There’s also white-river rafting, fairy-tale shows, a children’s farm and mini You can travel through a huge fairytale castle, climb inside aġ4 metre-high troll, explore a fairytale cave and brave the scary Troll Drop. One of Norway’s most popular visitor attractions, Hunderfossen is known as the fairytale park, with rides and attractions based on Norwegian folk tales. The park is open all summer, some autumn weekends, and one week in February, and admission tickets include entrance to theatre performances and attractions. Watch puppet shows and theatre performance based on the books.
Is dedicated to the fictional Moomin characters, created by Tove Jansen.Ĭan hug cuddly Moomins, play in the Moomin house, go on a nature trail and Pic: Andy Dingley (CC)īased on the island of Naantali, near Turku, this low-key theme park Ok, so it may not have the scariest rides, but it’s certainly the quirkiest and most Finnish of theme parks – and anyone with children won’t want to pass up a trip to Moominworld.
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The young children’s attractions are free too) – you only pay for the rides. Have fun and do good at the same time! Admission to the park is free (some of Linnanmäki is unusual in that it’s owned by the Children’s Dayįoundation and all its profits go children’s welfare charities – so you can It has more than 40 rides, including the stomach-churning Kirnu rollercoaster which spins you round at speeds of around 60km/hr and a scream-inducing free-fall tower, which drops riders suddenly from a height of 75 metres. Linnanmäki park, Helsinki, Finlandįinland’s oldest amusement park, Linnanmäki can easily be reached by tram (route #3) from Helsinki’s central station.
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You can buy fast-track admission-only tickets, or go the full hog with an unlimited ride ticket and really make the most of your day. Too, including the thrilling Demon and the adrenaline-inducing Fatamorgana. Wooden rollercoaster dating from 1914, but, of course, it has more modern rides Tivoli’s oldest and most popular ride is a Returned home to create his own famous theme park in the US. Hans Christian Anderson and Walt Disney, who was so inspired by Tivoli that he Pic: Malte Hübner (CC)īeautifully landscaped with lawns and lakes,Īnd festooned with colourful lights at night, the gardens were much loved by The world’s second oldest amusement park, the iconic Tivoli Gardens have held pride of place in the centre of Copenhagen since 1843. Some 265km west of Copenhagen, the park has plenty of accommodation if you want to stay the night, including the on-site Hotel Legoland, with a good range of themed family-sized rooms. Today, it’s a huge park with rollercoasters, rides, log flumes and, of course, the famous miniland where more than two million Lego bricks were used to create scale models of capital cities and iconic buildings. Opened in 1968, the original Legoland theme park was built next door to the Lego factory in Billund to showcase the colourful plastic bricks that took the world of children’s toys by storm.
The Gothenburg Pass includes admission to Liseberg park and gardens, though the rides cost extra. Pic: Albin Olsson (CC)Ĭoncerts, having hosted top names in the past such as Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling It’s also home to some great rides, including water flumes, a twisted corkscrew ride, the world’s best wooden rollercoaster, and Europe’s highest free-fall ride. Scandinavia’s biggest amusement park, Liseburg, is a lively place filled with flowers, trees, pretty gardens and colourful lights. The newest ride Icarus provides beautiful views of the city fromĪround 100 metres in the air, before plunging riders face-first at high speed towardsĪdmission to the park is included on the Stockholm Pass, though rides cost extra. Pic: Larske (CC)īeautifully located on Stockholm’s Djurgården island, the park has a variety of attractions from the low-key carousels and tea-cup rides for kids to the aptly named Insane! Sweden’s oldest amusement park, Gröna Lund Tivoli in Stockholm, dates from 1883 but has plenty of up-to-date, hi-tech rides for thrill-seekers. So, whether you like your entertainment low-key and local or stomach-churning and thrilling, there’s a theme park in Scandinavia to suit you Gröna Lund Tivoli, Stockholm, Sweden There are also a raft of more local theme parks, celebrating everything from trolls and Lego to Moomins.
Scandinavia is more known for its outdoor natural attractions than its theme parks, but there are plenty of amusement parks in the region for those who like their rides fast and scary. Theme parks in Scandinavia by Amanda Tomlin
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