Sorry that should be 1752 at the 0:20 mark. I also want to apologize if I mispronounced Liseberg. I had been told the G was silent, but it sounds like it isn't.
Not silent, but should be pronounced like the y in "you" or "Yemen". Your pronounciation in the video, while not exactly sounding domestic, is perfectly fine.
Yeah, I was confused at the 1952 😂 nice video and you pronounce it alright. The G has EE sound here. Like Y at the end of certain words like "Very" or "Marry"
Liseberg also opens the park specifically for Halloween and Christmas. During Halloween they redecorate a lot of the park to look extra spooky. For Christmas they offer a pretty sizeable christmas market and of course they decorate it as a winter wonderland
Liseberg is a fantastic park and deserves the great praise you've given. It's absolutely Sweden's best amusement park! A must to visit if you're in Gothenburg!
Another thing that is great about Liseberg is that it is owned by Gothenburg municipality(hope i got that word right). This might seem like nothing special, but since it is basically the towns property it means that it has much more safety regulations than other themeparks (such as Gröna Lund, which is a standalone themepark) because the government would not want to be known for having an unsafe themepark (obviously). Remember, the chances of you dying on a safely built rollercoaster are 1 in around 750million, so please stop being afraid of rollercoasters!"!!!!!! (also great video btw)
i remember i went to this park as a kid, had to do a 23 hour roadtrip from norway to get there, but it was all worth it when we got there. i still have good memories from this place.
Absolutely adored this place. So beautiful, such unique rides, and there really is something for everyone. Outside the coasters and flats, Underlandet and the scare maze also blew me away, plus the water rides are wonderful
Some added points to the video: The VR-headsets are removed on Atmosfear from this year, so operations will probably be quicker. There is also really hard to get qualified chefs in Sweden, so not only the park but a lot of restaurants have problems to get good chefs which in turn leads to good food. Liseberg opened their own cooking school last year though where around 20 people interested in cooking started an education in the park to learn how to cook. They got an full-time employment right away and after one year as trainee's and another year where they get a specialization they will continue to work in the restaurants in the park. So with more educated chefs the park in turn can make more from scratch which most likely will taste better. I think it's a really cool way to fix the problem with few qualified chefs. Instead of waiting for someone else to fix the shortage, the park takes the lead to fix it themselves, and on top of that gives some passionate home cooks a full time employment from the first day of study🙌
It's pretty incredible as a person living in gothenburg to see things I've grown up seeing every day be given such high praise. Really puts things into perspective, and makes me a little proud of our city for what we've managed to do with Liseberg.
Flumride was indeed slated for removal after the 2023 season. The ride's 50th birthday. They stated the concrete foundations are so worn that it's not really possible to renovate them any more. As Flumride is the most popular ride in the park, and has been for 50 years, they continued the statement with a pledge to re-build the ride. A few months later however they gave out a new statement saying they will wait a few years before removing Flumride.
What i really like with Lisseberg is the geography its not flat so rides use the changing terrain. If you dont like height this is a great park to start enjoying rollercoadters
The G at the end of "Liseberg" is not completely silent. It is a soft sound akin to how you would pronounce the "Y" in many words in English such as in "You" or "Hey"
was there for like the millionth time yesterday. so much fun!! my fave is definitely flume ride, especially when you get entirely soaked. i also really like balder! it’s the perfect ride for me, not too scary but also not too boring 😋
Thank you, this is such a helpful guide! I'm from Sweden and my family used to go to Liseberg once every year when I was growing up (the highlight of my summer), but I haven't been there since becoming an adult. I just recently visited for the first time again and so much has changed! I'll have to rewatch this video before going this summer 🤣
Great review. It's a great park and you do get some fair amount of rides even at highest load. My father used to take me as a kid. Now so many years later it's still on my yearly bucket list. And finally my kids are reaching the age (and hight) enabling them for the roller coasters! 1/9 we go again, Woho!
I love these Scandinavian parks. Liseberg, Grona Lund and Tivoli Gardens to name a few are immaculate, well maintained and run plus they have so many unusual attractions. I much prefer parks that are immaculately clean, well run with unapologetically un-themed rides than many other 'so called' theme parks with poor, tatty theming applied to really quite mediocre over hyped rides.
I went there on a school trip back in 6th grade and towards the end of the night the park was almost empty so we could just ride helix over and over again without waiting in line at all, good memories man...
You really should if you get the chance, it's a great park. Don't know how it holds up to something like Disneyland or Universal Studios, but for an amusement park in a small country like Sweden with a self-made "theme" it's absolutely stunning!
Woah they added a virtual queue? That wasn't there last time i visited with dad...around...8 years ago? Time flies fast, i hope i can visit again someday...when my expenses arent at their limit, and when im in better shape hahaha
I will defend this American against everyone complaining about his pronunciation. While yes it is true that the G is not silent, how could someone not a speaker of Swedish know this? The J in Swedish is a unique sound and does not equal J in English, nor does it equal Y in English. It is completely its own sound that just happens to use the same letter J as an English J, yet are not the same sound and all because the English J sound does not exist in Swedish. And on a second note, the pitch accent in words does not exist in English either. It is not natural for him to speak that way. Let’s give this man some massive credit for actually taking the time to listen, and trying his best to mimic sounds he has never had to make in his entire life. 👏
I'm so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay in our town, despite it looking like a building site especially around Liseberg! I really liked your breakdown and technical description of the rides - many aren't aware of the different classifications of rides! Not that it really matters, but the park offers a big arcade hall too - perfect for escaping the sun or for a tournament among friends. Edit: lmao, I'm seeing a lot of my fellow Swedes pointing out your pronounciation - don't take it to heart and don't let it hinder you! Btw, what (worthwhile) amusement and/or themeparks get you the most bank for your buck?
It's hard to pick the best value park since some have different admission options. Bay Beach is one I want to highlight since the most expensive ride there is just $1.
I remember riding Kanonen when I was 11, that shit was scary as fuck at that age, looking back at it now, It wasn't that bad, but they would always start the ride with a heartbeat countdown, and they wouldn't tell you when it was going to start exactly, all you knew was during one of the heartbeats, that thing was gonna shoot off at full speed you were hitting that loop within 10 seconds.
The best visit to Liseberg I've ever had was with our class like 20 years ago. It must have been in 2003 or 2004 because Balder was fairly new. It was very early in the season on a normal work day so we were almost alone in the park. We could ride many of the attractions multiple times in a row because there were no queues. The exception was Balder were we had to wait maybe 10 min between the rides.
@@CanobieCoaster Yes but I've also had days when I was lucky to ride 10 attractions. ;) Most of us have our summer holiday somewhere between week 27 and 32 so I personally try to avoid going to Liseberg during that period...
I once dropped a hat under the Luna station. And then i asked them on Email if they could send it to me on mail. And thats what they did. Now thats what i call service
i was at liseberg this spring and i can 100% confirm that the staff is super nice. i was in the line for Balder and one guy skipped the line. when he did that the guy who was watching an launching the coaster said " sorry king but now you need to go back in the line" he was nce even though that guy had broken the rules he was still pleasant.
At 2013. Me and my friend Arya skipped the School one day to go to Liseberg by ourselves, on a day without many people, and do whatever the hell we wanted, and that's exactly what we did. Without me and my friend, it was like seriously 20 people in the park that time. It was like a dream coming true. We rode the Kanonen about 13 times, and we rode the FlumeRide more times than we could count. It was just the best memory of my life, and I hope my friend felt the same way.
I grew up going to Liseberg almost once every year (less so now). I nevewr knew how lucky I was to have this great place so close to me. My favourite will always be Lisebergsbanan (you're pronouncing it wrong but it's ok, sounds like you're saying banana though, haha). And yes, what makes this place unique is the views and atmosphere. I'd suggest you go there in winter during the christmas season, it's beautiful!
At 18:40, about the Virtual Queue, the infrastructure for the Virtual Queue (queue lanes and bypasses and such) were originally built for an upcharge service of express tickets, but they scrapped that system in favor of the free Virtual Queue. To me, that suggests that the free system is here to stay for at least a while.
Flumeride (The water slide coaster) is still realy popular and Liseberg would like to keep it, however because the manufacturer has gone out of business a long time ago it is increasing hard to find spare parts and do maintenance hence why it is scheduled to be removed quite soon. They have vaguely stated that something in the same category is going to be rebuilt at least.
Just want to clarify the pronounciation: The "g" in "Liseberg" is *not* silent in Swedish, rather its placement in the word changes it so it sounds like "j". The "e" in "berg" is also made to sound like the letter "'ä" (or æ), so the more accurate pronunciation would be "Li-se-bär-j". Valkyria's paid lockers is definitely a shocker since it wasn't always like this. Up until at least 2021, it was free. It's not super expensive (5 SEK for two hours), but it's still annoying that it's basically an upcharge attraction if you have a bag with you. FlumeRide isn't going anywhere, at least for the moment. I believe this stems from confusion over wether Luna (or "Project Luna" as it was called before it was announced) was going to be a coaster or a replacement for FlumeRide, when it ended up being the former. The ride is showing its age, though.
The reason why they put a charge on the lockers at Valkyria is because before they were often occupied a long time by people not riding the ride, so there was not enough lockers available. There are also other lockers in the park but they cost around 20 kronor I think so obviously a lot of people use the Valkyria lockers to save some money. And for the other part, flumeride will be removed in the coming years as it's too expensive to renovate at this point. They will though build a new water attraction at the same place but it will be a bit different and more modern.
@@marcustulliuscicero5443I am NOT Swedish, and I know that g in general in Swedish can be pronounced like the soft or hard g in English, BUT I have frequently heard Swedes say Liseberg and I do NOT hear a soft g as in Germany. I always hear a y sound, as in berry, but with the y much shorter than the way Canobie says it.
To stretch the clarifying, the "g" in "Liseberg" is not like an English "j" sound. It's an English "y"-sound. Like the "y" in "yes". Here in Sweden, our "j" is like an English "y" in the beginning of an English word. Have a great Summer! 🤩
@@CanobieCoaster Yeah it was, I remember seeing it on the news a few hours after it exploded and I was shocked. Such a waste of money and the fact 1 person died hurt the park a lot.
As for pricing of rides, i belive you can buy tickets as a per ride baisis. 10kr per ride or something and not buy the wristband for complete access. if you want that option aswell
0:20, that would be 1752, not 1952. 0:29, the G isn't really silent, we pronounce it as a sort of J or Y-sound, like the Y in Yale. So kind of Liseberj. But its fine just saying Liseberg with a hard G in English.
If your name is Lise Berg, you get a lifetime free access to Liseberg. Liseberg got its name due to a naming contest, where a secretary named Anna Grötting was the one that came up with the winning name suggestion. There were names that failed to get chosen, such as Lustgården (The Garden of Lust), Gladevi, Penningödsla and Nöjesfältet (The Amusement Park). To coincide with Liseberg's 100th anniversary, Liseberg released a book called Liseberg The Heart of Gothenburg Since 1923 (released in English and Swedish). Similar to the book Gothenburg 400: An Illustrated History.
I'm not Swedish nor do I know anything about the Swedish language. That said, I don't think the explanation you provided for the pronunciation brings much clarity to English speakers. The letter before the silent G is an R, not a Y or E or I. So, to an English speaker, saying that the G is silent would lead most to pronounce the word as "Lee-see-bear." Saying that the G is silent doesn't explain why there is an "eee" sound added after the R. I wouldn't expect you to provide a detailed explanation of how the Swedish language works, but the explanation that you did provide also doesn't really make a lot of sense. In other words, with this explanation, the back half of the elephant is still in the room.
Hopefully a Swedish speaker can shed light. I'm just going off the way Google and the locals said it. Maybe I went too hard on the berry, but there was an E sound at the end.
The G is supposed to be pronounced as a soft-J sound (like Y int he word Yes). So more of a "Lee-se-bear-j". Now this is just a short and simple explanation, I hope it helped
So this park charges admission to enter and a separate admission to ride the attractions? I think Tivoli Gardens does that also. Is this common with European parks? It's a shame that Oceana burnt to the ground because it looked like it was poised to be one of the best indoor waterparks in Europe. Did they announce what caused the fire and how long it will take to rebuild?
The reason for the former thing is because a lot of people are going to these parks just to stroll around and it would be expensive to have to pay full price for that. I think it's common with cityparks as they're a bit different compared to parks outside the city where most people only go to ride. There are multiple investigations going on to see what happened at Oceana and it's not clear as of now. The thesis is that it happened during some sort of workstep though. It's unclear how long it will take to build it again, before the investigations are done next year there wouldn't happen a lot on that front though.
The fire is very likely just an accident, caused by corners being cut do to the very hard-to-achieve deadline for opening. It originally took about 3 years to build so expect at least another 3 years but probably more due to investigations still ongoing. 2030 would be the safe guess.
I go there basicly every year. There are only 2 bad things. First is the food, it's just a stressful part of the day and the go-to fastfood place is really crowded and unfresh. The second is the lines to the rides, last time I was really lucky and could just go almost straight to the ride on both Valkyria and Helix. But most of the time you will spend in lines, searching for the best food place or walking cus it's so big.
nice video, only issue is some pronounciations (which fair, swedish is hard) mainly liseberg and berg which is not pronounced"liseberry" but "liseberj" :D
Your pronunciation is a bit (about a Swedish mile) off. I would think saying "Lee-se-bear-j" should approximate the correct pronunciation for English speakers.
There was a "school day" once where only classes was alowed!! Like a "end of the school year" thingy xD Almost no queues and totaly relaxed!!!! (if I remember correctly xD) And bring food!! its realy expensive and not that great... There are a nicer restaurant at almost the start (big entrance, not carpark) but expensive........ You can bring a bag with snacks and sandwiches and put it in a locker and get it later!! And not that many places to actualy sit to rest!!! If you have problems with that then it would be good to mayby bring something like a mini foldable chair :)
@@CanobieCoaster There are a lot of great food places all around Gothenburg :D You can find anything for any kind of diet/allergy :) Many kind of cultural food to!!
I've got a Liseberg-day planned for this summer. Just me by myself (wife wasn't interested). It's been a few years since I was there and I'm really looking forward to it! Btw, think of the pronunciation of LISEBERG as the company name of a business where you can rent blueberries... "Lease a berry", said as one quick word: Leaseaberry. 😊
Having grown up only about an hour away from Liseberg (and still living in the same town, though with a 5,5 year break in the mid 2000's to early 2010's) Liseberg was a staple of my childhood, teenage and young adulthood. I have to say though that Liseberg was at its hayday in the 90's and early 2000's (and probably before, but with me being born in 1985, I can only speak for the years I experienced), I felt the park went meh in the 2010's when some very classic favorites were removed, and the park became too focused on very wild rides with fewer more inclusive rides, there's too much spinning around now and coasters with a lot of tossing around. As someone now living with a physical disability and being an ambulatory wheelchair user, I'll also have to mention that there are a fair bit of issues with accessibility in the park, much due to the hilly terrain. I know they can't change the terrain in the park, but I do wish they'd offer the option to rent or borrow an electric wheelchair (like an Eloflex) so disabled guests can get around the park a bit more independently, and also sort some better transportation up from ground level to the ferris wheels and tower. Flumride is one of the best rides in the entire park, even with it being one of if not the oldest ride still in operation. Lisebergbanan and Balder are/were other favorites of mine. Some of my old favorites are long gone... Also, when I grew up, the park would be open until midnight at least in the weekends in summer, and by closing time, there were fireworks to end the day. Between the increased prices, longer queues, shorter opening hours, fewer enjoyable rides (I don't do spinning or coasters with a lot of twists on it, both because I don't like it and because I shouldn't) I just don't go any longer. Last time I went was when they closed the summer season in 2013 which was their 90th anniversary season, and then I went for thr Christmas market the same year and that was it, that Christmas visit was just not good (while I had been having a great time earlier years)
Lol I was so disappointed in Atmosphere. I went for the VR option but was stuck in the virutal lobby while the ride was going, so I was literally viewing the lobby while falling at full speed haha. They didn't even let me go again. Either way, people say it's better without the VR. But from my understanding it has now been removed.
Best in europe is a hot take with parks like Phantasialand, Port Aventura, Energylandia, Europa Park or even Walibi Holland around But anyways Liseberg is phenomenal
The letter 'G' in Liseberg is not silent, it's pronounced like the Y in "Yak". Not that it matters, but in Swedish it sounds like you're saying "Liseberg Banana" when trying to say Lisebergbanan, although spelled the same, the syllable stress is way off. Thank you for an amazing review!
Think usually the G is more like J, the S two S. And the E an Ä. But let's not go completely overboard.. ;) "Lisseberj" If you are really enthusiastic about it, just use as many J in the end as needed to suitably emphasising it.
@@arkdon477 Don't think that can be argued in general really, for either swedish or natives to some sort of english. It would of course also be quite different from this example since it is for the end intonation of LiseberG. Bay or Bag, Bug or Buy. Same same? My point was it seemed completely counter productive for any english speakers to try and pronounce G as Y to get a more swedish sounding G.
@@AltCutTV I'd argue that trying to say Lisebery(ak), would be more comprehensible than saying Liseber, if the claim is that the G is silent. Of course, saying Liseberg with a hard G, every Swedish person will understand. It's an age-old discussion really, since English-speakers will always try to say Göteborg, instead of Gothenburg. Same dilemma. Do you correct them and risk an awkward situation, or do you let them go on in life pronouncing it worse than Gollum.
Don't be overly critical when it comes to pronounciation. Liseberg, like Göteborg, was never meant to be in the mouth of English speakers. Thankfully you also can say Gothenburg. Maybe there should be an English name for Liseberg as well. Lisebergbanan means "The Liseberg Line". It's a little word game. Bergbanan was the name of the #1 roller coaster here in the old days. The word for roller coaster in Swedish is berg-och-dalbana ("mountain and valley line"). So the name Lisebergbanan is referring both to the nostalgic railway design of the trains and to the long gone predecessor. (It should be pronounced -bánan, not -banán.)
@@CanobieCoaster Swedish is a weird language. The letter G can sometimes be pronounced just as we pronounce the letter J, in swedish that is. Hope you had a fun time at the park btw!
HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING HOW THE FREE SKIP THE LINE WORKS? NOBODY WANTS TO WAIT. SO WHAT IT 90 PERCENT OF THE PARK GUEST ARE TRYING TO USE THE VIRTUAL QUE?
The advantages of a virtual queue is that you can stand in a virtual queue at the same time as a physical queue. Or, you could stand in a virtual queue while you go get some food, play some of the games, etc. You still have to wait, yes, but you can instead wait anywhere else in the park and have more fun.
Liseberry (( The Way It's Named In Swedish , And How You Name It )) Just Sounds Odd Given Most Call It , And What It's Mostly Known As " Liseberg " I Don't Know If It's Actually Spelled " Liseberry " , Because I Hear " Berry " Mostly In It Whenever You Say It. Great Review By The Way! :)
Berg = Mountain. Simply the central peak of the park. Berry or berries is spelled "bär" and usually pronounced as the "ber" part of "berg" despite the spelling difference. (Yes, swedish is as confusing and partially illogical as most other languages unfortunately) ;) The "Lise" part would be as explained, the peak dedicated to the woman in question.
You where there before the Explosion of Liseberg Oceana! Yes Lisebergs waterland that is located right next to lisebergs Curiosa hotel exploded: The cause of this was a weilder that weilded something and then it set on fire and BOOM. That worker is now sadly dead and the whole Oceana is like ruins! This costed liseberg i believe one million sek. Terrible news! :(
The cause of the fire was probably welding work on the slides outside, but the accident investigation isn't completed yet. The person that died was not involved in the welding work, it was a project manager who was inside the slide tower at the time. The damage cost is around 450 million SEK, but that is the responsibility of the contractor since Oceana was still under construction. They will have to reimburse Liseberg through their insurance, but with these kinds of money that takes a while before it's done.
When i was 14 i found a season pass to liseberg and a summer buss card in a wallet on the street, i took that shit as a reward and sent the wallet back to the owner. i was there a lot that summer.
The cause was deemed an unfortunate work accident. A welder set off a chain of events resulting in the explosion. His life was tragically lost, but fortunately enough none else was harmed.
@@deedeeknutsson5205They haven't yet officially committed to rebuilding , but their "ambition" is to do so. I think it's very likely to happen. Since they've spent a lot of money on it already, and it probably will take a long time for the contractor to reimburse Liseberg for it through their insurance, they probably can't financially promise that they can do it.
