Kiddie rides in Scandinavia

[dubbis]

Thursday evening - the kids are sleeping and nothing to do. Let's produce some figures with help from RCDB - How many kiddie rides can you expect in the Scandinavian countries? Indispensable or meaningless information? You choose

 

My kiddie ride definition: Up to 10 m height (i exclude powered Mack rides) and moderate speed = up to 35 km/h.

 

Well, here's the list:

FINLAND: 11% Kiddie Rides of total 19 coasters (the new coaster 2011 at Linnanmäki included)

DENMARK: 26% KR of total 39 coasters

SWEDEN: 40% KR of total 25 coasters (the new Twister 2011 at Gröna Lund included)

NORWAY: 44% KR of total 9 coasters

[larrygator]

FYI - 355 of the 638 USA coasters listed on rcdb.com are 30 feet or taller. But some adult coasters don't have heights listed. I estimate 25 adult coaster in the USA don't have heights listed.

 

Therefore, about 40% of the US coasters are under 30 feet in height.

[dubbis]

FYI - 355 of the 638 USA coasters listed on rcdb.com are 30 feet or taller. But some adult coasters don't have heights listed. I estimate 25 adult coaster in the USA don't have heights listed.

 

Therefore, about 40% of the US coasters are under 30 feet in height.

 

Guess there's nothing special with Sweden and Norway then. But i must say that i'm impressed by the parks in Finland. 3 really decent parks and most of the coasters are interesting for people past kindergarten age. In Sweden there's an obsession with water parks which i find a little bit illogical consedering our short summers and unpredictable weather. There sure is room for another park with lot of thrill rides. Perhaps another one in Stockholm or why not in Malmö? Sure, the kids must have their fun (i got 3 on my own) but most of the swedish parks are assuming that the parents have no interest in themepark rides. So they call the parks family friendly which means wacky worms and similar rides. Mom and dad can have beer and watch while the kids have their fun. I wonder how they reason in Finland but i think it's worth aiming at. Maybe i'm asking to much of a small country with a population of 9 million but Liseberg and Gröna Lund are always crowded.