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^ True that! But Liseberg is rarely that crowded, usually only if there is some major concert in the park. Helix update Images of the construction of the footers have been posted on the Unofficial Helix FB page: Loads of soon to be footers: Construction headquarters just beside the old Ferris Wheel: SOURCE

^^ That what was missing on the press day, People!! Having people around you is a must on such a place

You are all welcome! I think the rabbits have a much better proportion than the older ones, it seems like they have changed the suit so that the person inside look out through the eyes instead of the mouth like they did on the older model. Also the new shade of pink and green is much more easy on the eyes

Liseberg 2013 press day update Earlier today Liseberg had their annual press day for the coming season, and we were of course there to have a look for all of you. A big thanks to the CEO that made our visit possible. The big news this year is the new kids area called Kaninlandet, if someone have missed that fact It's the largest investment for Liseberg since they opened 90 years ago. Oh yes, it's the 90'th season since the park opened as a part of Gothenburg 300 year anniversary celebration (OK so it opened 2 years late, but who cares really, it's still one of the best theme parks out there). Speaking of the anniversary, on the 8:th of May the official celebration of that day will take place, it will have loads of music, artists, dancers, etc. that have been a part of Liseberg since they opened all those years ago. They have now also launched a new logo (which have been seen in an earlier post), they have removed the rabbit from the logo since they feel that the rabbit is more of a symbol to children and not really compatible with all the other activities that happens in Liseberg, and I do say that the new one looks a lot cleaner. Back to Kaninlandet. It have completely transformed a large part of the park, and it's actually 3 different areas. Kaninlandet is of course the main part of this new section. The other two parts are the extension of main-street and the new "west-coast" area. In Kaninlandet you will find most of the new attractions, but also a big play area, stage, stalls, shops and a lot of other stuff. The play area is called "Bushållplatsen" and it's the natural home for where kids and rabbits can interact, the area features a few slides, climbing structures, bouncing mats, loads of other rooms where kids can go explore. It was still a work in progress in areas, but I'm still sure that Liseberg can pull it of before opening. The only down side is that I can see, is that the supplier of the "Kaninlandsbanan" hadn't been able to supply the ride in time, which meant that they only had one car available today, hopefully they will get this sorted pretty quick, but there will be some bad queues for this ride during the first few weeks. The other rides is a good mix of old and new rides and they will provide something for everyone. I was really blown away by one ride in particular but more on that later. Oh yes, they have a new Credit as well On the restaurant front they had the new "Plättlagat" which is just awesome, now it would be a lot harder what to choose for a quick snack, waffles or plättar The extended main-street houses the new Mackasinet sandwich shop and a much larger Burger-King restaurant than what was there before. With these new restaurants there is loads of new seating space, both in and outdoors, this is necessary since they are planning to have longer seasons in the fall/winter so it will be nice to have easy access to indoor seating when the temperature drops. Mackasinet is a completely new concept for the park, they are going to serve baguettes with different types of filling, and all of them will be made in the park so that they will be as fresh as possible. They had a few of them available for us to try today, and I have to say that they were great The final area is the "West-coast" area, which is situated along the river that flows through the park. It takes inspiration from the coastal area where Gothenburg is situated. They have created a long Board-Walk along the river where people can sit down and eat a meal that they have brought with them. There are two rides here, The new "Old-Timers" and Hissningen. The old timers have been changed to become small Volvo Trucks and the new area is larger and offers more interaction between the riders and the on-lookers, with more space inside the track for people to watch. Hissningen on the other hand is just evil On a whole I think this new area will be a great success, the area is a great improvement on what was there before, and it will offer things to everyone (not only children, I was grinning from ear to ear at times ). I only have 2 "complaint" today, one, it was really bad weather today, not much you can do about that than to suck it up, it wasn't raining that bad really, and two is that this new area feels a bit too new, it really needs to weather a bit and the new trees will have to grow a bit for it to become really great, but I'm pretty sure that the children will be pleased, much in the same way we will next year Now for the good bit, PICTURES!!! In case you want to know where to go Shiny new gold on the entrance Kaninlandet here we come Kids stage called Kvarnteatern Overview Helix will go there More overview New stuff everywhere Back entrance Two older attractions that have been given a tune up Another old attraction The new rabbits are less green as the old ones More blend of old and new Welcome to the playground Called Bushållplatsen With nice round hills for the rabbits One of the two slides Didn't film a POV though, so this will have to do Where small kid's can leave their pacifier's New old timers With a Volvo history area POV!!! The roof is a nice touch in this weather Just imagine how good this will look when the plants have grown a bit Nice touch that with a roofed queue Next attraction is called Flygis Replaces the old aeroplane carousel It's really whips you around the corners Even the rabbits like them Next up the board walk attraction, Hissningen The rust is still there, who knows it may just stay But as most of us know, these towers are just EVIL Hoppalong, it may not look like something, but... ...the airtime is INSANE!!! Really surprised by this ride. Högspänningen was one of thos attractions that I dreaded But it was all right, and the roofs was a great touch But then again, if you start to spin the gondola like a madman, then I wouldn't really love it... Kaninlandsbanan is a cycle railway type deal that runs around Kaninlandet Station It could need some more cars though, which will come in time... It snakes it's way around the area CREDIT, not much more to say, we did get 4 goes which was nice Even this one had a roof, lovely touch in this weather POV shot, from the first go The last new attraction Not allowed to ride it, so it will still be the only attraction I haven't ridden in the park Sort of new, well they replaced the old one with a larger one to get more capacity The Coffee cups are as spinney as always Rabalder is still there The rocking tug is lacking it's water at the moment Now it's enough of the attractions, time for some food, here are some new stalls in the west coast Ice-cream and buns stall The Rabalder ORP stall have become a "Snömos" [translation: Snow Mash/Sause] stall, whatever that is New Burger King restaurant, which is a part of the Main-street extension Upstairs you have plenty of space to sit and eat Many different rooms with changing theme Next to BK, you have "Mackasinet" Which serves these awesome sandwiches, which these are just a selection of their menu, the Chicken and mango one was awesome Behind the Coffee cups you have these awesome place, "Plättlagat" Which serves these awesome things, they are aiming to serve a total of atleast one million of these, and after tasting these then I'm pretty sure that I will be responsible for many of them Rabalder with Kaninlandsbanan squeezing through The extension of Main-Street makes this area a lot better and give a more natural connection to the other side of the river Lisebergbanan is looking mighty as always Wonder what Kind of additives they have used for those carrots Some Helix sticks So that was it from me for this time, I really hope that everything will work out great for Liseberg with this major overhaul of the kids area, and I can't wait to hear the reviews from the children that will come through the park in just a few days time. Until next time!!

I know of people that have done day trips from the UK, it all comes down to what flights you have available. I wouldn't recommend a day trip though since you would miss all the great evening/night riding

I'm pretty sure that hill was that tall that if it happened that the train stalled at that point it was guaranteed that it would have enough energy to get back to the station, especially seeing that it's so high of the ground.

Since there is little to no twist so far, then it might end up like that stall turn that they have on Blue Fire. Hard to tell really, we just have to wait and see.

I have been away to Stockholm for a while now, so I completely missed them releasing the new trains to the public. I did however get a sneak peak in the latest First drop Magazine before hand so I had an idea on what they would look like. I do really love them, can't wait to get into the park to have a look on them in person. Hopefully they will get the first car on display soon. In today's paper (GP) there were 2 whole pages of Liseberg advertising. The main content was to make people here aware of their new guarantee that they are launching together with Kaninlandet. It's called "Glada Parn-garanti" which translated would mean "Happy kids guarantee". Liseberg are so confident that the new Kaninlandet will be such a big hit that if there will be any sad children, then they would be able to abort the visit that day and be allowed back another day for free. More at: http://liseberg.se/sv/hem/Nojesparken/Praktisk-information/Glada-barn-garanti/ [swedish only] Speaking of the web page, they have recently updated the whole page to this years look, and includes all the info about the new rides etc. I have to say that it looks really sharp. Link: http://liseberg.com/en/home/ About the paper again, in this weekends special they had a very informative 3 page interview with Andreas Andersen. It's a really good read about an enthusiast that realizes his biggest dream, which is to make his hobby his work,but also gives you an insight on what happens behind the scenes at Liseberg and other infos about coming investments like Kaninlandet and Helix. Unfortunately it's not available on-line (for free that is) and it's only in Swedish It's also been a while since I posted some images for you all about Kaninlandet so here is a collection that Liseberg posted on their Facebook page: The entrance have been given some TLC, including replacing the old logo with this new one A new layer of gold have been added to it as well New statue inside the entrance (it might have been relocated here, but the location is new) Updated kid's game, instead of fish there is now carrots The playground is looking really great, even though some of us might get some Teletubbies wibe from it More playground New aeroplane carousel Hoppalong The rocking tug is still there Not sure what this is but it looks lethal for someone that hates normal Ferris wheels Hissningen still have their rust marks, who knows they may be there in the future Old timers area is looking sharp Detail The new "cars" for the Old times have arrived This is it for this time, more to come later, especially seeing that the park opens next Saturday!!

About that picture, the piece is either not put into place properly (can't see the other end of it), but if it's out of alignment then you just need to move the supports a bit, there is plenty of movement at the footers if these things happens. And I'm pretty sure that most supports on this rides isn't even bolted to the footers, the just put the tubes into larger holes and just ram some wedges around the support so that it sits still. Then when it's all done fill the voids around the support with concrete and it's done. But I do have to say that this thing looks a lot better than I have ever imagined. I might even consider to go back to Alton this year to have a go

^ Well, it's an April fools joke, but as with previous years then they have added some teasers about new stuff for NoLimits 2. The joke is the Tango and whole fair thing. But stuff like the lighting, etc are some features that I have missed in NL.

Using coat hangers is a great and simple way to visualize a ride and explain your idea to others, especially when you didn't have the computing power you have today. But I still believe that they still used some calculations (pretty simplified compared to today) to judge forces in loops, drops, etc. But then again, MBB as well as Arrow didn't think it was necessary to use banked tracks on their attempt at suspended coasters, and we all knew how that went. So in some cases they might have gone the lazy route...

BTW, isn't that the formula for Photosynthesis written all over the walls, so Helix will be more green than just the track. First environmentalist themed ride?? Got a peak at the final train design in the latest First Drop magazine, so there might be a big press release on this ride soon with images, videos, etc. of the trains and the final iteration of the layout. I have to say that they look very snake like, but then again with the green theme then it might just be a Wacky Worm on steroids _______________________________________ Also a small update from the Andreas Andersen's blog: The best occupation in the World!! Stampbanan takes it's first ever rider. It's nice to be CEO of a theme park if you love coasters SOURCE

Ooo, that reminds me of Götterflug (only good ride at Belantis), which a Gerstlauer ride call Sky Roller. Only one of these have been made and it's just as insane as that one in the top video, but it requires a bit more effort to get a good spin. Video of Götterflug, by two kids that manage 131 spins together. That is nice, but on my last visit to the park (second time there) I managed to get 100+ spins during one go myself, but I had help from the wind which was close to the maximum that the ride is allowed to operate, I guess that the experience would be similar to the attraction first video. It's ride is the most nauseating flat I have ever encountered, but then again it's all up to you...

As I said before, I think that they are just to close to each other so they have to load both at the same time and then run them at the same time as well, we just have to wait and see when the park opens.

My brother visited the large tourist trade fair that is an annual event in Gothenburg at this time of year. And on the way he stopped to take a few images of the park. The panorama of the park was just too large to be posted here on TPR The old timer cars track have been installed Crane disassembly and Helix markings More markings Even more markings, and I have to say that it looks pretty bare at this point, can't wait until they have completed helix so that they can put in new trees Liseberg is of course at the trade fair, even though it's across the street, Note the new Liseberg Logo in the top right, also the Kaninlandet logo in the top left Of course they had some rabbits

^ They will most likely be operated as one ride, much like the old Froghopper's were. They seem to be extremely close together to be run independently, but I guess that they may have the possibility to shut one of them down if the crowds are light. Though I'm not sure if they are hooked up to the same hydraulic system or not, but I would say that it could be possible.

I totally missed that!! Looks epic, somewhat similar to the one on Atmosfear (even though I haven't really waited in that one yet, just rushed through it). the question is though, where is the station in that mess...

The height limit and the fact that it have 2 across seating with shin restraints all point toward one thing, getting the new train through the clearence envelope that the old ones had. On the old ones you more or less sat at the same level as the loading platform, inside a large box that kept you legs inside at all time. Now these seats are well over a foot and a half taller and wide open to the elements, so they would have to make some compromises somewhere to get them to work. The question though is where exactly are the locations for these tight spaces that require this small clearance profile, the tunnels or at the crossover points at the turnaround? If it's the tunnels then just remove them, they don't really add anything in my view.

Good news everyone, especially for Liseberg. The Mediators in the conflict, have put the foot down and forced the Union to postpone their threats of a strike for 2 weeks. This is good news for everyone, and in this case also Liseberg. But since Kaninlandet is scheduled to be complete on April 5:th then it's still a small risk that the final touches may be delayed in the end. But since there are currently 15 contractors in the park working and no one really knew which workers would go on strike tomorrow, then Liseberg don't really know what would have happened if the threat became a reality tomorrow. I really hope that they are so far along that Liseberg will get their Kaninland completed a week before scheduled, I'm at least pretty sure that they are aiming for it at the moment, just so that they can cover whatever is left themselves if the parts can't agree on a solution of this conflict before the new "deadline". Source: www.gp.se

I think that the limit may cause issues among a lot of young Japanese males. The Japanese isn't as short as many believe.

The Union said no, which means that the workers may go on strike this Tuesday, really bad news for this. But there is still 24 hours for them to agree on things so there is still hope that they might work it out until then. Just hope that Liseberg will sort everything out until opening. Source: www.gp.se

I really love the fact that this have been done. Sure the old trains were really nice the high sides made it a comfortable place to be, but in a sense made the ride less thrilling, which is why SD2K felt like a very large family ride. So these trains should add a bit more thrill to the experience. But there is a backside to this, which may disappoint some people. The height limits went from above 130 cm with the old trains, to 140 - 185 cm, yes you read right, not only did they raise the lower limit which means that some have to wait a bit longer to ride it, but they put a very low upper limit (lower than Atlantis Adventure even), so sorry tall people. Wonder how strict they are though, Lotte World is very strict, there might be a chance that Nagashima Spaland may be as well Source is the ride page at: http://www.nagashima-onsen.co.jp

All elements that produce excessive head-banging.

It will most likely support the middle of the roll-over by the looks of it, there will also be another beam attached to the left in the picture where you have a round connection. So it will be more N-shaped with a bar across the top in the end. I really love what Alton have created, even if I was there last year, this may warrant a new trip this year.

According to this article: http://www.besoksliv.se/artikel/osaekert-foer-groenans-nya-attraktion-29312 Then they have filed for planning permission before the final date that was put up by the Planning Office. No reply have been done, but they have promised that Gröna Lund would get a reply well before the beginning of the season. So we just have to wait and see.