Ride Profile


TWISTER The perfect fit for Gröna Lund


Squeezing another coaster into Gröna Lund was never going to be easy, which is why Twister, which opened in May, is described as the most difficult and complex attraction ever built at this congested park in the centre of Stockholm. Here rides manager Peter Osbeck discusses the challenges associated with accommodating the park’s seventh coaster, and its first “woodie” since 1965


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e got a new owner at Gröna Lund in 2006. For a little while I was worried because I have grown up at the park, my father worked here as financial director and (former owners) the Lindgren family were very close to us. However, when I met Johan Tidstrand and his partner, the owners of Parks & Resorts Scandinavia, I was very happy; we got on very well.


After adding a Suspended Junior Coaster (Kvasten) from Vekoma in 2007 and an Intamin Zac Spin Coaster (Insane) in 2009, Johan said he would like to have a wooden coaster, and I said, “Sure I would like to have one too but where will we put it?” I would say we have one of the best locations in the world, but it’s also the worst; very narrow, very compact, and everyone cares what we do because it’s in the heart of the city. Johan and I walked through the park early one morning in July and we ended up down by the water.


The new coaster has changed the skyline of the park


The new boardwalk area 26 AUGUST 2011


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