Holiday Park

Holiday Park Palatinate
Entrance area of ​​the Holiday Park in Haßloch
place	Hassloch , Germany
opening	1971
Visitors	630,000 (2017)
surface	40 hectares
staff	155 permanent employees
Website	www.holidaypark.de
Holiday Park Palatinate Location of the park

Coordinates: 49 ° 19 ′ 11 ″  N , 8 ° 17 ′ 41 ″  E

The Holiday Park is an amusement park in Haßloch ( Rhineland-Palatinate ) that has existed since 1971 and was taken over by the Belgian theme park group Plopsa in November 2010 .

General

"Anubis Free Fall Tower" (from inside)

In the park was the first drop tower ( " Free Fall Tower ") and the first Rapid River Ride ( "Thunder River") is Germany built. The park's best-known attraction since 2001 has been the “ Expedition GeForce ” roller coaster , especially due to the national media coverage .

With the sale of the amusement park to the Belgian group of companies Studio 100 , the Holiday Park was transformed into a theme park with individual, related subject areas. Under the title “Majaland”, a new park area with eleven attractions was built by summer 2012 on the site of the original entrance and exit. In the course of this, a new entrance and exit area was built on the former site of the “Dancing Pavilion” and the “Ballon Race”. The renovation of the parking lot was completed in 2016.

The original park mascot was the parrot Holly. With the purchase of the Holiday Park from Studio 100 , the mascots Maya the bee , Wickie , Heidi, Mia and Tabaluga and their friends were introduced.

history

The original " Haßloch Fairy Tale Park" was bought by the Schneider family in 1970 and opened in 1971 under their leadership. The Schneider family had owned a midget circus for several generations. With the purchase of the park in Haßloch, it got a permanent place in the form of a "Lilliputian village". The area known as "Liliputstadt" existed until 1996 and consisted of visible caravans, clad in the shape of houses, which were inhabited by small people. Otherwise, the “ Wild Mouse ” attraction and a dolphin show in a dolphinarium were offered in the first season . However, elements from the fairytale park before 1971 remained at first. In the following years, the park was supplemented with further shows and attractions. In 1973 the park was given its current name Holiday Park. Initially, the park had an area of ​​70,000 m², which until today (2015) has grown to over 400,000 m². In the years 2002 and 2003, the coaster marathon of the American university professor Richard Rodriguez took place on the " Expedition GeForce " . Later a monument was erected next to the railway for the “King of Rollercoaster”.

On November 3, 2010, the Belgian Studio 100 announced the purchase of the Holiday Park. Over the next four years, 25 million euros were to be invested, using the licenses for Wickie , Pippi Longstocking , Maya the Bee , Tabaluga and Heidi , which the company had acquired in 2008. Since then, Holiday Park has been operated as part of the amusement park group Plopsa , a subsidiary of Studio 100.

In the 2011 season, the offer for children was expanded to include "Holly's Driving School" and the "Dancing Fountains". With the construction of the “Majaland”, eleven additional children's attractions were added, which should also make the park attractive for families with smaller children.

Super vortex

The “ Superwirbel ” roller coaster existed from 1979 to 2013. It was the oldest stationary roller coaster in Germany. The “ Sky Scream ” roller coaster was opened on April 12, 2014 at the former location of the super vortex .

On August 15, 2014, there was a fatal accident at Holiday Park in which an eleven-year-old girl died. The accident occurred on a breakdance type ride , which was called "Spinning Barrels" and was then no longer in operation. The plant has already been sold and will be dismantled after the court hearings have ended. In June 2016, the 22-year-old operator of the amusement park was fined for negligent homicide for neglecting his duty of care. His two superiors, a department head and a foreman, were acquitted. The judgment against the operator is final; in March 2017 an appeal process began against the department head and the foreman. On July 27, 2017, the Frankenthal Regional Court confirmed the acquittal of the two defendants and dismissed the appeal of the public prosecutor and the joint plaintiff.

The days with the most visitors are the four “Halloween Fright Nights”. With 21,300 visitors on October 31, 2017, a new record was set since the takeover by Plopsa.

Subject areas

Main entrance

Forecourt with roller coaster and Free Fall Tower in the background

• Forecourt (since 2012)

Facilities and shops:

• Info and service
• Meeting point
• Lockers (for a fee)
• Handcart rental (for a fee)
• Photo store
• Meditation room

Place of the fountains

Attractions:

"Sky Scream"

• "Annubis Free Fall Tower" - 70 m high Giant Drop from Intamin
• "Dancing fountains" (these fountains are a trademark of Plopsa)

Facilities and shops:

• JBC children's fashion store
• Holiday Park Shop
• ATM
• "Games"

Restaurants and snacks:

• "Fountain Snack"

Shows:

• There is currently no show on the stage at Platz der Fontänen

Holiday Park mascot

Holiday indoor

Attractions:

• "Tabalugas roller coaster" (family roller coaster) - Force Two by Zierer
• "Mias Elfenflug" (flight carousel) - by Zamperla
• "Farm carousel" (animal carousel)
• "Giant slide" (wave slide)
• "Ball bath" (ball pool)
• "Adventure forest" (climbing tree)
• "Heidi's Playground" (playground)

Restaurants and snacks:

• "BBQ Grill"
• "Alpen Grill"
• "Sweets & Flammkuchen"

Facilities and shops:

• Indoor shop

Shows:

• Theater with over 500 seats

Maja land

Attractions:

• "Maja's Blütensplash" - a tour where you can determine the height yourself - Flying Fish from Zierer
• "Crazy Tree" - Kontiki from Zierer
• "Blumenturm" - the "little brother" of the "Anubis Free Fall Tower" - a free fall tower from Zierer
• "Flip, the grasshopper" - riding arena by Metallbau Emmeln
• "Butterfly flight" - Magic Bikes from Zamperla
• "The Frogs" - Jump Around by Zamperla
• "Mini-Cars" - bumper cars
• "Lara's Ladybird Flight" - Junior Jet by Zamperla
• "Willi's raft trip" - Mini Boats from Zamperla
• "Bee vortex" - Mini Tea Cups from Zamperla
• "Giant Bucket" - Playground by Automatic Spraying Systems
• playground

Restaurants and snacks:

• "Maja Burger"
• "The sweet stone"

Meet & Greets:

• "Maja with friends"

Grassland

Former attractions:

• "Tabaluga's Adventure" - a journey through Tabaluga's grassland - canal trip by Mack Rides (closed at the end of the 2017 season. Tabaluga will find its new home in Holiday Indoor )

Base Camp

"Expedition Geforce"

Attractions:

• " Expedition GeForce " - Megacoaster from Intamin
• playground

Facilities and shops:

• "Camp Store"
• "Camp Casino"
• "Photo Station" (onride photos of the "Expedition GeForce")

Restaurants and snacks:

• "Camp Kitchen"
• "Camp Ice"

Palatinate village

Dino Splash

Attractions:

• "Dino Splash" - Rapid River Ride by Intamin ; until 2019: "Donnerfluss"
• “Falkenstein Castle” - a journey through the Middle Ages - themed trip by Mack Rides
• Antique horse carousel

Facilities and shops:

• Antique photo studio (photos in antique costumes - for a fee)
• "Holly's Candy Shop"

Restaurants and snacks:

• Restaurant "Casa Palatina"
• "Schnitzelhaus" restaurant
• "Barbecue Grill"
• "Waffle House"
• "Soft ice cream"
• "Winery"

Meet & Greets:

• "Heidi and Peter"
• "Tabaluga and Happy"
• "Holly"

Holly's Cartoon Town

After "Holly's Wilde Autofahrt" left the area at the end of the 2016 season, the entire area was razed to the ground after the end of the 2019 season to make way for the expansion of the Viking village in the 2021 season.

former attractions:

• "Holly's Wilde Autofahrt" - Wilde Maus by Maurer Söhne , set up in the Eifelpark Gondorf from 2017

• "Holly's Driving School" (a trademark of Plopsa-Parks) - children's driving school (in-house production)

Viking village

Devil barrels

Attractions:

• "Wickie Splash" - a wild water ride from Mack ; until 2013: "Devil's Barrels"

Facilities and shops:

• "Wickie Splash Photo" (onride photos)
• "Wickie Shop"

Restaurants and snacks:

• "Wickie Snack"

Meet & Greets:

• "Wickie and Halvar"

Air Show 71

The former Bounty Tower square was redesigned as the "Air Show 71" theme area by July 2016.

Attractions:

• "Sky Fly" - Sky Fly from Gerstlauer Amusement Rides
• "Balloon Race" - Balloon Race from Zamperla
• "The Red Baron" - flight tour business where you can determine the height yourself
• "Wellenflug" - Wellenflug of Wood Design

Facilities and shops:

• "Holiday games" (can throwing etc.)
• “Air Shop” - sales booth in aircraft design

Restaurants and snacks:

• "Icarus Snack"

Former attractions:

• "Bounty Tower" - Condor by Huss Rides (2014/15 sold to Wunderland Kalkar)

Sky Scream Zone

Attractions:

• " Sky Scream " - Launched Coaster by Premier Rides

Facilities and shops:

• "Fear Shop" (souvenirs)
• Basketball game

Restaurants and snacks:

• "Fear Snack"
• "Fear Slush"

The Beach

Attractions:

• "Lighthouse Tower" - Starflyer from Funtime
• "Beach Rescue" - jet ski from Zierer Rides
• “Fishing boats” - boat tour from Metallbau Emmeln
• Beach playground

Restaurants and snacks:

• "Beach Bar" - bar and BBQ

Ahoy!

Attractions:

• “Wave hopper” - Peter Pan from Mack Rides
• "Sturmschiff" - ship swing by Huss Rides
• playground

Restaurants and snacks:

• "Slush Station"

Shows:

• "Crazy Holiday" - water ski show (only water ski stunt show in Europe)

Attractions

roller coaster

Surname	opening	Type	Manufacturer	height	speed	Inversions0
GeForce expedition	2001	Mega coaster	Intamin	61 m	120 km / h	0
Sky Scream	2014	Sky Rocket Coaster	Premier Rides	45 m	100 km / h	1
Tabaluga's roller coaster	2018	Force Two	Ornamental	9 m	39 km / h	0

Water rides

Surname	opening	Type	particularities0
Dino Splash (until 2019 Donnerfluss)	1984	Rapid River Ride from Intamin	until 1994 there were onride photos is fed with groundwater
Wickie Splash	1992	Wildwasserbahn of Mack Rides	until 2013: "Devil's Barrels" Europe's first whitewater run with a reverse shot

Elevated and circular rides

Surname	opening	Type	particularities0
Balloon Race	1993	Balloon Race from Zamperla	is now at the location of the former "City-Jet" originally stood at the point where the large portal at the main entrance is today.
Beehive vertebrae	2004	Mini Tea Cup from Zamperla	former name: "Holly's Honey Pot" (2004–2011)
The frogs	2011	Jump Around from Zamperla	Locations: Platz der Fontänen (2011), Donnerfluss Promenade (until summer 2012) and Maja-Land (since summer 2012)
Free Fall Tower	1997	Giant Drop from Intamin	most frequent name changes in the park
Lara's ladybug flight	2004	Junior Jet from Zamperla	Former name: "Miss Dolly's Bumblebee Dance" (2004–2011)
Lighthouse Tower	2006	Starflyer from Funtime
Maja's flower tower	2011	Family Tower from Zierer
Maja's blossom splash	2012	Flying Fish from Zierer	"Blossom Splash Song" → own soundtrack
Butterfly flight	2012	Magic bikes from Zamperla	The higher the gondola, the wider the butterfly's wings are
Sky Fly	2015 (July 1st)	Sky Fly from Gerstlauer Amusement Rides	replaces Bounty Tower and takes its location
Assault ship	1989	Ship swing by Huss Rides	one “side of the ship” has four rows, the other five
Crazy tree	2012	Kontiki from Zierer	originally planned name: "Willis Wilde Weide"
Wave hopper	1989	Peter Pan from Mack Rides
Willi's raft trip	2004	Mini Boats from Zamperla	former name: "Rob's pirate raft trip" (2004–2011)
Wave flight	2016	Wave flight by Wooddesign	The second chain carousel in the park
The Red Baron	2016	Red Baron von Zamperla	You can determine the height of this ride yourself
Beach Rescue	2017	Jet ski from Zierer
Boat tour	2017	Boat tour from Metallbau Emmeln

Themed tours and tours

Surname	opening	Type	particularities0
Falkenstein Castle	1987	Mack Rides themed ride
Flip the grasshopper	2011	Metallbau Emmeln's riding arena
Holly's driving school	2011	Children's driving school (in-house production)	Trademark of the Plopsa parks
Mini cars	2012	Mini bumper cars

timeline

year	action	attraction0
1971	opening	"Wild mouse", dolphin show and midget village
1972	opening	Show theater (with 600 seats) and new dolphinarium with 1800 seats
1973	opening	"Holiday Transit" ( monorail )
1974	opening	Petting zoo and canal trip "Anno Tobak"
1978	opening	"Kino Monumental" (first 180 degree cinema in Europe)
1978	closure	"Wild Mouse" (after a fire)
1978	remodeling	Expansion of the show theater to 2000 seats
1979	opening	"City-Jet" and "Super Vortex"
1981	opening	"Kuli rickshaw" and antique horse carousel
1982	opening	Fully biological sewage treatment plant
1983	opening	Holiday Park See (30,000 m²) and "Aqua Stadium" (including the premiere of the first water ski show)
1984	opening	"Thunder River"
1986	opening	Show stage in the "Palatinate Village"
1987	opening	"Falkenstein Castle"
1989	opening	Maritime themed area with the attractions "wave hopper" and "storm ship"
1990	closure	Coolie rickshaw
1991	remodeling	"Holiday Transit" → "Tour des Fleurs"
1992	opening	"Devil's Barrels" (today "Wickie-Splash")
1993	opening	"Balloon Race"
1994	opening	"Dancing Pavilion" and "Bounty Tower"
1995	closure	Dolphinarium
1995	remodeling	Dolphinarium → "Aquascope"
1996	closure	Lilliputian village
1997	opening	"Free Fall Tower"
2000	opening	"Spinning Barrels"
2001	opening	"Expedition GeForce"
2004	opening	Themed area "Holly's Kinderland" with the attractions "Rob's Pirate Raft Ride", "Dolly's Ladybird Flight", "Holly's Honey Pot", "Mini Cars", "Holly's Children's Jungle" and "Holly Castle"
2006	opening	"Lighthouse Tower"
2008	opening	Pedal boats on the Holiday Park Lake and "Holiday Park Express" (a kind of park train on wheels, with which you drove through the park and received information about the individual stations in the park via loudspeakers.)
2010	opening	Themed area "Holly's CARtoon Town" with the attraction "Holly's Wilde car ride"
2011	closure	"Tour des Fleurs" (before season) and "Dancing Pavilion" (after season)
2011	opening	"Flip, the grasshopper" (monorail), "Holly's Driving School", "Dancing Fountains" and "Mr. Frosch" (today: "The Frogs")
2011	remodeling	"Anno Tobac" → "Tabaluga's Adventure" and "Free Fall Tower" → "Anubis Free Fall Tower"
2012	closure	"Aquascope"
2012	opening	Subject area "Majaland" with the new attractions: "Maja's Blütensplash", "Crazy Tree", "Flower Tower", "Butterfly Flight" and "Giant Bucket" New entrance (including entrance area) and row of houses at "Platz der Fontänen"
2012	remodeling	"Mr. Frosch" → "The Frogs", "Mini Cars" (new theming), "Dolly's flight of bees" → "Lara's ladybird flight", "Holly's honey pots" → "Bees swirls", "Rob's pirate rafts" → "Willis raft trip" Relocation of the "Balloon Race" to its current location at "Bounty Tower Platz"
2013	extension	"Maja-Burger" and "Playground" in Majaland New station roof at "Tabalugas Adventure" New lake promenade between "Anubis Free Fall Tower" and "Palatinate Village"
2014	closure	"Super vortex"
2014	remodeling	"Devil's Barrels" → "Wickie Splash"
2014	opening	Subject area "Sky Scream Zone" with the new (in Europe unique) catapult rollercoaster "Sky Scream"
2015	closure	"Bounty Tower" and "Spinning Barrels"
2015	remodeling	"Restaurant Pfalzgraf" → "Casa Palatina"
2015	opening	"Sky Fly"
2016	opening	"Wellenflug" and "Red Baron" Topic Airshow '71 (with "Wellenflug", "Red Baron", "Balloon Race" and "Sky Fly")
2016	closure	"Holly's Wild Car Ride"
2017	opening	"Beach Rescue" and boat tour themed area "The Beach" (with "Lighthouse Tower" (existing), "Beach Rescue" and boat tour)
2018	extension	"Holiday Indoor"
2018	closure	"Tabaluga's Adventure"
2020	remodeling	"Thunder River" → "Dino Splash"
2021	opening	"Wickieland" with "Diskocoaster" and "Splash Battle"

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show

The annually changing water ski show on the 30,000 m² Holiday Park Lake is the only and oldest of its kind in Europe; it takes place several times a day during the season. Among other things, jumps over ramps and numerous stunts are shown, integrated into a short story told by a presenter, accompanied by sound and fireworks effects. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , this show will not be shown in the 2020 season.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Article about the Holiday Park on Freizeitpark-Welt.de , accessed on June 20, 2013
2. ↑ The leisure park in the Palatinate: Holiday Park - FAQ / Worth knowing ( Memento from March 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Annual financial statements for the financial year from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 of Holiday Park GmbH
4. ↑ beton-pfenning.de ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Start of the season 2014. (No longer available online.) April 13, 2014, archived from the original on May 12, 2014 ; accessed on May 9, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ Daily meet & greets with the park mascots. April 6, 2012, accessed April 6, 2012 . 
7. ^ Sascha Szabo: Rausch und Rummel: Attractions at fairs and amusement parks; a sociological cultural history . Transcript-Verlag, Bielefeld 2006, ISBN 3-89942-566-9 , p. 34
8. ↑ ^{a b c} holidaypark-uptodate.de: 1970s
9. ^ ^{A b c d} Till Krause: Visit to the small town. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin , issue 26. 2013, accessed on July 2, 2013 . 
10. ↑ Niewsflash. November 3, 2010, accessed November 3, 2010 . 
11. ↑ Plopsa koopt Duits pretpark. (No longer available online.) November 3, 2010, archived from the original on November 12, 2010 ; Retrieved November 3, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
12. ↑ Mannheimer Morgen (city edition ) Thursday, October 24, 2013 ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
13. ↑ "Super Vortex" turns the last few laps in Holiday Park. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Holiday Park, October 21, 2013, archived from the original on April 13, 2014 ; Retrieved April 13, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
14. ↑ Eleven year old dies on carousel in the amusement park Focus online, August 15, 2014.
15. ↑ 11-year-old accident: 22-year-old sentenced after accidental death in the Holiday Park. In: t-online.de. June 3, 2016, accessed July 7, 2016 . 
16. ^ Fatal accident at Holiday Park Haßloch: the appeal process has started. In: SWR Aktuell . March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017 . 
17. ^ Girls from Kelsterbach: acquittal after fatal accident in amusement park. In: hessenschau.de. July 27, 2017.
18. ^ "From third to first division". Die Rheinpfalz, November 4, 2017, accessed on April 18, 2018 . 
19. ↑ ^{a b} Holiday Park replaces Bounty Tower in 2015 with Gerstlauer Sky Fly Airtimers.com, February 7, 2015, accessed on February 16, 2015
20. ↑ Wunderland Kalkar opens a Condor in 2015 - from the Holiday Park? Airtimers.com, January 28, 2015, accessed February 16, 2015
21. ↑ Expedition GeForce - Holiday Park (Hassloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). In: rcdb.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016 . 
22. ↑ Sky Scream - Holiday Park (Hassloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). In: rcdb.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016 . 
23. ↑ Dirk Rasquin / ewrdb.com: Holiday Park - Wickie Splash - European Water Ride DataBase. In: de.ewrdb.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016 . 
24. ↑ Holiday Park Up-to-Date - History . Holiday Park's unofficial fan site. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
25. ↑ holly info - park. Retrieved September 7, 2018.

Web links

Commons : Holiday Park  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Official fan page
• Fanpage
• Pictures and facts of all previous roller coasters

literature

• Holiday-Park (Ed.): 30 years of Holiday-Park: 30 years of "Lust auf Fun" , Haßloch 2001.