 09.08.-12.08. 

■ Wagenfeld 29.08.-31.08. 

■ Waldkirchen/NdB 01.08.-06.08. 

■ Waldshut-Tiengen 15.08.-20.08. 

■ Walkenried 08.08.-11.08. 

■ Waltrop 29.08.-31.08. 

■ Warendorf 16.08.-19.08. 

■ Weiden/Oberpfalz 08.08.-17.08. 

■ Weinheim/Bergstraße 08.08.-11.08. 

■ Weißenburg/Bayern 15.08.-24.08. 

■ Wenden 16.08.-19.08. 

■ Wermelskirchen 29.08.-02.09. 

■ Wesel 01.08.-03.08. 

■ Wettringen 09.08.-11.08. 

■ Wiefelstede 08.08.-11.08. 

■ Wiehe/Thüringen 16.08.-17.08. 

■ Wiesbaden-Nordenstadt 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Wiesloch 29.08.-07.09. 

■ Wilhelmshaven 29.08.-31.08. 

■ Willich-Anrath 30.08.-02.09. 

■ Wilnsdorf 29.08.-01.09. 

■ Wilster 01.08.-05.08. 

■ Winterberg 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Wirges 29.08.-02.09. 

■ Wittlich 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Wittmund 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Witzenhausen/Werra 22.08.-25.08. 

■ Wolfenbüttel 15.08.-17.08. 

■ Wolnzach 08.08.-18.08. 

■ Worms 30.08.-07.09. 

■ Wüstenbrand 01.08.-03.08. 

Z■ Zeithain-Lorenzkirch 15.08.-18.08. 

■ Zelting-Rachtig 01.08.-04.08. 

■ Zerbst 01.08.-11.08. 

■ Zirndorf 22.08.-26.08. 

■ Zweibrücken-Ixheim 09.08.-12.08. 

■ Zwickau 14.08.-17.08. 

International 

■ A Ampflwang 14.08.-17.08. 

■ A Bleiburg 29.08.-01.09. 

■ A Freistadt 15.08.-17.08. 

■ A Gols/Burgenland 08.08.-17.08. 

■ A Hollabrunn 13.08.-17.08. 

■ A Oberwart 22.08.-31.08. 

■ A Villach 27.07.-03.08. 

■ A Waldhausen 15.08.-17.08. 

■ A Wels 29.08.-07.09. 

■ B Bastogne 30.07.-03.08. 

■ B Brüssel 19.07.-24.08. 

■ B Charleroi 02.08.-25.08. 

■ B Huy=Hoei 08.08.-24.08. 

■ B Roeselare 22.08.-31.08. 

■ B Sint-Truiden 29.08.-08.09. 

■ B Turnhout 08.08.-21.08. 

■ B Waregem 28.08.-03.09. 

■ B Zelzate 08.08.-18.08. 

■ CH Agno/Tessin 04.07.-03.08. 

■ CH Bern-Bümpliz 15.08.-17.08. 

■ CH Chur 15.08.-17.08. 

■ CH Einsiedeln 31.08.-02.09. 

■ CH Genève=Genf 17.07.-10.08. 

■ CH Glarus 15.08.-17.08. 

■ CH Herrliberg 16.08.-18.08. 

■ CH Kreuzlingen 07.08.-10.08. 

■ CH Kriegstetten 09.08.-11.08. 

■ CH Küsnacht/Zh 23.08.-25.08. 

■ CH Lachen/SZ 15.08.-17.08. 

■ CH Meilen 09.08.-11.08. 

■ CH Oberwinterthur 15.08.-17.08. 

■ CH Olten 08.08.-11.08. 

■ CH Payerne 15.08.-18.08. 

■ CH Rapperswil-Jona 08.08.-10.08. 

■ CH Richterswil 09.08.-11.08. 

■ CH Romanshorn 01.08.-03.08. 

■ CH Wädenswil 23.08.-25.08. 

■ CH Wald/ZH 29.08.-31.08. 

■ CH Wetzikon 16.08.-18.08. 

■ CH Wülflingen 30.08.-31.08. 

■ CH Zollikon 16.08.-18.08. 

■ ES Malaga 09.08.-17.08. 

■ F Abbeville 19.07.-03.08. 

■ F Aiguillon-sur-Mer 05.07.-31.08. 

■ F Antibes-Biot 28.06.-31.08. 

■ F Argelès-sur-Mer 04.07.-31.08. 

■ F Barcarès, Le 05.07.-31.08. 

■ F Boulogne-sur-Mer 01.08.-25.08. 

■ F Calais 19.07.-17.08. 

■ F Cambrai 08.08.-18.08. 

PREVIEW 

■ F Canet-en-Roussillon 05.07.-31.08. 

■ F Cannes-la-Bocca 28.06.-31.08. 

■ F Cap d'Agde, le 05.07.-31.08. 

■ F Carcassonne 28.06.-14.09. 

■ F Carnon 28.06.-07.09. 

■ F Chauny 30.08.-08.09. 

■ F Creuzot, Le 08.08.-25.08. 

■ F Damgan 05.07.-31.08. 

■ F Dieppe 08.08.-24.08. 

■ F Dinard 05.07.-31.08. 

■ F Elbeuf 30.08.-21.09. 

■ F Fos-sur-Mer 12.07.-24.08. 

■ F Fréjus 04.07.-31.08. 

■ F Frontignan 18.07.-31.08. 

■ F Grau-du-Roi, Le 28.06.-31.08. 

■ F Gruissan 28.06.-31.08. 

■ F Guérande 28.06.-31.08. 

■ F Hyères-les-Palmiers 28.06.-31.08. 

■ F Leucate-Plage 28.06.-31.08. 

■ F Lille 30.08.-28.09. 

■ F Marseillan 05.07.-31.08. 

■ F Mimizan 05.07.-31.08. 

■ F Montceau-les-Mines 30.08.-07.09. 

■ F Mulhouse 19.07.-17.08. 

■ F Palavas-les-Flots 01.07.-31.08. 

■ F Palmyre, la 05.07.-31.08. 

■ F Paris 29.08.-12.10. 

■ F Paris 28.06.-24.08. 

■ F Rethel 26.07.-03.08. 

■ F Sables d'Olonne 05.07.-31.08. 

■ F Saint-George 05.07.-31.08. 

■ F Saint-Germain 27.06.-17.08. 

■ F Saint-Gilles 05.07.-31.08. 

■ F Saint-Hilaire 05.07.-31.08. 

■ F Saint-Tropez 05.07.-31.08. 

■ F Saint-Vincent 05.07.-31.08. 

■ F Thonon-les-Bains 30.08.-07.09. 

■ F Ussel 02.08.-06.08. 

■ F Valras-Plage 05.07.-07.09. 

■ F Vias-Plage 05.07.-31.08. 

■ GB Blackheath 07.08.-11.08. 

■ GB Bolton, Lancs 08.08.-10.08. 

■ GB Carlisle, Cumbria 23.08.-23.08. 

■ GB Dartmouth, Devon 24.08.-30.08. 

■ GB Devizes, Wilts 28.08.-30.08. 

■ GB Ealing, London 07.08.-10.08. 

■ GB Glasgow 24.07.-03.08. 

■ GB Gloucester 18.07.-03.08. 

■ GB Hampstead Heath 23.08.-25.08. 

■ GB Harrogate 21.08.-30.08. 

■ GB Heath 14.08.-17.08. 

■ GB Houghton-le-Spring 15.08.-25.08. 

■ GB Irvine, Ayr, Scotland 20.08.-23.08. 

■ GB Leicester 12.07.-31.08. 

■ GB London 25.07.-07.09. 

■ GB London-West 25.07.-03.08. 

■ GB Maldon, Essex 30.07.-02.08. 

■ GB Margate 31.07.-10.08. 

■ GB Mitcham, London 07.08.-17.08. 

■ GB Nairn 03.08.-16.08. 

■ GB Northampton 15.08.-17.08. 

■ GB Paignton, Devon 09.08.-17.08. 

■ GB Reading, Berks 14.08.-24.08. 

■ GB Southampton 21.08.-25.08. 

■ GB St Andrews, Fife 07.08.-12.08. 

■ GB Tarrant Hinton 27.08.-31.08. 

■ GB Torquay, Devon 23.08.-27.08. 

■ GB Wanstead Flats 22.08.-26.08. 

■ GB Woolwich 15.08.-14.09. 

■ I Bergamo 22.08.-21.09. 

■ I Brescia 14.06.-20.08. 

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PREVIEW 

■ I Lucca 23.08.-28.09. 

■ I Rimini 24.05.-24.08. 

■ L Luxemburg 22.08.-10.09. 

■ NL Alkmaar 22.08.-31.08. 

■ NL Beverwijk 12.08.-17.08. 

■ NL Boxtel 15.08.-20.08. 

■ NL Castricum 09.08.-12.08. 

■ NL Den Bosch 22.08.-31.08. 

■ NL Eindhoven 01.08.-10.08. 

■ NL Franeker 29.07.-04.08. 

■ NL Goes 08.08.-14.08. 

■ NL Groningen 22.08.-28.08. 

■ NL Hoorn 09.08.-18.08. 

■ NL Middelburg 01.08.-07.08. 

■ NL Nederweert 29.08.-02.09. 

■ NL Oosterhout 15.08.-20.08. 

■ NL Oss 14.08.-20.08. 

■ NL Raalte 27.08.-31.08. 

■ NL Schagen 29.08.-03.09. 

■ NL Sneek 01.08.-07.08. 

■ NL Venray 01.08.-06.08. 

■ NL Winterswijk 28.08.-31.08. 

■ NL Yerseke 13.08.-16.08. 

■ NL Zwolle 08.08.-17.08. 

F Paris 

■ Fête Foraine des Tuileries 

until 24.08. 

1. JULY (TUESDAY) 

F Palavas-les-Flots 

■ La Fête des Arènes until 31.08. 

4. JULY (FRIDAY) 

CH Agno/Tessin 

■ Luna-Park until 03.08. 

F Argelès-sur-Mer 

■ Luna Park until 31.08. 

F Fréjus 


5. JULY (SATURDAY) 

F Aiguillon-sur-Mer 

■ Adventure Park until 31.08. 


F Fos-sur-Mer 

■ Park d'Attractions until 24.08. 

GB Leicester 

■ Abbey Park Pleasure Beach 

until 31.08. 

17. JULY (THURSDAY) 

CH Genève=Genf 

■ Fêtes de Genève until 10.08. 


F Frontignan 


GB Gloucester 

■ Summer Festival Carnival 

until 03.08. 


B Brüssel 

■ Foor du Midi until 24.08. 

86633 Neuburg/Donau 

■ Volksfest until 03.08. 

Stadt 

Freestyle, Flipper, Berg & Tal, Top Spin, Wellenflug, 

Simulator 

Participants: ca. 40 

90411 Nürnberg-Ziegelstein 

■ Kirchweih until 03.08. 

Closed on Tuesday 

91301 Forchheim 

■ Annafest until 04.08. 

Stadt 

Black Out, Fahrt zur Hölle, Jumper, Wildwasserbahn, 

Riesenrad, Star Dancer, Disco Swing 


93413 Cham 


Volksfestverein Cham 

95030 Hof 


Stadt 

Magic House, Hex’n Wippn, Wellenflug, Riesenrad, 

Wildwasserbahn, Kick Down, Breakdance, 

Artistico, Top Spin 


97816 Lohr 

■ Spessartfestwoche until 03.08. 

Stadt 

Wellenflug, XXL Fun House, G-Force, Big 

Wave, Wildwasserbahn, Bayern-Breaker 

24. MAY (SATURDAY) 

I Rimini 

■ Luna Park Fiabilandia until 24.08. 

14. JUNE (SATURDAY) 

I Brescia 

■ Luna Park San Polo until 20.08. 

27. JUNE (FRIDAY) 

F Saint-Germain-en-Laye 

■ Fêtes dés Loges until 17.08. 

28. JUNE (SATURDAY) 

F Antibes-Biot 

■ Antibes Land until 31.08. 

F Cannes-la-Bocca 

■ Luna Park Stade Pierre de 

Coubertin until 31.08. 

F Carcassonne 

■ Herisson Land 

until 14.09. 

F Carnon 


F Grau-du-Roi, Le 

■ Luna Park Amigoland 

until 31.08. 

F Gruissan 

■ Pirat Parc until 31.08. 

F Guérande 


F Hyères-les-Palmiers 

■ Magic World Luna Park 

until 31.08. 

F Leucate-Plage 

■ Park d'Attractions until 31.08. 

F Barcarès, Le 


F Canet-en-Roussillon 

■ American Park until 31.08. 

F Cap d'Agde, le 


F Damgan 


F Dinard 

■ Luna Park de la Côte 

d'Emeraude until 31.08. 

F Marseillan 

■ Parc d'Attractions until 31.08. 

F Mimizan 

■ Luna Parc until 31.08. 

F Palmyre, la 

■ Lunapark until 31.08. 

F Sables d'Olonne, Les 

■ Luna Park Baie de Cayola 

until 31.08. 

F Saint-George d'Oleron 

■ Luna Park l'île d'Oleron 

until 31.08. 

F Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie 

■ Fête Foraine 

until 31.08. 

F Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez 

■ Beau Land Luna Park 

until 31.08. 

F Saint-Tropez 

■ Azur Park until 31.08. 

F Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard 

■ Festy Park until 31.08. 

F Valras-Plage 

■ Luna Park, Azuriland 

until 07.09. 

F Vias-Plage 

■ Euro-Park until 31.08. 

F Abbeville 

■ Foire de la Madeleine 

until 03.08. 

F Calais 

■ Foire d'Eté until 17.08. 

F Mulhouse 

■ Foire Kermesse until 17.08. 

24. JULY (DONNERSTEG) 

GB Glasgow 

■ Green Fair until 03.08. 


10557 Berlin-Mitte-Moabit 

■ Deutsch-Amerikanisches 

Volksfest until 17.08. 

Th.H.Wollenschläger/Falkensee 

Riesenrad, Hyper X, Around the World, Crazy 

Mouse, Booster, Commander, Breakdance, 

Melodie Star, Gaudi-Schunkler, Kettenflieger, 

Nessi, Tal der Könige, Gaudi Hütt’n, Mäuseschloss, 

Horror House, Water-Walkingballs 

20359 Hamburg 

■ Dom-Hummelfest 

until 24.08. 

Behörde für Wirtschaft Verkehr Innovation 

Wellenflug, Airwolf, Wilde Maus XXL, Geisterhotel, 

Gladiator, Wildwasserbahn, Tanz der 

Vampire, Viva Mexico, Sky Dance, Action, 

Love Dream, Frisbee, Dom-Dancer, Riesenrad, 

Münchner Rutsch’n, Atlantis Rafting, Rock 

& Roller Coaster, Rocket, Shaker, Dom-Geister, 

Kuddel der Hai, Amazonas, Mäuse-Circus, 

Happy Family, Fun Street, Omni,, Alpen- 

Hotel, 2 x Irrgarten 


36037 Fulda 

■ Schützen- und Volksfest 

until 03.08. 

Distel GmbH Veranstaltungen/München 

Bungee-Trampolin, Top Spin, Mäusestadt, 

Flip Fly, Hot Shot, Time Factory, Psychodelic, 

Starlight, High Impress 


82538 Geretsried 


GB London 

■ Summer Season Fair until 07.09. 

GB London-West 

■ Sheperd's Bush Summer Fair 

until 03.08. 


33098 Paderborn 

■ Libori-Kirmes until 03.08. 

Stadt 

Riesenrad, Jekyll & Hyde, Alex Airport, Skater, 

Take Off, Daemonium, Looping the Loop, Big 

Bamboo, Musik Express, Simulator, Bungee- 

Trampolin, Mäuse-Spektakel 


52349 Düren 

■ Annakirmes 

until 03.08. 

Stadt 

Go-Kartbahn, 1001 Nacht, Booster, Riesenrad, 

XXL, Geisterbahn, Willy der Wurm, Wellenflug, 

Wilde Maus, Sky Fall, Star Flyer, Fünfer-Looping, 

Remmi Demmi, The Game, Octopussy, 

Playball, Super Marci World, Fahrt ins 

Paradies 


81541 München-Au 

■ Sommer-Jacobidult until 03.08. 

Stadt, Referat für Arbeit und Wirtschaft 

82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 

■ Festwoche Garmisch until 03.08. 

Volkstrachtenverein 

F Rethel 

■ Les Fêtes de la Sainte-Anne 

until 03.08. 

27. JULY (SUNDAY) 

A Villach 

■ Kirchtag until 03.08. 

Amusement Park starts on Wednesday 

Riesenrad, Drachen, Bungee-Trampolin, Simulator, 

Schiff Ahoi, Sling Shot, Crazy Mouse, 

Top Spin, Sky Rocker, Tagada, Magic Dreamland,Drachenpalast, 

Panic, Breakdance, Chaos, 

Extreme, Flipper, Geisterbahn, Black Out, 

Magic 


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NL Franeker 

■ PC-Kermis until 04.08. 

30. JULY (WEDNESDAY) 

84032 Altdorf 

■ Altdorfer Wiesen until 04.08. 

W.Buch/Burgebrach 

B Bastogne=Bastenaken 

■ Kermes Annuelle until 03.08. 

GB Maldon, Essex 

■ Carnival until 02.08. 

31. JULY (THURSDAY) 

18356 Barth 

■ Hafenfest until 03.08. 

Festwirt Thomas Holtz/Barth 

31275 Lehrte 


until 03.08. 

64579 Gernsheim 

■ Rheinisches Fischerfest 

until 04.08. 

Rheinisches Fischerfest Gernsheim GmbH 

Telstar, Mäusestadt, Water-Walkingballs, Bungee-Trampolin, 

Riesenrad, Chaos Airport, Polyp, 

Wellenflug, Intoxx, Disco-Fieber, Flash 


81929 München 

■ Sommerfestival Olympiapark 

until 24.08. 

V.M.S./München 

86698 Oberndorf/Lech 

■ Bezirksmusikfest until 03.08. 

A.Ehrenbogen/Memmingen 

GB Margate 

■ Carnival until 10.08. 

1. AUGUST (FRIDAY) 

02929 Rothenburg/O.L. 

■ Sommerfest until 04.08. 

Stadt 

04895 Falkenberg/Elster 

■ Kiebitzer Stadtfest until 03.08. 

AG Volksfeste/Herzberg 

07426 Königsee 

■ Stadtfest until 03.08. 

Stadt 

09358 Wüstenbrand 

■ Heidelbergfest until 03.08. 

M.S.V. Chemnitz 

17440 Freest/Kröslin 

■ Fischerfest until 03.08. 

Großmarkt Rostock GmbH 

No Limit, Riesenrad, Speedy Gonzales, Rutsche, 

House of Horror, Musikladen 


18225 Kühlungsborn 

■ Promenadenfest 

until 03.08. 


Riesenrad 

21660 Stade 

■ Volks- und Schützenfest 

until 03.08. 

25554 Wilster 

■ Jahrmarkt until 05.08. 

Stadt 

Troika, Breakdance, Aqua King, Jumper, Polyp, 

Douible Jump 


33034 Brakel 

■ Annentag-Kirmes until 04.08. 

Stadt 

No Limit, Avenger, Pirates Adventure, Rutsche, 

Wellenflug, Riesenrad, Star Club, Breakdance 

34125 Kassel 

■ Zissel until 04.08. 

Kassel Marketing GmbH, Abt. Events 

35410 Hungen-Inheiden 

■ Seefest until 04.08. 

E.& B.Swoboda/Frankfurt 

35460 Staufenberg 

■ Kirmes until 04.08. 

39261 Zerbst 

■ Heimat- und Schützenfest 

until 11.08. 

Stadt 

Rocket, Breakdance, Magic, Musikpalast, 

Geisterbahn, Cinema 6D, Super-Hopser 


40878 Ratingen 

■ Schützen- und Heimatfest 

until 05.08. 

41379 Brüggen 

■ Altstadtfest mit Kirmes until 03.08. 

44653 Herne 

■ Cranger Kirmes until 10.08. 

Stadt 

Breakdance, Riesenrad, Alpina-Bahn, Wilde 

Maus, Twister, Geisterstadt, Flasher, Circus 

Circus, Disco Jet, Happy Sailor, High Energy, 

Wellenflug, Revolution, Big Monster, Konga, 

Geisterschlange, Predator, Wildwasserbahn, 

Nessy, Höllenblitz, American Swing, Shake, 

Voodoo Jumper, Around the World, Crazy 

Beach Jumper, Mega King Tower, The King, 

Fight Club, Crazy Outback, Horror-Lazarett, 

Traumgenerator, Aqua Labyrinth, Looping the 

Loop, Rotor 


46483 Wesel 

■ PPP-Tage, Stadtfest until 03.08. 

F.Böttner/Wesel 

51789 Lindlar 

■ Schützenkirmes until 05.08. 

53123 Bonn-Lengsdorf 


54295 Trier-Olewig 

■ Weinfest until 04.08. 

54492 Zelting-Rachtig 

■ Zeltinger Weinkirmes until 04.08. 

Verkehrsbüro 

55283 Nierstein 

■ Winzerfest until 04.08. 

56410 Montabaur 


60311 Frankfurt 

■ Mainfest until 04.08. 

Tourismus+Congress GmbH 

Riesenrad, Jaguar Express, Hip Hop Fly, Wellenflug, 

Breakdance 

63110 Rodgau-Weiskirchen 

■ Kerb until 05.08. 

P.Stein/Rödermark 

64646 Heppenheim/Bergstraße 

■ Stadtkirchweih until 04.08. 

65582 Diez 

■ Sachsenhäuser Kirmes und 

Heimatfest until 04.08. 

Sachsenhäuser Kirmesgesellschaft 

66557 Illingen 

■ Steffes-Kirmes until 05.08. 

Gemeinde 

66849 Landstuhl 

■ Augustmarkt until 04.08. 

Stadt 

Musik Express, Blue Hawaii, Düsenjäger 


67433 Neustadt/Weinstraße 

■ Musbacher Kirmes until 05.08. 

67661 Kaiserslautern-Dansenberg 

■ Kerwe until 04.08. 

Stadt 

68775 Ketsch 

■ Backfischfest until 10.08. 

Ketscher Backfischfest GmbH 

69502 Hemsbach 


Heimat- und Kerweverein 

71540 Murrhardt 


72762 Reutlingen 


74072 Heilbronn 

■ Unterländer-Volksfest until 10.08. 

Festzeltbetr. Göckelesmaier/Stuttgart 

Booster Maxxx, Go-Kartbahn, Monster, Wellenflug, 

Shaker, Musik Express, Psycho, Katz 

& Maus 

76467 Bietigheim/Baden 

■ Bietigheimer Volksfest until 04.08. 

83646 Bad Tölz 


84066 Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg 

■ Pfaffenberger Volksfest 

until 05.08. 

84130 Dingolfing 


84513 Töging/Inn 


88453 Erolzheim 

■ Heimatfest until 03.08. 

Fa. H.Gebauer/Konstanz 

88682 Salem/Baden 

■ Schloßseefest until 04.08. 

91161 Hilpoltstein 

■ Burgfest until 04.08. 

92360 Mühlhausen/Sulz 


92655 Grafenwöhr 

■ Deutsch-Amerikanisches 

Volksfest until 03.08. 

Renner GbR/Grafenwöhr 

Super-Tower, Simulator, Allround, Night Style, 

Magic, Roll Over, Projekt 1, Freddy’s Company 


94065 Waldkirchen/NdB 


94424 Arnstorf 


94496 Ortenburg 


Gewerbeverein Ortenburg e.V. 

96450 Coburg 

■ Schützenfest, Vogelschießen 

until 10.08. 

Schützengesellschaft Coburg 

Heisse Räder, Riesenrad, Space Party, Aqua 

Velis, Magic, Bayernwippe, Street Style, Extrem, 

High Explosive 

97980 Bad Mergentheim 


S.& D.Kübler/Aalen 

CH Romanshorn 

■ Sommernachtsfest until 03.08. 

F Boulogne-sur-Mer 

■ Foire aux Manège d'Eté 

until 25.08. 

NL Eindhoven 

■ Kermispark Hilaria until 10.08. 

NL Middelburg 

■ Kermis until 07.08. 

NL Sneek 

■ Sneekweek-Kermis until 07.08. 

NL Venray 

■ Centrumkermis until 06.08. 

2. AUGUST (SATURDAY) 

26169 Friesoythe 

■ Schützenfest until 04.08. 

46325 Borken-Gemen 


47495 Rheinberg 

■ Kirmes und Schützenfest 

until 05.08. 

48565 Steinfurt-Borghorst 

■ Sommer-Kirmes until 04.08. 

Stadt 

58540 Meinerzhagen 


59379 Selm-Bork 

■ St. Stephanuskirmes 

until 04.08. 

Stadt 

66793 Saarwellingen 

■ Sommerkirmes until 04.08. 

Gemeinde 

88339 Bad Waldsee 

■ Altstadt- und Seenachtsfest 

until 03.08. 

B Charleroi 

■ Foire d'Aout 

until 25.08. 

F Ussel 

■ Fête de la Gare 

until 06.08. 

3. AUGUST (SUNDAY) 

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98724 Lauscha 

■ Köppleinkirmes until 11.08. 

S.Härtel 

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GB Nairn 

■ Highland Games Fair 

until 16.08. 

6. AUGUST (WEDNESDAY) 

09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal 

■ Bergfest until 10.08. 


Breakdance, Juke-Box, Musik Express, 

Aqua Velis 

7. AUGUST (THURSDAY) 

18057 Rostock 

■ Hanse-Sail until 10.08. 


No Limit, Riesenrad, Hyper X, Shaker, Nostalgie-Riesenrad, 

Speedy Gonzales, Drachen, 

Breakdance, Shake, Musikladen, Rutsche, 

House of Horror, Fantastic World, Simulator, 

Bungee-Trampolin 


34454 Bad Arolsen 

■ Kram- und Viehmarkt until 10.08. 

Stadt 

XXL, Flash, Twister Coaster, Wildwasserbahn, 

Riesenrad, Geisterbahn, Breakdance, Musik 

Express, Go-Kartbahn 


93437 Furth im Wald 

■ Drachenstich until 17.08. 

Stadt 

Star Wars, Allround, Simulator 

CH Kreuzlingen 

■ Seenachtsfest 'Fantastical' 

until 10.08. 

GB Blackheath, South London 

■ Summer Fair until 11.08. 

GB Ealing, London 

■ Common August Fair until 10.08. 

GB Mitcham, London 

■ Status Fair until 17.08. 

GB St Andrews, Fife 

■ Lammas Market Fair until 12.08. 


02708 Niedercunnersdorf 

■ Cunnersdorfer Schissn 

until 11.08. 

03130 Spremberg 


T.Krämer/Rothstein 

Riesenrad, Breakdance, Tornado, Drop 

Attack, Raupenbahn, Chaos Airport 


06749 Bitterfeld-Wolfen 

■ Poucher Goitzschefest Bitterfeld 

until 10.08. 

06917 Jessen/Elster 

■ Schul- und Heimatfest until 11.08. 

24534 Neumünster 

■ Sommerjahrmarkt until 11.08. 

Stadt 

25541 Brunsbüttel 

■ Volksfest mit Jahrmarkt 

until 11.08. 

26215 Wiefelstede 


26506 Norden 

■ Sommermarkt until 11.08. 

Stadt 

34613 Schwalmstadt-Treysa 

■ Hutzelkirmes until 11.08. 

37445 Walkenried 


until 11.08. 

39317 Elbe-Parey 

■ Elbauenfest Parey until 10.08. 

T.Schmidt/Jessen 

49219 Glandorf 


49525 Lengerich 


Schaustellerverband Münsterland e.V. 

52074 Aachen 

■ Sommerbend until 18.08. 

Eurogress Aachen 

Around the World, Breakdance, Booster, Rio 

Rapidos, Spinning Coaster, Sky Trip, Bayern- 

Rutsche, Beach Party, Riesenrad, Wellenflug, 

Willy der Wurm, Daemonium, Krumm & Schief 

Bau, Panic Room 


54595 Prüm 

■ Innenstadt-Kirmes until 11.08. 

O.und G.Hündgen/Euskirchen 

55606 Kirn/Nahe 

■ Kirner Kerb until 11.08. 

Stadt 

61231 Bad Nauheim 

■ Altstadtfest until 10.08. 

A.Köhler/Florstadt 

63911 Klingenberg/Main 


Closed on Monday and Tuesday 

64297 Darmstadt-Eberstadt 


Stadt 

65795 Hattersheim-Eddersheim 


K.Laux & Sohn/Wiesbaden 

67742 Lauterecken 


69469 Weinheim/Bergstraße 


Stadt 

83620 Feldkirchen-Westerham 


R.Springer/Augsburg 

83661 Lenggries 

■ Festwoche until 18.08. 

H.+M.Oswald GbR/Möckmühl-Korb 

84405 Dorfen 


Stadt 

85283 Wolnzach 

■ Hallertauer Volksfest until 18.08. 

85560 Ebersberg 


86316 Friedberg/Schwaben 


Verkehrsverein Friedberg 

86399 Bobingen 


Stadt 

86529 Schrobenhausen 


Martha Stief/Schrobenhausen 

89312 Günzburg 


Stadt 

Musik Express, Cyber Space, Monsterhaus, 

Breakdance 


90455 Nürnberg-Katzwang 


90518 Altdorf 


90766 Fürth-Unterfarrnbach 


Stadt 

91154 Roth 


Stadt 

Parkour, Schlittenfahrt, Riesenrad 

92286 Rieden 

■ Vilstalfest und Kirwa until 11.08. 

92318 Neumarkt/Oberpfalz 

■ Jura-Volksfest until 18.08. 

Stadt 

Wilde Maus, Riesenrad, 1001 Nacht, Flipper, 

Skater, Happy Traveller, Golden Star, Wellenflug, 

Domino, Irrgarten, Magic House 


92637 Weiden/Oberpfalz 

■ Volks- und Schützenfest 

until 17.08. 

Kgl.Priv.Feuerschützengesellschaft 1604 

Achterbahn, Wildwasserbahn, Star Dancer, 

Street Fighter, Black Out, Kettenflieger, Disco 

Swing, Freddy’s Company, Horror World 


94315 Straubing 

■ Gäubodenvolksfest until 18.08. 

Austellungs- und Veranstaltungs GmbH 

Top Spin, Flip Fly, Feuer & Eis, Techno Power, 

Go-Kartbahn, Toboggan, Alex Airport, Sky 

Fall, Wildwasserbahn, Nostalgie-Riesenrad, 

Hexenschaukel, G-Force, Future World, Wilde 

Maus, Fahrt ins Paradies, Pirates Adventure, 

Wellenfluig,, Riesenrad, Happy Monster, Roll 

Over 


96528 Schalkau 

■ Vogelschießen until 10.08. 

97720 Nüdlingen 

■ Bergfest until 10.08. 

Uebel & Sachs/Niederwerrn 

97828 Marktheidenfeld 

■ Laurenzimesse until 17.08. 

Stadt 

Freestyle, Wellenflug, Lach+Freu-Haus, Musik 

Express, Breakdance, Adrenalin 


A Gols/Burgenland 


B Huy=Hoei 

■ Fête Foraine until 24.08. 

B Turnhout 

■ Augustuskermis until 21.08. 

B Zelzate 

■ Augustusfoor until 18.08. 

CH Olten 

■ Chilbi until 11.08. 

CH Rapperswil-Jona 

■ Seenachtfest until 10.08. 

F Cambrai 


F Creuzot, Le 

■ Fête Foraine Patronale de la St 

Laurent until 25.08. 

F Dieppe 


GB Bolton, Lancs 

■ Bolton Fair until 10.08. 

NL Goes 


NL Zwolle 

■ Zomerkermis until 17.08. 


41239 Mönchengladbach-Hockstein 


Stadt 

46359 Heiden 

■ Schützen-Kirmes until 11.08. 

47929 Grefrath 

■ Laurentiuskirmes mit Schützenfest 

until 12.08. 

Gemeinde 

48477 Hörstel 


48493 Wettringen 

■ Dorfkirmes until 11.08. 

Gemeinde 

51465 Bergisch Gladbach 

■ Laurentiuskirmes until 12.08. 

Stadt 

Riesenrad, Octopussy, Breakdance, Simulator, 

Villa Wahnsinn, Schlittenfahrt 


53567 Asbach 


54550 Daun 

■ Laurentiuskirmes until 13.08. 

Stadt 

57627 Hachenburg 


59394 Nordkirchen 


Stadt 

63303 Dreieich-Sprendlingen 


Gebr.Hausmann GbR/Langen 

66482 Zweibrücken-Ixheim 


Stadt 

66583 Spiesen-Elversberg 

■ Spiesener Kirmes until 11.08. 

66687 Wadern 


66780 Rehlingen-Siersburg 


67286 Kirchheimbolanden 

■ Residenzfest until 11.08. 

Stadt 

94

77876 Kappelrodeck 

■ Bockbierfest until 11.08. 

82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 

■ Festwoche Partenkirchen 

until 18.08. 

85221 Dachau 


Stadt 

Power Tower, Rund um den Tegernsee, Top 

Spin, Wellenflug, Geisterbahn, Riesenrad 


94234 Viechtach 


J.& E.Braun GbR/Burgthann 

CH Kriegstetten 

■ Krebskilbi until 11.08. 

CH Meilen 


CH Richterswil 


ES Malaga 

■ Feria de Malaga until 17.08. 

GB Paignton, Devon 

■ Regatta Fair until 17.08. 

NL Castricum 


NL Hoorn 


12. AUGUST (TUESDAY) 

NL Beverwijk 



08485 Lengenfeld/Vogtland 

■ Plohner Kirmes until 17.08. 

26160 Bad Zwischenahn 

■ Bad Zwischenahner Woche 

until 17.08. 

26736 Krummhörn-Greetsiel 

■ Jahrmarkt 

until 18.08. 

93309 Kelheim 


Stadt 

Riesenrad, Bayernbreaker, Swing Time 


A Hollabrunn 


Freefall, Sky Rocker, Panic, Breakdance, Magic 

Dreamland, Go-Kartbahn, Geisterbahn, 

Drachen, Tagada 

NL Yerseke 

■ Kermis en Mosselfeesten 

until 16.08. 


08056 Zwickau 


P.Walz/Stützengrün 

Riesenrad 

47119 Duisburg-Ruhrort 

■ Hafen- und Schützenfest 

until 17.08. 

W.Söhngen+R.Reminder/Duisburg 

49377 Vechta 

■ Stoppelmarkt until 19.08. 

Stadt 

Geisterstadt, Konga, Riesenrad, Breakdance, 

Mega King Tower, 1001 Nacht, Looping the 

Loop, Verrückte Farm, Wildwasserbahn, High 

Energy, Disco Swing, Krake, Time Factory, 

Wellenflug, Musik Express, Take Off, Teststrecke, 

Piraten-Rutsche, Shake, Big Bamboo, 

Mäusestadt, Boxbude 


84160 Frontenhausen 


84524 Neuötting 

■ Bartlmädult until 19.08. 

Stadt 

85110 Kipfenberg/Altmühltal 

■ Limes-Volksfest until 18.08. 

Fa.Böhm/Neu-Ulm 

91320 Ebermannstadt 


94051 Hauzenberg 


Stadt 

94501 Aidenbach 


Markt Aidenbach 

95478 Kemnath 

■ Wiesenfest until 19.08. 

96307 Kronach 

■ Freischießen until 24.08. 

Schützengesellschaft Kronach 

Heiße Räder, Wellenflug, Alpenrausch, High 

Explosive, Riesenrad, Breakdance, Playball, 

Artistico 


A Ampflwang 

■ Kirtagsrummel until 17.08. 

GB Heath 

■ Common Fair until 17.08. 

GB Reading, Berks 

■ Thame Side Prom until 24.08. 

NL Oss 



01619 Zeithain-Lorenzkirch 

■ Lorenzmarkt until 18.08. 

Dresdner Schaustellerverband e.V. 

Riesenrad, Breakdance, Speedy Gonzales, 

Drop Attack, Crazy Train, Crazy Trip 

03205 Calau 


Lausitzer Schaustellerverband/M.Sperlich 

06246 Bad Lauchstädt 

■ Brunnenfest until 17.08. 

Stadt 

06385 Aken/Elbe 


Stadt 

06456 Sandersleben 



08324 Bockau 

■ Wurzelfest until 17.08. 

09366 Stollberg 



Juke-Box 


14669 Ketzin 



Flipper, Raupenbahn, Comic Trip, Chaos Airport 

17389 Anklam 

■ Hansefest until 17.08. 

Meisel & Peters GbR/Anklam 

26409 Wittmund 


Schützenverein 

27568 Bremerhaven 

■ Freimarkt until 24.08. 

ArGe Bremerhavener Märkte 

32657 Lemgo 


Siegfried Steuer/Lemgo 

33803 Steinhagen 


34112 Kassel-Wehlheiden 


W.Rudolph/Fuldabrück 

35394 Gießen 


37242 Bad Sooden-Allendorf 

■ Erntedank- und Heimatfest 

until 19.08. 

Festausschuß 

Starlight, Alpha 1 


38226 Salzgitter-Lebenstedt 

■ Cityfest until 17.08. 

38302 Wolfenbüttel 


44339 Dortmund-Eving 

■ Evinger-Kohlen-Kirmes 

until 18.08. 

A.Kleuser/Dortmund 

44791 Bochum-Harpen 

■ Dorffest until 18.08. 

Bochum Marketing GmbH 

46419 Isselburg 

■ Schützenkirmes until 18.08. 

48431 Rheine 

■ Wein- & Braufest until 17.08. 

Heskamp Event/Rheine 

48607 Ochtrup 

■ Herbstkirmes until 18.08. 

Stadt 

Big Monster, Phoenix, Pharaos Rache, Musik 

Express 


49549 Ladbergen 


52428 Jülich 


Stadt 

53721 Siegburg-Kaldauen 


53773 Hennef-Warth 


54299 Baesweiler-Loverich 


Stadt 

54516 Wittlich 

■ Säubrennerkirmes until 18.08. 

Stadt 

XXL, Riesenrad, Rotor, Intoxx, Love Express, 

Freddy’s Circus, Breakdance 

55545 Bad Kreuznach 

■ Jahrmarkt until 19.08. 

Stadt 

Flasher, Voodoo Jumper, Avenger, Wildwasserbahn, 

Berg & Tal, Rainbow, Hexentanz, 

Breakdance, Riesenrad, Frisbee, Musik Express, 

Disco Fieber, XXL Funhouse, Horror- 

Lazarett, Geisterbahn, Euro-Rutsche, Wellenflug, 

Kristallpalast, Simulator, Silbermine, Go- 

Kartbahn 


58644 Iserlohn-Oestrich 

■ Appeltaten-Kirmes until 18.08. 

58840 Plettenberg-Eiringhausen 


until 18.08. 

59755 Arnsberg-Neheim 

■ Neheimer Volksfest until 18.08. 

59955 Winterberg 


63073 Offenbach/Main-Bieber 


P.Stein/Rödermark 

65428 Rüsselsheim 


Stadt 

Breakdance, Katz & Maus, Fluch der Piraten, 

Rio, Simulator 


66287 Quierschied 

■ Wambefeschd until 18.08. 

66885 Altenglan 


66994 Dahn 

■ Kerwe, Stadtfest und Krämermarkt 

until 18.08. 

71706 Markgröningen 

■ Musikfest until 18.08. 

Karl Kritz KG/Stuttgart 

74906 Bad Rappenau 

■ Lichterfest am Kurparksee 

until 17.08. 

79761 Waldshut-Tiengen 


85080 Gaimersheim 


90473 Nürnberg-Langwasser 


91459 Markt Erlbach 


91781 Weißenburg 


Kirchweihausschuss 

Schlittenfahrt, Parkour, Riesenrad, Jumanji 

96523 Steinach 


Stadt 

Riesenrad, Spider, Night Style, Geisterbahn, 

Crazy Outback, Breakdance, Cortina Jet 


97332 Volkach 


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A Freistadt 

■ Mühlviertler Volksfest 

until 17.08. 

A Waldhausen 

■ Strudengauer Messe 

until 17.08. 

CH Bern-Bümpliz 

■ Chilbi 

until 17.08. 

CH Chur 

■ Churer Fest 

until 17.08. 

CH Glarus 


CH Lachen/SZ 

■ Seenachtsfest 

until 17.08. 

CH Oberwinterthur 

■ Oberi-Fäscht 

until 17.08. 

CH Payerne 

■ Tirage until 18.08. 

GB Houghton-le-Spring, 

Durhm 

■ Funfair Herrington Park 

until 25.08. 

GB Northampton 

■ Balloon Festival 

until 17.08. 

GB Woolwich, South London 

■ Common Fun Fair 

until 14.09. 

NL Boxtel 

■ Gemeentekermis 

until 20.08. 

NL Oosterhout 

■ Kermis 

until 20.08. 


06108 Halle/Saale 

■ Sommerjahrmarkt und Laternenfest 

until 01.09. 

AG-Schausteller Halle, W.Meyer 

06571 Wiehe 

■ Bartholomäusmarkt 

until 17.08. 

Stadt 

Walzerfahrt 

25355 Barmstedt 

■ Stoppelmarkt 

until 18.08. 

48231 Warendorf 

■ Augustkirmes 

until 19.08. 

Stadt 

Jekyll & Hyde, High Impress, Achterbahn, Breakdance, 

Musik-Shop, Kettenflieger 


48485 Neuenkirchen 

■ Stadtkirmes 

until 18.08. 

Stadt 

49733 Rütenbrock/Haren Ems 


49751 Sögel/Emsland 

■ Mariä-Himmelfahrt-Kirmes 

until 18.08. 

53489 Sinzig 


53945 Blankenheim 

■ Kirmes am See 

until 18.08. 

56368 Katzenelnbogen 

■ Heimatfest 

until 19.08. 

57482 Wenden 

■ Wendsche Kärmetze 

until 19.08. 

Gemeinde 

Revolution, Flash, Musik Express, Riesenrad, 

Wellenflug, Wilde Maus, Breakdance, Geisterbahn 


57548 Kirchen-Niederfischbach 

■ Föschber Kirmes 

until 19.08. 

Ortsgemeinde Niederfischbach 

61118 Bad Vilbel 

■ Vilbeler Markt until 24.08. 

Closed on Wednesday and Thursday 

Stadt 

Jaguar Express, Riesenrad, Aqua Velis, Breakdance, 

Taumler, Hip Hop Fly, Drop Zone, 

Wilde Maus, Top Spin, Fluch der Piraten 

66646 Marpingen 

■ Marienkirmes until 19.08. 

66780 Rehlingen 


66901 Schönenberg-Kübelberg 

■ Schönenberger Kirchweih 

until 19.08. 

Gemeinde 

67659 Kaiserslautern-Erlenbach 


Stadt 

76448 Durmersheim 

■ Bickesheimer Augustmarkt 

until 19.08. 

88326 Aulendorf 

■ Schloßfest 

until 18.08. 

H.Gebauer/Konstanz 

CH Herrliberg 


CH Wetzikon 


CH Zollikon 



55411 Bingen 

■ Rochusfest 

until 24.08. 

69245 Bammental 


H.Köhler/Mannheim 


GB Irvine, Ayr, Scotland 

■ Marymas Fair 

until 23.08. 


24768 Rendsburg 

■ Stadt- und Herbstfest 

until 24.08. 

RD-Marketing Rendsburg 

25524 Itzehoe 

■ Herbstmarkt 

until 25.08. 

Stadt 

36132 Eiterfeld 


64385 Reichelsheim 

■ Michelsmarkt 

until 25.08. 

GB Harrogate 

■ August Stray Bank Holiday Fair 

until 30.08. 

GB Southampton 

■ Summer Bank Holiday Common 

Fair until 25.08. 


01587 Riesa 

■ Stadtfest 

until 24.08. 

FVG Riesa GmbH 

01917 Kamenz 

■ Forstfest until 28.08. 

Stadt 

04425 Taucha 

■ Tauchscher (Stadtfest) 

until 24.08. 

J.Seiferth/Taucha 

04924 Bad Liebenwerda-Thalberg 

■ Pferde- und Bauernmarkt 

until 24.08. 


07407 Rudolstadt 

■ Vogelschießen 

until 31.08. 

Stadt 

Riesenrad, Predator, Hot Shot, Rio Rapidos, 

Rock & Roller Coaster, Breakdance, Magic, 

Wellenflug, Geistervilla, Crazy Town, Crazy 

Outback 


08468 Reichenbach/Vogtland 

■ Fest der Familie 

until 24.08. 

P.Walz/Stützengrün 

Riesenrad, Walzerfahrt 

09224 Chemnitz-Grüna-Mittelbach 


K.& R.Illgen OHG/Chemnitz 

Raupenbahn 

21769 Lamstedt 


until 24.08. 

Gemeinde 

26446 Friedeburg 


until 25.08. 

26871 Papenburg 

■ Augustmarkt 

until 26.08. 

27305 Bruchhausen-Vilsen 

■ Brokser Heiratsmarkt 

until 26.08. 

Eigenbetrieb TourismusService 

Konga, Big Bamboo, Crazy Mouse, Kick 

Down, Flash, Verrückte Farm, Scheibenwischer, 

Rock Express, Polyp, Breakdance, Riesenrad, 

Geisterbahn, Mäusestadt, Skipper, 

Simulator, Rutsche 


33648 Bielefeld-Brackwede 

■ Schweinemarkt, Brackweder 

Kirmes until 24.08. 

Stadt 

Jaguar Express, Bungee-Trampolin, Water- 

Walkingballs 


33775 Versmold 

■ Stadtfestival 

until 24.08. 

IGEV R.Stodieck Halle/Westf. 

37210 Witzenhausen/Werra 

■ Erntedankfest 

until 25.08. 

K.H.Scheele/Beverungen 

40549 Düsseldorf-Heerdt 

■ Bürger- und Schützenfest 

until 25.08. 

R.Hansen/Düsseldorf 

44388 Dortmund-Lütgendortmund 

■ Bartholomäus- und Pflaumenkirmes 

until 25.08. 

Stadt 

Breakdance, Schwanenflieger, Amazona- 

Bahn, Riesenrad, Big Monster, Krumm & 

Schief Bau 


57078 Siegen 

■ Sommerfest 

until 24.08. 

58566 Kierspe 

■ Schützenfest 

until 25.08. 

Kiersper Schützenverein e.V. 1899 

58579 Schalksmühle 


Gemeinde 

64291 Darmstadt-Wixhausen 


Stadt 

64347 Griesheim 

■ Griesemer Kerb 

until 26.08. 

K.H.Salm/Darmstadt 

65479 Raunheim 


Stadt 

66346 Püttlingen 

■ Hauptkirmes until 25.08. 

Stadt 

68549 Ilvesheim 


Pfeifer-Köhler KG 

71706 Markgröningen 

■ Schäferlauf, Kinder- und Heimatfest 

until 25.08. 

Karl Kritz KG/Stuttgart 

Breakdance, Riesenrad, Psychodelic, Monster, 

Flipper, Bungee-Trampolin, Euro-Rutsche 

96

74855 Haßmersheim 


I.Reimund/Sinsheim 

46459 Rees-Haldern 


Bürgerinitiative Haldern 

PREVIEW 

78224 Singen 

■ Bohlinger Volksfest 

until 25.08. 

S.Jenke/Lauchringen 

84028 Landshut 

■ Bartlmädult 

until 31.08. 

Stadt 

Freak, Hopser, Psychodelic, Riesenrad, Booster, 

The Beast, Hawaii Swing, Simulator, Wildwasserbahn, 

Shocker, Devil Rock 


86153 Augsburg 

■ Herbstplärrer 

until 07.09. 

Stadt 

Riesenrad, Breakdance, Flipper, Magic House, 

Wellenflug, Leopardenspur, Go-Kartbahn, 

Adrenalin, Intoxx 


88074 Meckenbeuren 


90489 Nürnberg-Wöhrd 


90513 Zirndorf 


Stadt 

91448 Emskirchen 


Markt Emskirchen 

92331 Parsberg 


93339 Riedenburg/Altmühtal 


Renner GbR/Grafenwöhr 

94474 Vilshofen 


Stadt 

Doggy Dog, Flipper, Geisterhöhle, Extrem, 

Route 66, Super Tower 


A Oberwart 

■ Inform-Messe mit Vergnügungspark 

until 31.08. 

B Roeselare=Roelers 


GB Wanstead Flats, E. London 

■ Late Summer Bank Holiday Fair 

until 26.08. 

I Bergamo 


L Luxemburg=Luxembourg 

■ Schueberfouer 

until 10.09. 

NL Alkmaar 


NL Den Bosch 


NL Groningen 



41179 Mönchengladbach-Rheindahl 


Stadt 

47198 Duisburg-Hochheide 


Schausteller Duisburg Event GmbH 

47807 Krefeld-Fischeln 

■ Prumetatkirmes 

until 25.08. 

Stadt 

48268 Greven 


Stadt 

49832 Freren 


Stadt 


56626 Andernach-Namedy 

■ Kirmes 

until 25.08. 

Stadt 

59510 Lippetal-Lippborg 

■ Kirmes und Markt 

until 26.08. 

Closed on Monday 

59889 Eslohe-Reiste 

■ Reister Markt 

until 24.08. 

R.Isken/Dortmund 

65232 Taunusstein-Bleidenstadt 

■ Bleischter Kerb 

until 25.08. 

Arbeitskreis Bleischter Kerb 

66125 Saarbrücken-Dudweiler 

■ Sommerkirmes 

until 26.08. 

Stadt 

67659 Kaiserslautern-Erfenbach 


Stadt 

70327 Stuttgart-Wangen 


97350 Mainbernheim 

■ Kirchweih 

until 26.08. 

CH Küsnacht/Zh 

■ Chilbi 

until 25.08. 

CH Wädenswil 

■ Chilbi 

until 25.08. 

GB Carlisle, Cumbria 

■ Great Fair until 23.08. 

GB Hampstead Heath, London 

■ Summer Bank Holiday Fair 

until 25.08. 

GB Torquay, Devon 

■ Regatta Fair 

until 27.08. 

I Lucca 



GB Dartmouth, Devon 

■ Royal Regatta Fair 

until 30.08. 


GB Tarrant Hinton/Dorset 

■ Great Dorset Steam Fair 

until 31.08. 

NL Raalte 

■ Sallands Oogstfeest 

until 31.08. 


06682 Teuchern 

■ Parkfest until 01.09. 

Fa.Doreen Rostalski/Teutschenthal 

06862 Roßlau/Elbe 

■ Heimat- und Schifferfest 

until 31.08. 

G.Boos/Magdeburg 

55120 Mainz 

■ Mainzer Weinmarkt 

until 07.09. 

Closed from Tuesday to Thursday 

Touristik Centrale/Mainz 


94086 Bad Griesbach-Karpfham 

■ Karpfhamer Fest 

until 02.09. 

Haslinger Volksfest/Karpfhamer Fest e.V 

Star Dancer, Eclipse, Around the World, Feuer 

& Eis, Fahrt zur Hölle, Atlantis, Riesenrad, 

Avenger, G-Force, Musik Express, Route 66 

B Waregem 

■ Koersefoor 

until 03.09. 

GB Devizes, Wilts 

■ Carnival 

until 30.08. 

NL Winterswijk 

■ Volksfeestkermis 

until 31.08. 


01833 Dürröhrsdorf-Dittersbach 

■ Jahrmarkt 

until 02.09. 

02826 Görlitz 

■ Altstadtfest 

until 31.08. 

03096 Burg/Spreewald 

■ Heimat- und Trachtenfest 

until 31.08. 

04610 Meuselwitz 

■ Stadtfest 

until 31.08. 

M.Hadlok/Pegau 

06108 Halle/Saale 

■ Laternenfest 

until 31.08. 

ESG Getränkevertriebs GmbH 

09111 Chemnitz 


K.& R.Illgen OHG/Chemnitz 

Riesenrad, Sky Dance, Flipper, Top Spin, Breakdance, 

Raupenbahn, Mexico City, Rutsche, 

Chaos Airport 


09326 Geringswalde 

■ Teichfest until 01.09. 

P.Bohms/Naunhof 

13469 Berlin-Tegel 

■ Freie Scholle, Schollenfest 

until 14.09. 

Schaustellerverband Berlin e.V. 

24576 Bad Bramstedt 

■ Herbstjahrmarkt 

until 31.08. 

25348 Glückstadt 

■ Sommermarkt 

until 01.09. 

26352 Wilhelmshaven 


Jahrmärkte gestern und heute/Oldenburg 

26802 Moormerland 


until 01.09. 

28757 Bremen-Vegesack 

■ Herbstmarkt 

until 03.09. 

Stadtamt Bremen, Marktverwaltung 

30890 Barsinghausen 

■ Stadtfest 

until 31.08. 

M.Heider/Barsinghausen 

35418 Buseck 


Veranstaltungsbüro Wagner/Buseck-Beuern 

35614 Asslar 


39340 Haldensleben 

■ Altstadtfest 

until 31.08. 

ASV Stendal/Tangerhütte 

41189 Mönchengladbach-Beckrath 


Stadt 

41460 Neuss 


until 02.09. 

Stadt, BgA Märkte und Kirmessen 


41836 Hückelhoven-Ratheim 


42929 Wermelskirchen 

■ Herbstkirmes 

until 02.09. 

Stadt 

Kettenflieger, Salto Mortale, Simulator, Musik 

Express, High Impress, Halloween, Air-Crash 


45731 Waltrop 

■ Parkfest until 31.08. 

46414 Rhede 


until 01.09. 

Stadt 

Booster, Big Bamboo, 1001 Nacht, Musik Express, 

Octopussy, Phoenix, Wellenflug, Simulator, 

Jekyll & Hyde, Mäusestadt, Kesseltanz 


47139 Duisburg-Beeck 

■ Beecker-Kirmes 

until 02.09. 

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PREVIEW 

47839 Krefeld-Hüls 

■ Herbstkirmes until 01.09. 

Stadt 

48282 Emsdetten 


until 31.08. 

Stadt 

Riesenrad, Kettenflieger, Sky Trip, Crazy 

Mouse, Remmi Demmi, Breakdance, Musik 

Shop 


49419 Wagenfeld 

■ Großmarkt until 31.08. 

49493 Mettingen 


until 31.08. 

Gemeinde 

53545 Linz/Rhein 


Stadt 

55411 Bingen 


56121 Bad Ems 


until 01.09. 

Bartholomäusmarktverein e.V. 

56422 Wirges 


J.Meyer & Sohn OHG/Neuwied 

57234 Wilnsdorf 


59872 Meschede 

■ St.-Georgs-Kirmes until 01.09. 

R.Isken/Dortmund 

61343 Bad Homburg 

■ Laternenfest until 01.09. 

Stadt 

Wilde Maus, Commander, Top Spin, Frisbee, 

Psychodelic, Riesenrad, Wellenflug, Breakdance, 

Jaguarbahn, Geisterbahn, Drop Zone 


63897 Miltenberg 

■ Michaelimesse until 07.09. 

Stadt 

City Skyliner, Euro-Rutsche, Take Off, Night 

Style, Dschungel Train 


65205 Wiesbaden-Nordenstadt 

■ Norschter Kerb 

until 01.09. 

Kerbegesellschaft+K.Laux 

66538 Neunkirchen/Saar 


until 02.09. 

Stadt 

Safarie Express, Chaos, Magic, Spin Ball, Polyp, 

Simulator, Rio 


66740 Saarlouis 

■ Ludwigskirmes 

until 02.09. 

Stadt 

Breakdance, Simulator 


66953 Pirmasens 

■ Grenadiermarkt until 03.09. 

Stadt 

Sky Glider, Disco Fieber, Himalaya 


67661 Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken 


Stadt 

69168 Wiesloch 


W.Lowinger/Wiesloch 

69412 Eberbach 

■ Kuckucksmarkt until 02.09. 

Stadt 

Black Out, Starlight, Breakdance 


69509 Mörlenbach 


Heimat- und Verkehrsverein 

74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen 

■ Bietigheimer Pferdemarkt 

until 02.09. 

Festzeltbetr. Göckelesmaier/Stuttgart 

Wilde Maus, Flash, Booster, Wellenflug, Musik 

Express, Aqua Velis, Geisterbahn 


76756 Bellheim-Zeiskam 


Gemeinde 

79206 Breisach/Rhein 


J.Hahn/Offenburg 

82216 Maisach 


Festhalle Alpenland/L.Trollmann Weilheim 

82377 Penzberg 


Fahrenschon/ GmbH & Co.KG Rosenheim 

Wellenflug, Doggy Dog, XXL-Krake, Mondlift 


83308 Trostberg 


Fa.Sonntag/Pfarrkirchen 

84453 Mühldorf/Inn 


Stadt 

Parkour, Wilde Maus, Swing Time, Top Spin, 

Extrem, Walk of Fame 


85072 Eichstätt 


Volksfestausschuß 

Riesenrad, Wellenflug, Jumanji, Happy Traveller 


85077 Manching-Oberstimm 

■ Barthelmarkt until 01.09. 

Markt Manching 

Wellenflug, Space Party, Allround, Domino, Irrgarten, 

Schnee-Circus, Power Tower, Geisterhöhle, 

Riesenrad 


85435 Erding 

■ Herbstfest until 07.09. 

Stadt 

Riesenrad, Haunted Mansion, Kettenflieger, 

Musik Express, The King, Mega King Tower 


85630 Grasbrunn-Keferloh 

■ Keferloher Montag Markt 

until 01.09. 

Little O Veranstaltungs GmbH/E.Radlinger 

87634 Obergünzburg 


90478 Nürnberg 

■ Herbstvolksfest until 14.09. 

Stadt/Verb.Schaust.Nürnberg 

Wilde Maus, Wildwasserbahn, Riesenrad, Flip 

Fly, Cyber Space, Artistico, Skater, Roll Over, 

Playball, Breakdance, Wellenflug, Star Flyer, 

Schlittenfahrt, Disco Express, Teststrecke, 

Psycho, Horror World, Traumgenerator, Happy 

Family, Geisterschloss, Rotor 


90547 Stein 


Stadt 

90552 Röthenbach/Pegnitz 

■ Blumenfest until 02.09. 

Fa. Sandra Bruckner 

90765 Fürth-Stadeln 


Stadt 

91438 Bad Windsheim 

■ Kirchweih-Volksfest 

until 02.09. 

Kur-, Kongress- und Touristik-GmbH 

Bayernbreaker, Rocket 

91790 Nennslingen 


93059 Regensburg 

■ Herbstdult until 14.09. 

Stadt 

93104 Sünching 

■ Sünchinger Markt 

until 02.09. 

Festausschuss/Gemeinde 

94104 Tittling 



97285 Röttingen 


E.Gührer/Schrozberg 

97478 Knetzgau 


99974 Mühlhausen 

■ Stadtkirmes until 07.09. 

Stadt 

Flash, Big Spin, Katz & Maus, Crazy Haloween 

A Bleiburg 

■ Wiesenmarkt until 01.09. 

Riesenrad, Speed, Schiff Ahoi, Drachenbahn, 

Rodeo, Kettenflieger, Sling Shot, Big Wave, 

Sky Rocker, Breakdance, Flipper, Geisterhaus, 

Simulator, Drop Zone, Tagada, Twister, 

Sombrero 

A Wels 

■ Welser Volksfest until 07.09. 

B Sint-Truiden=St.Trond 


CH Wald/ZH 


F Paris 

■ Fête au Bois (Neu-Neu) 

until 12.10. 

NL Nederweert 


NL Schagen 

■ Najaarskermis until 03.09. 


35410 Hungen 

■ Schäferfest until 01.09. 

Andreas & Sandy Walldorf/Giessen 

45134 Essen-Heisingen 

■ Woddelkirmes 

until 31.08. 

I.G.S. mbH/Ritter+Müller/Essen 

47877 Willich-Anrath 


49733 Haren/Ems 


52382 Niederzier 


61118 Bad Vilbel-Gronau 

■ Gronauer Zeltkerb until 01.09. 

Stadt Bad Vilbel & Kerbeburschen Gronau 

67549 Worms 

■ Backfischfest until 07.09. 

Stadt 

Daemonium, Pirates Adventure, Wildwasserbahn, 

Riesenrad, Around the World, Breakdance, 

Musik Express, Go-Kartbahn, Konga, 

Revolution 


67659 Kaiserslautern-Morlautern 


69493 Hirschberg/Bergstraße 

■ Großsaasemer Gassekerwe 

until 01.09. 

71723 Großbottwar 

■ Straßenfest until 01.09. 

Weber GbR/Ludwigsburg 

74722 Buchen 

■ Schützenmarkt until 07.09. 

Schützengesellschaft Buchen 

83022 Rosenheim 

■ Herbstfest 

until 14.09. 

Wirtschaftlicher Verband der Stadt 

Breakdance, Top Spin, XXL, Lach+Freu-Haus, 

Magic, Wilde Maus, Super-Hupferl, Geisterbahn, 

Super-Gaudi, Beach Jumper, Riesenrad 


91439 Scheinfeld 

■ Kirchweih, Steigerwaldvolksfest 

until 02.09. 

Stadt 

CH Wülflingen 

■ Dorfet until 31.08. 

F Chauny 


F Elbeuf 

■ Fête Foraine Saint Gilles 

until 21.09. 

F Lille 

■ Foire aux Manèges until 28.09. 

F Montceau-les-Mines 

■ Fête Foraine 

until 07.09. 

F Thonon-les-Bains 

■ Foire de Crête 

until 07.09. 


CH Einsiedeln 


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vom 14.05. bis 25.05.2015 

sowie FREIBURGER HERBSTMESSE 2015 

vom 16.10. bis 26.10.2015 

Bewerbungen von guten, neuzeitlichen Fahr-, Schau-, Belustigungsund 

Verkaufsgeschäften sind bis spätestens zum 7. November 2014 

an die Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co. KG, 

Rathausgasse 33, 79098 Freiburg einzureichen. 

Entscheidend für das Bewerbungsdatum ist der Poststempel. Zugelassen zum Auswahlverfahren 

werden nur Anträge auf offiziellen Bewerbungsunterlagen (beim Veranstalter erhältlich 

oder unter www.freiburgermess.freiburg.de). Zusätzlich muss das Bearbeitungsentgelt von € 26,- 

inkl. 19 % Mwst. pro Messe und Bewerbung in Form eines Verrechnungsschecks beigefügt sein 

oder per Überweisung auf das Konto Nr. 229 41 06, BLZ 680 501 01 bei der Sparkasse Freiburg 

(IBAN: DE91680501010002294106; BIC: FRSPDE 66) einbezahlt werden. Wir bitten Sie kein Bargeld 

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für jede Messe beigefügt wurde. Die Anträge begründen keinen Rechtsanspruch auf 

Zuteilung eines Standplatzes. Die Zu- und Absagen werden schriftlich erteilt. 

Fränkisches Volksfest 

Crailsheim 

18. – 21. Sept. 2015 

Bewerbungen um Zulassung zum 

Fränkischen Volksfest 2015 sind bis 

spätestens 31. Oktober 2014 

ausschließlich auf dem Postweg an die 

Stadt Crailsheim, Postfach 1465, 

74554 Crailsheim, zu richten. 

Die Bewerbung muss folgende Angaben enthalten: 

• Vor- und Zuname des Eigentümers mit Angabe des 

ständigen Wohnsitzes 

• Vollständige technische Daten des Geschäfts 

• Fotos und Skizzen des Geschäfts 

• Zahl und Größe der mitgeführten Fahrzeuge 

• Angaben über notwendige Wasser- und Abwasseranschlüsse 

• Anschlusswerte für Strom – Anschlüsse ausschließlich gemäß 

VDE Vorschrift 

• Mitteilung über beabsichtigte Fahr- und Eintrittspreise 

Das Bewerbungsblatt erhalten Sie unter www.crailsheim.de 

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versehene Bewerbungen gehen in die Entscheidung ein. 

Die Zulassungsentscheidung wird voraussichtlich im Dezember 

2014 getroffen. Vor diesem Zeitpunkt werden keine Auskünfte 

über Zulassung, Ablehnung oder Platzierung erteilt. 

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BUDERO 

THE TARPAULIN 

FOR THE SHOWMAN 

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All types of tarpaulins according to 

your requirements, for large and small 

ride, show, and walk-through operations 

BUDERO B.V. 

Vrijkenstraat 2 

6088 PA Roggel NL 

Ph. (0031) 475/492445 

Fax (0031) 475/494390 

www.budero.com 

Betreiber gesucht 

Ihr Wunsch war es schon immer, einen eigenen Imbiss 

in einzigartiger Lage zu haben? 

Dann bieten wir Ihnen die einmalige Chance, 

einen etablierten und in Top Lage befindlichen Imbiss 

in Form unseres Franchisekonzepts zu betreiben. 

Aktuell sind folgende Standorte noch zur Vergabe frei: 

Schwäbisch Gmünd / am Obi Markt 

Göppingen / am Obi Markt 

Kassel / am Hornbach Markt 

Koblenz / am Hornbach Markt 

Neu Ulm / am Hornbach Markt 

Weitere Informationen sehr gerne bei: 

GCM GastroConcept Management GmbH 

Hansekai 3 • D-50735 Köln 

0221 / 778 714 10 • susannewitzmann@gcm-online.de 

Karussells der Spitzenklasse 

R. VÖLZ 

Industriestr. 3 

44577 Castrop-Rauxel 

Tel. 0 23 67/83 37 

Fax 0 23 67/17 67 

Nach wie vor liefern wir: 

Schindeldächer, 

Reetdächer, Mauerwerke 

www.karussell-voelz.de 

Bitte liefern Sie Anzeigen per E-mail als pdf 

oder jpg an anzeigen@gemiverlag.de 

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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 Markus Westner, Fax 08441-498829, E-mail: anzeigen@gemiverlag.de 

Gefragt 

• Oktoberfest in Berlin (19. Sept. bis 

5. Okt. 2014): Gesucht werden Fahrgeschäfte 

aller Art. Schaustellerverband 

Berlin e.V., Rosenheimer Str. 5, 10781 

Berlin, Tel. 030-213 32 90 

Frei 

• Musik Express frei am 1., 4. und 5. 

Sonntag im August und im September. 

Tel.: 0163-5405751 od. 0177-3195476 

• Groß-Geisterbahn (30 x 18 m) hat 

noch Termine frei. Tel.: 0170-8061982 

• Riesenrad (38 m) frei am 2. und 3. 

Sonntag im August. Tel.: 0178-4139834 

• Kinderschleife (16 x 10 m) frei ab 3. 

Sonntag im September und im ganzen 

Oktober. Tel.: 0171-5154715 

• Scheibenwischer frei am 4. Sonntag 

im September sowie 1., 2. und 4. Sonntag 

im Oktober. Tel.: 0170-2333387 

• 2-Etagen-Laufgeschäft frei am1. 

und 3. Sonntag im September, Raum 

Nord- und Mitteldeutschland. Tel.: 0170- 

2027140 

• Hochfahrgeschäft (Freak Out- 

Schaukel) frei am 4. Sonntag im September 

sowie ab Oktober, Süddeutschland. 

Kontakt: www.uebel-und-sachs.de 

oder Tel. 0171-6209348 

• Super Tower frei am 4. Sonntag im 

Oktober. Tel.: 0170-2333387 

• 4-Etagen-Laufgeschäft hat Termine 

frei. Tel.: 0178-7228059 

• Kick Down frei am 1. und 2. Sonntag 

im November. Tel.: 0178-2024455 

• Bungee-Trampolin-Anlage hat 

Termine frei. Tel.: 0157-83034461 

• Rundfahrgeschäft hat Termine frei. 

Tel.: 0171-5266995 

• Derby-Spiel frei am 3. und 4. Sonntag 

im September sowie 3. und 4. Sonntag 

im Oktober. Tel.: 0177-2826550 

• Etagen-Belustigung hat Termine 

frei. Tel.: 0178-8362951 

• Simulator hat Termine frei. Tel. 0157- 

83034461 

• Water-Walkingballs hat Termine 

frei. Tel.: 0157-83034461 

• „Airgate” (Familien-Hochfahrgeschäft, 

20 m, mit Ausflug 23 m) hat noch 

Termine frei. Tel.: 0174-8990055 

• Willy der Wurm (Familienachterbahn) 

hat noch Termine frei. Tel.: 0177- 

7976933 

• Gladiator hat im September Termine 

frei. Tel.: 0031-629546133 

• Breakdance frei am 4. Sonntag im August. 

Tel.: 0178-5379375 

• Laufgeschäft „Ghost” frei am 1., 2., 

3. und 4. Sonntag im August. Tel.: 0178- 

4665744 

• Karussell „Aqua King” hat Termine 

frei. Tel: 0177-3283038 

WANDKALENDER 2015 

als Beilage im Dezemberheft 

Ganzjährig präsent bei den Entscheidern 

Abbildung mit Kontaktdaten 290,- € + MwSt. 

Info und Buchung: Tel. 08441/402226, ralf.schmitt@gemiverlag.de 

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Rolf Auf dem Berge 

Lawyer 

Focal point: traffic law and claims for damages 

Am Markt 14 

49565 Bramsche 

Telephone +49 (0) 54 61 / 30 30 

Telefax +49 (0) 54 61 / 26 41 

Mobile +49 (0) 1 72 / 301 96 94 

E-Mail: info@auf-dem-berge.de 

Schausteller-Versicherungen 

Transport – Haftpflicht – Kfz 

Altersvorsorge – Unfall – Kranken 

Klaus Rübenstrunk 

Hagener Straße 244 • 44229 Dortmund 

Tel.: (02 31) 9 76 10 20 • Fax: (02 31) 9 76 10 21 

Mobil: 0171 / 828 58 68 

E-Mail: vb-ruebenstrunk@t-online.de 

APPRAISAL-OFFICE 

Gerd Römgens 

Expert appraisal for the Showman Industry, Damages, 

Conservation of Evidence, and Appraisal Reports 

Tel. +49 (0) 171/ 264 89 29 and +49 (0) 2154/208308 

Fax: +49 (0) 2154 / 20 83 13 

Mail: sv-buero-roemgens@arcor.de 

www.sv-roemgens.de u. www.roemgens.de 

Gerd Römgens • Jupiterstr. 17 • 47877 Willich 

www.kirmesparkrevue.de 

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KIRMES FOR SALE IN RAILWAY STATION BOOK SHOPS 

✘ shows where ENGLISH VERSIONS are available 

• 01069 Dresden, Wiener Platz 4 

• 01097 Dresden-Neustadt, Schlesischer Platz 1 

• 01109 Dresden, Wilhelmine-Reichard-Ring 1 

• 04109 Leipzig, Hbf, Willy-Brand-Platz 5 

• 06112 Halle, Hbf, Bahnhofplatz 1 

• 06844 Dessau, Fritz-Hesse-Str. 7 

• 10117 Berlin-Friedrichstr., Georgenstr. 14-18 

• 10178 Berlin, Alexanderplatz, Dircksenstraße 

✘ 10178 Berlin, Ladenzeile / Abgang S-Bahn 

• 10243 Berlin, Am Ostbahnhof 

• 10623 Berlin, Fernbahnhof Zoo 

• 10829 Berlin-Südkreuz/West, Neumannstr. 

• 12439 Berlin-Schöneweide, M.-Brückner-Str. 42 

• 12521 Berlin, Flughafen-Schönefeld, Terminal D E G 

• 12681 Berlin, Boxberger Str. 3-9 / Haus 3 / Halle 2 West 

• 13405 Berlin, Flughafen Tegel, Haupthalle, Bon Voyage 

• 16515 Oranienburg, Stralsunder Str. 

• 18055 Rostock, Hauptbahnhof 

✘ 20099 Hamburg, Hbf., Glockengiesserwall 

• 20354 Hamburg, Bahnhof Dammtor, Theodor-Heuss-Platz 

• 21337 Lüneburg, Bahnhofstr. 

• 22335 Hamburg, Flughafenstr. 

✘ 22765 Hamburg, Paul-Nevermann-Platz 

• 23558 Lübeck, Am Bahnhof 

• 24114 Kiel, Sophienblatt 27-29 

• 24145 Kiel, Bunsenstr. 1c 

• 25980 Westerland, Tinnumer Str. 11 

• 26122 Oldenburg, Hauptbahnhof 

• 26125 Oldenburg, Wilhelmshavener Heerstr. 32 

• 26382 Wilhelmshaven, Bahnhofsplatz 1 

• 26721 Emden, Bahnhofsplatz 

• 26789 Leer, Bahnhofsplatz 

• 27472 Cuxhaven, Bahnhof Haus 1 

• 27570 Bremerhaven, Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 73 

• 27749 Delmenhorst, Wittekindstr. 10/ZOB 

✘ 28195 Bremen, Bahnhofsplatz 15 

• 28199 Bremen, im Flughafen, Flughafenallee 20 

• 29525 Uelzen, Am Bahnhof 

• 30159 Hannover, Ernst-August-Platz 1 

• 30669 Hannover, Flughafen, Terminal A 

• 31134 Hildesheim, Bahnhofsplatz 

• 31582 Nienburg, Bahnhofstraße 

• 32052 Herford, Bahnhofsplatz 1 

• 32423 Minden, Bundesbahnhof 12 

• 33102 Paderborn, Bahnhofstr. 29 

• 33330 Gütersloh, Willy-Brandt-Platz-2 

• 33602 Bielefeld, Hauptbahnhof 

• 34117 Kassel, Bahnhofsplatz 1 

• 34131 Kassel, Wilhelmshöher Allee 253 

• 35037 Marburg, Bahnhofstr. 33 

• 35390 Gießen, Bahnhofstr. 102 

• 37073 Goettingen, Bahnhofsplatz 1 

• 38102 Braunschweig, Berliner Platz 1 

✘ 39104 Magdeburg, Bahnhofstr. 68 

• 40210 Düsseldorf, Hauptbahnhof 

• 40474 Düsseldorf, Flughafenstr. 120 T.B 

• 41061 Mönchengladbach, Europaplatz 

• 41236 Mönchengladbach, Bahnhofstr. 66 

• 41460 Neuss, Presse & Buch im Bhf., Theodor-Heuss-Platz 

• 42103 Wuppertal, Döppersberg 37 

• 42277 Wuppertal, Berliner Platz 15 

• 42283 Wuppertal, Winklerstraße 2 

• 42697 Solingen, Bahnstraße 5 

• 42859 Remscheid, Bahnhofsplatz 12 

• 44137 Dortmund, Koenigswall 15 

• 44629 Herne, Bahnhofsplatz 

• 44649 Herne, Heinz-Rühmann-Platz 

• 44787 Bochum, Buddenbergplatz, Süd-Ausgang 

✘ 45127 Essen, Hauptbahnhof 

• 45468 Mülheim, Dieter-aus-dem-Siepen-Platz 3 

• 45657 Recklinghausen, Große Pferdekamp Str. 

• 45879 Gelsenkirchen, Im Bahnhof 

• 46045 Oberhausen, Hauptbahnhof 

• 46395 Bocholt, Hindenburg Str. 1 

• 46446 Emmerich, im Bahnhof 

• 46535 Dinslaken, im Bahnhof 

• 47051 Duisburg, Mercatorstr. 17 

• 47798 Krefeld, Im Hauptbahnhof 

• 48143 Münster, Berliner Platz 

• 48431 Rheine, Hauptbahnhof 1 

• 49074 Osnabrück, Im Bahnhof 

• 49356 Diepholz, Am Bahnhof 

• 50169 Kerpen, Bahnhofstr. 9 

• 50667 Köln, Bahnhof 1 

• 50667 Köln, Trankgasse 11 

• 50679 Köln-Deutz, Otto-Platz 7 

• 52064 Aachen, Bahnhofsplatz 2a 

• 52351 Düren, Hauptbahnhof 

• 53111 Bonn, Am Hauptbahnhof 

• 53173 Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Moltkestr. 43 

• 53721 Siegburg, Europaplatz 

• 53879 Euskirchen, Bahnhofstraße 

• 54292 Trier, Bahnhofsplatz 1 

• 55116 Mainz, Bahnhofsplatz 1 

• 55543 Bad Kreuznach, Europaplatz 

• 56068 Koblenz, Bahnhofsplatz 2 

• 57072 Siegen, Am Bahnhof 16 

• 58089 Hagen, Berliner Platz 3 

• 58239 Schwerte, Bahnhofstraße 35 

• 58452 Witten, Bergerstr. 35 

• 58644 Iserlohn, Bahnhofsplatz 2 

• 59065 Hamm, Willy-Brandt-Platz 1 

• 59227 Ahlen, Bahnhofsplatz 

• 59423 Unna, Bahnhofstr. 74 

• 59494 Soest, Bahnhofstr. 2 

• 59759 Arnsberg, Bahnhofstr. 136 

✘ 60051 Frankfurt, Im Hauptbahnhof 

• 60594 Frankfurt, Diesterwegplatz 51 

• 61169 Friedberg, Hanauer Str. 44 

• 63450 Hanau, Im Hauptbahnhof 

• 63739 Aschaffenburg, Ludwigstr. 2, Hbf. 

• 64293 Darmstadt, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 

• 64625 Bensheim, Amershamplatz 1 

• 65190 Wiesbaden, Bahnhofsplatz 2 

• 65428 Rüsselsheim, Im Hauptbahnhof 

• 65929 Frankfurt-Höchst, Dalbergstr. 1 

• 66111 Saarbrücken, Im Hauptbahnhof 

• 66424 Homburg, Im Bahnhof 

• 66538 Neunkirchen, Bahnhofstraße 

• 66606 St. Wendel, Mommstr. 2, Bahnh. 

• 66740 Saarlouis, Bahnhofsplatz 11 

• 67434 Neustadt, Bahnhofsplatz 4 

• 67547 Worms, Hauptbahnhof 

✘ 67547 Worms, Bahnhofstr. 11 

• 67655 Kaiserslautern, Bahnhofstraße 1 

✘ 68161 Mannheim, Bahnhofsplatz 17 

✘ 69115 Heidelberg 1, Willy-Brandt-Platz 5 

✘ 70173 Stuttgart, Arnulf-Klett-Platz 2 

• 70174 Stuttgart-Mitte, Th.-Heuss-Passagen 

• 70372 Stuttgart/Bad Cannstatt, Bahnhofstr. 30 

✘ 71032 Böblingen, Talstr. 18 

• 71638 Ludwigsburg, Bahnhof 14-18 

• 72072 Tübingen, Europaplatz 17 

• 72764 Reutlingen, Bahnhofstr. 3 

• 74072 Heilbronn, Bahnhofstraße 30 

• 74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen, Bahnhofspl. 1 

• 74889 Sinsheim, Friedrichstr. 25 

• 75175 Pforzheim, Bahnhofsplatz 

✘ 76137 Karlsruhe, Bahnhofsplatz 1 

• 76227 Karlsruhe, Hauptbahnstraße 1 

• 76646 Bruchsal, Bahnhofsplatz 12 

• 78462 Konstanz, Bahnhofsplatz 43 

• 79098 Freiburg, Bismarckallee 3 

✘ 80335 München, Hauptbahnhof, Arnulfstr. 3 

✘ 81667 München, Orleansplatz 10 

• 84032 Landshut, Bahnhofsplatz 

• 85356 München-Flughafen, Südallee 1 

• 86150 Augsburg, Viktoriastraße 1 

• 86154 Augsburg, Ulmer Str. 53 

• 87435 Kempten, Bahnhofplatz 

• 87527 Sonthofen, Bahnhofstraße 

• 87561 Oberstdorf, Bahnhofsplatz 1 

• 87700 Memmingen, Bahnhofstr. 3 

• 89073 Ulm, Hauptbahnhof 

✘ 90411 Nürnberg, Flughafenstr. 100 

✘ 90443 Nürnberg, Bahnhofsplatz 9 

• 92224 Amberg, Kaiser-Ludwig-Ring 5 

• 92318 Neumarkt, Bahnlinie 5/HBF 

• 92637 Weiden, Bahnhofstr. 28 

• 93047 Regensburg, Bahnhofstr. 18 

• 94032 Passau, Bahnhofsplatz 29 

• 94315 Straubing, Bahnhofsplatz 13 

• 95028 Hof, Bahnhofsplatz 12 

• 95326 Kulmbach, Bahnhofsplatz 1 

• 95444 Bayreuth, Bahnhofstr. 20 

• 95615 Marktredwitz, Bahnhofsplatz 7 

• 96052 Bamberg, Ludwigstraße 6 

• 96215 Lichtenfels, Bahnhofsplatz 

• 96450 Coburg, Lossaustr. 4 

✘ 97070 Würzburg, Bahnhofstr. 4 

• 97424 Schweinfurt, Im Bahnhof 

• 97437 Hassfurt, Bahnhofstr. 12 

• 99084 Erfurt, Willy-Brandt-Platz 12 

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Ihr Partner für das Schaustellergewerbe 

mail@Dietz-Fahrzeugbau.de 

www.Dietz-Fahrzeugbau.de 

Havelberger Pferdemarkt 

vom 03. September bis 06. September 2015 

Schausteller- und Händlerbewerbungen 

mit den üblichen Unterlagen 

(z.B. Fotos und Abmaße der Geschäfte, 

Anschlusswert in kW, Sortiment) 

– Absagen werden nicht verschickt – 

bitte bis zum 31.10.2014 an: 

Hansestadt Havelberg • Markt 1 • 39539 Hansestadt Havelberg 

Telefon: 039387 7650 • Mail: stadt@havelberg.de 

D-34613 Ziegenhain 

Kasseler Straße 44 

Tel. 06691/3536 

Fax: 0 66 91 / 59 97 

Verkaufswagen bis 3,5 to 

speziell nach Ihren Wünschen gefertigt 

Service 

KIRMES SALES POINTS ON THE FAIRGROUND 

Tel. 07191/ 34 0135 

www.miba-electronic.de 

Wet Protect Feuchtigkeitsschutz 

Fax 07191/ 34 0136 

Die einzige Modellbahn 

im Ausstellungswagen 

www.modellbahnschau.de 

Telefon 01 72 / 5 38 56 79 

In August & Sept. the 

is available at the following: 

• Soltau Heidepark (von Juni bis Oktober) 

• Fulda Schützen- und Volksfest (25. 07. bis 03. 08.) bei "Montgolfiere" 

• Hamburg Sommerdom (25. 07. bis 25. 08.) bei "Happy Family" 

• Coburg Vogelschießen (26. 07. bis 04. 08.) bei "Aqua Velis" 

• Aachen Sommerbend (08. 08. bis 18. 08.) bei "Montgolfiere" 

• Bad Vilbel Vilbeler Markt (16. bis 19.08. und 22. bis 24.08.) b. "Aqua Velis" 

• Versmold Stadtfest (22. 08. bis 24. 08.) bei "Montgolfiere" 

• Regensburg Herbstdult (29. 08. bis 14. 09.) bei "Aqua Velis" 

• Nürnberg Herbstvolksfest (29. 08. bis 14. 09.) bei "Happy Family" 

• Verl Verler Leben (05. 09. bis 07. 09.) bei "Montgolfiere" 

• Eisleben Wiesenmarkt (19. bis 22.09.) bei "Aqua Velis", "Happy Family" 

und "Montgolfiere" 

• Eisleben Kleine Wiese (26. 09. bis 28. 09.) bei "Happy Family" 

• Stuttgart Cannstatter Volksfest (26. 09. bis 12. 10.) bei "Aqua Velis" 

• Weerl (NL) Kirmes (29. 09. bis 01. 10.) bei "Montgolfiere" 

We are engaged in production of custom entertainment attractions, carousels and other amusement equipment. 

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Ausschreibungs- 

Sonderheft 

2014/15 

Auch 2014 wird der Oktober-Ausgabe der 

Kirmes & Park Revue ein Ausschreibungs- 

Sonderheft beigelegt. 

Mit einer Ausschreibung Ihrer Veranstaltung 

in unserem Ausschreibungs-Sonderheft 

erreichen Sie nahezu flächendeckend die 

Schaustellerbetriebe in Deutschland und in 

unseren Nachbarländern – und das zu einem 

außergewöhnlich günstigen Preis. 

Weitere Vorteile einer Ausschreibung in der 

Sonderbeilage der Kirmes & Park Revue: 

- Bei Mangel an geeigneten Bewerbern oder 

kurzfristigen Absagen von Schaustellern haben 

Sie die Möglichkeit einer kostenlosen 

Suchanfrage innerhalb der Service-Rubrik 

„Freie Termine – Freie Plätze” 

- Kostenlose Gestaltung Ihrer Ausschreibung 

- Alle Farben kostenlos ! 

Anzeigenschluss für eine 

Ausschreibung in der Oktober-Ausgabe 

ist der 10. September 2014 

(das Heft erscheint am 27.09.2014) 

Info: Tel. 08441/4022-11 

E-Mail: info@gemiverlag.de 

US-Trailer 

& Zubehör 

aus Elkhart, Indiana 

Tel. 06195-960507 

www.trvtrading.com 

Zulassungsfrist zur 

260. Erlanger Bergkirchweih 

21. Mai bis 1. Juni 2015 

Die traditionsreiche Erlanger Bergkirchweih zählt zu den größten 

und schönsten Pfingstvolksfesten in Deutschland. Jedes Jahr feiern 

über 1 Million Besucher und Besucherinnen unbeschwert auf den Bierkellern unter altem 

Baumbestand und genießen das familienfreundliche Angebot der Schausteller. 

Bewerbungen auf Zulassung zur 260. Erlanger Bergkirchweih sind bis spätestens 

15. Oktober 2014 ausschließlich mit Bewerbungsformular an die Stadt Erlangen, 

Ordnungs- und Straßenverkehrsamt, 91051 Erlangen zu richten. 

Das Formular steht als Download unter www.erlangen.de (Suchbegriff: Bergkirchweih, 

Bewerbungsvordruck) zur Verfügung oder kann gegen Zusendung eines adressierten, 

mit 1,45 € frankierten Rückumschlages angefordert werden. 

Der Eingang von Bewerbungen wird nicht bestätigt. Nach Fristablauf bei der Stadt Erlangen 

eingehende Bewerbungen werden im Auswahlverfahren nicht berücksichtigt. 

Persönliche Vorsprachen sind nicht erwünscht. 

Die Bewerbung begründet keinen Anspruch auf Zulassung oder auf einen bestimmten Platz. 

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BUDERO 

TARPAULINS 

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Contact person also for Germany 

D. Hinzen 

Tel. (0031) 6 531450 03 

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Anzeigenschluss 

für das Sept.-Heft 

ist Montag 

11. August 

ANZEIGENANNAHME: 

Markus Westner 

Tel. 08441/402213 

Fax 08441/498829 

anzeigen@gemiverlag.de 

INTERNATIONAL: 

Agi Reddersen 

Tel. 08441/81057 

Fax 08441/86105 

Kirmes.A@t-online.de 

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