I’m always up for a day or two at a fun amusement park. So far my favorites are Sweden’s Liseberg and Ohio’s Cedar Point. Liseberg Amusement Park in Swedish Gothenburg is the biggest amusement park in Scandinavia. Since they year I was 2 I have probably been there about a dozen times. We always begin at the Liseberg Tower to enjoy the view over Gothenburg and end with the House of Mirrors, a maze full of different mirrors which make you taller, shorter, thinner, fatter… Highly amusing.
One of my favorite rides is Balder; they call it the biggest wooden coaster in the world, not for people afraid of heights as the first drop is 70 degrees. Another funny ride is Spinrock, the carousel opposite Balder, where you almost ride upside down. Don’t miss the roller coaster Lisebergbanan or the water rides Flumeride and Kållerado. My favourite carousel has always been The Jukebox. You ride in gaudy colored cars moving up and down and round while listening to music from the 50s. The new attraction for 2007 is Uppswinget (The Screamin’ Swing). I haven’t tried it yet, but apparently it’s the scariest ride in the park.
Spinrock at Liseberg Amusement Park
To make the most out of Liseberg, stay until they close — often at 11pm. Evenings are better since most people have gone home by then and the queues are shorter. We always buy the 1-day ride pass for 280 SEK or a 1-day ride pass for 315 SEK including a ticket to the Gasten Ghost Hotel. You can also purchase a large ticket book for 225 SEK including 18 ride coupons and 3 wheel-of-fortune tickets, but you’ll probably gain on buying a 1-day pass with unlimited rides — especially if you enjoy carousels as much as I do.
Mean Streak, Cedar Point
Outside Europe, Cedar Point in Ohio offers unbeatable attractions. The amusement park is located on a peninsula in Lake Erie, between Cleveland and Toledo, in Sandusky. We traveled by car from Michigan, arrived around 11am and went to Raptor near the entrance at once. After 45-minutes queuing we sat in a ski-lift style seat with lap belts and shoulder harnesses, our legs dangled free during the ride and we went upside down six times.
The best ride at Cedar Point, apart from Mean Streak, is Millennium Force — one of the fastest and tallest roller coasters in the world, with an 80 degrees descent. We saved this ride untill the end because of the extremely long queue during the day. If they weren’t about to close the park I would have gone a second time, a third and a fourth.
Don’t forget to visit the beach before you leave Cedar Point. The two beach entrances are located by Hotel Breakers south of the water park Soak City.
We paid $41.95 per person for a Cedar Point Funday. Definitely worth the price. Children aged two and under can enter Cedar Point and Soak City free.
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this amusement park looks great!!!=)
It is great!! I can really recommend you to visit if you get the chance.