Mitchada04 Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I'm amazed we don't have a topic for this lovely park! Should have been enough of a reason on its own! They have a huge expansion plan in progress with an aim of doubling gate figures up to 1.2 million by 2025. So as seen here the entrance will move, 3 big phases for new themed area (first one for 2018 which is the yellow one) and a hotel! Buildings up to 30metres bar the entrance which has a 45 metre tower whenever that materialises. New rides up to 45 metres with the exception of 3 rides allowed to go to 100 metres. They have nice neighbours it seems (if they have neighbours, its very middle of no where) So what are they building for 2018? A nice new themed area which if following Magic Valley will be very nice indeed. But with a big coaster. Anyone fancy a B&M wingcoaster? http://www.looopings.nl/weblog/6767...retpark-bouwt-spectaculaire-wing-coaster.html Really looking forward to watching them expand and growing reasons to go back! CharlieN and JoshC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Ha that's awesome. A bit un-Toverland in some ways but I'm sure they'll make it work. The 100m ride thing is intersting - drop tower anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 A B&M eh? Fantastic news for the park right there, it did lack a truly iconic ride (although Troy did do that to a degree) and this should certainly put them on the map... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Toverland has always been a place I've wanted to visit for a while. Thst will become a must once this new wing rider opens which sounds an exceptional addition to the park. Hopefully by by the time it's open, road trip material will be comprehensible. The whole expansion project of this park sounds fantastic and could give the Netherlands another game player (amongst The Efteling) but we shall see. Hopefully they'll eventually build a dark ride too since it currently lacks those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 One thing I do hope is also in the park's thoughts is the public transport, and improving that as it's worse than Towers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Think De Magische Vallei is the only reason I pay attention to Toverland tbh...mainly for the soundtrack. IMAscore at their finest undoubtedly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 According to Loopings, the new proposed wing rider will reach a height of 40 metres (131ft), making it not only the highest coaster at the park (Troy 35 metres), but the second tallest coaster in the Netherlands after Goliath. The ride will also be slightly taller than Swarm and Raptor and around equal height to Flug Der Daemon. 2018 is already looking like a highly exciting year for Europe, not just the UK. Especially with Valkyria at Liseberg and rumours of Phantasialand's next big thing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmonkey Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) Did Toverland in Oct - lovely little park! Troy was great - lovely their rapids, dwirvelwind is a fantastic family trill coaster, Their booster bike was the first I'd been on and was fun, and the biggest surprise was Blitzbahn, so well themed and such a fun ride! Also the fun house and 'witches' house - with the plastic wands! Thorpe and Chessington could both learn a lot from this little park! R.e. Chessington... A family-aimed park needs thrill rides too! In a way Toverland reminded me of Thorpe in the late 90's - with its clean and lush landscaping - and family orientation and limited ride line-up - with a bit of Chessingtons classic theming thrown in! Edited February 20, 2017 by Mitchada04 Merged to avoid double posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 On top of a new major coaster, it is believed Toverland are also adding in a boat ride of some description next year: http://www.looopings.nl/weblog/7277/Toverland-opent-nieuwe-waterattractie-in-2018.html Certainly a nice addition - I did feel like a calm boat ride would be a good addition that would give a bit more to the park. Some plans for all the 2018 investments may crop online this week, but the park aren't actually going to be doing any specific advertising until the Autumn. Image from the above link: The area expansion is happening behind Magic Valley (top middleish), so will end up being a pretty huge expansion for such a small park! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Well shoot me down I'm double posting... Someone (who seems reasonably trsutworthy) over on Themepark.nl claims to have seen the plans for the wingrider, and given a Paint job of what it will look like: -42m high and 800m long (about 5m higher and 25m longer than Swarm for comparison) -3 inversions -Trains would be 6 rows long -Light blue track and brown supports A very safe wingrider layout if it is the case, but certainly would add something to the park. Also nice to see the THORPE PARK inversion featured... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Still sounds a very exciting and ambitious project, and one that may well place this park as a must do. I'm also excited for this new water attraction, but am curious to what it could be considering they already have a flume and rapids ride. 2018 is certainly going to be an impressive year for U.K. and Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 The new water ride is just set to be a calm boat ride (like Tropical Travels for example). Given how nicely Toverland theme most of their rides, there's plenty of potential for it to be lovely. Depends how much money they're dumping to the new land though, as that wingrider won't be cheap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 The term "Kleine airtime bump" amuses me for no real reason... Let's hope it's better than Heide's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 The park have now officially confirmed both attractions (the boat ride is going to be made by Mack) to be forming the new land, along with a new entrance to the park. Serious investment from such a small park... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 It's what a park needs to do to hit that next step... I'd assume Toverland is considered third in Holland (though it and Walibi and basically fighting for second) and this should certainly get people noticing it more... It's been slowly developing since Troy, imagine having parks thinking long term eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmonkey Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Really Looking forward to see how this lovely little park develops - Visited last year.... and would love to go back next year when the new coaster is open! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 An image of how the new area may look has surfaced over on...shudders...Theme Park Review.. The layout of the boat ride can be seen in dark blue. The first helix does seem to take some inspiration from Swarm's helix. Bit of a shame the pathways won't go closer if that's accurate though. mrmonkey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieN Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 22 hours ago, BaronC. said: The first helix does seem to take some inspiration from Swarm's helix. Bit of a shame the pathways won't go closer if that's accurate though. Whilst that's true I'm sure the boat ride would provide lovely views of the coaster. Especially when it goes directly under the zero g roll and camelback. That would provide some absolutely amazing sights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Hearing rumours that this investment (new entrance, plus new land) is totalling 30 million euros (just over £25m). This is a park that isn't even receiving 750,000 visitors a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 And will be a better return on investment compared to other £20m+ additions If this effectively doubles that attendance then it's been a worthwhile investment, that simple... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 Concept art for the new entrance... Hopefully this is reflected in reality! mrmonkey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmonkey Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 Love the new Artwork, looks like it fits in so well with the park! lots of landscaping, use of water and organic shapes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 On 10 May 2017 at 8:07 PM, BaronC. said: Hearing rumours that this investment (new entrance, plus new land) is totalling 30 million euros (just over £25m). This is a park that isn't even receiving 750,000 visitors a year. Well I am planning to be +1 to the visitor count when the new wing coaster opens next year. Am I right in thinking that the new entrance, wing coaster and boat ride(+park expansion) are all planned to be ready for 2018? I am planning on combining this park with a trip to plopsa, phantasialand, holiday park etc. next year and I wouldn't want to be visiting when the wing coaster is open but the other areas are only half complete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 I thought the new entrance wasn't due for next year, could be wrong though... That's some distances between those parks though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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