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Cadaverous Pallor
01-11-2009, 12:13 PM
Mannerspielplatz (http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/multimedia/2008/12/st_man_park), the Man's Playground.

Think of it as a testosterone-soaked sandbox: a German amusement park where, instead of standing in line to ride on roller coasters, you get to play with big, loud machines. For 219 euros (about $280), patrons can spend the day operating 29-ton Liebherr backhoes and 32-ton Komatsu front-end loaders, off-roading through the woods in a Mercedes-built Unimog, peeling out in a Suzuki SUV, and slinging some mud on quad bikes.

Site translated by Google (http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=&hl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maennerspielplatz.de%2F%23&sl=de&tl=en)

Panzerkutcher (http://www.panzerkutscher.de/en/index.htm), another place where you can drive German tanks. Yes, you heard me.

This is one woman who would LOVE to operate a backhoe for a day. :)
Alex
01-11-2009, 12:17 PM
You may not want to sign up for a full day. The excitement the time I got to do it wore off in about 30 minutes. If I were using one without actual work to do I think I would quickly move into a mode of seeing if I could tip it over.
lashbear
01-11-2009, 12:31 PM
You may not want to sign up for a full day. The excitement the time I got to do it wore off in about 30 minutes. If I were using one without actual work to do I think I would quickly move into a mode of seeing if I could tip it over.
Thus making it a Tip-truck.
CoasterMatt
01-11-2009, 12:36 PM
There are far more exciting, and potentially dangerous parks in Europe than Mannerspielplatz.

Now, if they have a Nautic Jet (http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17136&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=293)(a wicked fun "jumping boat" ride that you operate yourself), then it's a fun park.

BTW, they've got these in quite a few places in Europe, along with all sorts of other fun that would never work in the U.S.
flippyshark
01-11-2009, 01:27 PM
Seems like a real opportunity here. The county government could actually CHARGE people to build roads! Use the profits for arts programs. Woo hoo!
Capt Jack
01-11-2009, 01:50 PM
BTW, they've got these in quite a few places in Europe, along with all sorts of other fun that would never work in the U.S.

like Amsterdam?
CoasterMatt
01-11-2009, 03:48 PM
like Amsterdam?

yeah... Nautic Jet is even more fun when you're really drunk, and fall half asleep, and wake up at the moment the boat drops toward the pool.