Liseberg

Hi guys, it’s Alexander here with my second and last post on this blog. Today I will talk to you about the biggest attraction in all of Scandinavia, Liseberg. Liseberg is an amusement park, the biggest one in Scandinavia. Liseberg gets at least 3 million visitors each year, which resembles one third of the Swedish population.

Liseberg’s famous icon; a green bunny, some of the workers of Liseberg dress up like this, and these are often cherished by the children.

Liseberg is a place that I go to each summer; it has 35 different rides, a lot of stages were artists perform, a dance floor, restaurants, two arcades and a ghost hotel called the ghast, it never gets boring!

Liseberg have two different seasons; a summer season and a winter one. The summer season is open between the months April and October, and this is the time when all the rides are open. On the winter season however – only a few are open, and the others are replaced by small Christmas shops.

Lastly I would just like to tell you a bit about my favorite rides in Liseberg; Balder, Flumeride, the Cannon and Atomosfear.

Balder

Balder is a roller coaster made of wood, in fact it’s the biggest wooden roller coaster in Scandinavia and it has been awarded the title “best wooden roller coaster of the year” two times. Although the wait for the ride is often very long, it is worth the wait.

Flumeride

Flumeride is a water rollercoaster, and a favorite by many. Riding it is a good way to cool off on a hot day!  Tragically, a woman got seriously injured on this ride when she (in panic) tried to get off just before the last slope; she slid down the last slope and got hit by two of the following carts.

The Cannon

The Cannon is the only roller coaster in Liseberg that has a loop. Just like the name tells you, it’s a very fast roller coaster; it accelerates very quickly, just two seconds after the start it’s at its maximum speed of 75miles per hour.

Atmosfear

Although I haven’t actually rode it yet (It was presented this year as the new attraction), I can already tell that I will love it! It’s the highest free fall/drop-roller coaster in Europe, and the second highest in the world! It takes almost two minutes to get to the top will riding it, but the drop only takes about three seconds.