Gröna Lund (, ), or colloquially ''Grönan'' (), is an

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, Sweden. Located on the seaward side of

Djurgården Djurgården ( or ) or, more officially, , is an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna Lund, the open-air museum Skansen, the small resident ...

Island, it is relatively small compared to other amusement parks, mainly because of its central location, which limits expansion. The amusement park has over 30 attractions and is a popular venue for concerts in the summer. It was founded in 1883 by .

History

Gröna Lund's roots are in the 1880s, making it Sweden's oldest amusement park. However the area has been used for similar purposes since the early 18th century. In 1883, a German by the name of rented the area to erect "carousels and other amusements". Until 2001, descendants of Schultheis ran Gröna Lund. Before the amusement park came into being, Gröna Lund was the name of a small park. The park's location is unique in the sense that most of the buildings are old residential and commercial structures from the 19th century. The buildings were not built for the park; instead, the park was built around the buildings. The park has three different entertainment venues: Dansbanan (Lilla Scenen), Gröna Lundsteatern and Stora Scenen. Gröna Lund features most attractions common to amusement parks, such as a tunnel of love, a funhouse and eight

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s. Gröna Lund is also known for its rock and pop music concerts; the capacity record is held by

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, who attracted 32,000 people in 1980; it was his third performance at the venue, after stints in 1977 and 1978. The record is unbeatable since new regulations prevent such large audiences at Gröna Lund. American rapper

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performed with almost 22,000 people in 2010. The park is easily accessible by tram #7, bus #67 and by ferry from the city centre. Its central location allows visitors to view large parts of Stockholm from the taller attractions. Since 2006, the park is owned by Parks & Resorts Scandinavia AB, which is wholly owned by the Tidstrand family, which also owns Kolmården Zoo and

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. On 25 June 2023, one person was killed and nine others were injured after Jetline partly derailed. The park was temporarily closed due to the incident. On 3 July 2023 the park was re-opened, but only as a walking park. On 5 July 2023, all rides except Jetline opened. Jetline will remain closed until the Swedish Accident Investigation Authority has completed its investigation of the accident, which it states will take between ten and twelve months. On 14 June 2024, it was announced that Jetline will be permanently closed.

Rides

Roller coasters

Other rides

* Eclipse - 121.9 m tall swing ride, opened in 2013, height limit 1.2 m. Funtime. * Blue Train - dark ride that opened in 1935, refurbished in 1982 and again in 2011. Magnus Sörman, Gosetto (2011 refurbishments). * Chain Flyer - wave swinger, opened in 1997, height limit 1.1 m. Zierer. * Extreme - top scan, opened in 1999, moved in 2013, height limit 1.4 m. Mondial. * Flying Carpet - carpet ride, opened in 1983; height limit 1.2 m. Zierer. * Fritt Fall Tilt - 80 m tall tilting drop tower, opened in 1998, the "tilt " function introduced in 2004, height limit 1.4 m. Intamin. * House of Nightmares - spooky haunted house, opened in 2015. Sally Corporation. * Katapulten - 55 m tall launch tower; height limit 1,4m. S&S Worldwide. * Kärlekstunneln -

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* Lantern - spinning tower ride, opened in 2008, height limit 1.1 m. Zierer. * Octopus - octopus spinner, opened in 2000, height limit 1.1 m. Anton Schwarzkopf. * Pop Expressen - breakdance spinner, opened in 1996; height limit 1.4 m. Huss. * Radiobilen - bumper cars, opened in 1968, height limit 1.2 m. Reverchon. * Rock Jet - rotator, opened in 1976, height limit none /1.1 m alone. Reverchon * Snake - Chaos Pendel, opened in 2019 and given away to Skara Sommarland in 2020, height limit 1.4 m. Funtime * Ikaros - 95 m tall tilting tower opened in 2017, Known as a "Sky Jump" similar to Falcon's Fury at Busch Gardens Tampa. Intamin.

Kiddie rides

* Circus Carousel - merry go round, opened in 1883. * Flying Elephants - fly the elephants ride, opened in 1983. Zamperla. * Fun House - indoor obstacle house, opened in 1883. Gröna Lund, rebuilt in 1986 by Zierer * Kuling - rocking tug, opened in 2005. Zamperla. * Little Paris Wheel - mini

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, opened in 1993. Zamperla. * Mini Bumper Cars - kiddie bumper cars, opened in 2003. Bertazzon. * Mirror House - classic mirror maze, opened in 1935. * Pettson and Findus World - walkthrough and play area, opened in 2003. Gröna Lund. * Tea Cups - spinning tea cups, opened in 2008. Mack Rides. * Tunnel of Love - classic dark ride for kids, opened in 1917 and refurbished in 1986. Gröna Lund * Veteran Cars - on track cars. * Arcade Games - arcade games and test-your-skill games.

Special events

The park hosts various special events throughout the season, particularly music concerts. Famous musicians that have performed at Gröna Lund include:

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in 1967,

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in 1976, T.Rex (band) in 1977,

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in 1978 and 1980,

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in 1973,

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in 1984, 2015, 2018, 2022 and 2024, The Cardigans in 1997,

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in 1999, Caesars in 2002, Dr. Alban in 2003, A*Teens in 2003,

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in 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2024 and also twice with the Hollywood Vampires, Icona Pop in 2013,

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in 2013 and 2017, Tove Lo in 2014,

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in 2014,

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and

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in 2015,

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in 2016 and 2024,

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in 2017,

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in 2017 and 2022, Gojira in 2019, Sting in 2019,

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in 2022,

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in 2022,

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in 2017 and 2022,

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in 2023, and Bruce Dickinson in 2024.

Gallery

File:Gröna Lund 2010a.jpg, Main entrance File:Carousel pigs Gröna Lund.jpg, Handmade carousel pigs from the 19th century File:Jerry williams grona lund 2004.jpg, Jerry Williams on stage 2004 File:Boppers grona lund 2004.jpg, The Boppers in 2004 File:Birgitn.jpg, Birgit Nilsson backstage in the 1960s File:Jimi Hendrix 1967 uncropped.jpg,

at Gröna Lund 1967 File:Gröna Lund June 2015.jpg, Night view File:Jason Mraz Sing.jpg,

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at Gröna Lund 2017

References

External links

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Panoramic virtual tour of entrance to Grona Lund
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