Badewannen-Fahrt zum Jungbrunnen is a log flume at Erlebnispark Tripsdrill and weird
only begins to explain it.
You ride in bathtubs, travel past naked women, and even travel backwards at one point.
Then you have the usual drops you may expect for a ride like this.
When you put all these elements together, you have truly memorable attraction and I’ll
explain why this water ride is so great in this review.
Built by Mack rides in the year 2000, this flume has a one-of-a-kind theme.
The name translates to the Bathtub Ride to the Fountain of Youth.
At first I thought that had to be a mistaken translation.
The name sounded too absurd to actually be the ride’s theme, but that describes it
100%.
You ride in bathtubs and then you float to the Fountain of Youth where old women bathe
to become young again.
The experience starts with the queue line and you may be waiting a while.
I visited on a summer weekday and I waited an hour.
The ride had plenty of boats on the course; it was just that popular.
This had the longest line in the entire park, so I would strongly recommend riding this
attraction as soon as it opens.
And it may not open right away.
It seems to regularly open an hour after the park.
The queue line- like the outdoor sections of this ride- are very well landscaped.
There are lots of flowers and bushes, so it feels like you’re waiting in a garden.
And that garden gets plenty of water.
There’s a section of the queue line that runs alongside the final splashdown, so every
few seconds a giant splash is sent into the queue line.
People would strategically leave a large gap in the line and run past the splash zone in
between boats.
The final section of the queue is indoors and features displays on bathing.
And then you finally reach the station and each party gets their own boat.
The boats look fantastic.
They really look like bathtubs and they’re complete with a decorative shower overhead.
The ride begins by slowly floating past the gardens, traveling underneath the big drop,
and ascending a short lift.
Once at the top, you dip underneath the queue line for G’sengte Sau.
This initial drop doesn’t do much, but it’s just the appetizer.
You then float into a well-hidden show building.
You navigate this dark tunnel and when you emerge, you find yourself in a scene you would
never see in America.
You have this beautiful fountain with old women bathing.
But these women aren’t wearing bathing suits.
Nope, they’re buck naked.
And they’re evidently in the Fountain of Youth since the women on the other side are
young women in the prime of their lives.
These are very detailed and very anatomically correct statues.
I was surprised just what you were allowed to show in a German theme park.
You then ascend the second lift hill.
This one feels twice as tall as the first.
At the top, you hit a turntable and you rotate roughly 45 degrees counterclockwise.
A door in front of you opens, but it’s a clever fake-out.
You then drop backwards into the daylight.
This drop is surprising and offers a little freefall sensation.
After floating backwards you hit another turntable and head forwards again.
You then ascend the ride’s third and final lift.
At the top, you’re nearly level with the 53 foot or 16 meter tall G’sengte Sau.
You then round a corner and head into this classic castle.
There you pass a knight…also bathing…but at least he’s in his suit of armor.
Then you pass some medieval paraphernalia.
And then you traverse the final plunge.
This is a great drop.
It’s quite tall for a flume and even gives a tiny pop of airtime.
I really wish there were more Mack flumes stateside.
The resultant splash…like the prior two…gives a moderate splash to riders.
It’s enough to refresh you without completely soaking you.
The ride then floats back to the station, passing the tired gaze of those stuck in the
ride’s queue line on the way.
So what would I rate Badewannen-Fahrt zum Jungbrunnen?
I would give this log flume a 9 out of 10.
This a quirky and fun attraction.
The visuals are great.
You have the beauty of nature on the outside and a peep show on the inside.
The latter ties into the ride’s well-executed and odd theme.
Then there are three drops with the final two being really good.
This is one of the best attractions at Tripsdrill and also one of my favorite flumes out there.
So those are my thoughts on Tripsdrill’s log flume?
What are your thoughts on this Mack water ride?
Do you appreciate this attraction as much as me?
Let me know down in the comments.
And if you speak German, let me know how I did trying to say this ride’s name.
There’s a reason I only said it twice.
It was very deliberate.
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