Liseberg, Göteborg

The largest tourist attraction in Gothenburg is without a doubt Liseberg.
It is scandinavias biggest amusementpark, and the best as well. Due to it's location in central gothenburg it has some problem with space. It just don't have enough of it. But you will still find plenty of rides to suit your taste and nerves. From the gentle rides for the smallets children to more thrilling rides for the not so faint of heart. These include a wooden rollercoaster called Balder and the new, even faster, Kanonen (The Cannon) wich can both be seen in the picture.

Be aware that queues can be, and often are, painfully long during the busy season!

Prices:
Enterance fee is 60 sek and an all day pass to ride as much as you want is around 270 sek. There is cheaper options for those who just want to test a ride or two.

We went here for the cultural experience - and just because it looked like fun. We went on the rollercoaster there, which is really tame compared to the stuff at Six Flags. The most intense ride was basically like Colossus or Cyclone at Six Flags Magic Mountain - wooden with lots of drops, no up-side-down parts. It really was fun, even though it scared my boyfriend's sister. What was really cool also was the rest of the park. It was green and lush and beautiful (at least for an amusement park). There were games you could play to win HUGE piece of candy (I'm talking like 3 feet long Toblerones here). As well as the equivalent of an IMAX theater. You buy tickets to each ride after paying the approx $10 entry fee. There were a ton of school kids here when I went so it would be good for a family trip and I recommend going just to see what it's like even if you might be a little older than the target audience.

Although I spent only 1 full day in Göteborg, nevertheless I chose to spend 1/2 a day in Liseberg. Being a die hard fan for theme parks, Liseberg has multitude of rides, restaurants and entertainment, there is never any chance for a dull moment.

My top pick will be Balder. The ultimate roller coster and it is scary. Do sit in the 1st cabin or the last, if not the effect will not be that great.

The amusment park Liseberg is probably the most famous thing in Göteborg.

The amusment park, started up as early as 1923, is the biggest one in the Nordic countries, and their roller coaster "Balder" was actually named "the best roller coaster in the world" in 2003.

I have to admit that I don't use the attractitions so much anymore, but Liseberg can be fun anyway. Just a stroll in the whole park, a couple of beers in one of all the bars/restaurants, or a whole evening of competition with my friends on all the different games (Femkamp, five sports in one, is very popular at Liseberg).

Or why don't go to one of all the 30-40 concerts that are held at the "Big stage" every season, with some of the best artists from Sweden.

Every year more than 3 million people visits Liseberg.

Not sure how old I was the first time my parents took me there, but I know I was scared to death for all those scary roller coasters, even for the mini-one! Think I just dared to ride in the small merry-go-round until I was like 12 years old... :)
My favourite attraction? Definitely Flumride, where you go in a tree-wagon on water, and if you're many enough in the wagon you'll get totally wet!

Yes I know, it's easy to entertain me... ;)

The season starts in May, and the park closes in October. In December it opens up again, with a special "Christmas-celebration", with light all over the park, and big markets with Christmas things to buy.

The attractions opens up every day at 15.00, and close somewhere between 23 and midnight, depending on which day it is.

You can just enter the park, for a fee of 80 SEK (8,50 euro). Then you can also buy tickets for the attractions in different price categories.

To buy a "åkpass", which will give you free rides for a whole day at all attractions, you'll have to pay 265 SEK (27 euro), and for two days you'll pay 335 SEK.

If you want to use less attractions you can buy the "big pass" or the "small pass" which gives you 18 or 12 tickets for the attractions. Every attraction costs 1-4 tickets.

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http://www.liseberg.com/en/home/

Liseberg is one of the leading amusement parks in Europe and offers entertainment, attractions, restaurants and accommodation
of the highest standard.
The amusement park has almost 40 attractions. They range from gentle children's carousels and a fairy tale castle to dizzying high-speed rides, water rides, tall towers and terrifying ghosts. Liseberg also has four roller coasters. The bestknown is Balder, which has twice been voted the world's best wooden roller coaster by international roller coaster aficionados. Entertainment is also an important part of the park's business, and each summer many of Sweden's top artistes appear on our stages. Admission to the park is kept low so that those who want to can come into the park to watch a concert or simply admire the beautiful flowerbeds.

Since winter 2000 we have celebrated Christmas at Liseberg. Then the park takes on a completely different guise; the trees shimmer with over four million sparkling Christmas lights and there is an ice rink, large Christmas market and everything else that makes Christmas special. Each year half a million visitors are attracted
to the park in winter

This is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Göteborg and Sweden. Here you usually go with your kids or I would call this family travel. Here is a place to have fun and smile all the time. This is the perfect place to bring kids to.

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Two rollercoasters: Balder in wood and Kanonen in steel/metal, thrill rides for people of all ages, a 3D movie theater (Pandavision), the ghost house. Need I say more? Bring your kids and enjoy a day full of laughter, and while you're here why not let your inner kid out too?

Want to make the experience last a little longer? Book a hotel room in one of their hotels.

Christmas market during winter. They also have concerts with popular artists during the summer.

Even if you share the philosophy of Ebenezer Scrooge it would be difficult not be won over by the seasonal joys of the Liseberg Christmas market. After all where else can you can win an improbably large bar of chocolate called Kecks by shooting an air gun, eat candy floss until you feel ill, gaze in wonderment at an abundance of Christmas lights, watch skating rabbits (that might have been the glog) and dine on lots of tasty Swedish snacks.