Skara Sommarland

Skara Sommarland

Skara Sommarland
Location Skara, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Coordinates 58°24′15″N 13°33′08″E / 58.40423°N 13.552322°E / 58.40423; 13.552322Coordinates: 58°24′15″N 13°33′08″E / 58.40423°N 13.552322°E / 58.40423; 13.552322
Owner Parks & Resorts Scandinavia AB
Opened 1984
Operating season June - August
Rides
Roller coasters 3
Website www.sommarland.se

Skara Sommarland is a summer park located 8 km east of Skara. It was founded in 1984 by Swedish entrepreneur Bert Karlsson. The park attracts 350,000 visitors annually. During the 1980's, it once attracted circa 800 000 people within one year.[1]

Attractions

Roller coasters

Name Manufacturer Type Opening date
Gruvbanan Mack Rides Powered roller coaster 1987
Spinner Maurer Söhne Spinning roller coaster 2011
Tranan S&S Worldwide Free Fly 2009

Former attractions

Name Manufacturer Operating Years Replaced by
Stand Up Intamin 1988-1994 (Relocated to La Ronde, in Montreal)

References

  1. Christopher Johansson (28 May 2009). "Sommarland hoppas på besöksinvasion" (in Swedish). Sveriges radio. Retrieved 21 December 2013.

External links

Media related to Skara Sommarland at Wikimedia Commons

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