GRONA LUND
Sweden
Park News - (3/17/08) Grona Lund has confirmed that they have removed the Kuling ride to make room for the new Teacups.
(12/28/07) While it could just be a website error, a reader tells us that the park has removed the Kuling ride (Kontiki) from their list of rides. Anyone know if the ride is really being removed?
2008 - New Attractions - (3/17/08) A quick update on the three new family rides going into Grona Lund this year. I’ve now got the official names for them: Tekopparna
(Teacups by Mack), Flygande Elefanterna (Flying Elephants by Zamperla) and Lyktan (The Lamppost by Zierer). The later of the three will be the kid friendly tower ride standing 12 meters tall but riders will rotate as well. 2008 is also Grona Lund’s 125th Anniversary after first opening back in 1883. To celebrate the park will restore the classic “Tivoli” theme to the front gate area. Some of the work will be finished by the start of this season and the rest will be finished before the park opens for the 2009 season.
As for the return of Disco-Jet… when it returns it will have a new look and be called Rock-Jet. It will be located on the roof above Skjutbanah (The Firing Range) opposite the Jetliner coaster. The entire Jetline street area (Jetgatan) has also been rebuilt with a “retro-futuristic style” inspired by the 50’s era Flash Gordon films.
(3/7/08) Grona Lund will add three kiddie rides for the 2008 season: a Zamperla Flying Elephants, a Mack Tea Cups and a Zierer Family Freefall Tower. We’ve also been told that the old Disco-Jet that was in storage last year will return with a new name and theme. The Jetline coaster is also said to be getting a new themed station and the park will remodel the main entrance.
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