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Toverland - a magical day Trivia Quiz


Ready to explore another theme park with me? Toverland is a small, young but charming Dutch park themed around magic. If you've never been there, don't let that keep you away - the pictures help and some questions are general ride and coaster knowledge.

A photo quiz by WesleyCrusher. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Time
8 mins
Type
Photo Quiz
Quiz #
400,844
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
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136
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Question 1 of 10
1. Let's start our visit with a coaster right away - not a spectacular one, but a little family coaster calles "Toos Express". It is in the oldest area of the park, called "Land of Toos". When the park opened in 2001, what made it special (this is no longer the case)? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. One of the things I really love about Toverland are its unique and prototype rides. One of those "first installed here" rides is Wirbelbaum, a miniature Ferris Wheel type ride located in the Wunderwald section. What is NOT true about this ride? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. We can't go to a theme park without getting wet, can we? The Wunderwald section also houses Expedition Zork, a log flume ride with a backwards section, that goes partially outside for its highest drop. What unusual feature does it contain? (The photo might clue you in) Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. How about something unique that's, all by itself, enough reason to give Toverland y try? Maximus' Blitz Bahn is a bobsled type ride with freewheeling two-seater vehicles whose speed is controlled by the rider. Again, this ride contains a quite unique feature, which one? Again, a close look at the photo might help a bit although it's difficult to see. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. We need more speed! This ride, called Booster Bike, was another first - a roller coaster in which the seats are motorbikes! The question is, how do the restraints work on this ride to ensure no one falls off and, as a bonus, encourage proper aerodynamic seating position? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What's this? A full scale obstacle climbing circuit? In the middle of a theme park?

That can't be, can it? What is the status of this attraction? Could it really be that we get a decent workout from our visit?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Whoa, it's getting hot in here and the bit of water we got on ourselves during our ride on Zork has long dried. Time for another wet ride, a river rapids ride called Djengu River. It happens to be a really hot summer day, above 30 degrees centigrade, what might we expect? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Dwervelwind is another fun coaster and always worth a ride. Or three or seven. A more modern version of the popular "Euro-Mir" coaster at Europa Park, this ride features which improvement over that early model? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. If you know me, you'll know that I won't give a park maximum marks unless it contains a good wooden coaster. Toverland ticks that box as well, with Troy, the Ride. What is the name of the themed area it's located in? (Remember the name) Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. So we've been all around the park and we've only found some mild thrills? Well, not really. We're just saving the best for last - Fénix is a fast, exciting coaster with three inversions where riders are seated in gondolas located to the left and right of the track instead of above or below. Depending on which side you choose, the ride experience is quite different, but what is the term for this kind of coaster? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Let's start our visit with a coaster right away - not a spectacular one, but a little family coaster calles "Toos Express". It is in the oldest area of the park, called "Land of Toos". When the park opened in 2001, what made it special (this is no longer the case)?

Answer: The park was completely indoor

The Land of Toos hall is mostly aimed at children and, features not only a number of rides - a teacup ride, a chain swing ride, the pictured coaster and some kiddie rides, but also a set of water slides (to be used with a raft, so you won't get wet) and, like the entire park, a lot of playground of equipment.

The initial setup for Toverland called for it to be entirely enclosed and thus independent from the weather. This also meant the park had no closing dates - until the coronoavirus-mandated closures of early 2020, it had been open every single day of its existence (although, on the least busy days, hours were rather limited).
2. One of the things I really love about Toverland are its unique and prototype rides. One of those "first installed here" rides is Wirbelbaum, a miniature Ferris Wheel type ride located in the Wunderwald section. What is NOT true about this ride?

Answer: Riders can choose to be turned upside down by locking their gondolas

Wirbelbaum consists of a rotating central mast to which two wheels are mounted on opposite sides. Each wheel carries just three gondolas and can be raised and lowered along the mast, while also spinning. Loading takes place one wheel at a time, from the same side, while the other remains raised and spinning near the top.

Turning upside down would be a bad idea in this ride, given that there are absolutely no restraints!

You can imagine from this description that this ride, charming as it is, has a low capacity (a problem shared by quite a few Toverland rides) and is, due to its complexity, prone to break down.
3. We can't go to a theme park without getting wet, can we? The Wunderwald section also houses Expedition Zork, a log flume ride with a backwards section, that goes partially outside for its highest drop. What unusual feature does it contain? (The photo might clue you in)

Answer: One of the turntables for the boats is in the middle of a lift

If you look closely at the photo, you see the second lift with the turntable at the left. The boats are taken out of the water, raised a few meters and only then turned, while at the steep angle of the lift, giving a very interesting movement. The platform turns back and forth, so you don't know in advance whether you're going to get a left or right turn on the lift. Then the lift continues to the 30 meters high outdoor tower from where boats then take the big plunge.

Expedition Zork operates in the winter as the outside section is quite short and you come back into the well heated hall before you can get cold.
4. How about something unique that's, all by itself, enough reason to give Toverland y try? Maximus' Blitz Bahn is a bobsled type ride with freewheeling two-seater vehicles whose speed is controlled by the rider. Again, this ride contains a quite unique feature, which one? Again, a close look at the photo might help a bit although it's difficult to see.

Answer: The bobs are electrically powered

A freewheeling ride whose speed is determined by the rider, with a vertical loop? This would be something the Evil Twin might install in his parks to collect some souls...

There's also no reason to go underground and not even the Dutch would want you to propel a sled with bike pedals.

No, it's an electrically powered ride with only mild elevation changes. The attraction is themed around a crazy inventor who made these electric bobsleds as the transit system of the future. It also contains a lap timer, encouraging riders to go fast and, to get the best possible time, you not only need to keep accelerating but also to avoid tape strips glued to the track that slow you down by shifting your weight. It's a unique and fun ride that also suffers from low capacities - even on slow days where everything else is walk on, you can have 30 or 40 minutes of wait here.

The best thing to do for this ride is really to rush there right when the park opens, you can usually get two or three rounds before there's any significant wait, and once you're done with that, you can hit Booster Bike as well before it fills up.
5. We need more speed! This ride, called Booster Bike, was another first - a roller coaster in which the seats are motorbikes! The question is, how do the restraints work on this ride to ensure no one falls off and, as a bonus, encourage proper aerodynamic seating position?

Answer: A padded safety bar lowers onto the rider's back

While I am sure some thrill seekers would enjoy a completely restraint-free ride, this isn't recommended for a ride that quickly accelerates to 70 kph and provides some airtime hills. The system used holds the rider from above, with a bar across the back, ingeniously lowered by pulling on the handlebars. This also makes sure you take a proper bike racing position with the head down.

The train on this coaster consists of 16 bikes, but with only one train and the relatively difficult boarding, this is another attraction that has a low capacity and sometimes long lines.

The TRON Lightcycle Power Run being installed at Disney parks is an upgraded version of this ride by the same manufacturer.
6. What's this? A full scale obstacle climbing circuit? In the middle of a theme park? That can't be, can it? What is the status of this attraction? Could it really be that we get a decent workout from our visit?

Answer: It's a regular attraction, included in the day pass.

You'd probably pay almost half the price of a Toverland ticket to use one of these attractions outside the park, but in here, it is a normal attraction, free to use with your day pass. If you're halfway decent at it and don't have any scaredy cat or clumsy bag of flesh in front of you, you can make a lap around the twelve obstacle sections in about ten minutes - plus the time it takes to don and remove your safety gear.

It's a great quick workout that I can only recommended if you need something more active than standing in line. Just be there right when it opens for the day (usually a few hours after park opening) or you could be in for a LONG wait - this attraction can't really serve more than 20 to 30 visitors per hour.
7. Whoa, it's getting hot in here and the bit of water we got on ourselves during our ride on Zork has long dried. Time for another wet ride, a river rapids ride called Djengu River. It happens to be a really hot summer day, above 30 degrees centigrade, what might we expect?

Answer: The park provides a "soaking wet" hour in the afternoon

During the hot days of the 2019 season, Toverland introduced an afternoon hour where you can be certain to get drenched to the skin and below! All overhead waterfalls that normally switch off when a boat passes by remain on for a free shower and, if that's not enough, the park provides staff members standing on bridges and next to the track with super soakers and buckets to ensure that the "drenched hour" lives up to its name.

And if they should still happen to miss you or you don't want to wait in line for it (or the weather is only 28 degrees, traitor), you always also have the option of what the park calls the Benelux' biggest shower - a multi-storey waterfall with enough of the wet stuff to dissolve you in seconds if you're so inclined and you can just stand under it. Splash!
8. Dwervelwind is another fun coaster and always worth a ride. Or three or seven. A more modern version of the popular "Euro-Mir" coaster at Europa Park, this ride features which improvement over that early model?

Answer: Cars spin freely, creating a different experience each ride

No, you won't find inversions on Dwervelwind, although if you want a spinning coaster with upside down elements, those are now actually being built. However, that would be a bit too much for a family-oriented park, so we'll have to do with free and sometimes rather fast spinning that will give every single ride a new spin (pun intended). If you go with a family or friends, try for a bit of weight difference between the front and back row of your car, but not too much - you need some difference to get a good momentum going, but if the imbalance is too large, the heavier side will just stick to the outside of every turn.

Oh, if you're asking why Euro Mir has never been upgraded to this system - it features a far more intense track layout and the forces in some sections would just be too great if you were to hit them facing sideways.
9. If you know me, you'll know that I won't give a park maximum marks unless it contains a good wooden coaster. Toverland ticks that box as well, with Troy, the Ride. What is the name of the themed area it's located in? (Remember the name)

Answer: Ithaka

A Greek-themed coaster of course feels right at home in Ithaka. Manufactured by Great Coasters International (aka the guys who know to build an exciting woodie), this was the first major outdoor attraction of the park and the beginning of the expansion from an indoor-only operation to a fully sized and landscaped theme park.

Like most GCI coasters, Troy also features a station flyby - a section of track where the train runs above the exit side platform at high speed to provide some excitement for the waiting riders.

Ithaka also features Scorpio, a swing ship and the Horses of Ithaka, a slow rocking horseback ride mostly aimed at kids.
10. So we've been all around the park and we've only found some mild thrills? Well, not really. We're just saving the best for last - Fénix is a fast, exciting coaster with three inversions where riders are seated in gondolas located to the left and right of the track instead of above or below. Depending on which side you choose, the ride experience is quite different, but what is the term for this kind of coaster?

Answer: Wing coaster

All of these coaster types exist, but the "seats on the side" style used for Fénix is called a wing coaster. The ride picture here is shot from a right side seat which offers two very sections of flying very low over the ground at maximum speed while the left wing offers a more intense experience during the sideways-twisting sections of the inversions, especially the first drop. So it's really two quite different rides and, if you get the chance, you should try both.

The good news for us coaster fans is that Fénix, Dwervelwind and Troy all three have excellent capacity and on moderate to busy days, they're the shortest waits in the park. So there's really no excuse to not get enough coaster time.
Source: Author WesleyCrusher

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