Hundeprutterutchebane
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| BonBon-Land | |
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| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1993 |
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| Type | Steel – Family |
| Manufacturer | Zierer |
| Model | Force - One |
| Height | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Length | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Speed | 30 km/h (19 mph) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Capacity | 650 riders per hour |
| Hundeprutterutchebane at RCDB Pictures of Hundeprutterutchebane at RCDB |
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Hundeprutterutchebane (Danish for "Dog-Fart Switchback"[1]) is a steel family roller coaster at BonBon-Land in southern Zealand, Denmark, approximately 100 kilometres (60 mi) from Copenhagen. The rollercoaster is known best for its name and its unique dog-flatulence-related theme.
History and theme
Hundeprutterutchebane was the first coaster to open at BonBon-Land in 1993.[2] BonBon-Land was opened in 1992 by a candy maker that manufactured disgusting-sounding candy flavors. Hundeprutte ("Dog Fart") was one of the most popular flavors and consequently became the theme for the first coaster at the park.[3][4][5] Built by Zierer, the coaster layout is a relatively simple family coaster,[6] and it is the park's smallest roller coaster.[7] The coaster trains are designed in the shape of a dog named "Henry Dog Fart",[7][8] and the dog theme is pervasive throughout the coaster's course. Riders are taken round a statue of a defecating Henry the Dog,[9] through a kennel,[7] and past bones and piles of dog feces.[1] There are also speakers throughout the ride which make "dog fart" sounds.[1]
Reviews and press attention
Hundeprutterutchebane's unusual name and theme have attracted considerable attention. The coaster has been listed among the Travel Channel's "15 Wacky Rollercoasters"[10] and is included in the mental_floss article "8 Theme Park Rides I Wouldn't Wait in Line For".[1] The coaster has also been described by a number of other sources, including USA Today,[9] Cracked,[8] and The Chive.[3]
The Travel Channel described Hundeprutterutchebane as having the most pure wackiness of any roller coaster.[10] Gadling says that the coaster "gives new meaning to the phrase 'the wind in my face.'"[5]
References
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