Gröna Lund
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Tivoli Gröna Lund or Grönan is an amusement park
in Stockholm
, Sweden
. It is located on the seaward side of the Djurgården island and is relatively small compared to other amusement parks, mainly due to its central location, which limits expansion. Gröna Lund is a popular venue for concerts during the summer. The amusement park has over 30 attractions. Gröna Lund was founded in 1883 by James Schultheis.
Gröna Lund features most attractions common to amusement parks, such as the tunnel of love
, a funhouse, as well as six roller coasters, including Jetline
designed by Anton Schwarzkopf
.
Gröna Lund is also known for its rock and pop music concerts; the capacity record is held by Bob Marley
who attracted 32,000 people in 1980, which had been his third performance at the venue, already having played in 1977 and 1978.
It is quite unique in the sense that most of the buildings on the site are old residential and commercial structures dating from the 19th century. The buildings are therefore not built for the park, instead, the park is built around the buildings.
The park is owned by Parks & Resorts Scandinavia AB since 2006 controlled by the Tidstrand family.
Gröna Lund grew up in the 1880s, which makes it Sweden's oldest amusement park. In 1883, a German by the name Jacob Schultheiss rented the area to erect "carousels and other amusements", and until 2001 descendants of Schultheiss ran Gröna Lund. Before the amusement park, Gröna Lund was the name of a small park and later of a restaurant at this site.
In 2011 Gröna Lund will be adding a brand new wooden roller coaster. The rollercoaster will be 50(ft) tall, 1574(ft) long, and will go 37.9 (mph). The roller coaster will be designed by pioneers in wooden coaster design, Gravity Group. The coaster will be the park's seventh operational coaster and the only wooden coaster operating.
Amusement park
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in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It is located on the seaward side of the Djurgården island and is relatively small compared to other amusement parks, mainly due to its central location, which limits expansion. Gröna Lund is a popular venue for concerts during the summer. The amusement park has over 30 attractions. Gröna Lund was founded in 1883 by James Schultheis.
Gröna Lund features most attractions common to amusement parks, such as the tunnel of love
Tunnel of love (amusement ride)
The Tunnel of Love is a type of amusement ride commonly found at carnivals and amusement parks. It is similar to a dark ride in that riders are taken through dark passages, in this case in pairs. There are two major themes: a relaxing romantic ride encouraging the couple to cuddle, or a spooky...
, a funhouse, as well as six roller coasters, including Jetline
Jetline
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designed by Anton Schwarzkopf
Anton Schwarzkopf
Anton Schwarzkopf was a German engineer of amusement rides, and founder of the Schwarzkopf Industries company, which built numerous rides and large roller coasters for both amusement parks and travelling funfairs....
.
Gröna Lund is also known for its rock and pop music concerts; the capacity record is held by Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
who attracted 32,000 people in 1980, which had been his third performance at the venue, already having played in 1977 and 1978.
It is quite unique in the sense that most of the buildings on the site are old residential and commercial structures dating from the 19th century. The buildings are therefore not built for the park, instead, the park is built around the buildings.
The park is owned by Parks & Resorts Scandinavia AB since 2006 controlled by the Tidstrand family.
Gröna Lund grew up in the 1880s, which makes it Sweden's oldest amusement park. In 1883, a German by the name Jacob Schultheiss rented the area to erect "carousels and other amusements", and until 2001 descendants of Schultheiss ran Gröna Lund. Before the amusement park, Gröna Lund was the name of a small park and later of a restaurant at this site.
In 2011 Gröna Lund will be adding a brand new wooden roller coaster. The rollercoaster will be 50(ft) tall, 1574(ft) long, and will go 37.9 (mph). The roller coaster will be designed by pioneers in wooden coaster design, Gravity Group. The coaster will be the park's seventh operational coaster and the only wooden coaster operating.
Gröna Lund Roller Coasters
| Name | type | Height (ft) | Speed (mph) | Year Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyckelpigan | steel-sit down | 10 | 16.2 | 1976 | Operating |
| Jetline | steel-sit down | 105 | 55.9 | 1988 | Operating |
| Vilda Musen | steel-sit down | 68 | 34.2 | 4/18/2003 | Operating |
| Kvasten | steel-Inverted | 65 | 34.2 | 4/28/2007 | Operating |
| Insane Insane (Gröna Lund) Insane is a roller coaster at Gröna Lund in Stockholm. Insane is an Intamin Zac-Spin roller coaster. It opened in 2009. The train cars contain 4 seats with 2 on each side. When navigating the course the trains are free to spin and flip. In 2011, a similar roller coaster, Green Lantern:First Flight,... |
4th Dimension roller coaster 4th Dimension roller coaster A 4th Dimension roller coaster is a type of steel roller coaster whereby riders are rotated independently of the orientation of the track, generally about a horizontal axis that is perpendicular to the track. The cars do not necessarily need to be fixed to an angle.-History:John F... |
116 | 37.3 | 2009 | Operating |
| Tuff-Tuff Tåget | steel-sit down | 8 | 4.5 | 4/24/2010 | Operating |
| Twister | wooden-sit down | 50 | 37.9 | 5/7/2011 | Operating |
See also
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