Djurs Sommerland | Intamin Launch Coaster?

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Environmental permits from 2022/2023 went up sometime this week, revealing plans from Djurs Sommerland to make use of the wooded area behind their waterpark for a major expansion. The documents show a large coaster taking up that area, and the layout is a mirrored version of Toutatis at Parc Astérix (although it could just be used as an example):

This new coaster would be running from the waterpark and parallell with Thor’s Hammer, the Gerstlauer Bobsled coaster:



Apparently these permits were recently approved, and according to rumors the park would be aiming to have this ride open by 2026/2027.

Source of the documents:

Syddjurs Åben Indsigt

https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters/comments/1go8wns/potential_new_coaster_at_djurs_sommerland_could

 

[JoshC.]

The park lacks an inverting coaster. And a modern launch coaster would add to the line up and suit the park. And the park seem to have had a decent working relationship with Intamin in the past.

All adds up nicely. A coaster with a swing launch might be a tad overkill, and I'd be surprised if we see something as extreme as Toutatis. But an Intamin (multi-)launch with a couple of inversions would just be perfect.

 

[owenstreet7]

It seems to be a trend recently and in the coming years that larger family theme parks are adding their first coasters with at least one inversion.

We've had Plopsaland with Anubis and Toverland with Fenix a while ago. There was a time Phantasialand added Black Mamba as their first coaster with inversions.

More recently, we've had Plohn with Dynamite and Chessington with Mandrill Mayhem.

In the coming years, Paultons Park have teased that they're adding in a coaster with an inversion, Nigloland have confirmed they're adding a Mack Stryker Coaster in the long term future and as above, Djurs Sommerland following suit.

I wouldn't be surprised if other parks such as Le Pal follow suit in the near future. It certainly seems that parks are keen to keep their existing audience as they grow up with the park.

 

[Hutch]

LOVE Djurs and hope this comes true. With Piraten, this has potential to be the best coaster duo in any park ever.

 

[FogZog]

I’m all for Djurs Sommerland. Beautiful park. But cloned coasters are tacky. Get something custom damn

 

[Ollie]

Exciting. Love Djurs Sommerland when I went. If I did a proper top 10 I still think Piraten would be #1 for me still. This, and the other coasters they've added since my visit might tempt me to make a return visit.