Freizeitpark Plohn
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Previously known as Märchen- und Erlebnispark Forellenhof Plohn | |
 Entrance area since 2016 | |
 Interactive map of Freizeitpark Plohn | |
| Location | Lengenfeld, Saxony, Germany |
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| Coordinates | 50°34′00″N 12°23′49″E / 50.566605179493784°N 12.397077298277603°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 1996 |
| Operated by | Freizeitpark Plohn GmbH |
| Attendance | 350,000 |
| Area | 25 hectares (62 acres) |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 79 (2021) |
| Roller coasters | 6 |
| Water rides | 4 |
| Website | https://www.freizeitpark-plohn.de/en/ |
The Freizeitpark Plohn (also known as Plohni; formerly Märchen- und Erlebnispark Forellenhof Plohn) is a seasonal amusement park in Lengenfeld, Saxony, Germany. It has about 350,000 visitors a year and 79 attractions.[1]
Arnfried Völkel, who became unemployed after the Peaceful Revolution, built a trout farm in Plohn (Lengenfeld municipality) in 1991. On the basis of this restaurant, he opened a small fairy tale forest with twelve fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm in 1996. In the course of the following years the park continued to develop. The park's largest investments so far in 2009 were for the El Toro wooden roller coaster, the large water ride Wild Water Ride that has been in the park since 1999 and the Mack Rides BigDipper coaster called Dynamite in 2019. The park had its first roller coaster as early as 2000, the Silver Mine from the manufacturer Zierer. However, this was not a brand new ride at the time of purchase; it was a model from 1975 that had previously been in various other parks.[2]
In 2005 the park celebrated its tenth season and opened two attractions, Germany's largest tree house and a looping ride. In 2006, the roller coaster Raupe (English: Caterpillar), a roller coaster for children, was added. A completely new themed area was opened in The Flintstones-like style with a drop tower at the beginning of 2007, the Dinoland (derived from the Dinosaurs). This was expanded for the 2008 season to include Flintstone's Gunboats. These are themed pedalos. Also new in 2008 were the ghost train Scary Scooter (closed), which is now supposed to scare visitors in the beginning of the water ride, and the Ghost Mill. In 2009 the wooden roller coaster El Toro was opened.
A new themed area, the Plohni Village, was opened at the start of the season on April 21, 2011. As a new attraction there is the family roller coaster Plohseidon from Zierer,[3] a nostalgia-carousel, which was previously in Heide Park and Plohni's Diving Excursion since Whitsun 2012.[4][5] Since 2013 there has been a completely new theme area: The village of the Gauls (German: Dorf der Gallier). The main attraction is the raft water slide called Curse of Teutates (German: Fluch des Teutates), manufactured by ABC Rides.[6][7] The tavern house has been back on the complex since 2014, and work is being carried out on sanitary and catering facilities in the style of a Gaul village. In 2015, the new indoor roller coaster Miniwah & The Secret of Gold Creek City, manufactured by Mack Rides with a multimedia show opened in the former arena. In 2016 the park opened a new main entrance in the style of the Village of the Gauls. The construction of a bungalow resort with up to 600 beds is planned for the future. Furthermore, the vaulted cellar in the Old Brewery is to be expanded.[8]
