Insightful interview. Niels proves considerate and shows interest in the global amusement park culture - with references to Knoebels, and to how Fønix will offer the most airtime of any ride in Scandinavia. Thank you for forwarding my question to Niels. I also really, really appreciate your efforts to be culturally sensitive. Both spelling Fårup Sommerland and Fønix with their "special" non-English letters and pronouncing my name correctly are efforts not that many people would do, so kudos!
Thanks for asking my question about the forest atmosphere. His answer didn’t surprise me, but I really enjoyed hearing his response reaffirming that it’s not just an ecological concern but a matter of preserving their “theming.” 👍
A natural forest goes a long way towards creating an authentic atmosphere. Glad indeed to hear Fårup cares about respecting its environmental surroundings
@@CoasterHipster Yes. It’s what I remember best about Fårup. Many amusement parks have lots of trees (which is always nice), but not many make you feel as if you’re in the forest. So glad Fårup recognizes this is one of their most important qualities.
Time Stamps: Intro - 0:00 Part 1: Getting To Know You Questions What is Fårup Sommerland? - 2:24 How did you get involved with Fårup Sommerland? - 5:23 What do you do as CEO of Fårup Sommerland? - 6:06 Part 2: My Questions What is the history of Fårup Sommerland? - 8:39 Why did you go with a Vekoma Looper for Fønix? - 10:52 How would you describe your relationship with Vekoma? - 13:19 What is it like to manage both a theme park and water park? - 16:10 How have you adapted to the pandemic? - 18:17 Part 3: Viewer Questions When did planning begin for Fønix? - 21:01 (Philippe-Minh Nguyen): Were other coaster types heavily considered for Fønix? - 22:36 (StamfordBridge): Is there a conscious effort to preserve the forest atmosphere of Fårup Sommerland? - 24:25 (Imperial Coasters): What inspired you to get Vandkanonen? - 26:24 (proffessional.idiott): Do you have a favorite ride at Fårup Sommerland? - 28:09 Last Thoughts - 29:38 Outro - 32:02 (Note): I still am having the issue of Zoom only recording my guest the entire interview which is why you see a photo of me rather than video. I will do my best to get this resolved by the next interview. With that being said, Niels was amazing in this interview so huge thanks to him for taking the time to do this!
I am more inclined to compare Bakken to Knoebels. Fårup is wonderfully unique, but maybe it has a little bit of the Dollywood foresty atmosphere. It’s a great park.
I noticed that he compared Fårup Sommerland to Knoebels, and they both have a coaster pronounced phoenix that is arguably their star attraction. I'm sure it's just a coincidence, but it's another similarity.
That is likely coincidence because in Coaster Chall’s interview, Niels mentioned how they got the name idea because a Phoenix rises out of the ashes and that made sense to theme it that way because Farup is coming out of the pandemic with Fonix.
Did you mess up the Zoom recording again? One way to do it is to have you guys record each other and if you want a two shot, get a third party (brother parent). Not sure how the third party thing works if you only set them to only be able to watch the live discussion
In terms of hospitality, Fårup and Djurs have THE best ride ops of any of the parks I have been to. Really phenomenal atmosphere created by the ops.
Insightful interview. Niels proves considerate and shows interest in the global amusement park culture - with references to Knoebels, and to how Fønix will offer the most airtime of any ride in Scandinavia.
Thank you for forwarding my question to Niels. I also really, really appreciate your efforts to be culturally sensitive. Both spelling Fårup Sommerland and Fønix with their "special" non-English letters and pronouncing my name correctly are efforts not that many people would do, so kudos!
As someone who’s riding Fønix this summer, I found this interview quite interesting! good video ✊🏻
You're what??? Bro, tell me more about that trip!
Thanks for asking my question about the forest atmosphere. His answer didn’t surprise me, but I really enjoyed hearing his response reaffirming that it’s not just an ecological concern but a matter of preserving their “theming.” 👍
A natural forest goes a long way towards creating an authentic atmosphere. Glad indeed to hear Fårup cares about respecting its environmental surroundings
@@CoasterHipster Yes. It’s what I remember best about Fårup. Many amusement parks have lots of trees (which is always nice), but not many make you feel as if you’re in the forest. So glad Fårup recognizes this is one of their most important qualities.
Time Stamps:
Intro - 0:00
Part 1: Getting To Know You Questions
What is Fårup Sommerland? - 2:24
How did you get involved with Fårup Sommerland? - 5:23
What do you do as CEO of Fårup Sommerland? - 6:06
Part 2: My Questions
What is the history of Fårup Sommerland? - 8:39
Why did you go with a Vekoma Looper for Fønix? - 10:52
How would you describe your relationship with Vekoma? - 13:19
What is it like to manage both a theme park and water park? - 16:10
How have you adapted to the pandemic? - 18:17
Part 3: Viewer Questions
When did planning begin for Fønix? - 21:01
(Philippe-Minh Nguyen): Were other coaster types heavily considered for Fønix? - 22:36
(StamfordBridge): Is there a conscious effort to preserve the forest atmosphere of Fårup Sommerland? - 24:25
(Imperial Coasters): What inspired you to get Vandkanonen? - 26:24
(proffessional.idiott): Do you have a favorite ride at Fårup Sommerland? - 28:09
Last Thoughts - 29:38
Outro - 32:02
(Note): I still am having the issue of Zoom only recording my guest the entire interview which is why you see a photo of me rather than video. I will do my best to get this resolved by the next interview. With that being said, Niels was amazing in this interview so huge thanks to him for taking the time to do this!
I am more inclined to compare Bakken to Knoebels. Fårup is wonderfully unique, but maybe it has a little bit of the Dollywood foresty atmosphere. It’s a great park.
This was an awesome interview!
Thank you so much!
I noticed that he compared Fårup Sommerland to Knoebels, and they both have a coaster pronounced phoenix that is arguably their star attraction. I'm sure it's just a coincidence, but it's another similarity.
That is likely coincidence because in Coaster Chall’s interview, Niels mentioned how they got the name idea because a Phoenix rises out of the ashes and that made sense to theme it that way because Farup is coming out of the pandemic with Fonix.
@@CoasterHour yeah I'm sure it is, it's a great name.
Did you mess up the Zoom recording again? One way to do it is to have you guys record each other and if you want a two shot, get a third party (brother parent). Not sure how the third party thing works if you only set them to only be able to watch the live discussion
I think I have figured out what went wrong finally, but thanks for the tips