European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ssb6 u l it they re not Disney world bul they arc a lot of fun. Germany s  literally Iree time Parks May be action Parks Cowboy and Indian Parks safari Parks fairy Laic Parks. They Are scattered All Over the country although there Are fewer in Bavaria than in other areas. Most Are open april to october. " a Guidebook available at German bookstores lists 45 of the most popular Parks. Called Tresiah unti Erlenb Sparlis in deutschland it to in German Only Geras  of error feeds the Deer at Tuffe Parb. By Tony Nauroth Nurnberg Bureau Leisure time Parks in the Nurnberg area offer three distinct varieties of entertainment flavor fanning Northwest North and Northeast of Nurnberg Are Guise wind Schloss Thun and Frankish is Wunderland Freiheit part literally free time Park local itt offices can arrange group Tours to these Parks. Geisel wind sprawled out on the Edge of a Forest in a Valley Midway Between Wurzburg and Nurnberg on the Frank Furt Nurnberg autobahn Geisel wind is full of Small surprises in an otherwise typical Selling. The occasional amusement ride is there but if it s excitement in rides you re looking for you d have belter Luck at a Large City Fesl or the Schloss thurn Freizer Park. Geise wind is a resort of repose. It s slow moving and somewhat ponderous in its offerings an assortment of doer a menagerie of Birds a Garden train and open air eateries bul there Are the surprises. Kids will get a kick out of the fire breathing dragon train that circles on a track which corrals a prehistoric collodion of dinosaurs done in modern Day plastic. The attraction is thai these monsters Are Tiff size. Another grabber is the came ride. You get to choose your style of travel one Hump or two Camel or dromedary. The problem is that your ticket gets you Only one turn around a tiny Irack and the lines can get Long. One fascinating feature is the Row of talking tropical Birds tethered out in the open on perches in he outdoor restaurant. They Don t speak English but you can Brush up on your German in an afternoon of pleasant conversation which stripes Magazine May 23,1x6 Freizer Parks often feature sections devoted to the american Wilt West. But pictures symbols and maps make in easy to use. The activities the Parks offer Are Many and varied. Swoosh along a wild water canal in a log boat at the Eifel paric near Tilburg. Ride a Mississippi River Steamboat or a Western train at Europa Park near rust co horseback Riding or Settle for a Stagecoach ride at fort fun America s wild West near bes wig Wasserfall Halfway Between Kassel and Dortmund. Here is a listing of some of the largest Irenie Itula and their locations moving from North to South. One or More is probably located near you. Haroland so Ernsdorf North of Linbeck Heide Park Sollas Ferincz centrum Schloss Danker Hafen Ems  Kirc Elhorst Isernhagen Erse paric Ulze polls Park Minden Eulen Spiegl Park Halle Law Park Graf westerholt Gutsen Lichen Buor tra Umland Park Bottrop Hollywood Park und Saf Areland Schloss Holle Sluck Brock Reizel too Alfeld zoo und aul museum Weidenhausen Panorama Park Sauer lard Kirch Undem Phantasia land Bruhl opel zoo Konig Slenn Taurus Wunderland Schyan Gehbad  Wachen Ctm Holiday Park Hassloch for Civell und Kerold Sbach wild Park bad Mergentheim. Occasionally takes a Ribald turn a Xaiher Gem will bulge the eyes of any space Cadet in the family. One building houses a display of very Star wars toy in the ima8tnary Arsenal of film maker George Lucas. But by far the greatest attraction is the Monkey Cage a pen of several acres bounding with primate life. And you re part of it. You walk through a double Gate similar to an air or water lock Only in this Case it s a Monkey lock and of with your ancestors. You can shake hands with them rub their tummies and have a Ball being close to them. It s a somewhat uneasy environment and Small children should be closely watched. If Geisel wind had this attraction Only it would be Worth the trip. One Entrance fee of 10.50 Marks about lbs for adults and 8.50 Marks about 13,95 Lor children gets you in but the rides including the camels must be paid for separately. To gel to Ceis Elwend take autobahn a-3 to the gown wind exit Between Wuerzburg and Nurnberg. Follow the signs to the Park a Bonus to your trip Vlf "rt.," a bonu5 m 8hl be a St a Only Mcdonald s restaurant located on an autobahn in Germany it s at the same exit sch toss thurn Schloss thurn located Between Nurnberg and barn erg is the most difficult of the three Parks to Lind bus it probably is the childrens favorite. It s the one with the rides. In t Elf eed