Comments on: Nuclear Water Wonderland http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sat, 17 May 2008 04:13:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Akke http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199507 Akke Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:16:49 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199507 There were guided tours through the big building when the park was first opened. The tour took us to the center of the building where the reactor rods would have been placed if it had gone live. It was rather impressive. There were guided tours through the big building when the park was first opened. The tour took us to the center of the building where the reactor rods would have been placed if it had gone live. It was rather impressive.

]]> By: Paul http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199504 Paul Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:01:38 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199504 Another funfact: The orange-yellow trashcans are shaped like the head of the parks mascot "kernie" "kern" meaning "nuclear" in german. It supposedly represents something like an atom. Another funfact:
The orange-yellow trashcans are shaped like the head of the parks mascot “kernie”
“kern” meaning “nuclear” in german. It supposedly represents something like an atom.

]]> By: Paul http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199503 Paul Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:57:13 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199503 The massive building is inaccessible, the first floor is a museum and there is no way to go any higher into the structure. There aren't any rides or attractions in it either so it really is as boring as it looks. Notice also that the go-kart track has changed recently, last summer the track was split up as seen in Virtual Earth: http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=51.76569&lon=6.327895&z=18.9&r=0&src=msa I'm not sure whether the continuous track was before or after that. The massive building is inaccessible, the first floor is a museum and there is no way to go any higher into the structure. There aren’t any rides or attractions in it either so it really is as boring as it looks.

Notice also that the go-kart track has changed recently, last summer the track was split up as seen in Virtual Earth:
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=51.76569&lon=6.327895&z=18.9&r=0&src=msa
I’m not sure whether the continuous track was before or after that.

]]> By: Marty http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199501 Marty Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:40:59 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199501 I wonder what it feels like to swim in heavy water.... I wonder what it feels like to swim in heavy water….

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199490 Alex Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:25:36 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199490 This thing is so totally creepy weird... I love it! That massive building you linked to especially Rob - it's like no-one has noticed the bizarre architecture surrounding the rides! This thing is so totally creepy weird… I love it! That massive building you linked to especially Rob - it’s like no-one has noticed the bizarre architecture surrounding the rides!

]]> By: Rob http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199488 Rob Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:56:51 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199488 Cheers for that Paul, what goes on in <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Kernwasser_Wunderland_Kalkar.jpg" rel="nofollow">this massive building</a>, do you know? Seems like it would be incredibly difficult to fill with things to do. Looks slightly overbearing as well! Cheers for that Paul, what goes on in this massive building, do you know? Seems like it would be incredibly difficult to fill with things to do. Looks slightly overbearing as well!

]]> By: Paul http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199487 Paul Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:54:00 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199487 I've actually been there last summer, it's a great day out. You can't actually go into the tower but there is a hole in the side with a fence so you can look into it and have fun with the immense echoeing going on in there. The great concrete structure in the center has been refitted as a little museum showing a documentary about the SNR-300 project and has various nuclear equipment and machines on display. It is also the only park I know that has fries, fizzy drinks and icecream all for free and all selfserved. I’ve actually been there last summer, it’s a great day out. You can’t actually go into the tower but there is a hole in the side with a fence so you can look into it and have fun with the immense echoeing going on in there.
The great concrete structure in the center has been refitted as a little museum showing a documentary about the SNR-300 project and has various nuclear equipment and machines on display.
It is also the only park I know that has fries, fizzy drinks and icecream all for free and all selfserved.

]]> By: Rob http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199481 Rob Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:00:44 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199481 Thanks for that link Werner, there are also some nice photos there - my mistake for not looking at the .de version! I'm severely disappointed by the name change though. :D Thanks for that link Werner, there are also some nice photos there - my mistake for not looking at the .de version! I’m severely disappointed by the name change though. :D

]]> By: Werner http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199480 Werner Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:58:11 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199480 By the way, according to the German Wikipedia the 'Kernwasser Wunderland" is called 'Wunderland Kalkar' since 2005, see http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wunderland_Kalkar By the way, according to the German Wikipedia the ‘Kernwasser Wunderland” is called ‘Wunderland Kalkar’ since 2005, see http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wunderland_Kalkar

]]> By: Niwla http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199479 Niwla Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:39:35 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/26/nuclear-water-wonderland/#comment-199479 also: notice the helipad nearby. He always travels by helicopter ;-) also: notice the helipad nearby. He always travels by helicopter ;-)

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