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Ab jetzt fahren Besucher so richtig ab auf LEGOLAND Deutschland

English translation: visitors now travel under full steam to LEGOLAND Deutschland/(the) LL Deutschland (craze) (is) full steam ahead

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German term or phrase:Ab jetzt fahren Besucher so richtig ab auf LEGOLAND Deutschland
English translation:visitors now travel under full steam to LEGOLAND Deutschland/(the) LL Deutschland (craze) (is) full steam ahead
Entered by: Bernhard Sulzer

18:45 Dec 30, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Journalism
German term or phrase: Ab jetzt fahren Besucher so richtig ab auf LEGOLAND Deutschland
The full sentence is - Ab jetzt fahren Besucher so richtig ab auf LEGOLAND Deutschland: Eine Schnellzuglokomotive der Baureihe 101 der Deutschen Bahn AG ist optisch ganz auf LEGOLAND eingestellt and wirbt für die Dauer eines Jahres für den einzigartigen Themenpark in Bayern.

I know abfahren auf etw literally means 'to be crazy about sth' but I was unsure if this is the case here or is it referring to the way you can travel to Legoland? The whole text is basically about the new train advertising Legoland.
Mandyp
Local time: 10:54
LEGOLAND (craze) - full steam ahead
Explanation:
(visitors now travel) with/under full steam to LEGOLAND

full steam ahead for the LEGOLAND craze

The LEGOLAND craze is now (set) in (loco)motion

this really sets the LEGOLAND craze in (loco)motion

everbody's riding the LEGOLAND craze now




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Note added at 1 hr (2007-12-30 20:43:47 GMT)
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everybody's now getting to LEGOLAND (Deutschland) on the fast track
on the fast track to LEGOLAND Deutschland /all things LEGOLAND



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Bernhard Sulzer
United States
Local time: 05:54
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4LEGOLAND (craze) - full steam ahead
Bernhard Sulzer
4get a kick out of
Evi Wollinger
4Visitors are absolutely LOCO over LEGO-LAND Germany
Beth Jones
3 -1currently visitors are all excited about Legoland Germany:
Kcda


Discussion entries: 1





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
currently visitors are all excited about Legoland Germany:


Explanation:
This is better than "crayz about"! I suppose we could say as of now for ab jetzt but currently is better. If freestyle is allowed nowadays would be also interesting to use. Ab jetzt sounds weird in German as well. :)

Kcda
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sabine Akabayov, PhD: I think, "abfahren" is important here, since it refers to the new train. Additionaly, "ab jetzt" shouldn't be transaleted as "currently", because visitors from now on are excited, since the tain just now started to service them
4 mins
  -> From now on/as of now etc. are not suitable here. Currently/now means "Jetzt" so I dropped "ab". Thanks anyways. Happy new year! :)
neutral  inkweaver: With sibsab
20 mins
  -> All right. Happy new year. :)
disagree  Kim Metzger: "Ab jetzt sounds weird in German as well"? Are you a native speaker of German as well?
1 hr
  -> Who said it wasn't basic? I know abfahren means depart/sail away etc. The meaning here is metaphorical as in crazed & excited.
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
get a kick out of


Explanation:
starting right now visitors will really get a kick out of ...

own experience

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-12-30 20:04:29 GMT)
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get aboard LegoLand Germany

Evi Wollinger
Germany
Local time: 11:54
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kcda: Is it really that exciting!? Happy new year! :)
9 mins
  -> can get a kick out of getting aboard the Legoland..- just playing..
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
LEGOLAND (craze) - full steam ahead


Explanation:
(visitors now travel) with/under full steam to LEGOLAND

full steam ahead for the LEGOLAND craze

The LEGOLAND craze is now (set) in (loco)motion

this really sets the LEGOLAND craze in (loco)motion

everbody's riding the LEGOLAND craze now




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Note added at 1 hr (2007-12-30 20:43:47 GMT)
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everybody's now getting to LEGOLAND (Deutschland) on the fast track
on the fast track to LEGOLAND Deutschland /all things LEGOLAND





Bernhard Sulzer
United States
Local time: 05:54
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: I love these translations. Thank you so much for your help.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Evi Wollinger: not bad
4 mins
  -> danke, Evi. Guten Rutsch!
agree  Julia Lipeles
24 mins
  -> danke, Julia. Guten Rutsch!
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): I like that; it saves the pun / Happy New Year
18 hrs
  -> thank you, Ingeborg! Happy New Year to you too!
agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
19 hrs
  -> danke, sibsab! Gutes Neues Jahr!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Visitors are absolutely LOCO over LEGO-LAND Germany


Explanation:
To follow Bernhard's fun ideas a step farther, you could use the "crazy"-nuance of "loco"

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Note added at 2 days3 hrs (2008-01-01 22:17:53 GMT) Post-grading
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(plus, it = loco as in locomotive, in case that isn't obvious at first glance!) :-)
HTH, bj

Beth Jones
Austria
Local time: 11:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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