Walk.with.me #11: Phantasialand (Part 3) - A Mechanical Gondola, Scenic Monorail, and a Spinning Coaster in Dragon Phenie's Realm.

Time check — 11:30!

In 1.5 hours, we had sat on 5 theme park rides!

That took longer than I'd expected given the super short wait times (no more than 5 minutes per ride), but it made sense since we had to walk around to locate and head to each ride, stop for toilet and water breaks, and take photos of course! =p

What’s Next? A Timely Break!

The boys had munched on a couple sandwiches after riding Black Mamba. As @cobalus suspected, their churning bellies were no better off for this move. The break had to be extended!

While they sat nursing their bellies in mute discomfort, I enjoyed the view of the splashing fountains under the the merry-go-round. . .

. . . and observed the decor of the Berlin zone. It appeared to be of a vintage theme. I got a photo with an old car model.

Along came a little group dressed up in the previous century's high fashion, pushing along baby dolls in their buggies. At my request, they posed prettily for me.

When I came back to the boys, they were feeling a little better.

”We should check out the Fantasy zone!”

We headed through a covered walkway decorated with lots of plants to Fantasy.

Since Fantasy boasts a number of kiddy rides, the boys’ bellies should be able to survive and even enjoy a couple!

We went to Wirtl’s Taubenturm (Wirtl's Pigeon Tower) first. It is an interactive mechanical gondola ride. The gondola is connected to an assisted pulley rope. You hoist yourself up to the top and let yourself slide down using the rope.

After that, we rode the Würmling Express (monorail)!

This monorail was probably the mildest ride that we sat on that afternoon. It travels at such a tortoise pace that you don’t even need a safety bar unless you’re a small child.

I loved the scenic views we got from the monorail ride. The pond was so calm and peaceful to gaze upon!

Then I spotted duckie paddle boats!!!

And a water play area with boats moving slowly around in the distance! "How interesting. We must go there too!" I told The Mann. He agreed, probably because it looked nothing like Black Mamba. =P

But first, a detour!

We took a stroll to Wuze Town. Dragon Phenie, the zone's mascot, stood ready to greet us!

Dragon Phenie was not the reason why we went to Wuze Town. We were there to ride Winja's Fear & Force — the spinning roller coaster! Once renowned as Europe’s best indoor roller coaster, this one starts off with a dizzying ascent followed by a meandering ride which spins riders through dark areas and then down the heights of Wuze Town.

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How did The Mann and Rusty fare?

The Mann came away feeling fine. Rusty was close to mutinous about sitting on any more fast, twisty or spinning rides. Apparently, those are the ones that get to his stomach and head the most.

Now it was time to explore the depths of Section Fantasy!!

In Part 4, you will see what we found in the far ends of theFantasy zone. :)

Thanks for reading my post! If you liked what you read, there's more! Click on the picture below to see my previous posts in the Phantasialand series:

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Walk.with.me #10: Phantasialand (Part 2) - Walk.with.me #10: Phantasialand (Part 2) - RAIK, River Quest, Black Mamba, and A DRAGON!

Walk.with.me #9: Phantasialand (Part 1) - Riding TARON, the world's fastest & longest multi-launch rollercoaster!

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