{{Short description|Seasonal amusement park in Germany}} {{Infobox amusement park | name = Freizeitpark Plohn | location = Lengenfeld | location2 = Saxony | location3 = Germany | homepage = https://www.freizeitpark-plohn.de/en/ | visitors = 350,000 | area = {{convert|25|ha}} | status = Operating | coasters = 6 | water_rides = 4 | rides = 79 (2021) | operator = Freizeitpark Plohn GmbH | opening_date = 1996 | previous_names = Märchen- und Erlebnispark Forellenhof Plohn | coordinates = {{coord|50.566605179493784|N|12.397077298277603|E}} | image = 250px | caption = Entrance area since 2016 }}
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Über 80 Attraktionen|url=https://www.freizeitpark-plohn.de/en/park-entdecken/attraktionen|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Amusement Park Plohn|language=}}</ref>
== History == thumb|Old entrance area
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.<ref>{{cite web|last=|date=|year=|title=Silver Mine|url=http://rcdb.com/1092.htm?|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|publisher=|pages=|language=|format=|quote=|periodical=Rollercoaster Database}}</ref>
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,<ref>{{cite web|last=|date=|year=|title=Plohseidon – Freizeitpark Plohn|url=http://plohni-tv.blogspot.com/2011/07/plohseidon-freizeitpark-plohn.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715192350/http://plohni-tv.blogspot.com/2011/07/plohseidon-freizeitpark-plohn.html|archive-date=2011-07-15|access-date=|publisher=|pages=|language=de|quote=|periodical=Plohni TV Blog}}</ref> a nostalgia-carousel, which was previously in Heide Park and ''Plohni's Diving Excursion'' since Whitsun 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Plohni's Diving Excursion|url=https://www.freizeitpark-plohn.de/en/park-entdecken/attraktionen/plohnis-tauchfahrt|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Amusement Park Plohn|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=|date=|year=|title=HURRA! Unser neues Plohnidorf ist pünktlich fertig!|url=http://www.freizeitpark-plohn.de/de_DE/news/News/item/HURRA!-Unser-neues-Plohnidorf-ist-puenktlich-fertig!|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425032519/http://www.freizeitpark-plohn.de/de_DE/news/News/item/HURRA!-Unser-neues-Plohnidorf-ist-puenktlich-fertig!|archive-date=2011-04-25|access-date=|publisher=|pages=|language=|format=|quote=|periodical=Freizeitpark Plohn}}</ref> Since 2013 there has been a completely new theme area: ''The village of the Gauls'' ({{Langx|de|Dorf der Gallier}}). The main attraction is the raft water slide called ''Curse of Teutates'' ({{Langx|de|Fluch des Teutates}}), manufactured by ABC Rides.<ref>{{cite web|last=|date=|year=|title=Der Name steht fest|url=http://plohnis-welt.de/news/197-der-name-steht-fest.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211225747/http://www.plohnis-welt.de/news/197-der-name-steht-fest.html|archive-date=2013-02-11|access-date=|publisher=|pages=|language=|quote=|periodical=Plohnis-Welt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Curse of Teutates|url=https://www.freizeitpark-plohn.de/en/park-entdecken/attraktionen/fluch-des-teutates|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Amusement Park Plohn|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|last=|date=|year=|title=Freizeitpark Plohn trennt sich von Sparkasse Vogtland|url=http://www.vogtland-anzeiger.de/Vogtland_Anzeiger/index.php?menuid=23&reporeid=3319|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807044854/http://www.vogtland-anzeiger.de/Vogtland_Anzeiger/index.php?menuid=23|archive-date=2010-08-07|access-date=|publisher=|pages=|language=|format=|quote=|periodical=Vogtland-Anzeiger}}</ref>
== Attractions == The attractions of the Freizeitpark Plohn are divided into the following theme areas: ''Plohni's Village'', ''Village of the Gauls'', ''Wild West City'', ''Enchanted Forest'', ''Dinoland'', ''Nature Park'', ''Oldtimerpark'', an area for the action attractions and a catering area.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Theme worlds|url=https://www.freizeitpark-plohn.de/en/park-entdecken/themenwelten|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Amusement Park Plohn|language=en}}</ref>
=== Roller coasters === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Picture !Name !Type !Manufacturer !Theme area !Opening date |- |120x120px |Caterpillar |Family Coaster (MX48) |SBF Visa Group |Oldtimerpark |2006 |- |120x120px |El Toro |Wooden roller coaster |Great Coasters International |Action area |10 April 2009 |- |120x120px |Plohseidon |Force – 190 |Zierer Rides |Plohni's Village |2011 |- |160x160px |Miniwah & The Secret of Gold Creek City (short: Miniwah)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gold-creek-city.de/ |title=Die Besten Online Shops Kleidung - Mode, Klassisch, Bequemer Stil mit Günstigen Preis |access-date=2022-07-08 |archive-date=2018-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831104228/http://www.gold-creek-city.de/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |Powered roller coaster |Mack Rides |Action area |2015 |- |120x120px |Dragon Swivel |Spinning roller coaster |SBF Visa Group |Action area |2017 |- |120x120px |Dynamite<ref>{{cite web|last=|date=2017-08-01|title=Meldung zur neuen Achterbahn "Dynamite" auf der Seite des Freizeitparks|url=https://freizeitpark-plohn.de/de_DE/news/News/item/Breaking-News|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313214310/https://freizeitpark-plohn.de/de_DE/news/News/item/Breaking-News|archive-date=2018-03-13|access-date=2018-03-13|publisher=|pages=|language=|format=|quote=|periodical=}}</ref> |BigDipper |Mack Rides |Action area |2019 |}
=== Water rides === {|class="wikitable sortable" !Pictures !Name !Type !Manufacturer !Theme area !Opening date |- | |Dazzling Dan's Fuselschleuder |Jet Ski |Zierer |Action area |align="center"|2024 |- |120x120px |Funny Boats |Bumper boats |SBF Visa Group |Enchanted Forest | align="center" |— |- |120x120px |Primeval Times Raft Trip |Raft trip |Mack Rides |Dinoland |align="center"|1997 |- |120x120px |Wild water ride |Log fume |Mack Rides |Action area |align="center"|1999 |- |120x120px |Flintstone's Gunboats |Pedalo | |Dinoland | align="center" |2008 |- |160x160px |Curse of Teutates |River rapids ride |ABC Rides |Village of the Gauls |align="center"|2013 |- |}
=== Other attractions ===
* Nostalgia-carousel * Plohni's Diving Excursion * Holzmichel-Villa * Pony-Adventure * Old-Timer Trip * Crazy House * Fairy Tale Forest * Children's Swingboat * Gnome Train in the Land of the Dwarfs * Climbing Mountain * Western rodeo * Western railway * ''Wild sow'' slide * Ghost mill * Freefall Tower ({{Convert|15|m|ft}}) * Flintstone's Journey * Red-Baron Carousel * Fairytale Carousel * Bull Riding * Trampoline Area * Tree house (the largest of Germany)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Germany's Largest Tree House|url=https://www.freizeitpark-plohn.de/en/park-entdecken/attraktionen/deutschlands-grosstes-baumhaus|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Amusement Park Plohn|language=en}}</ref> * Magic fountains * Tipi with Slide
=== Former attractions === * Sling-Shot (2003)<ref>{{cite web|title=Freizeitparks - Parks von A - G|periodical=|publisher=|url=http://masterchristian.beepworld.de/freizeitparks.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124115822/http://masterchristian.beepworld.de/freizeitparks.htm|archive-date=2017-01-24|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref> * Dragon Loop (removed 2010) * Dragon Swing (removed 2016) * Silver Mine (replaced by Dynamite 2017)
=== Shows === In the early years various circuses made guest appearances in the park. Furthermore, there was a large western arena in the Freizeitpark Plohn until 2013, which could accommodate up to 700 visitors. At the end of the 2012 season, the shows listed there were canceled. The reasons for this include the immense increase in GEMA fees from 2013. From the end of 2013 to the beginning of 2015, the hall for the indoor roller coaster ''Miniwah & The Secret of Gold Greek City'' was largely gutted and redesigned.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Miniwah & The Secret of Gold Creek City"|url=https://www.freizeitpark-plohn.de/en/park-entdecken/attraktionen/miniwah-das-geheimnis-von-gold-creek-city|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Amusement Park Plohn|language=en}}</ref> Currently, there is also a mapping show about the history of ''Gold Greek City'' every hour. This indoor area with a powered coaster from Mack Rides received the FKF award from the ''Freundeskreis Kirmes und Freizeitparks'' in 2016.
Since the closure of the Western Arena as the central location for shows, various artists and have appeared in the park at changing intervals, including the Prague Marionette Theater with the tent show ''Plohnis Marionettencircus'' next to the ''Plohseidon'' roller coaster in 2014.<ref>{{citation|title=Airtimers vor Ort: Saisoneröffnung 2014 im Freizeitpark Plohn|url=http://airtimers.com/airtimers-vor-ort-saisoneroffnung-2014-im-freizeitpark-plohn-mit-vorboten-fur-2015/0023484/|website=Airtimers.com|language=German|access-date=2017-02-07}}</ref> *
== References == <references />
== External links == {{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://www.freizeitpark-plohn.de/en/|name=Homepage of Freizeitpark Plohn}}
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