Gröna Lund Discussion Thread

[Tompa]

Looks really cool out! Simply amazing how they manage to get everything together in such a small space! Good that they are renovating the ghost train too, and can use the new, reinforced roof to building "Twister" on top of it! Waiting with buckles on how the cars will look like! Should be showing up soon .. When opening premiere is 7 May! Hope to go to the press information day ... would be fun! / Thomas

[StealthFan]

Love this park!

 

I agree! As if I needed another reason to go back to Scandi on the next TPR trip, this has just added itself to the MANY reasons I will be going back!

 

-Craig

[UnderCoverDrummer1]

This makes me think back to my good old RCT days where I would build rides on top of rides on top of rides. All while knowing it probably would never happen like that in real life. I hope to one day to get visit this park with its wonderful mess of rides and bask in all its glory first hand.

[Stephen G]

Hmm, this might Give Board Walk Bullet a Run for its money in the category of most confusing track layout.

[metrock]

I had no idea that so much was going on at Gröna Lund as far as the current construction and future plans. This makes me happy because I was slightly disappointed that Magic Mountain was getting a copy of the one coaster that made this park a unique visit, to me. But it's not to say that is would have halted a visit to the park. When I'm in the area to visit family, I'd hit up the park regardless of what is or isn't built. And while a visit next summer was what I was thinking I'd do, I may push it back another year if it means an additional coaster. You know, because why not?

Edited March 31, 2011 by metrock

[downunder]

The coaster looks great, the first drop looks like fun. This park impressed me a great deal (as did Stockholm) in 2009, even their Vekoma Junior invert is fun.

[Olov]

Gröna Lunde has put up a new video showing the lift engine, station, queue area, the boardwalk and some nice view of the first drop. (It's all swedish)

Video #7

They're currently finishing the steel on the track, has installed the chain on the lifthill, airgates in the station, working on the boardwalk and some booths for shops and games under the camelback hill.

The trains get flown in from US but he didn't say when but it better be soon if they're going to test it thorughly.

Looks great and it's only 36 days left till opening.

[Gerstlauer1]

I don't get why The Gravity Group call there coasters "woodies" when the supports are all steel...

 

And, Lawl this dosen't have a chance against Balder!

[Olov]

Just hope this won't turn into another debate but building wooden roller coasters with steel supports has been used for a very long time since early 20th century. Usually coaster are divided into steel and wooden depending on the track which are either steel or wooden.

But then Rocky Mountain Group and Texas Giant fu**ed it all up.

And finally, I think Twister will be a different experience compared to Balder.

[coasterkyle]

^^ not to mention, one of the more famous coasters, The Crystal Beach Cyclone had steel supports.

[Gerstlauer1]

Calm down...

That is just MY opnion!

 

And about Balder i know but, they will problaly be compared considering they both are located in sweden!

[Olov]

You're asking a question I was trying to answer, didn't know I was sounding rude. Oh well sorry about that.

[larrygator]

^Olov - no need to apologize, your response was not rude by any means.

[adamico2]

Is it just me or does this seem like a twistier version of Cornball Express?

[Gerstlauer1]

You're asking a question I was trying to answer, didn't know I was sounding rude. Oh well sorry about that.

Don't be sorry man! i was rude!;/ sorry

[Loefet]

Fresh of the Gröna Lund FB page:

 

Source

[B-RadG]

Holy steepness Batman! This ride looks better now that it's starting to come together, it really shows how "crammed in" it is.

[Nrthwnd]

Mmmm.

 

Lookin' good, from where I see it.

 

[Tompa]

Hi all! "only"29 days until opening! Typical me to go and celebrate Maspalomas Pride for 10 days down in Gran Canaria .Departing opening day... But it should be a media (radio / TV) display a few days before .. will try to come up with them.. / Thomas

[Olov]

Yup, it's not far away from opening day now.

Not much left to work on Twister and Jetline has started to testrun, a sure sign of spring!

[rollin_n_coastin]

Thanks Olov! That looks amazing! I can't wait to get back there. It's impossible to think that they fit yet another ride in what literally looks like a twisted mess of metal, but it works! Great head choppers!

[Nrthwnd]

I love it how Grona Lund and the designers/builders just

figure out how it all fits together, LOL!

Thanks for keeping us up-to-date Olov and

all/any of you who are lucky to soon be riding this one.

 

Am looking forward to how the dark ride

is turning out, as well.

 

Everything's looking awesome, and I cannot wait

for the next TPR Scandi Tour that happens,

whenever it happens.

 

[viking86]

Its amazing that you can see four different coasters in that picture!

 

Im going to Gröna Lund in a little more than a month. Starting to get very excited now!

[DBru]

Thanks for that picture! For the first time I can finally follow the layout completely.

 

Yeah...I still can't do this. lol

[Prettyslr]

The vikings certainly know how to cram as many coasters as possible into a tiny space. I plan on visiting in July an and can't wait. Does anybody have tips on stuff like cheap/good food in the area, or what is a "must do"?