Liseberg is a Swedish amusement park that is popularly known for its fun attractions, most notably Balder, its wooden roller coaster which was voted as the “Best Wooden Tracked Roller Coaster” in the world in a major international poll in 2003 and 2005. On February 12, 2024, its water park, Oceana suffered from a massive fire outbreak which injured over 10 people and destroyed properties. Check out this article for Liseberg's wiki as well as 12 things you need to know about it.
12 Things You Need To Know About Liseberg
Here are 12 things you need to know about Liseberg, the popular Swedish amusement park:
- It is located in Gothenburg, Sweden
- It was opened on May 8, 1923
- It has an average of about three million visitors yearly
- In terms of area and number of visitors, it is the largest amusement park in Scandinavia
- It is owned by Göteborgs stad and operated by Liseberg AB
- Some of its rides and attractions include roller coasters, water rides, children rides, arcade games, Spelhuset, Liseberg Lustgarden, and the Gasten Ghost Hotel
- Some of its popular roller coaster include Lisebergbanan (1987), Balder (2003), Rabalder (2009), Stampbanan (2013), Helix (2014), Valkyria (2018), and Luna (2023)
- Some of its popular rides include FlumeRide, Kållerado, AtmosFear, AeroSpin, Tempus, Skepp o' skoj, and Turbo
- In 2003 and 2005, its wooden roller coaster, Balder, was voted as the “Best Wooden Tracked Roller Coaster” in the world in a major international poll
- In 2005, Liseberg was named by Forbes as one of the top 10 amusement parks in the world. In 2022, it was named the second best amusement park in Europe by the IAAPA
- In 2020, it started constructing its water park known as Oceana. The water park was to have 14 various attractions and accommodate up to 1750 visitors
- On February 12, 2024, Oceana suffered from a massive fire outbreak which injured over 10 people, engulfed outdoor water slides, and caused three explosions. It also caused office facilities and a nearby hotel to be evacuated
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