Roller coaster

Loopen

Norway

About

From 1950 to 1985 the park's area belonged to a zoo. When the zoo closed, two entrepreneurs, Tor Erling Pettersen and Terje Buer, signed a lease to rent 115 acres of the zoo's former land and built a theme park. Eighteen months later, on 11 June 1988, Tusenfryd opened and attracted almost half a million people in its first season (a number of visitors that has remained steady ever since). Initially the park was owned by the companies Park Invest and Visit Investments but in 2008 the park was sold to the Spanish-based Parque Reunidos which also owns Norway's largest water park Bø Sommerland.

Even though Tusenfryd is not divided into specifically themed areas there is a section called Morgan Kane Town (opened in 1993), another section is called Vikingland (opened in 1995) and there is a small Fairy Tale Land (opened in 2000). The park's mascot is called Fryd. The park has one of the most innovative entrances of any amusement park (an uphill ride on an escalator through one of the loops of the Speed Monster's roller coaster). The park has flower beds and it is located on a hilly forested area requiring a lot of uphill walking. The actual park occupies 55 acres.

- Tømmerstupet - A 330-meter-long (1,080 ft) log flume ride that ends in a 7-meter-high (23 ft) drop. Opened in 1988, made by Arrow Dynamics with an on-ride photo camera.

- Ragnarok - A rapids ride, made by Hafema with many drops and scenery. Opened in 2016.

- Kanofarten - swinging pirate ship; height limit 1.1 m / 1.2 m alone. Opened in 2008.

- SpaceShot - Double Shot. The 65 m-tall (213 ft) / 220-foot-tall (67 m) tower is a standard S&S Power Space Shot. Opened in 1998.

- The SkyCoaster - Skycoaster. an attraction designed to replicate the feeling of skydiving. The ride is not included with standard admission. Opened in 1996, made by SkyCoaster.

- Store Radiobiler - Bumper cars ; height limit 1.2 m / 1.4 m alone. Opened in 1988, SBF Visa.

- Thor's Hammer is a motion-based 3D dark ride made by ETF Ride Systems and P&P Projects that opened in June 2013.

- Nightmare - a 5D Shooting dark ride opened in 2010 then closed in 2022, it replaced spøkelsesslottet. Made by Alterface.

The small water park Badefryd is included in the admission price, it opened in 2000.