6 January 2024
Have you heard of one of the longest running and oldest amusement parks in Sweden? Grona Lund is a leading hotspot for tourists and locals every year, as guests young & old flock to this magical attraction as they experience breathtaking attractions, enjoy food & drink and the incredible atmosphere that comes with it. Not forgetting the year round seasonal events like music performances & Halloween, which are very popular.
Grona Lund attracts more than 1.7 million guests every season in its world where impossible becomes possible. They have over 30 attractions, 6 restaurants, dance evenings, countless game stalls and so much more on offer. You can see why tourists and the locals love this place, with it’s picturesque location and large offering, whatever the weather.
Opening all the way back in 1883, Grona Lund has come a long way since it first opened as a park almost 140 years ago! You can find some many interesting facts across its history, such as Bob Marley performed here in 1980 and attracted 32,000 people to watch his performance! Even in recent times, this location is used to host some of the biggest stars, such as Zara Larson, Dua Lipa and Westlife in recent years.
Outside of its incredible rich history, our review showcases our visit towards the end of 2023. We take you through how to get to Grona Lund, some of the incredible attractions it has on offer and our thoughts of this amusement park.
How to get to the park & Costs
Getting to Grona Lund is super easy, with multiple different routes available. You can travel by car, tram, train, ferry and even bus as just some of the options. All options are pretty affordable and it really depends where you are travelling from and to. We were staying in Stockholm, so we managed to get a tram line which was 5 minutes from our hotel to the entrance of Grona Lund on the way there. We managed to buy tickets using the app, but you could buy them on board if you were stuck. On the way back, we took the ferry. You can buy tickets for this outside the ferry using the machines, which again is super easy. Getting the ferry is one route we highly recommend, as you get to see Grona Lund from the water, which is magical at day and even more magical at night, with the bright lights and seeing all the rides going.
The ticket cost for Grona Lund can be a little difficult to understand. Ultimately, you can buy a ticket just to enter the park and enjoy the atmosphere, for guests between 9-64 this is chargeable at 100sek, about £7.50. However, this does not include rides. If you want rides, you can buy tokens to just do certain rides or you can buy a wristband to ride as much as you like, similar to funfairs. A wristband in 2023 cost £310sek on average, about £24. There is offers, discounts and special tourist passes available, which we recommend you research prior to your visit.
The Rollercoasters
Grona Lund is home to 8 rollercoasters at the park, all different and providing a mixture of intense thrills through to family fun. Starting off with INSANE, this is an intense ride guaranteed to flip you round time & time again across its mesmerizing track. Created by Intamin and opening back in 2009, this ride is for true thrill seekers.
Moving on, we have Nyckelpigan, a coaster more aimed for the younger audience, with a long train with some dips and turns along the way. Vilda Musen is the Gerstlauer wild mouse coaster, perfect for the family audience as you pick up some decent speed and turns. Kvasten is a suspended coaster and is very similar to Paulton Park’s Flight of the Pterosaur coaster. Keeping with the small coasters, you also have Tuff-Tuff Tåget, a kiddie train coaster which is also the smallest coaster they have at Grona Lund.
Two main coasters were closed during our visit and these were Twister, a wooden ride which provides plenty of thrills. This is temporary closed and we are hopeful to see this ride open in 2024 again. The other coaster closed was Jetline, a coaster which goes through the heart of the park and is a huge family favourite.
Monster
Monster is the latest ride & coaster to be added to Grona Lund. With 3 years of construction required and it having huge marketing behind it, Monster was very well anticipated at the park. Not only as it’s a new ride, but the park has limited space so for them to be able to geniusly create this attraction amongst the space they had, it was interesting to see.
Monster is a B&M inverted coaster which includes 4 inversions. Passing through multiple other attractions on its small yet quirky layout, it provides plenty of thrills. The train is smaller than usual with it only have 6 rows. The station is underground and has a dark theme inside with funky lamps and posters in its simple station. This was a very popular ride when we visited and although it had a short wait time, many guests would be riding this time & time again.
We loved its short yet punchy layout and had many rides on it during our visit, despite our wet conditions.
The rest of Grona Lund
Grona Lund has numerous fantastic attractions to enjoy. Naming just a few, you have the classic fun house, with tilting rooms and a fun mat slide to end. You also have Ikaros, one of the many drop towers they have at the park but this one tilts and drops you as you face the ground. Pop Expressen is one of our personal favourites, each ride has a different song to the last and it is your classic breakdance spinner which runs for a perfect amount of time before you get sick of spinning.
The rides do continue with such different themes, such as The Tunnel of Love, which is a small gentle boat ride that is perfect for couples. A complete opposite to this is the House of Nightmares, an upcharge haunted house you can scream around. It is certainly haunted in there and has some really cool unique sections in it for a theme park year round haunt.
As much as we did not know the artist, our visit was on a concert day and a popular Swedish singer was playing in one of the smaller stages. Whilst we didn’t know the music, it was great to listen to and we stuck around for a few songs whilst a lot of the locals partied away from start to finish.
Our visit to Grona Lund was one we are going to remember. The amusement park does provide such a great day out, regardless of our wet weather and with a handful of attractions closed. Thankfully It wasn’t too busy, but when you mix the huge range of attractions with the music, food and drink all together, it just is a complete package for a fun family day out.
The park is so easily accessible with a range of routes to get to the island it sits on. It’s picturesque when you are there, and it looks amazing at night with all the funfair style lights. Even if you are not a fan of rides all day, they have you covered with the range of bars, food stalls and game booths, which is a very popular in Sweden.
Dean mentioned “even on a quiet day the amusement park felt alive with rides, lights and music!”. Whilst Austyn mentioned “Grona Lund is a wonderful place to visit, for scares in the haunted house, thrills on Monster and to enjoy a drink at many locations.”
A huge thank you to the team at Grona Lund for working with us during our visit. They did provide us with 4 tickets for entry & rides. In return, we did provide some TikToks, our review and a range of images that have been shared.
Grona Lund will be back in 2024 with another incredible season and we hope to revisit for a concert or special event in the near future.
@thrillnation Would you ride the newest rollercoaster at this awesome park!? #amusementpark #themepark #gronalund #sweden #stockholm #monster #bandmcoaster #rollercoaster ♬ Monster - LUM!X & Gabry Ponte
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