For the kids, and the “older kids” on the SRR event in 2008:

We are planning a trip on either Saturday or Sunday to Phantasialand. Well, “what on earth is that?” I hear you ask!Here’s a link to the web site:

Phantasialand is an amusement park in Bruhl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. This is less than an hour’s drive from the camp site at the Nurburgring. The park was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Loffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. Although starting as a family-oriented park, Phantasialand has also added thrill rides, especially in recent years.

Among the park's thrill rides is a themed runaway mine train called "Colorado Adventure", which runs among some mountains in the park's Wild West section. I guess if you were comparing this with Disneyland or Disneyworld, this sounds a lot llike “Thunder Mountain Railroad”. New for the season 2006 was an African-themed B&M inverted roller coaster called Black Mamba. Winja's Fear and Force are two indoor spinning coasters built by Maurer Sohne. The Phantasialand is also home to Mystery Castle, an indoor Ride Trade/Intamin AG Bungee Drop featuring a walk through a haunted castle.

There is also a four-star on-site hotel called Hotel Ling Bao, which is Chinese themed and opened in 2004. The hotel's roof tiles were imported from China, and every room door was hand-engraved. The hotel has two restaurants, a bar, a pool with sauna, garden area, spa and its own entrance to the park.

Phantasialand announced yet another ride for the upcoming season 2007 called "Talocan", a Suspended Top Spin by Huss Maschinenfabrik. It will be located in the Mexican section of the park.

This will be the first year that we do this element of the run, and we plan even more children-friendly things for the coming year. Daz and Jeff are thinking of doing a Punch and Judy stand, but with a Nurburgring theme….just think about it! The mind boggles, but we are sure the kids will like it!