{{Short description|Amusement park in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany}} {{Infobox amusement park | logo = File:Hansa Park logo.png | name = Hansa-Park | location = [[Sierksdorf]], [[Schleswig-Holstein]] | location2 = [[Germany]] | coordinates = {{coord|54.0769|N|10.78|E| type:landmark_region:DE_source:kolossus-dewiki | display=inline,title}} | homepage = {{url|www.hansapark.de}} | owner = Leicht family | general_manager = Christoph Andreas Leicht | opening_date = May 15, 1977 | previous_names = ''Hansaland'' - 1977 to 1987 | area = {{convert|113|acre|km2}} | rides = 92 | coasters = 7 | water_rides = 7 | status = Operating | image = [[File:Hansapark1.jpg|250px]] | caption = View from Holstein Tower (2004) }}
'''Hansa-Park''' is a seasonal [[amusement park]] in [[Sierksdorf]], [[Schleswig-Holstein]], [[Germany]] off the [[Baltic Sea]]. It was opened on May 15, 1977 under the name '''Hansaland''' and renamed '''Hansa-Park''' in 1987. It currently spans {{convert|113|acre|km2}} and includes more than 125 attractions. From 1973 to 1976, the site was home to the first German [[Legoland]].<ref name=Herman-12>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/millionlittlebri0000herm |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/millionlittlebri0000herm/page/48 48] |title=A Million Little Bricks: The Unofficial Illustrated History of the LEGO Phenomenon |author=Herman, Sarah |date=2012 |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing |location=New York City |isbn=978-1-62087-054-9 |accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref>{{rp|57}}
The park is owned by the Leicht family and managed by Christoph Andreas Leicht. The park attracts more than a million visitors each year, making it the [[List of amusement parks in Europe#Germany|fifth largest]] German amusement park. ''[[Stern (magazine)|Stern]]'' magazine, in collaboration with the ''BAT Freizeit-Forschungsinstitut'' (Leisure Research Institute) tested the ten leading German amusement parks. Hansa-Park scored second place behind [[Europa-Park]] overall and first place in the north. The ''Family Park by the Sea'' was the first German amusement park to receive the ''OK for Kids'' seal of approval from the ''Deutscher Kinderschutzbund'' (the German Association for the Protection of Children) and ''[[TÜV Nord]]'' (Technical Inspection Association, North) for the whole park.
The grounds are divided into eleven different [[Theming|themed areas]], including ''Adventure Land'', ''Old-Time Fun Fair'', ''Beautiful Britain'', ''The Realms of the North'', ''Fiesta del Mar'', ''HANSA Garden'', ''The Hanseatic League in Europe'', ''Peterhof of Novgorod'', ''New Lübeck'', ''Water Fun'' and ''Land of the Vikings''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HANSA-PARK - Deutschlands einziger Erlebnispark am Meer|url=https://hansapark.de/|access-date=2021-10-21|website=HANSA-PARK|language=en}}</ref> Each of these areas contains rides and shows consistent with its theme. The park's special charm lies in its careful and detailed use of theming, with many little gags positioned along the way to the large attractions. ==List of rides==
===Roller coasters=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Picture||Name||Safety Restrictions||Type||Max. Height||Length||Max. Speed||Manufacturer||Opened||Duration||Park Section |- |[[File:Nessie Superrollercoaster and Rasender Roland.JPG|120px]]||Nessie Superrollercoaster||At least 10 years old or w/adult, must be under {{Convert|1.95|m|ft}} tall||[[Steel roller coaster]]||{{Convert|26|m|ft}}||{{Convert|840|m|ft}}||{{Convert|90|km/h|mph}}||[[Anton Schwarzkopf|Schwarzkopf]]||1980||2:10 min||Beautiful Britain |- |[[File:Rasernder Roland Hansapark Sierksdorf.JPG|120px]]||Royal Scotsman||At least 10 years old or w/adult||Steel roller coaster||{{Convert|16|m|ft}}||{{Convert|522|m|ft}}||{{Convert|50|km/h|mph}}||[[Vekoma]]||1993||1:10 min||Beautiful Britain |- |[[File:Hansa Park Crazy Mine.JPG|120px]]||[[Wild mouse|Crazy Mine]]||At least 9 years old and {{Convert|1.10|m|ft}} tall||Steel roller coaster||{{Convert|13|m|ft}}||{{Convert|370|m|ft}}||{{Convert|45|km/h|mph}}||Maurer Söhne||1997||1:10 min||Adventure Land |- |[[File:Fluch von Novgorod 1.JPG|120px]]||[[Escape of Novgorod]]||At least {{Convert|1.25|m|ft}} tall||Steel roller coaster||{{Convert|40|m|ft}}||{{Convert|700|m|ft}}||{{Convert|100|km/h|mph}}||[[Gerstlauer]]||2009||1:50 min||Peterhof of Novgorod |- |[[File:SchlangevonMidgardHansapark.JPG|120px]]||Midgard Serpent||At least {{Convert|1.00|m|ft}} tall||Steel roller coaster||{{Convert|10|m|ft}}||{{Convert|200|m|ft}}||{{Convert|40|km/h|mph}} to {{Convert|45|km/h|mph}}||[[Gerstlauer]]||2011||1:40 min||Land of the Vikings |- |[[File:Kaernan.jpg|120px]]||[[The Oath of Kärnan]]||At least {{Convert|1.25|m|ft}} tall |Steel roller coaster||{{Convert|73|m|ft}}||{{Convert|1235|m|ft}}||{{Convert|127|km/h|mph}}||[[Gerstlauer]]||2015||||The Realms of the North |- | [[File:HP DerKleineZar.jpg|120x120px]]|| The Little Tsar || At least 6 years old Accompanied by an adult
Up to 5 years old
At least {{Convert|0.95|m|ft}} tall | Steel roller coaster || {{Convert|3|m|ft}}|| {{Convert|54|m|ft}}|| {{Convert|20|km/h|mph}}||[[Preston & Barbieri]] || 2017 |||| Old-Time Fun Fair |}
=== Water rides === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Picture||Name||Safety Restrictions||Type||Max. Height||Length||Manufacturer||Opened||Duration||Park Section |- | |Awilda's Adventure Ride |at least 0.9 metres (2.95 ft) tall, adult required if under 1.0 metre (3.3 ft) |Baby Flume |3 metres (9.8 ft) |83 m |Soquet |2021 | - |The Realms of the North |- |[[File:Hansa-Park Barracuda-Slide.jpg|120px]]||Barracuda Slide||at least 8 years old and 25 kg or w/adult||raft water slide||{{Convert|12|m|ft}}||-||van Egdom||1998||-||Land of the Vikings |- |[[File:Hansa-Park Blumenmeer-Bootsfahrt.jpg|120px]]||Flower Magic Boat Tour||-||boat ride||-||-||[[Mack Rides]]||1977||-||Old-Time Fun Fair |- | ||Stormy Dragon Boat Ride||at least 2 years old, adult required if under 6||Mini log flume||{{Convert|7|m|ft}}||160 m||L&T Systems||2007||-||Land of the Vikings |- |[[File:Rio Dorado.JPG|120px]]||Störtebeker's Sea Raid||at least 10 years old or w/adult||[[River rapids ride]]||{{Convert|20.4|m|ft}}||213 m||White Water West||2000||-||The Realms of the North |- |[[File:Hansa-Park Wasser-Achterbahn Super-Splash.jpg|120px]]||Super Splash||at least 10 years old or w/adult||Log flume||{{Convert|20|m|ft}}||-||Intamin||1986||-||Water Fun |- |[[File:Wildwasserbahn_Hansa-Park.JPG|120px]]||Wild Water Ride – The Great Pike||at least 10 years old or w/adult||[[Log flume (ride)|Log flume]]||{{Convert|15|m|ft}}||-||Mack Rides / [[Arrow Dynamics]]||1977||-||Peterhof of Novgorod |}
=== Other attractions === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Picture||Name||Safety Restrictions||Type||Max. Height||Manufacturer||Opened||Park Section |- | |1903 Somerset Traffic |up to 1.35 metres (4.43 ft) tall |[[Bumper cars|Mini bumper cars]] | - | - |1992 |Beautiful Britain |- | |Akira, The Giraffe | - |Playground | - | - |? |Old-Time Fun Fair |- | |Animal Babies of Peterhof | - |Turntable Carousel | - |Wooddesign |2022 |Peterhof of Novgorod |- | |Apache Lodge Tree House |at least 4 years old, adult required if under 7 years |Obstacle course | - | - |2006 |Adventureland |- | |Awilda's Lookout |at least 1.0 metre (3.3 ft) tall, adult required if under 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) |[[Drop tower|Family drop tower]] |11 metres (36 ft) |[[Zierer]] |2021 |The Realms of the North |- | |Ball & Bounce House |up to {{Convert|1.40|m|ft}} tall |Ball pit | - | - |1990 |Beautiful Britain |- |[[File:Barcos del Mar.jpg|frameless|120x120px]] |Barcos del Mar |at least 0.9 metres (2.95 ft) tall, adult required if under 9 years |ApolloSidecar | - |Technical Park |2018 |Fiesta del Mar |- | ||Beach Trucks at the Pirate Camp||at least {{Convert|1.00|m|ft}} tall||Convoy ride||-||Marcel Lutz||2022||The Hanseatic League in Europe |- | |Bear Sleigh | - |Playground | - | - |? |Peterhof of Novgorod |- | |Bouncy Hills |up to 1.30 metres (4.3 ft) |[[Trampoline|Trampolines]] | - | - |2014 |Land of the Vikings |- | |Camino del Mar | - |Water playground | - | - |2007 |Fiesta del Mar |- | |Carrousel Baltique | - |[[Carousel]] | - |Concept 1900 |2023 |The Hanseatic League in Europ |- | |Children's Swing Boat Ride |up to 1.40 metres (4.6 ft) tall |[[Swing boat|Swing boats]] | - | - |1977 |Old-Time Fun Fair |- |[[File:Hansa-Park Koggenfahrt.jpg|120px]]||Cog Ship Ride||at least 8 years old||Spinning ship ride||-||[[Mack Rides]]||1977||Old-Time Fun Fair |- | |Donkey Cart | - |Playground | - | - |? |The Realms of the North |- | ||Dr Livingstone's Safari Flight||5–10 years old||[[Red Baron (ride)|Red Baron]]||-||Technical Park||2005||Old-Time Fun Fair |- | |Einar's Fjord Cruise |at least 0.9 metres (2.95 ft) tall, adult required if under 8 years |Kontiki | - |Zierer |2025 |Land of the Vikings |- | |Elin's Travels through the Sky |at least {{Convert|1.05|m|ft}} tall |Mini drop tower |7.5 metres (24.6 ft) |[[Zamperla]] |2001 |Land of the Vikings |- | ||Flying Dutchman||at least 8 years old||pirate ship||{{Convert|20|m|ft}}||[[HUSS Park Attractions|Huss]]||1981||Old-Time Fun Fair |- | ||Flying Orcas||at least {{Convert|1.10|m|ft}} tall||flying spinning whale ride||{{Convert|6|m|ft}}||Huss||1998||Land of the Vikings |- | |Fondacio dei Tedeschi |at least 6 years old |Indoor playground | - |Eli Play |2014 |The Hanseatic League in Europe |- | |Gamble Hall | - |[[Arcade cabinet|Arcade]] | - | |1977 |New Lübeck |- | |Gold Prospecting | - |[[Gold panning]] attraction | - | - |1977 |New Lübeck |- | |Hall of Mirrors | - |Hall of mirrors | - | - |? |Old-Time Fun Fair |- |[[File:HANSE-Karussell im Hansa-Park.JPG|120px]]||The HANSA Carousel||-||Carousel||-||[[Bertazzon]]||2004||The Hanseatic League in Europe |- |[[File:HANSA-PARK Express.jpg|197x197px]]||HANSA-PARK Express||children up to 5 years must be seated next to an adult.||[[Minimum-gauge railway]]||-||Gebrüder Ihle Bruchsal||1977||Touring the park with stops in HANSA Garden, New Lübeck, Peterhof of Novgorod, and Land of the Vikings |- |[[File:HANSE-Flieger im HANSA-PARK.jpg|120x120px]]||HANSA Swing Ride||at least 7 years old and {{Convert|1.00|m|ft}} tall||children's swing carousel||{{Convert|10|m|ft}}||Wood-Design||2016||Old-Time Fun Fair |- | |Hanse Bowl | - |Gambling | - | - |2014 |Beautiful Britain |- |[[File:Highlander (Hansa-Park).jpg|120x120px]] |[[Highlander (Hansa-Park)|Highlander]] |at least {{Convert|1.40|m|ft}} tall |[[Drop tower|Drop Tower]] |{{Convert|120|m|ft}} |Funtime |2019 |Beautiful Britain |- | |Indian River |at least 4 years old |Children's boat ride | - |[[SBF Visa Group]] |2001 |New Lübeck |- | |Jungle Jeep | - |Playground | - | - |? |Old-Time Fun Fair |- |[[File:Kärnapulten.jpg|frameless|120x120px]] |Kärnapulten |at least {{Convert|1.25|m|ft}} tall |Sky Fly |22 metres (72 ft) |[[Gerstlauer]] |2017 |The Realms of the North |- | |The Lost Trails of Roanoke |at least 4 years old |Obstacle course | - |Emsland Spiel- und Freizeitgeräte |2024 |Adventureland |- | |Low-Rope Garden | - |Low-rope course | - |Künstlerische Holzgestaltung Bergmann GmbH |2009 |Water Fun |- | |Luftikus | - |[[Swing ride]] | - |Gundelwein |1992 |Old-Time Fun Fair |- | |Mail Coach | - |Playground | - | - |? |New Lübeck |- |[[File:Hansa-Park Hochseilgarten Navajo-Trail.jpg|120px]]||The Navajo Trail High-Rope Garden||at least 6 years old, {{Convert|1.10|m|ft}} to {{Convert|2.10|m|ft}} tall||High-rope course||{{Convert|7|m|ft}} to {{Convert|10|m|ft}}||Faszinatour||2006||Adventure Land |- | |New Lübeck Derby | - |Gambling | - | - |1977 |New Lübeck |- | |Patio del Mar | - |Playground | - | - |2022 |Fiesta del Mar |- | |Peterhof Tower |at least 1.05 metres (3.4 ft) tall |Interactive tower |7 metres (23 ft) |Sunkid Heege |2022 |Peterhof of Novgorod |- | |Pirates Camp |up to 1.20 metres (3.9 ft) tall |Indoor playground | - | - |2022 |The Hanseatic League in Europe |- | ||Pony Express||4–12 years old, at least {{Convert|1.10|m|ft}} tall||Electric pony ride||-||Metallbau Emmeln||2001||New Lübeck |- |||Pow-Wow||at least 8 years old||[[Teacups]]||-||Zamperla||1995||Adventure Land |- | |Rain Dance | - |Water playground | - | - |? |Adventure Land |- | |Remote-controlled boats | - |[[Remotely controlled boat|Remotely controlled boats]] | - | - |? |HANSA Garden |- |||Safari Jeeps||4–12 years old||Mini Jeeps||-||Metallbau Emmeln||before 1987||Old-Time Fun Fair |- | |Shooting Gallery | - |[[Shooter game|Shooting gallery]] | - | - |1977 |New Lübeck |- | |Slide | - |Slide | - | - |? |New Lübeck |- |[[File:Space Race building.jpg|frameless|120x120px]] |Space Scooter | - |Bumper cars | - |Bertazzon / Mack Rides |2002 |The Hanseatic League in Europe |- | |Störtebeker's Raft Trip | - |Rope ferry | - | - |before 2007 |Land of the Vikings |- | |Störtebeker's Rope Ladder Climb | |Gambling | - | - |2014 |Beautiful Britain |- | |Super Splash Water Playground | - |Water playground | - | - |2012 |Water Fun |- | |Swing Boat | - |[[Pirate ship (ride)|Pirate ship]] |20 metres (66 ft) |Huss |1981 |Old-Time Fun Fair |- | |Tahiti Trail |up to {{Convert|1.40|m|ft}} tall |Indoor playground | - | - |2012 |Beautiful Britain |- | |Trolls' Playground | - |Playground | - | - |2012 |The Hanseatic League in Europe |- | |Viking Baptism | - |Water playground | - | - |? |Land of the Vikings |- |[[File:Hansa-Park Wikinger-Bootsfahrt.jpg|frameless|120x120px]] |Viking Boat Trip |at least {{Convert|1.10|m|ft}} tall |Spinning boat ride | - |Mack Rides |1998 |Land of the Vikings |- | |Wall Climbing | - |[[Climbing wall]] | - | - |? |Adventure Land |- |[[File:Hansa-Park Wellenreiter.jpg|120px]]||Wave Rider||at least 8 years old||[[Troika (ride)|Troika]]||-||Huss ||1978||Thrill Rides |- |}
=== Former rides ===
{| class="wikitable" |- !Picture||Name||Type||Max. Height||Manufacturer||Opened||Closed |- |[[File:Glocke Hansa Park.jpg|120px]] |The Bell |[[Pendulum ride]] |{{Convert|28|m|ft}} |[[Funtime (manufacturer)|Funtime]] |2008 |2019 |- | |Driving and Flight Simulators |[[Simulator ride|Simulator rides]] | - |Thomson Simulation |1994 |2006 |- | ||El Paso Express||[[Powered roller coaster|Superbob]]||{{Convert|10|m|ft}}||BHS / Schwarzkopf||1989|| 2015 |- |[[File:Hansa-Park_Fliegender_Hai.jpg|120px]]||Flying Shark||[[Ranger (ride)|Ranger]]||{{Convert|26|m|ft}}||[[HUSS Park Attractions|Huss]]||1991||2019 |- |[[File:Fotodienst Nord Holsteinturm im Hansapark.jpg|frameless|160x160px]] |[[Holstein Tower]] |[[Gyro tower]] |100 metres (328 ft) |Huss |1987 |2025 |- |[[File:Hansa-Park Power-Tower Monte Zuma.jpg|120px]]||Monte-Zuma||[[Drop tower]]||{{Convert|50|m|ft}}||[[Maurer Söhne]]||2000|| 2012 |- |[[File:Hansa-Park Russische Schaukel.jpg|120px]]||Russische Schaukel||Historic [[ferris wheel]]||-||Werner Robrahn||1990|| 2014 |- | || Seeschlange || Tivoli Large || {{Convert|8|m|ft}}|| [[Zierer]]|| 1977 || 1992 |- | ||Sturmvogel||Pendulum ride||{{Convert|18|m|ft}}||Schwarzkopf||1991|| 2012 |- |[[File:Hansa-Park Torre Del Mar Detail.jpg|120px]]||Torre del Mar||[[Swing ride]]||{{Convert|70|m|ft}}||Funtime||2005|| 2015 |}
==Shows and events==
The Mexican theme world hosts the ''International [[Variety Show]]'', the ''Multi-Media- & Special-Effect-Show'', a cinema showing [[4D film]]s and ''The Talking Fountain'', a fountain with hidden speakers and water syringes. It is also the starting point of the daily ''HANSA-PARK Parade''. There is a children's show in the ''Old-Time Fun Fair'' theme world and a ''Water Circus'' featuring [[South American sea lion|Patagonian Sea Lions]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hansapark.de/en/attractions/ride-attractions/all-shows-at-a-glance/ |title=All Shows at a Glance |website=Hansa Park |access-date=18 May 2016}}</ref>
There are various seasonal ''Park Events''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hansapark.de/en/events/park-events/ |title=Park Events |website=Hansa Park |access-date=18 May 2016}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons}} * {{Official website|https://www.hansapark.de/en}} *{{RCDB|4873}} *[https://hapaguide.de/index.php HaPaGuide - Deine Hansa-Park Fanseite] (German)
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