Fårup Summer Park (Danish: Fårup Sommerland) is a theme park located in Fårup between Blokhus and Løkken in North Jutland, Denmark. The park, as the name suggests, is open during the summer months and attracts about 600,000 people each season. It is one of Denmark's biggest amusement parks and has the largest water park of any amusement park in the country. The park currently has seven roller coasters and many other rides as well.
History
Opened on 21 June 1975 by the Kragelund family, which had been in the wholesale business in Aalborg for 90 years when Anders Kragelund decided to sell and start a new business - an amusement park. He chose for the site of this venture North Jutland, a beautiful and popular holiday area in Denmark. The amusement park opened small with only a handful of children´s rides and attracted about 40.000 guests in its first operating season in 1975. Over the years the park has grown in popularity and been expanded in area as well, by 1983 many new rides had been added and about 350.000 people visited the park that year. In 1989 a water park was added (Djurs Sommerland had added a water park in 1985). Since 2001 the park has added 5 new roller coasters to its slate, most recently in 2012 and 2013.
The majority of the rides in this park cater to every member of the family making this a very child-friendly amusement park. The park is nicely landscaped with plenty of trees everywhere and a lake separating the amusement park area from the water park. Even though some of the rides are themed the park itself is not divided into specifically themed areas. The Aqua Park is included in the admission price.
Reaches a speed 75 km/h (47 mph) on a 622 m (2,041 ft) long track and a height of 20 m (66 ft). Minimum height for people on the ride is 1.1 m (3.6 ft). Train 2x15.
This wild mouse coaster reaches a speed of 47 km/h (29 mph) on a 420 m (1,380 ft) long track and a height of 13 m (43 ft). Minimum height to ride the coaster is 1.15 m (3.8 ft). Car 2+2.
This single car (2 m × 3 m (6.6 ft × 9.8 ft)) coaster launches its riders to 80 km/h (50 mph) in just 2 seconds on a 540 m (1,770 ft) long track and a height of 20 m (66 ft) with two inversions. Minimum height to ride the coaster is 1.2 m (3.9 ft). Launch Coaster 540 model.
Reaches a speed of 46 km/h (29 mph) on a 335 m (1,099 ft) long track and a height of 13 m (43 ft). Age limit is 5 years old. 335m Junior Coaster model.
Farup Rafting - river rapids ride that opened in 1998. This six-passenger raft ride navigates a 470 m (1,540 ft) long course. Designer: Bear Rides.
Træstammerne (The Tree Trunks) - log flume ride that opened in 1991. A 230 m (750 ft) long Colorado-themed ride with three drops, the highest of which is 11 m (36 ft). Designer: Big Country Motioneering.
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