Särkänniemi

Särkänniemi

Slogan "Särkänniemeen, Särkänniemeen"
Location Tampere, Finland
Coordinates 61°30′19″N 023°44′38″E / 61.50528°N 23.74389°E / 61.50528; 23.74389Coordinates: 61°30′19″N 023°44′38″E / 61.50528°N 23.74389°E / 61.50528; 23.74389
Owner City of Tampere
Opened 1975
Previous names Neulan huvipuisto (different park at the same location 1973-74)
Operating season April to September (rides area) /
throughout the year
Area 50.000 m² (rides area)
Rides
Total 34
Roller coasters 6
Water rides 2
Website www.sarkanniemi.fi/en
Särkänniemi Zoo
Major exhibits aquarium, children's zoo
Website http://www.sarkanniemi.fi

Särkänniemi is an amusement park in Tampere, Finland. The park features an aquarium, a planetarium, a children's zoo, an art museum, an observation tower Näsinneula (Näsi Needle). Särkänniemi is the most popular amusement park in Finland with Linnanmäki in Helsinki. Särkänniemi has five, 6th under construction rollercoasters: inverted coaster Tornado, flying coaster Trombi, MotoGee, Half Pipe and Hype, a launched steel coaster Sky Rocket II opening in summer 2017, and family coaster Vauhtimato ("Whirly Worm"). Särkänniemi is owned by the city of Tampere and attracts about 1.100.000 visitors per annum. Särkänniemi is the biggest rival for Linnanmäki as the lead amusement park in Finland. Both are about the same size. The park gave up the dolphinarium in 2016 and the dolphins were safely transported to Attica Zoological Park in Greece. The kiddie flume "Taikajoki" has been demolished, and it is expected to return to the park sometime between season 2018 or 2019.

Särkänniemi has been voted several times as the best leisure center and the greatest amusement park in Finland.

History

This multi-purpose park is owned by the city of Tampere and boasts a variety of rides as well as an Aquarium that was opened in 1969, a Planetarium that opened in 1969, a children's zoo that opened in 1970, a 168m tall Observation Tower that opened in 1971, Sara Hilden Art Museum opened in 1979, the Dolphinarium opened in 1985.

The amusement part aspect of Särkänniemi started in 1973 with the opening of Neulan Huvipuisto (Neulan´s Amusement); in the beginning the park offered only a handful of children's rides. In 1975 the city of Tampere took over the operations of the fun park and integrated it into other attractions on the peninsula.

Located on the peninsula, about a kilometer from the city center of Tampere, that juts out into the Black Gulf. The area used to house three different breweries in the 18th century onward and in the 20th century a huge warehouse serving the log industry was built on the peninsula of Särkänniemi. These buildings were demolished in the 1960´s.

The park is easily accessible by bus nr 4 and nr 16.

The 25-acre amusement park is not divided into specifically themed sections although one area is called Kiddie Land and in 2012 an Angry Birds Land was opened.

Roller coasters

Operating

Ride Name Type Opened in Manufacturer Additional Informations
Hype steel launched sit down 2017 Premier Rides Reaches a speed of 62 mph (100 km/h) and a height of 150 ft (46 m) on a 853 ft (260 m) steel track with one full inversion (heartline twist, sky loop) and one twisted loop. Height limit 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in). Sky Rocket II model, train 1x12. Under construction until spring 2017.
Half Pipe steel sit down 2003 Intamin Reaches a speed of 43 mph (69 km/h) and a height of 98 ft (30 m) on a 230 ft (70 m) long half pipe track. Height limit 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in). Half Pipe model, train 2x8.
Motogee flywheel launch sit down 2010 Zamperla Reaches a speed of 42 mph (68 km/h) in just 2 seconds on a 1,194 ft (364 m) long track. Height limit 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in). Motocoaster model, train 2x5.
Tornado steel inverted 2001 Intamin Reaches a speed of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a height of 82 ft (25 m) on a 2,296 ft (700 m) long track with 5 inversions (loop, tunnel, cobra roll, heartline roll, heartline roll). Height limit 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in). Suspended looping coaster, train 2x12.
Trombi steel flying 2005 Zamperla Reaches a speed of 25 mph (40 km/h) and a height of 50 ft (15 m) on a 1,283 ft (391 m) long track with 2 inversions (heartline roll, heartline roll). Height limit 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in). Spiral lift Volare model, car 4x1.
Vauhtimato (Whirley Worm) steel sit down 1984 Zierer Reaches a speed of 16 mph (26 km/h) and a height of 11 ft (3 m) on a 197 ft (60 m) long track (60m). Height limit 1 m (3 ft 3 in) / 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) alone. Small Tivoli model, train 2x5.

Defunct

Ride Name Type Opened Closed Manufacturer Additional Informations
Jet Star Steel 1980 2012 Anton Schwarzkopf Reaches a speed of 31 mph (50 km/h) and a height of 44 ft (13 m) on a 1,765 ft (538 m) track. Height limit 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in). Jet Star model, designed by Ing-Buro Stengel, car 1x4.

Flat Rides

Water Rides

Other Rides

Kiddie Rides

Other attractions

References

  1. ↑ "Beautiful and delightfully dreadful things swim in the Aquarium". sarkanniemi.fi. Särkänniemi. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
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