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Power Outage Halts Operations at Tusenfryd Amusement Park
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Power Outage Halts Operations at Tusenfryd Amusement Park

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A power outage occurred Saturday afternoon in Ås municipality, affecting the Tusenfryd amusement park.
  • All attractions at Tusenfryd are currently stopped, and visitors are being evacuated from rides.
  • Elvia, the grid operator, is working to locate and fix the power failure affecting 686 customers.

A power outage struck a section of Ås municipality on Saturday afternoon, bringing the popular Tusenfryd amusement park to a standstill. All rides and attractions ceased operation, leaving visitors stranded on some attractions.

Visitors reported being evacuated from rides, including the log flume. Tusenfryd's marketing manager, Erik Røhne Andersen, confirmed the park's operations were affected. He stated that park staff are following standard procedures to ensure guest safety, including assisting visitors off rides.

"Everything will be started up again when the power comes back," Andersen told VG. "Elvia is working on the issue, so there is not much more we can do than wait until they have located the power outage."

The grid operator, Elvia, confirmed that an area around Tusenfryd is experiencing the outage, with 686 customers currently without power. Elvia has stated that personnel are actively working to identify and rectify the fault.

Everything will be started up again when the power comes back. Elvia is working on the issue, so there is not much more we can do than wait until they have located the power outage.

— Erik Røhne AndersenTusenfryd's marketing manager, explaining the situation and reliance on the grid operator.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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