It's just concept art of what the zoning plan will allow to be built. No rides have been decided upon. The new area will be ready in about 4-5 years from now.
Grona Lund to Expand for 2024?
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Coaster Chall YouTube
Hyper Poster
That's great thank you
Christian
Hyper Poster
The expansion has finally been approved by the court. Although a small part of the land will not be owned but leased from the king. In total they will be allowed to build 6 tops of 45 meters, either on one ride or multiple rides but a maximum of six 45 meter tops. Parks and Resorts have said they they plan multiple rides. They will also build a public dock by sea. They say the expansion will be opened in 4 to 5 years.
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DelPiero
Strata Poster
45 meters is quite small considering what they already have in the park, and it's not like they have local residents to contend with.
Anyhow, we discussed whilst there that Grona needs an Intamin launch buried underground which launches under the road and pops out of a building within the main park vertically, with numerous airtime hills circling the park before lots of twisty stuff in the new area. Cutting edge of course.
In reality they will put something less impressive in but if they do half as good a job as they did on the monster area then we are in for a treat. Or Slag, as the swedes say.
Anyhow, we discussed whilst there that Grona needs an Intamin launch buried underground which launches under the road and pops out of a building within the main park vertically, with numerous airtime hills circling the park before lots of twisty stuff in the new area. Cutting edge of course.
In reality they will put something less impressive in but if they do half as good a job as they did on the monster area then we are in for a treat. Or Slag, as the swedes say.
Leo_coasterfan
Roller Poster
Although the timeline has probably shifted a bit since i asked them when the roller coaster in the expansion would open, i would still like to mention that when i asked them they said they wanted the roller coaster to open at the same time as the expansion.
Gazza
Giga Poster
Not sure if this has been posted yet but could the supposed Vekoma be a tilt coaster? They have a placeholder layout, but notice how it has a random thick tube under the top of the lift hill. A regular coaster wouldn't need this, so maybe its trying to indicate a sort of substantial structure at that point (plus the track goes through it lol, so clearly the 3D modeller added the tube later)
The vertical first drop and twist would of course work with the tilt mechanism too, similar to what the Saudi SF one was going to have.
The vertical first drop and twist would of course work with the tilt mechanism too, similar to what the Saudi SF one was going to have.
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
Yes, I have spoken about it possibly being a tilt coaster before which is what I think it'll be personally.
Christian
Hyper Poster
I am sure Gröna Lund will be taking this expansion very carefully. They have worked on it for eternity, the issue has been raised with the king and courts. It's really a big thing for them. With that said I don't think they will right at this moment be coming for some prototype. So no Tilt or Axis at the moment. Though they might hold the expansion a year or two and analyse the tilt opening at Cotaland and Energylandia. See if it is reliable and draws crowds. If that's the case then they might get one. Gröna Lund will be careful to make this thing perfect, they cant afford not to.
I think most things could be on the table except for something over 45 meters, a woodie (due to space required and the many good woodies in Sweden) and a drop coaster (due to Valkyria). I am super exited to see what they eventually will go for.
I think most things could be on the table except for something over 45 meters, a woodie (due to space required and the many good woodies in Sweden) and a drop coaster (due to Valkyria). I am super exited to see what they eventually will go for.