Strange Theme Parks - CoasterBuzz

I'm looking for the 10 strangest theme parks in the world. For instances Kernwasser Wunderland, which is built in an old nuclear reactor.

Why? A large Dutch magazine has given me and a fellow enthusiast the oppurtunity to educate their editor, which wrote an article on how roller coasters could kill you earlier this year. This article gave them quite a lot of bad publicity. It was quite hilarious though. They have now asked for our help in writing a quality article but would still like to keep it interesting for *normal* readers.

So let me know about strange or exceptional theme parks and help me educate a non-believer.. ;)

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Dutch Coastin' :: European coasters, thrills and theming!

I think SFFT qualifies, if it's strange locations you're going for.

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A day is a drop of water in the ocean of eternity. A week is seven drops.

DRNK, That is quite weird. I will look more into this!

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The kind of strang I'm looking for is an exceptional locating, weird theming and so one.

I'm not familiar with SFFT, what's so special about its location?

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Dutch Coastin' :: European coasters, thrills and theming!

SFFT is in Texas and it has rocks all around it. Some of the coasters use the cliffs and terrain to their advantage. http://www.rcdb.com/installationgallery605.htm?Picture=1 this is a photo that you can really see what I am talking about.

To be more specific, it's inside an old rock quarry. At least two rides (Rattler and SKC in the photo above) go outside the quarry.

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A day is a drop of water in the ocean of eternity. A week is seven drops.

That's exactly what I'm looking for! But I've still got 6 weird theme parks to go..

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Dutch Coastin' :: European coasters, thrills and theming!

Isn't BonBonLand supposed to be unique in some aspect? weird ride names or something?

Not that im aware of

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I think Korakuen in Japan has one of the more interesting locations:

http://www.rcdb.com/installationgallery1845.htm?Picture=11

Also, if you count them, Circus Circus (inside a pink dome) and Stratosphere (on a huge tower) are certainly not ordinary. Not really amusement parks, though.

Isn't there a dogfart land in Holland? Or is that BonBon land?

BTW, isn't Tierra Mitica built in or, on, around, or near an old quarry too?

Oh, and on a side, yet related note, wouldn't it be cool to build a theme park in the uncompleted super collider in Texas?

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"Know thyself!"
*** This post was edited by janfrederick 4/2/2003 11:19:42 AM ***

This is what I've got so far:

01) Kernies Familienpark
02) Korakuen Amusement Park
03) Six Flags Fiesta Texas
04) Plopsaland
05) Adventuredome
06) Europa-Park
07) Stratosphere Tower
08) Bon-Bon Land

Bon-Bon is located in Denmark, not Holland. And yes, Terra Mitica is situated next to / inside an old quarry.

http://www.rcdb.com/full/terra-mitica/magnus-colossus3.jpg

Seeing that that's rather similar to SFFT, I'm not going to include it in the list.

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Dutch Coastin' :: European coasters, thrills and theming!
*** This post was edited by DRNK 4/2/2003 11:22:02 AM ***

I'd add Tierra Mitica if you are going to keep SFFT.

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"Know thyself!"

How about Ghost Town in the Sky in North Carolina that you have to take a ski lift to get to?

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A day is a drop of water in the ocean of eternity. A week is seven drops.

Thanks. I'll note Ghost Town in the Sky as number nine. Just one more to go!

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Dutch Coastin' :: European coasters, thrills and theming!

Not too strange, but Six Flags La Ronde is on an island in the Saint Lawrence by Montreal. And, of course, there is Galaxyland in Edmonton Mall.
*** This post was edited by Jim Fisher 4/2/2003 1:34:33 PM ***

How about the park in the middle of the Sazuka (I think) circuit in Japan?

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Whoa! That Terra Mitica looks awesome! The woodie using the terraces of the cliff looks great.

Like Marimba said, I would include the Sazuka race track. They have the spaghetti bowl Mad Cobra there that is pretty cool. I would substitute that for Korakuen though. There is nothing all that odd about a park in the middle of the city. There are a multitude of parks on top of skyscrapers as well.

I vote for Galaxyland. Who the hell put's a triple loop coaster in the middle of a bloody mall! I'm not complaining, I was there today.