Fire at Liseberg's Oceana water park

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This is what the Oceana site looks like at the moment. Not sure if demolition is still ongoing or if attempts are being made to restore what’s left.





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2023/24 Neuheiten: Grand Curiosa Hotel & Oceana Wasserpark @ Liseberg - Schweden

Das Video ist zwar auf schwedisch, zeigt aber viele Einblicke in den aktuellen Stand der Aufräumarbeiten und enthält zudem ein tolles Interview mit Andreas Andersen - der wie ich finde sehr sympathische CEO des Parks. Die automatisch übersetzen Untertitel sind echt brauchbar, sodass an auch so...

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When we were there last week they were lifting debris from the top of the tower, so they're still in demolition/cleanup at the moment I think

 

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Liseberg’s board of directors have approved to go ahead with reconstructing Oceana, with a new opening target of 2026.

Liseberg: Oceana byggs upp igen – kan stå klart 2026

Lisebergs ska bygga upp Oceana igen. Bolagets styrelse har beslutat att vattenvärlden ska återuppbyggas efter branden i februari, skriver Liseberg i ett pressmeddelande.

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Liseberg’s board of directors have approved to go ahead with reconstructing Oceana, with a new opening target of 2026.

Liseberg: Oceana byggs upp igen – kan stå klart 2026

Lisebergs ska bygga upp Oceana igen. Bolagets styrelse har beslutat att vattenvärlden ska återuppbyggas efter branden i februari, skriver Liseberg i ett pressmeddelande.

www.svt.se

This is good news - but not entirely surprising to me. The devastation and fatality are significant, but from a business perspective these sorts of investments are not made on 1-2 year plans, they're made on decade+ plans. A simple readjustment of the 'cost to build' figures will likely have shown that this is still a sensible business decision in the long term.

I saw lots of the same things happening during Covid. I'm not at liberty to go into the detail in public, but in short - a blip in the radar (like Covid, or this fire) doesn't tend to sink massive, multi-decade-based, investment plans.

Of course, overall it is good news this is being pushed on with, in my opinion. Fair respect and tribute due to the individual who lost their life, of course.