New Theme Park Lillebyparken to open in Norway 2028

[Coasters]

Yesterday local politicians green lit a New huge themepark project in Sandefjord, Norway.
The new park will be Norway's answer to a Disneyland park. The size of the park is gonna be 25% larger than TusenFryd and a total construction cost is set to 4 billions NOK.

 

[The_bullgod]

Wait and see.
The aim is to open this park in 2028, but they are still in search of investors.
I do love the artwork, but it can and probably will change a lot in all those years.

 

[Efteldingus]

Holy crap some those renderings are basically photographs. Amazing high quality stuff, hope this gets off the ground!

 

[Coasters]

There are also plans for a hotel and convention center in the park.


Convention center will be three buildings of different sizes.
Largest one will be 10 000 sqm

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Facts:

• The area of the park is 570 acres, approximately the size of downtown Sandefjord.
• The plan is to open parts of the park in 2028 and further expansions in 2029.
• The cost estimate is 3-4 billion Norwegian kroner, distributed across multiple investment stages, with the initial stage being preliminary project financing.
• Plans anticipate about 1.3 million visitors each year.
• Expectation to generate around 1,200 full-time jobs in and around the park.
• Indirect economic effects estimated at about 2 billion.
• Customer base within a 1.5-hour drive is approximately 1.6 million.
• 5,000 parking spaces with charging stations for both cars and buses.
• Efficient and environmentally friendly electric buses to and from the park.

Size of the park compared to Sandefjord city center.

 

[Pokemaniac]

Hmm ... I'm not entirely sure there's enough of a market for another park this size in Norway, but it could potentially give some competition to Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park (while rarely mentioned by coaster enthusiasts, it is by far the largest amusement park in Norway) and the rather poorly run TusenFryd. And of course, now that the NOK has weakened so badly against the Euro and the DKK, more families are going to do their summer holiday trips in Norway instead of Denmark. This park might thus primarily compete against Legoland Billund, Djurs, and Fårup Sommerland.

 

[cookie]

The artwork has all the hallmarks of being A.I.-generated. Color me way skeptical about this, especially if they don't even have financing yet.

 

[JustLarry]

Ok I give up!!! What ride even is this???

 

[Coaster Chall YouTube]

Ok I give up!!! What ride even is this???View attachment 28533

Looks like a Carousel with the potential to operate as a Wave Swinger