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The entrance of Liseberg
Liseberg is an amusement park located in Gothenburg, Sweden, the park opened in 1923. Liseberg is the largest and one of the most visited amusement parks in Scandinavia, attracting around 3 million visitors annually. Among the noteworthy attractions is the wooden roller coaster Balder, voted twice (2003 and 2005) as the Best Wooden Tracked Roller Coaster in the world in a major international poll. The park itself has also been chosen as one of the top ten amusement parks in the world (2005) by Forbes Magazine.
Kållerado
Additional to the summer season, the park is also open during November and December, albeit with fewer rides operating, hosting a Christmas market with traditional Swedish cuisine such as mulled wine and specialties such as döner kebab made from reindeer meat.
The official colors of Liseberg are pink and green as can be seen on the entrance and the older houses in the park, the colors were also adopted for the logo, which was introduced in the 80s.
Pariserhjulet
Artists and performances
Multifarious Swedish performers have performed at Liseberg since its opening. Among them, Zarah Leander, Maurice Chevalier, Marlene Dietrich, Evert Taube, ABBA, Lasse Dahlquist, Birgit Nilsson, Pernilla Wahlgren and Carola Häggkvist. Sten-Åke Cederhök played in 25 years' own perceptions of the “Week Revy”. Other artists like Sonya Heden Bratt, Hagge Geigert and Laila Westersund might be included among the artists who appeared countless times at Liseberg. Håkan Hellström also performed there a few times. Olof Palme gave a speech on the main stage during his last election in 1985. Since 1997, the magician and comedian Carl-Einar Häckner, together with Swedish and foreign guest artists and a variety orchestra, have had a main stage variety during most of July each season. The bench lines are often full with people at the performances at 6 and 9 o’clock.
Foreign artists who have performed at Liseberg include Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Cliff Richard, Nightwish, Delta Rhythm Boys, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cat Stevens, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, The Who, PJ Proby, Frank Zappa with The Mothers Of Invention, Bill Haley & His Comets, Procul Harum and Toto, among others.
Rides and attractions
Almost every year a new ride opens. In 2005 Liseberg opened a new rollercoaster called "Kanonen" (The cannon). Well-known attractions are Flumeride, Lisebergbanan, Balder.
Water Rides
l Flumeride
l Kållerado
Thrill Rides
l Hanghai (new for 2009)
l Höjdskräcken
l Kanonen
l SpinRock
l Uppskjutet
l Uppswinget
l Waltzer
l AtmosFear (new for 2011)
l Schnitzel
Other Rides
l Bumper Cars
l Fairy Tale Castle
l Ferris Wheel
l Fishing Boats
l Gasten Ghost Hotel
l House of Mirrors
l Jukebox
l Kiddie Boat Ride
l Kiddie Bumpers
l Kiddie Flight-Carousel
l Lilla Lots
l Little Frogs
l Oldtimers
l Maxxima Pandavision
l Pony Carousel
l Teacups
l The Dragonboats
l Trummeliten Carousel
l Wave Swinger
Former rides
l Aerovarvet (1989–2002)
l Bergbanan (roller coaster) (1923–1987)
l Break Dance (1987–1993)
l Bumper Cars (1927–1987)
l Bumper Cars (1988–1996)
l Cinema 180 (1979–1987)
l Cirkusexpressen (children's roller coaster) (1977–2008)
l Crinoline (1996–2005)
l DiscoRound (1986–1988)
l Enterprise (1976–1982)
l HangOver (roller coaster) (1997–2002)
l House Upside-Down (1985–1996)
l Hökfärden (1985–1990)
l Kulingen (2002–2008)
l Liseberg Tower (1990-2010)
l LisebergsLoopen (roller coaster) (1980–1995)
l Ormen Långe (1980–1989)
l Rainbow (1983–2008)
l Snabbtåget (1989–1992)
l Super 8 (roller coaster) (1966–1979)
l TopSpin (1993–2006)
l Tornado (1989–2008)
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