Liseberg

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The entrance of Liseberg

Liseberg is an amusement park located in Gothenburg, Sweden. The park opened in 1923 and is the largest among counterparts located in the Nordic countries, attracting over 3 million visitors annually. One of the most popular attractions is the wooden roller coaster Balder, voted twice (2003 and 2005) as Best Wooden Tracked Roller Coaster in the world in a major international poll.^[1] The park itself has also been chosen as one of the top ten amusement parks in the world (2005) by Forbes Magazine.^[2]

Additional to the summer season, the park is also open during November and December, albeit with fewer rides operating, hosting a Christmas market with traditional Swedish cuisine such as mulled wine and specialties such as döner kebab made from reindeer meat.

The official colours of Liseberg are pink and green as can be seen on the entrance and the older houses in the park, the colours were also adopted for the logo, which was introduced in the 80s.

1 Rides
- 1.1 Rides operating during the 2007 season
- 1.2 Rides from previous seasons
2 Documented accidents
3 Visitors
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Rides

Kållerado

Pariserhjulet

Almost every year a new ride opens. In 2005 Liseberg opened a new rollercoaster called "Kanonen" (The cannon). Well-known attractions are Flumeride, Lisebergbanan, Balder.

[edit] Rides operating during the 2007 season

Balder (roller coaster) (2003)
Bumper cars (1997)
Circus Express (1977)
Fairy Tale Castle (1968)
Ferris Wheel (1967)
Fishing Boats (1988)
FlumeRide (1973)
Gasten Ghost Hotel (1998)
House of Mirrors (1961)
Höjdskräcken (2000)
JukeBox (1993)
Kanonen (roller coaster) (2005)
Kiddie Boat Ride (1973)
Kiddie Bumpers (1983)
Kiddie Flight-Carousel (1991)
Kulingen (2002)
Kållerado (1997)
Lilla Lots (2006)
Lisebergbanan (roller coaster) (1987)
Liseberg Tower (1990)
Little Frogs (2000)
Oldtimers (1974)
Maxxima Pandavision (2001)
Pony Carousel (1963)
Rabbit River (2001)
Rainbow (1983)
SpinRock (2002)
Teacups (1985)
The Dragonboats (1997)
Tornado (1989)
Trummeliten Carousel (1991)
Uppskjutet (1996)
Uppswinget (2007)
Waltzer (1969)
Wave Swinger (1989)

[edit] Rides from previous seasons

Aerovarvet (1989-2002)
Bergbanan (roller coaster) (1923 - 1987)
Break Dance (1987 - 1993)
Bumper Cars (1927 - 1987)
Bumper Cars (1988-1996)
Cinema 180 (1979 - 1987)
Crinoline (1996 - 2005)
DiscoRound (1986 - 1988)
Enterprise (1976-1982)
HangOver (roller coaster) (1997 - 2002)
House Upside-Down (1985- 1996)
Hökfärden (1985 - 1990)
LisebergsLoopen (roller coaster) (1980 - 1995)
Ormen Långe (1980 - 1989)
Snabbtåget (1989 - 1992)
Super 8 (roller coaster) (1966 - 1979)
TopSpin (1993-2006)

[edit] Documented accidents

In 1985 two empty rollercoaster trains collide at Liseberg, causing injuries to staff members.^[3]
In 1997 25 young people are trapped for three hours when the ride "Hangover" at Liseberg malfunctions.^[3]
In 2001 a 14-year old boy is pinned between a raft and a landing on the ride "Kållerado" at Liseberg.^[3]
In 2002 six small children receive minor injuries when a safety latch fails on the attraction "the little frogs" (Swedish: Små grodorna) at Liseberg.^[3]
In 2005 a power failure affects western Sweden, causing all the attractions at Liseberg to stop, leaving people stranded in various positions but causing no injuries.^[3]
On July 15, 2006, 21 people were injured at Liseberg when two roller coaster trains, on the rollercoaster Lisebergbanan, collided. The crash happened when the chain that pulls trains up the initial climb malfunctioned, causing a fully loaded train to roll backward into the loading platform, hitting another train that was unloading riders. Since only part of the train was on the lift, the anti-rollback mechanism had not fully engaged and broke. The steel rollercoaster was built in 1987 and is one of Sweden's largest, reaching speeds up to 80 km/h.^[4] Since the accident the rollercoaster has opened again, after a technical adjustment.
On September 2, 2006, a man received injuries to his head and neck after being hit when a flagpole fell down.^[3]^[5]
On October 8, 2006, a woman in her thirties was seriously injured on the log boat ride "FlumeRide". At the second and final drop, a 14 metre slope, the woman apparently panicked, and tried to keep the log boat from travelling down the slope by holding on to the railings. She was ejected from the boat into the water and slid down the slope, where she was hit in the head by at least one of the two following log boats. Since she had managed to temporarily keep the log boat from dropping down the slope, the following two log boats passed the last safety gate, and couldn't be stopped from falling down the last slope where the woman was located. The event was witnessed by the staff who stopped the ride, but were unable to prevent two of the log boats from continuing. The woman, who was travelling together with her 11-year-old daughter and another woman, was taken to Sahlgrenska University Hospital, where she was reported to be in critical but stable condition. An investigation has been initiated by the authorities, and Liseberg has also initiated an internal inquiry.^[5]^[6]^[7] She eventually recovered fully.