Linnanmäki

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Linnanmäki
Location	Helsinki, Finland,
Address	Tivolikuja 1, 00510 Helsinki
Phone numbers	+358-09-773-991
Website	www.linnanmaki.fi
Owner	Lasten Päivän Säätiö
Opened	May 27, 1950
Operating season	April to October
Area	75.000 m²
Rides	40 total 6 roller coasters 2 water rides
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Linnanmäki (Borgbacken in Swedish, colloquially Lintsi, literal translation Castle's Hill) is an amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. It was opened on May 27, 1950 and is owned by Lasten Päivän Säätiö (Children's Day Foundation). Linnanmäki has 41 different rides of different sizes. It also has other attractions, such as arcades, games, kiosks, restaurants and an outdoor stage on which different performers appear in the summer.

In 2004 Linnanmäki had 1,337,591 visitors[1].

Contents 1 Rides and attractions 1.1 Major rides 1.2 Family rides 1.3 Kiddie rides 1.4 Attractions 1.5 Removed rides 2 Gallery of images 3 External links

[edit] Rides and attractions

Linnanmäki currently has 40 rides, along with many other non-ride based attractions. Probably the most notable ride in the park is the Wooden Roller Coaster or Vuoristorata in Finnish. This is the most recognisable symbol of the park, and was one of the first rides to be built at the park. The oldest ride in Linnanmäki is Karuselli (a carousel), built in 1896.

Linnanmäki also has many other big attractions, including Raketti, or "Rocket" (formerly Space Shot), which is a standard upwards-launched free fall tower, built in 1999 by S&S Power. Other roller coasters in the park include Tulireki, Linnunrata (an indoor roller coaster built inside a water tower, with a space theme), Pikajuna, and Finland's first water coaster, Vonkaputous.

[edit] Major rides

Name	Manufacturer	Model	Opened	Ride type
Autorata	IHLE GMBH Fahrzeugbau (cars)		1967 (renewed 2007)	Bumper cars
Hurjakuru	Intamin		1998	River rafting
Kahvikuppikaruselli	MACK		2002	Teacups
Kieppi	HUSS	Booster	2003	Spectacular
Kieputin	HUSS	Top Spin	2004	Spectacular
Kirnu	Intamin	4th Dimension	2007	Rollercoaster
Linnunrata	Zierer		2000	Rollercoaster
Maisemajuna	IHLE K. G. Bruchsal		1979	Monorail
Mustekala	Schwarzkopf		1985	Octopus
Panoraama	Intamin		1987	Tower ride
Pikajuna	MACK		1990	Rollercoaster
Raketti	S&S Power	Space Shot	1999	Tower ride
Rinkeli	Technical Park		2006	Ferris wheel
Sateenkaari	HUSS	Rainbow	1984	Pendulum ride
Salama	Maurer Söhne		2008	Rollercoaster
Tulireki	MACK	e-Motion Coaster	2004	Rollercoaster
Viikinkilaiva	Zierer		1981	Pirate ship
Vonkaputous	Premier Rides		2001	Rollercoaster
Vuoristorata	Svend Jarlström	Wooden Coaster	1951	Rollercoaster

[edit] Family rides

Name	Manufacturer	Model	Opened	Ride type
Hepparata	IHLE K. G. Bruhsel		1982	Horsetrack
HipHop	Moser Rides		2000	Drop ride
Karuselli			1954 (built in 1896)	Carousel
Ketjukaruselli			1972	Swings
Kummitusjuna	Schwarzkopf (cars), Alavuden tehdas (track)		1950, renewed 1973 and 2006	Dark ride
Lohikäärme	Zierer	Dragon	1998	Carousel
Pallokaruselli	Zamperla		1997	Carousel
Taikasirkus	Rex Studios, WGH (cars)		2005	Dark ride

[edit] Kiddie rides

Name	Manufacturer	Model	Opened	Ride type
Helikopteri	Pinfari	Eli-Apache	2006	Tower ride
KotKot	Modern Products		1993	Kiddie ride
Kuuputin	Manorplan		2003	Carousel
Rumpukaruselli	SBF		1991	Carousel
Merirosvolaiva	Modern Products		1988	Pirate ship
Miniautot	Zamperla cars, IHLE (track)		1978	Bumper cars
Muksupuksu	Zamperla (train), Paul Scwingel GmbH (track)		1967 (track), 1997 (train), 2007 (station)	Train ride
Pienoiskaruselli	Spaggiari & Barbieri Reggio Emilia		1966	Carousel
Rekkaralli	Zamperla		1995	Truck track
Vankkuripyörä	Zamperla		1996	Ferris wheel

[edit] Attractions

Name	Manufacturer	Model	Opened	Ride type
Kammokuja	REX Studios		2003	Walk through
Kino	SimEx iWerks		2005	Motion cinema
Sokkelo	Linnanmäki		2007	Glass maze
Vekkula	Linnanmäki		1961, renewed 1991 and 1995	Fun house

[edit] Removed rides

Name	Manufacturer	Model	Opened	Ride type
Apollo			1986-1997	Carousel
Around the World			1997-2004	Dark ride
Autorata			1950-1964	Bumper cars
Breakdance	HUSS		1988-2001	Breakdance
Calypso	Schwarzkopf		1967-1974	Thrill ride
Cortina-Jet	Schwarzkopf	Bayern Curve	1970-1987	Thrill ride
Enterprise	Schwarzkopf		1975-1998	Enterprise
Helsinki-pyörä			1964-2005	Ferris wheel
Hully Gully	Sartori		1984-1985	Carousel
Hurlumhei			1952-1959	Fun house
Katapultti	Schwarzkopf		1992-1993	Rollercoaster
Kieputin	Eyerly Aircraft	Roll-O-Plane	1951-1977	Pendulum ride
Lasten maailmanpyörä	Sartori		1979-1995	Ferris wheel
Lasten mustekala	Barbieri		1990-1996	Carousel
Loch Ness			1951-1953	Carousel
Meteoriitti	Modern Products		1990-1999	Carousel
Mustekala			1979-1984	Octopus
Naurutalo	Linnanmäki		1967-2002	House of mirrors
Octopus	Eyerly Aircraft		1951-1954?	Octopus
Peilikabinetti	Linnanmäki		1950-1952	House of mirrors
Pilvenpyörä	Frank Hrubetz		1962-1983?	Paratrooper
Rotor			1952-?	Rotor
Round Up	Nijmeegs Lasbedrijf		1961-1975	Round Up
Safari	Christian Hoffman		1983-1999	Dark ride
Suihkio	Kaspar Klaus	Roto-Jet	1955-?	Carousel
Troika	HUSS		1974	Carousel
Törmäysautot			1965-1980	Bumper cars
Vauhtihirviö (1)	Linnanmäki		1950-1952	Tilt-A-Whirl
Vauhtihirviö (2)	Linnanmäki		1950-1957	Tilt-A-Whirl

Admission to the park is free, and the rides can only be ridden with the possession of a ride ticket, or the more popular wristband, which allows the wearer free access to all of the park's rides for the entire day. The wristband's cost depends on the customer's height, as taller customers can visit more of the park's rides.

The park also contains the "Peacock Teatteri", a theatre known for its musical productions. In addition to the park itself, guests can also visit a Sea Life Centre.

In 2007, a new roller coaster was built. It is a "Zacspin" model, known as Kirnu, and was built by Intamin, of Switzerland. Other changes for 2007 include the movement of the Autorata into the new space under the Rinkeli Ferris Wheel. In 2008, Linnanmäki is putting up a new rollercoaster Salama ("Lightning") above the Hurjakuru water ride. It will be built by Maurer Söhne. Its speciality is spinning cars.

[edit] Gallery of images

Hurjakuru	Kieputin	A view from the Panorama Tower	Water Fountain
Monorail	Vonkaputous	'Rolle Pelle', mascot of Linnanmäki	Linnunrata and the 'Vesitorni'

[edit] External links

• Official homepage in English
• 20th Spinning Coaster set for Linnanmäki in 2008
• Photos & Video from Linnanmäki's major rides

Coordinates: 60°11′18″N, 24°56′25″E

v • d • e Roller coasters at Linnanmäki Operating: Kirnu · Linnunrata (ex-Space Express) · Pikajuna (ex-City Express) · Salama · Tulireki · Vonkaputous · Vuoristorata Past coasters: Ipanarata (Lasten Vuoristorata) · Katapultti