You should have mentioned it's also a popular concert venue where they have several shows a week each summer, both Swedish and international and it's included in the entrance fee. A major booking may also be a good thing for getting on rides because a lot of people come just for the shows.
Hey! Gröna Lund manager here. Thank you for the review and all the kind words. Shared it in our staff member group! :) And yes. Lustiga Huset is the best thing ever, and you should feel bad for missing it, haha! Next time, visit the Cocktail Lounge. It's amazing. Also, take the ferry from Slussen next visit! ;)
Hi Johan! Thank you for watching, I am glad you enjoyed the video and am thrilled to hear you shared it with the staff! As someone from America, I am so glad I had the opportunity to visit Gröna Lund and definitely hope to return one day! And I will be sure to do Lustiga Huset, haha!
@@fartunl9135 Ingen lögn! Var dock tvungen att säga upp mig i Maj pga nytt jobb, men tar fortfarande extrapass som TL när det behövs. Kan skicka bild på namnbricka om det hjälper? Haha
Will you bring back Heavy Metal Concerts to the park once y’all are allowed too? I heard you guys had Gojiria and Slayer! I want to visit your park sooo bad and to see one of my favorite bands as well! Have you guys had Avatar play there yet?
One cool fact about Gröna Lund is that they have tons of concerts in the summers. For example this summer you have artists like Ava Max, Hozier and Wiz Khalifa and bands like Gojira. And in the past Elton John, Marilyn Manson and many more have performed at Gröna Lund.
And it's super cheap! 290 sek (~$30) gets you free entrance for the whole season, where all of the concerts are included. You probably already know this but I thought I'd add it if someone else checks this comment!
If you save the ticket from Grönalund and turn it in to staff at Kolmården when you buy your ticket you will get 30% off the entrance price. This works at any of the parks owned buy parks and resorts scandinavia.
i absolutely love that ferry, it just builds up so much hype, and taking it back after you have been there gives so much closure for some reason. I have so much memories of beating my friends and brother with the squeaky hammers we won at the games at Grönalund
ikr, literally right next to the place where you purchase tickets.
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Not anymore :) now it's a construction site :) also often you're not allowed to drive into Djurgården at all unless you live there. But not sure who would not rather take the boat over :)
I'm from Stockholm (currently live in Hampton Roads, VA), this park has REALLY improved in the last 10 years or so. It used to be just a slab of concrete with rides on top of it basically, but they've done so much to make it look nice, put some theming in there and expanded the hell out of their ride selection. I remember when the first Intamin giant drop tower was made (it used to be an observation tower and they converted it), the amount of press it got was insane! No one had experienced anything like it before. I also rode that Swarzkopf (I think it was at least) portable coaster they had outside the park in a parking lot for one season, it was called Thriller. I think it's located in Mexico or something like that now. That also got a huge amount of press, mainly because it caused some neck injuries apparently, lol. Anyway, I tend to visit this park whenever I go back home to visit, always a good time, especially after a couple of beers with good friends :)
Actually it WAS great (like 30 years ago and before that), then bad, then great again. Yeah, back in the day they had no real coasters. Jetline was actually their first they had for a looong time. But back then the park had more of a Tivoli (Copenhagen) feel, more carousels, swings etc and a lot of scenery. Then they started adding stuff with no thought... that's when it was at it's worst. And ugliest. But somehow adding even MORE rides made it work; I guess they got some actual architects (normal ones, not ride builders) to help and it's much more beautiful now than it was 10-15 years ago.
You should visit Linnanmäki in Helsinki, Finland. It's also really packed. (Unfortunately they removed the best attraction [a fun house] because they had to make room for a new rollercoaster)
Actually if you think about it gröna lund has like themes like the horror zone where kvasten, house of nightmares and the ghost train Blå tåget is and you have the 50's zone where jetline, twister, wildmouse and rock jet is and then we have wonder land theme where the fun house is and insane and more so yeah what can I more say. 😁
You also should have mentioned that during the summer various artists have concerts on the big stage!! If you wanna go to a concert and not ride anything the only thing you'll have to pay for is the entrance which is pretty cheap actually. Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, Elton John, Carly Rae Jepsen are just a few artists that have been there.
Very nice video! I'm working in the park (my 5th year now) and I'm glad you enjoyed your visit! It's too bad you missed Lustiga Huset (Fun House) which is almost like a time-capsule into older amusement parks and how they operates. One can tell that it's been there for a long time. If you were there on the 6th then I can imagine that it was packed: Both for the holiday, but also because one of Sweden's biggest pop-stars had a concert in the park that day. That is one thing I think should be added: Gröna Lund hosts a lot of concerts, and while some of the names might just be known to locals, occasionally we manage to book a big one. This year it was Sting, last year we had Billy Idol, and the year before Sir Elton John! That's something to look out for, because if you want to visit just for the rides, then you probably want to pick another day for it. The unisex bathrooms are quite new for us; but they're getting more and more common in Sweden. Most restaurants still have separate though. One should also note that smoking is very restricted in the park; currently we only have two smoking-areas, both on the bigger side of the park. Hope you visit us again when we have the new roller coaster up and running! I believe it's slated for 2021. Also note, that if you're part of a roller coaster enthusiast-group, we sometimes arrange for such groups to visit us before or after the park closes; that way they get to try all the big rides without the long waiting times. Might be worth to look into, I'm not sure how exactly we set those up but send a mail to the park to see how it works. :)
As many have mentioned already the main draw of the park is really the numerous super cheap concerts. In Sweden you'll pretty much only find gendered toilets in bars and clubs.
The way you pronounce Gröna Lund is honestly the best I have ever heard a non-swedish speaker say it! For me gröna lund has many rides that makes me want to go there just because of the rides, but it's probably because it's basically the only amusement park I've been to!
Would be cool if you could cover more about whats actually there. You essentially only mentioned the drop towers and a few coasters. (mb longer videos would solve it?)
I would wait a couple of years before coming back. Last summer Gröna Lund got approval to double the size of the park (funnily enough there used to be a rival park there about a century ago). The construction of the new area starts next year and will probably open in to 2-3 years
Gröna Lund is one of my favourite parks! It has to be one of the worlds most overlooked parks, it's just stunning, especially at night 😍 Like you said, no world class line up of rides, but one of the best atmospheres I have ever come across in a park 😍 Also helps that the food their is 👌👌
Ive been to Gröna lund as long as I can remember and I always go there every year because I got a Golden card for Gröna lund. My favorit rides are Jetline, Incane and House of Nightmares! Every day I go to this park I always have a great time and I can't wait to ride this new inverted roller coaster. So yea this video was awsome Taylor from Coasters Studios 🤗🌃🎡🎢🎠
you can park with a car behind where you buy tickets to get in to the park sorry for telling ya. edit if it was full you can park like 300m at skansen. i live in sweden and have visited gröna lund like 80-100 times and i got chocked about the restrooms to because thats not normal
Gröna Lund is a fantastic place, personally the best thing about it is the whole atmoswhere and feeling. My favourite would be the Pop Express, did you try it? My least favorite is definetly Insane, im not a big fan of Rollecoasters(Twister is fun thought) and Insane was just to Insane(in a bad way). The Tunnel of love is also a favourite of mine 😆
My parents bought me gold membership one summer, which is a summer entrance pass, went to gröna lund every single day on summer break which was like 11 weeks.
I love Gröna Lund! Sure, it doesn't have the biggest rollercoasters or a million attraction but the feeling you get from being there is unbeatable. And you HAVE to stay until closing during summer at least once, evening here with the lights turned on and the beautiful sunsets we get are incredible. Another thing: Gröna Lund hosts huge concerts all summer long so a couple of times a week the main plaza in the park gets full of people watching. Swedens biggest artists have all played there along with international artists like Hozier, Wiz Khalifa, Macklemore and Zara Larsson. Riding rides and hearing the music from the main stage is amazing.
The reason I want to visit this park at some point is the fact they have had Metal Concerts! When concerts are able to come back, I will go to Grona Lund to not only ride the coasters; but to also see 1 of my favorite bands!! This park is heaven to me! Sure the coasters may not be elite, but I want a awesome experience and Grona Lund to me looks like it would be my favorite park ever!!
I am from Stockholm, grew up with Gröna Lund as the place to go to at summer weekends. The thing is that they don't own the land (don't think they are allowed to) and they often have noise complaints from neighbors (probably that Abba guy) which means they can't run the noisy roller coasters at night. I think it has changed a bit since I was younger, and also because they have built the coasters more toward the southeastern part of the park these days. Jet Line was the first real roller coaster they had that I remember, it replaced a log flume they had before.
I was on a Cruise ship in Stockholm and i passed gröna lund and said" Can we please Go There" but it was closed, and i was the only Roller coaster enthusiast in a group of 14 so we visited the sights of Stockholm and walken around
Fun fact: Green Lantern in the US and Insane at Gröna lund are exact copies of each other, the only thing that differs is track / train color and theme. the layout, top speed, height etc. are all identical.
Next time you´re going to Gröna Lund, I really recommend you go by ferry. It´s by far the nicest way to arrive to the park. It´s the same fare as buses, trams and trains, and the stop is almost right outside the Gröna Lund entry.
It's hard to go to amusement parks with my friends these days, but Gröna Lund is a place I visit multiple times every summer cause they host great gigs all summer long. Really cheap too, a season pass is just ~29 euro. So I'll go see multiple shows, and go on 2-3 rides before. It's a pretty unique atmosphere to have people going on rides while a punk band is playing in the background. And a cool piece of trivia is that Jimi Hendrix used to play there.
The fun house is THE BEST thing at Gröna Lund! Unfortunate that you missed it, it's everyone's favorite from 7 to 30. It's very compact as mentioned, and they don't have VIP lines. People usually get an annual pass, so basically, teenagers come there together just to hang out and if they feel like it, they ride something. :) BTW! The dancing lessons are not cultural, I've never heard of random Salsa lessons. However, Gröna Lund usually has magicians and performers there, so professional dancers coming there to teach dancing wouldn't be a surprise!
Thank you for visiting my country! If you're going back to Sweden, make sure to visit Liseberg in gothenburg. In my opinion, it's the best park in Sweden.
You can take a ferry that stops 20 meters from the entrance and there are trams that stop 50 meters away, but it is Europe everything is made to walk so walk if you want to see more of the city
If you want to see Gröna Lund after dark, I recommend you come back later in the season, sometime during August. If you go in June or July, it doesn't really get dark at night. (It's currently 10.40 PM here, the sun only just set an hour ago, and it's still bright outside.) I would not consider that a bad thing however because Gröna Lund is GORGEOUS at dusk. I once rode Eclipse (the swing ride tower) just as the sun was going down and the view was just breathtaking. Also, if you do come back, make sure you do Lustiga Huset -- it's like walking through an insane fever dream, in the best possible way. And go to a concert if you can -- they're the best thing about Gröna Lund in my opinion.
Haha, the salsa is actually what brings me there every weekend. It's awesome! You pay about $30 for a season pass and you get to dance salsa and bachata for the entire summer, and you get about 60 concerts in addition. Sundays are my favorites. That"s when they focus in Cuban salsa.
As mentioned by others, the concerts are the best thing at Gröna Lund. It's really nice to get there early because you only pay the entrance fee to the park, then you can go ride some coasters or whatever, grab a few beers and then at night just go see the concert. Or watch the concert from the roller coasters and drop towers :-) The stage is in the very middle of Gröna Lund so it has a really cool effect at night when its dark. Lenny Kravitz, Sting, Smashing pumpkins and Dropkick Murphys for an example have already played this summer and there so many more artists coming :-)
Hahahaha, so funny that you were surprised with the mix bathrooms. Here in Spain is completely normal, you can actually see them in at least 50% of the bars/restaurants I'll say:) Nice park and nice review
I love Ikaros, I usually hate those drop tower rides but the seats on there felt way more secure than most other ones and I also really prefer the face down fall. My friend had a bit of a scare however the first time as he had no idea it was gonna tip over lol.
Many are similar to what we have in Finland By the way a little "map" to finnish amusement parks if you ever decide to go: Linnanmäki: In Helsinki. Easy to go to since it is in the middle of everything. Free entrance but if you want to use the rides 42€ per day, 9€ for a ride. Opened up Finland's best rollercoaster Taiga this year. Powerpark: In the middle of fields and almost nothing surrounds it. Has Finland's second best rollercoaster Junker. A day costs 38€. Särkänniemi: Middle of Tampere. The price is about the same.
While I haven't been to many parks, I love Gröna Lund and parks like it! It's small and compact and has a carnival atmosphere! Especially if you are a resident of the city it's an amazing activity to do on a hot summer night with friends! I've been once to the former amusement park in Budapest called Vidámpark (lit. Happy Park) before it closed so the neighboring zoo could expand. The atmosphere is great!
I have been here, and been to Tivoli Copenhagen the day before. Discovered both parks by "accident". What confused me at Tivoli is that you can get a ticket just to get in - not including any rides. When I was at Tivoli, I accidentally bought that. Then inside I found out about my mistake and had to buy a ride pass. Gréna Lund has also got a fare that doesn't let you ride anything... But at least they are more clear about it. So when I came to Gréna Lund, I bought the right type of ticket right away.
@@CoasterStudios You could check the Gröna Lund website: "Entrance" only lets you in; "Rides" and "Ride package" includes the admission and the rides. It was at Tivoli where I missed that info and had to get a ride pass once I was already inside; which is more expensive than purchasing an admission+rides at the entrance.
Once i went on insane and the ride wa unbalanced so we were spinning super much so when we game back into the ”station” as you could call it, we were upsidedown lol. Super scary especialy when you are facing the water side.
The park also have concerts and events what air on tv, it’s definitely more when just a roller coasters park bc the location and just of the culture of Swedish summer in being out and doing lots of different things. Stockholm really comes alive in the summer
Been to Gröna Lund about 3-4 times in my life, but it's been many many years now (could've gone in 2015 for the Weird Al concert, but never made it). I enjoyed the park back then, but I haven't yet tried any of the crazier rides. Again, I was quite young last time I was there so. We have some rollercoasters and stuff at the annual fairs in my area, but they are very tame compared to most of the stuff at Gröna Lund
I can explain the salsa thing! You can pay about 30 dollars for a full year entrance although no rides are included. Many people go there just to see all the good bands that play each year, or to dance some salsa at Saturdays in a great environment.
This boardwalk park looks so charming, the rides are very rock solid! after the success of the B&M invert, I'd love to see a compact RMC raptor here to give the park a standout ride to complement Ikaros, it would also giving the view of the seaward and the entire park. Plus, you should visit there if you live in or near Stockholm.
If you want to see something more than roller coaster, Kolmården also has a Zoo, and Stockholm (Gröna Lund) and Göteborg (Liseberg) are the two largest cities and quite different. So it is well worth visiting all three when going to Sweden.
I'm Swedish and I have been to Gröna Lund many times, but never seen that random salsa thing. I think it was just a company that was there to promote their dance classes or something :p
Det är Stockholm Salsa Dance som håller i salsan och de är där varenda helg från slutet på april till mitten på september. Hela säsongen med andra ord.
if you go back, try the fish and chips, the donuts and also if you go at a specific date you might see a consert that they have at the big stage, they have pretty big artists sometimes, like bastille and 1875
We have public bathrooms in Sweden everywhere. It is not many places where there is men's and women's bathrooms seperated. In some there isn't a private stall from floor to wall and more like a normal stall.
you should REALLY visit Liseberg. it is one of i think euorpes biggest parks and is located in göteborg. very fun and i was grown up just a few miles away fro the actual aprk so i know the place like my left pocket but it may be a little hard to not get lost compared with grönalund becuse it is so big
You shouldn't take your car if you're in downtown Stockholm. There is basically no parking, and if there is it's very expensive. Easiest and most often the fastest way to get around is by bus, tram, subway or simply walking. Our public transport is great even if we swedes zealously complain about it. Downtown Stockholm isn't huge and you can get to most touristy places by foot within 20 minutes of walking from the city center (T-centralen). There is also Uber and electric scooters like most major cities around the world. We also have a cool app-taxi called Bzzt. It's electric mini cars with three wheels that fit two passengers. It's very fun to ride in and relatively inexpensive if you don't want to take public transport. Best way to get to Gröna Lund or Skansen on the Djurgården island is to take the ferry from Slussen, it takes like 5 minutes to get across the water. At the moment, there is a huge construction project in Slussen that will be done in 2030 I think. But regardless the ferry is easy to find and everything is signposted in English and Swedish with arrows telling people how to get to Old Town (Gamla Stan), the ferry, etc. The best time to visit Gröna Lund is to do it early on Mondays to Thursdays in May, June, and August (September is too cold). Fridays are the most common day for school trip visits, and people taking the day off work to go with their families. Preferably don't go in July especially not on weekends because that's when most Swedes have vacation. Swedish families + tourists usually go to Gröna Lund in July and it gets packed at 2PM every day. Also, avoid at all costs to go on the 6th of June (National day) or Midsummer weekend (dates vary between 19-25 June). Try to get there before noon (they open at 10AM). Then you can ride all the good stuff with virtually no queues what so ever (in May, June and August) before 2-3PM when people start to show up at the park. Then you can leave and go to Skansen on the other side of the street instead :)
as a swede i just learned that most of the rides already existed in other countries. Like the wild mouse and what ever u said insane was. I thought we were original. I mean Gröna Lund is like the only park close to stockholm so i havent been to any other park but like what
Oh snap you’re from RVA too? My dad was fron Sweden so I would go every year to Grona Lund up until 2010. It always seemed more like a social spot rather than a thrill seeking place. As a teen, you all kind of go to try and make out with some one lol. Its nice to see they’ve expanded with new rides and even a BM? So cool loved the video. PS the funhouse ride IS the best thing, it’s been there forever and it’s super fun even an adult.
It's funny watching someone review Grönan, growing up there you just see it as a part of the city really. The entire area that Grönan is located on is incredibly special and almost surrealistic, grönan kinda just fits in.
Actually. Jetline is not made by Schwarzkopf. Jetline was a coaster that was an exact copy of Nightmare at Camelot in the UK, and both were DESIGNED by Schwarzkopf, but Schwarzkopf contracted the manufacturing out to Zierer. So both Jetline and Nightmare are ultra rare because they are the only two Ziere/Schwarzkopf coasters that were ever built. Zierer is usually known for their large Tivoli family coasters, but they DID make some thrilling coasters with Schwarzkopf
Correction: Ikaros is an intamin not a funtime drop tower! My apologies!
well that's takes me want to ride it more
Ive riden Ikaros 3 times and I can say that its great but its a litle to intence, I walked of shaking in fear.
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Were they playing music by Wintergatan? LOL.
Coaster Studios did you ever go to Denmark or did you just skip that?
Ikaros is great and gröna lund looks great att night
You should have mentioned it's also a popular concert venue where they have several shows a week each summer, both Swedish and international and it's included in the entrance fee. A major booking may also be a good thing for getting on rides because a lot of people come just for the shows.
Yes!! Saw 30 seconds to mars last summer
They usually have a good mix of music, from pop to rock. I've seen Meshuggah and Slayer for example.
Im going there to see weezer in like a week! And Hozier in august!
zwete slaaayyeerrrr
I saw The Weezers when i was there
Hey! Gröna Lund manager here. Thank you for the review and all the kind words. Shared it in our staff member group! :)
And yes. Lustiga Huset is the best thing ever, and you should feel bad for missing it, haha!
Next time, visit the Cocktail Lounge. It's amazing. Also, take the ferry from Slussen next visit! ;)
Hi Johan! Thank you for watching, I am glad you enjoyed the video and am thrilled to hear you shared it with the staff! As someone from America, I am so glad I had the opportunity to visit Gröna Lund and definitely hope to return one day! And I will be sure to do Lustiga Huset, haha!
Johan Sterner vrf ljuger du
@@fartunl9135 Ingen lögn! Var dock tvungen att säga upp mig i Maj pga nytt jobb, men tar fortfarande extrapass som TL när det behövs. Kan skicka bild på namnbricka om det hjälper? Haha
Will you bring back Heavy Metal Concerts to the park once y’all are allowed too? I heard you guys had Gojiria and Slayer! I want to visit your park sooo bad and to see one of my favorite bands as well! Have you guys had Avatar play there yet?
@@SunshineStateCoasters wdym bring back, they never removed them? There is no scheduled concerts at all this year because of the pandemic
One cool fact about Gröna Lund is that they have tons of concerts in the summers. For example this summer you have artists like Ava Max, Hozier and Wiz Khalifa and bands like Gojira. And in the past Elton John, Marilyn Manson and many more have performed at Gröna Lund.
And it's super cheap! 290 sek (~$30) gets you free entrance for the whole season, where all of the concerts are included.
You probably already know this but I thought I'd add it if someone else checks this comment!
Even Lady gaga
Saw Gojira, it was so worth it!
@@TrocaTheNero Saw Gojira's concert to, it was quite awesome
I saw a sign advertising the band Prophets of Rage (formed by members of Cypress Hill and Rage Against the Machine).
good luck seeing gröna lund in the dark in sweden in summer :P
was thinking exactly the same ahaha
dra dit på halloween jag sket nästan på mig :D
@adamnerden Yeah it gets so dark in Sweden on the summers!
@@samuelkristiansantiagovela1102 It is not dark in the summer in Sweden
@@samuelkristiansantiagovela1102 haha ya its so light You think its Day Times but it is like 1 am
it's europe, everyone walks...
saberline152 same here
max karlsson soo true
@@mackie_nr7823 have you seen the food here, even if you walk you'll gain like 5 pounds in the first week just by the food.
As an American, yes, it's true. Most people drive even when it is a walkable distance. It's ridiculous.
Americans butthurt when they have to walk 1.6 kilometers.
As an Swedish person who has been to gröna Lund multiple times i find this video really entertaining
same broski
visst
samma här!
Liseberg e bättre
Ja ja 😒
It's too bad you missed lustiga huset. That's actually an attraction you can say "I wanna go to Gröna Lund just to visit lustiga huset!"
^underrated comment^
That's so trueee
I've only been there once but it was my favourite!
Never gets old.
Fast efter typ 5 gånger blir det ganska tråkigt att gå det
If you save the ticket from Grönalund and turn it in to staff at Kolmården when you buy your ticket you will get 30% off the entrance price. This works at any of the parks owned buy parks and resorts scandinavia.
Does it have to be done the same day or anytime during the year?
@@kingoliver5663 Anytime during the season
>Goes to Gröna Lund
>Reviews the toilets
Just take Djurgårdsfärjan (the ferry) from Slussen next time 🙂
i absolutely love that ferry, it just builds up so much hype, and taking it back after you have been there gives so much closure for some reason. I have so much memories of beating my friends and brother with the squeaky hammers we won at the games at Grönalund
i live in Sweden/Uppsala and here there really rare but they exist
oops wrong person
Man kan väl parkera utanför gröna lund?
@@metomast Nja. Man kunde en gång i tiden, men nu vette fasen. Man får inte ens köra över djurgårdsbron på helger och allsångskvällar
There is parking space literally right outside of the park??
ikr, literally right next to the place where you purchase tickets.
Not anymore :) now it's a construction site :) also often you're not allowed to drive into Djurgården at all unless you live there. But not sure who would not rather take the boat over :)
Gabriel Grünberg vad pratar du om
Sen när kan man inte gå in i djurgården
I'm from Stockholm (currently live in Hampton Roads, VA), this park has REALLY improved in the last 10 years or so. It used to be just a slab of concrete with rides on top of it basically, but they've done so much to make it look nice, put some theming in there and expanded the hell out of their ride selection. I remember when the first Intamin giant drop tower was made (it used to be an observation tower and they converted it), the amount of press it got was insane! No one had experienced anything like it before. I also rode that Swarzkopf (I think it was at least) portable coaster they had outside the park in a parking lot for one season, it was called Thriller. I think it's located in Mexico or something like that now. That also got a huge amount of press, mainly because it caused some neck injuries apparently, lol. Anyway, I tend to visit this park whenever I go back home to visit, always a good time, especially after a couple of beers with good friends :)
And some year instead of Salsa dancing lessons Martin Molin will be cranking his MMX to the delight of the audience.
Actually it WAS great (like 30 years ago and before that), then bad, then great again. Yeah, back in the day they had no real coasters. Jetline was actually their first they had for a looong time. But back then the park had more of a Tivoli (Copenhagen) feel, more carousels, swings etc and a lot of scenery. Then they started adding stuff with no thought... that's when it was at it's worst. And ugliest. But somehow adding even MORE rides made it work; I guess they got some actual architects (normal ones, not ride builders) to help and it's much more beautiful now than it was 10-15 years ago.
I love hearing the english pronounciation of swedish and nordic named
You can take the _Djurgårdsfärjan_ . It drops you off right outside the main entrance =)
If you didn't know, the Island Gröna lund is located at is actually owned by our king, Karl XVI Gustav, so they have to rent the space.
Wait I thoght that two gender toilets where normal, hahah. But we do have separate in some places (I'm from Sweden btw).
Im in sweden and i’ve never seem them. Maybe it’s a Stockholm thing.
@@edvins8863 No I've definitely seen them in my city, Linköping.
Edvin Alcantara I live in Kiruna(northern Sweden) and I’ve seen stalls like that
Zowly interesting, i live in Gävle but i’ve never seen them. However i try avoid public bathrooms as much as i can.
Edvin Alcantara I’ve seen like 2 lol
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Why don't girls like this go to my school
Made my day
You should visit Linnanmäki in Helsinki, Finland. It's also really packed.
(Unfortunately they removed the best attraction [a fun house] because they had to make room for a new rollercoaster)
Can’t wait for the Japan park reviews
at hallooween they have a hallooween theme all over Gröna Lund with tons of scary stuff.
Actually if you think about it gröna lund has like themes like the horror zone where kvasten, house of nightmares and the ghost train Blå tåget is and you have the 50's zone where jetline, twister, wildmouse and rock jet is and then we have wonder land theme where the fun house is and insane and more so yeah what can I more say. 😁
You also should have mentioned that during the summer various artists have concerts on the big stage!! If you wanna go to a concert and not ride anything the only thing you'll have to pay for is the entrance which is pretty cheap actually. Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, Elton John, Carly Rae Jepsen are just a few artists that have been there.
Bro, it has a Zacspin. Not many boardwalks have a zacspin.
Fact: It has been there sinse 2008 (I think) Btw hi fellow inkling boy 😉
Agent 5 squid beak splatoon Cool! Also it’s cool to meet another Splatoon and Coaster fan!! #MakeWahooWorldReal
It's the *only* boardwalk that has a ZacSpin lol
M-NL2-Contriver The more you know. At least it’s not Green Bruiser, if you know what I mean.
Very nice video! I'm working in the park (my 5th year now) and I'm glad you enjoyed your visit! It's too bad you missed Lustiga Huset (Fun House) which is almost like a time-capsule into older amusement parks and how they operates. One can tell that it's been there for a long time. If you were there on the 6th then I can imagine that it was packed: Both for the holiday, but also because one of Sweden's biggest pop-stars had a concert in the park that day.
That is one thing I think should be added: Gröna Lund hosts a lot of concerts, and while some of the names might just be known to locals, occasionally we manage to book a big one. This year it was Sting, last year we had Billy Idol, and the year before Sir Elton John! That's something to look out for, because if you want to visit just for the rides, then you probably want to pick another day for it.
The unisex bathrooms are quite new for us; but they're getting more and more common in Sweden. Most restaurants still have separate though.
One should also note that smoking is very restricted in the park; currently we only have two smoking-areas, both on the bigger side of the park.
Hope you visit us again when we have the new roller coaster up and running! I believe it's slated for 2021. Also note, that if you're part of a roller coaster enthusiast-group, we sometimes arrange for such groups to visit us before or after the park closes; that way they get to try all the big rides without the long waiting times. Might be worth to look into, I'm not sure how exactly we set those up but send a mail to the park to see how it works.
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As many have mentioned already the main draw of the park is really the numerous super cheap concerts.
In Sweden you'll pretty much only find gendered toilets in bars and clubs.
Spent the day here yesterday, can confirm, it's an awesome place. The flat rides definitely shine but the coasters are fun too!
The way you pronounce Gröna Lund is honestly the best I have ever heard a non-swedish speaker say it!
For me gröna lund has many rides that makes me want to go there just because of the rides, but it's probably because it's basically the only amusement park I've been to!
Would be cool if you could cover more about whats actually there. You essentially only mentioned the drop towers and a few coasters.
(mb longer videos would solve it?)
I would wait a couple of years before coming back. Last summer Gröna Lund got approval to double the size of the park (funnily enough there used to be a rival park there about a century ago). The construction of the new area starts next year and will probably open in to 2-3 years
Kolmården is more like a zoo, but then they got these rollercoasters that I love
I saw somebody wearing a Coaster Studio shirt in Kings Dominion yesterday.
I saw a couple at SF Great Adventure last weekend. Probably seen a dozen or so total. This channel has a lot of traction!
1 year ago today, they were in Mirabilandia.
You can parking right outside but okey
Yepp, tons of parking spots.
Not during summer weekends/holidays - then most of Djurgården is closed for road traffic except taxis, residents and disabled people.
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Gröna Lund is one of my favourite parks! It has to be one of the worlds most overlooked parks, it's just stunning, especially at night 😍
Like you said, no world class line up of rides, but one of the best atmospheres I have ever come across in a park 😍
Also helps that the food their is 👌👌
Ive been to Gröna lund as long as I can remember and I always go there every year because I got a Golden card for Gröna lund. My favorit rides are Jetline, Incane and House of Nightmares! Every day I go to this park I always have a great time and I can't wait to ride this new inverted roller coaster. So yea this video was awsome Taylor from Coasters Studios
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you can park with a car behind where you buy tickets to get in to the park sorry for telling ya. edit if it was full you can park like 300m at skansen. i live in sweden and have visited gröna lund like 80-100 times and i got chocked about the restrooms to because thats not normal
Most of the time you're not even allowed to enter Djurgarden with cars these days, so they may have parking, but you can't really use it, lol
I am a saudi arabian who visited Sweden in 2018, Grona Lund is probably one of the best parks ive ever been to
Gröna Lund is a fantastic place, personally the best thing about it is the whole atmoswhere and feeling. My favourite would be the Pop Express, did you try it? My least favorite is definetly Insane, im not a big fan of Rollecoasters(Twister is fun thought) and Insane was just to Insane(in a bad way). The Tunnel of love is also a favourite of mine 😆
My parents bought me gold membership one summer, which is a summer entrance pass, went to gröna lund every single day on summer break which was like 11 weeks.
They also host concerts there. Awesome show
I love how you pronounce “Gröna Lund” 😂👌
I love Gröna Lund! Sure, it doesn't have the biggest rollercoasters or a million attraction but the feeling you get from being there is unbeatable. And you HAVE to stay until closing during summer at least once, evening here with the lights turned on and the beautiful sunsets we get are incredible. Another thing: Gröna Lund hosts huge concerts all summer long so a couple of times a week the main plaza in the park gets full of people watching. Swedens biggest artists have all played there along with international artists like Hozier, Wiz Khalifa, Macklemore and Zara Larsson. Riding rides and hearing the music from the main stage is amazing.
When I was in Liseberg last year, they were also teaching dances at one time
You really missed out on the fun house. I live pretty close to the park and it's definetely onw of my favorite atractions.
Can you please visit Liseberg?its in sweden too and do a video about it?
The reason I want to visit this park at some point is the fact they have had Metal Concerts! When concerts are able to come back, I will go to Grona Lund to not only ride the coasters; but to also see 1 of my favorite bands!! This park is heaven to me! Sure the coasters may not be elite, but I want a awesome experience and Grona Lund to me looks like it would be my favorite park ever!!
you should go to liseberg on gothenburg! that one is waaaay better
I am from Stockholm, grew up with Gröna Lund as the place to go to at summer weekends. The thing is that they don't own the land (don't think they are allowed to) and they often have noise complaints from neighbors (probably that Abba guy) which means they can't run the noisy roller coasters at night. I think it has changed a bit since I was younger, and also because they have built the coasters more toward the southeastern part of the park these days.
Jet Line was the first real roller coaster they had that I remember, it replaced a log flume they had before.
I was on a Cruise ship in Stockholm and i passed gröna lund and said" Can we please Go There" but it was closed, and i was the only Roller coaster enthusiast in a group of 14 so we visited the sights of Stockholm and walken around
Liseberg in Göteborg, also Sweden is much bigger and generally considered much better. You should visit there!
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I´m living in Stockholm and I love the way you say "Gröna Lund" and "Kolmården"
thank you, i live in sweden and everytime i hear ''i like this at sweden'' i get glad, of course. thamks m8! you're amazing!!
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we take our boat there very often by bläckfisken (the squid) there´s a lot of boat parking spots
You should visit in around Halloween, then the hole park become a haunted house theme park, its really fun and recommending coming at the evening
Fun fact: Green Lantern in the US and Insane at Gröna lund are exact copies of each other, the only thing that differs is track / train color and theme. the layout, top speed, height etc. are all identical.
Originally yes, but Green Lantern was modified and rebuilt (kind of unsuccessfully) and also it was operated a bit differently.
Next time you´re going to Gröna Lund, I really recommend you go by ferry. It´s by far the nicest way to arrive to the park. It´s the same fare as buses, trams and trains, and the stop is almost right outside the Gröna Lund entry.
It's hard to go to amusement parks with my friends these days, but Gröna Lund is a place I visit multiple times every summer cause they host great gigs all summer long. Really cheap too, a season pass is just ~29 euro. So I'll go see multiple shows, and go on 2-3 rides before. It's a pretty unique atmosphere to have people going on rides while a punk band is playing in the background. And a cool piece of trivia is that Jimi Hendrix used to play there.
The fun house is THE BEST thing at Gröna Lund! Unfortunate that you missed it, it's everyone's favorite from 7 to 30. It's very compact as mentioned, and they don't have VIP lines. People usually get an annual pass, so basically, teenagers come there together just to hang out and if they feel like it, they ride something. :)
BTW! The dancing lessons are not cultural, I've never heard of random Salsa lessons. However, Gröna Lund usually has magicians and performers there, so professional dancers coming there to teach dancing wouldn't be a surprise!
Thank you for visiting my country! If you're going back to Sweden, make sure to visit Liseberg in gothenburg. In my opinion, it's the best park in Sweden.
Go to Linnanmäki in Helsinki and Särkänniemi in Tampere, Both in Finland. They are amazing
You can take a ferry that stops 20 meters from the entrance and there are trams that stop 50 meters away, but it is Europe everything is made to walk so walk if you want to see more of the city
Yay i live in sweden and IM going to the park on the summer! So exited!!! 🇸🇪
If you want to see Gröna Lund after dark, I recommend you come back later in the season, sometime during August. If you go in June or July, it doesn't really get dark at night. (It's currently 10.40 PM here, the sun only just set an hour ago, and it's still bright outside.) I would not consider that a bad thing however because Gröna Lund is GORGEOUS at dusk. I once rode Eclipse (the swing ride tower) just as the sun was going down and the view was just breathtaking.
Also, if you do come back, make sure you do Lustiga Huset -- it's like walking through an insane fever dream, in the best possible way. And go to a concert if you can -- they're the best thing about Gröna Lund in my opinion.
Haha, the salsa is actually what brings me there every weekend. It's awesome! You pay about $30 for a season pass and you get to dance salsa and bachata for the entire summer, and you get about 60 concerts in addition.
Sundays are my favorites. That"s when they focus in Cuban salsa.
I love the aesthetics of that teacup ride!!
Ikaros is my favorite thing to ride at Gröna Lund *BY FAR!*
As mentioned by others, the concerts are the best thing at Gröna Lund. It's really nice to get there early because you only pay the entrance fee to the park, then you can go ride some coasters or whatever, grab a few beers and then at night just go see the concert. Or watch the concert from the roller coasters and drop towers :-) The stage is in the very middle of Gröna Lund so it has a really cool effect at night when its dark. Lenny Kravitz, Sting, Smashing pumpkins and Dropkick Murphys for an example have already played this summer and there so many more artists coming :-)
Hahahaha, so funny that you were surprised with the mix bathrooms. Here in Spain is completely normal, you can actually see them in at least 50% of the bars/restaurants I'll say:)
Nice park and nice review
I love Ikaros, I usually hate those drop tower rides but the seats on there felt way more secure than most other ones and I also really prefer the face down fall.
My friend had a bit of a scare however the first time as he had no idea it was gonna tip over lol.
Many are similar to what we have in Finland
By the way a little "map" to finnish amusement parks if you ever decide to go:
Linnanmäki: In Helsinki. Easy to go to since it is in the middle of everything. Free entrance but if you want to use the rides 42€ per day, 9€ for a ride. Opened up Finland's best rollercoaster Taiga this year.
Powerpark: In the middle of fields and almost nothing surrounds it. Has Finland's second best rollercoaster Junker. A day costs 38€.
Särkänniemi: Middle of Tampere. The price is about the same.
You should visit Liseberg Gothenburg, Sweden insted. Much larger, more rides and nicer.
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Yeah, for me park reviews and ride reviews are what CS does best.
While I haven't been to many parks, I love Gröna Lund and parks like it! It's small and compact and has a carnival atmosphere! Especially if you are a resident of the city it's an amazing activity to do on a hot summer night with friends!
I've been once to the former amusement park in Budapest called Vidámpark (lit. Happy Park) before it closed so the neighboring zoo could expand. The atmosphere is great!
I have been here, and been to Tivoli Copenhagen the day before. Discovered both parks by "accident". What confused me at Tivoli is that you can get a ticket just to get in - not including any rides. When I was at Tivoli, I accidentally bought that. Then inside I found out about my mistake and had to buy a ride pass. Gréna Lund has also got a fare that doesn't let you ride anything... But at least they are more clear about it. So when I came to Gréna Lund, I bought the right type of ticket right away.
I was not aware you could buy a ticket to Gröna Lund that did not include rides
@@CoasterStudios You could check the Gröna Lund website: "Entrance" only lets you in; "Rides" and "Ride package" includes the admission and the rides. It was at Tivoli where I missed that info and had to get a ride pass once I was already inside; which is more expensive than purchasing an admission+rides at the entrance.
Once i went on insane and the ride wa unbalanced so we were spinning super much so when we game back into the ”station” as you could call it, we were upsidedown lol. Super scary especialy when you are facing the water side.
@Finn Rudebeck no its supposed to be balanced so when you get into the station you dont almost die. the turns throw you round enough.
@Finn Rudebeck not even gonna regue u dont get it bruh bruh bruh
it is supossed too spin like crazy XD
@@LagannStudioOfficial omg wow i totaly didnt know.
The park also have concerts and events what air on tv, it’s definitely more when just a roller coasters park bc the location and just of the culture of Swedish summer in being out and doing lots of different things. Stockholm really comes alive in the summer
Been to Gröna Lund about 3-4 times in my life, but it's been many many years now (could've gone in 2015 for the Weird Al concert, but never made it). I enjoyed the park back then, but I haven't yet tried any of the crazier rides. Again, I was quite young last time I was there so. We have some rollercoasters and stuff at the annual fairs in my area, but they are very tame compared to most of the stuff at Gröna Lund
Thanks Taylor very cool
I can explain the salsa thing! You can pay about 30 dollars for a full year entrance although no rides are included.
Many people go there just to see all the good bands that play each year, or to dance some salsa at Saturdays in a great environment.
Nice and informative review...thanks!
This boardwalk park looks so charming, the rides are very rock solid! after the success of the B&M invert, I'd love to see a compact RMC raptor here to give the park a standout ride to complement Ikaros, it would also giving the view of the seaward and the entire park. Plus, you should visit there if you live in or near Stockholm.
If you want to see something more than roller coaster, Kolmården also has a Zoo, and Stockholm (Gröna Lund) and Göteborg (Liseberg) are the two largest cities and quite different. So it is well worth visiting all three when going to Sweden.
I'm Swedish and I have been to Gröna Lund many times, but never seen that random salsa thing. I think it was just a company that was there to promote their dance classes or something :p
Det är Stockholm Salsa Dance som håller i salsan och de är där varenda helg från slutet på april till mitten på september. Hela säsongen med andra ord.
if you go back, try the fish and chips, the donuts and also if you go at a specific date you might see a consert that they have at the big stage, they have pretty big artists sometimes, like bastille and 1875
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We have public bathrooms in Sweden everywhere. It is not many places where there is men's and women's bathrooms seperated.
In some there isn't a private stall from floor to wall and more like a normal stall.
I live in finland, next to sweden, and Im going after two weeks to seden with my dad, so I will probably recommend this park. Thank you for the video!
you should REALLY visit Liseberg. it is one of i think euorpes biggest parks and is located in göteborg. very fun and i was grown up just a few miles away fro the actual aprk so i know the place like my left pocket but it may be a little hard to not get lost compared with grönalund becuse it is so big
You went to Mirabilandia today last year!
Gröna Lund at night is extremely nice. The atmosphere in the park gets so so cozy especially by the seaside rides.
Nice you liked Gröna Lund, i love working there😍
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You shouldn't take your car if you're in downtown Stockholm. There is basically no parking, and if there is it's very expensive. Easiest and most often the fastest way to get around is by bus, tram, subway or simply walking. Our public transport is great even if we swedes zealously complain about it. Downtown Stockholm isn't huge and you can get to most touristy places by foot within 20 minutes of walking from the city center (T-centralen).
There is also Uber and electric scooters like most major cities around the world. We also have a cool app-taxi called Bzzt. It's electric mini cars with three wheels that fit two passengers. It's very fun to ride in and relatively inexpensive if you don't want to take public transport.
Best way to get to Gröna Lund or Skansen on the Djurgården island is to take the ferry from Slussen, it takes like 5 minutes to get across the water. At the moment, there is a huge construction project in Slussen that will be done in 2030 I think. But regardless the ferry is easy to find and everything is signposted in English and Swedish with arrows telling people how to get to Old Town (Gamla Stan), the ferry, etc.
The best time to visit Gröna Lund is to do it early on Mondays to Thursdays in May, June, and August (September is too cold). Fridays are the most common day for school trip visits, and people taking the day off work to go with their families.
Preferably don't go in July especially not on weekends because that's when most Swedes have vacation. Swedish families + tourists usually go to Gröna Lund in July and it gets packed at 2PM every day. Also, avoid at all costs to go on the 6th of June (National day) or Midsummer weekend (dates vary between 19-25 June). Try to get there before noon (they open at 10AM). Then you can ride all the good stuff with virtually no queues what so ever (in May, June and August) before 2-3PM when people start to show up at the park. Then you can leave and go to Skansen on the other side of the street instead :)
This is my home park and for that I love it. It is definately the most charming park I've ever been to
as a swede i just learned that most of the rides already existed in other countries. Like the wild mouse and what ever u said insane was. I thought we were original. I mean Gröna Lund is like the only park close to stockholm so i havent been to any other park but like what
Oh snap you’re from RVA too? My dad was fron Sweden so I would go every year to Grona Lund up until 2010. It always seemed more like a social spot rather than a thrill seeking place. As a teen, you all kind of go to try and make out with some one lol. Its nice to see they’ve expanded with new rides and even a BM?
So cool loved the video.
PS the funhouse ride IS the best thing, it’s been there forever and it’s super fun even an adult.
hey you need to go there another time now theres a new rollocoaters called monster you come upside down 3 times in it and its a crazy fun ride
It's funny watching someone review Grönan, growing up there you just see it as a part of the city really.
The entire area that Grönan is located on is incredibly special and almost surrealistic, grönan kinda just fits in.
There ARE parking lots right next to the park. Like litterally 50 meters away! Though most of them are usually taken...
Actually. Jetline is not made by Schwarzkopf. Jetline was a coaster that was an exact copy of Nightmare at Camelot in the UK, and both were DESIGNED by Schwarzkopf, but Schwarzkopf contracted the manufacturing out to Zierer. So both Jetline and Nightmare are ultra rare because they are the only two Ziere/Schwarzkopf coasters that were ever built. Zierer is usually known for their large Tivoli family coasters, but they DID make some thrilling coasters with Schwarzkopf