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Meteornotes Keeper Of The Carnivorous Bees!
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| SharkTums wrote: | Grona Lund will be the next park update!
I say Park Update, because I'm secretly hoping that Robb puts up an update from our visit to the World's Largest Ikea first!!!! |
Agreed! Ikea was awesome! And I bought a squid!
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| Nrthwnd bitchbikerbearhousewife
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:51 am Post subject: |
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IKEA was overwhelming!
And I bought absolutely nothing there, because... well.... once you start at IKEA, there's just no end to it LOL!
And HUGE display floors with a cafe or restaurant on every floor, too. Food shop was pretty GI-normous, as well.
Awesome place it was.
But me no buy any stuff. 
(Actually I did pick up the in-store ordering form, the measuring tape AND the 'official' IKEA pencil, LOL! For "cheap souvenirs", yes? No?)
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| Anac0nda I Love Donkeys!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:29 am Post subject: |
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When's the next update coming? I'm eagerly waiting for some Insane pics and reviews! 
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| Hhappy Donkeys are my way of life!
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| Manny In England Bonafide Donkey Expert
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| Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:06 am Post subject: |
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Aww man, that video is always appropriate. Great updates as always Robb, that's another world class trip that you and Elissa have to your names.
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| nrs2420 I Guess Donkeys Are Okay
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| Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:18 am Post subject: |
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I love that video. I had such a crush on the Hoffman girl when I first found this site. What am I talking about, I still do. 
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| robbalvey Site Admin
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:06 pm Post subject: Grona Lund Update |
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Next up on our Scandi Tour was Grona Lund!
This park was absolutely the SURPRISE HIT of the trip! I had seen pictures of the park, knew a bit about the ride selection, but I honestly had no idea how AMAZING this place was!
It's like a little bit Blackpool, a little bit Tivoli Gardens, maybe even a little bit Knoebel's. Take the best of the family owned "traditional" parks, throw in a lot of European culture, some fantastic coasters and rides and you've got Grona Lund!
The coasters are also equally as amazing. While no, you're not going to find the tallest and fastest here at Grona Lund, they do have some of the BEST in their class!
The brand new Insane (Intamin Zac Spin) is absolutely appropriately named. The ride, is in fact... INSANE! This is the largest coaster of it's type in the world and I have to say it's easily one of the most intense roller coaster experiences I've ever had!
The Wild Mouse is the 2nd best coaster of it's type in the world next to the one at Klotten (that one is going to be REALLY hard to beat!), and Jetline, the Schwarzkopf speed racer coaster, is also insanely fantastic! Even the custom designed Vekoma junior invert makes adults giddy with laughter!
The park is fantastic, one of the best kept secrets in the theme park world...here are some photos to check out...
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| The park's setting and landscaping was FANTASTIC! |
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| Very Scandinavian...very European. Just beautiful! (And at night this park looks even BETTER!) |
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| We were welcomed to the park with beer, wine and food! What else could be better? |
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| Oh, yeah, did I mention we got some INSANE T-Shirts too? |
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| We had some time to spend in the park so that means...that's RIGHT! Credit whoring!!! |
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| Hanno isn't used to the high speeds and intense G-Forces of the kiddie coaster. |
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| "Daddy, can I borrow the car?" |
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| Everywhere you look the park has fantastic architecture. We loved it! |
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| Oooh! We see you INSANE! We will get to you later! |
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| KidTums knows how to pull everyone's strings. |
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| The chairswings right over the water was a nice touch! Very "Indiana Beach." |
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| Sun sets on Stockholm and things are about to go insane! |
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| The park has lots of lights everywhere. |
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| Time for a little bit of ERT on Jetline! |
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| This was a seriously AMAZING Schwarzkopf! |
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| "Ok everyone try your INSANE faces for our INSANE ERT!" |
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| Insane at night was totally as named! |
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| The Brits make funny faces. |
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| Robb isn't too sure what just happened. |
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Elissa: "What can I say, I'm wet with Intamin Love."
Chuck "I'm going to KILL YOU!!!!" |
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| The next day we were given a fantastic historical presentation about the park in one of the oldest buildings on property. |
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| They told us all about the park history... |
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| ...showed us what the park looked like in the early days... |
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| ...a few rides that no longer exist... |
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| ...more rides that have moved on... |
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| ...even Thriller aka Zonga was once here... |
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| ...a few ideas that didn't quite make it... |
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| ...and what's in store for the future. |
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| "You are HERE...and now we are going for more ERT!" |
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| Can you tell which one is the Wild Mouse and which one is Jetline? |
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| The Wild Mouse is seriously amazing. |
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| It gets REALLY close to the Schwarzkopf! |
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| From the lift hill you can see the rest of the park and the surrounding town. |
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| Just LOOK at how crazy that thing is! |
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| And yeah the park is *RIGHT* on the water! |
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| This Wild Mouse "bobsled" coaster is 2nd to the one at Klotten for the most insane Wild Mouse coaster in the world! |
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| You all read for more rides on Jetline? |
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| Guys, I might suggest NOT putting your hands up if you want to keep them! =) |
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| Oh, yeah, did I mention they had a HUGE Intamin Drop tower...with a STAND UP side?!?!? |
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| Stand-up and tilting on the drop tower does this to you. |
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| These guys just lost their manhood. |
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| Do you see it? I certainly do! =) |
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| robbalvey Site Admin
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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More photos...
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| Yay! Finally someone taller than me! |
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| Ok everyone...are you ready to go INSANE?!?!? |
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| It was originally nicknamed the "Intamin Ball Coaster" because it looks like one of those toys you put a little ball in and it rolls down back and forth. |
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| It does this to your hair. |
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| POV!!! POV!!! OMG! POV!!!! |
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| Frame TWO! Which do you see clearer? |
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| This is going to kick my ass isn't it? |
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| We LOVED this coaster! Some of us even put it in our TOP TEN coasters in the world! |
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| Yeah, they let us into the room that makes Insane INSANE!!! |
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| Grona Lund is also home to one of the most amazing fun houses in the world. |
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| Watch out for ass burns on this conveyor slide thingy! |
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| Jumpy. Jump. Jump. Jump....Jump. |
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| "No, it's only about 100MPH!" |
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| OK, everyone get ready to "Whack - A - Log!" |
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| And the winner gets a pink hand! |
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| Yay! Elissa got the HIGH SCORE of the day!!! (Seriously, she will OWN you in Whack - A - Log!") |
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| We can't forget about the awesome Junior Vekoma Suspended! (Yes, I said awesome Vekoma!) |
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| It's custom made for the park, and really doesn't feel much like a "junior" coaster. |
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| Everyone have fun tonight! |
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| This is easily the best attraction in the park! It's a Lenticular picture (a picture that changes depending on the angle you are looking at it) and this angle everything is nice and clothed... |
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| But move a little bit and TA-DA! HOT BOOBY NUDITY! Now obviously we can't show you the uncensored version (another reason why I *love* Europe) but if you want to see the uncensored version of this picture ... EMAIL DAN! mrt0ad13@aol.com Tell him "I want to see naked boobies!!!" |
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| "I LOVE naked boobies!!!" |
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| Big Mike says thank you to Johan for a fantastic visit! |
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| And Ice Bat says thank you to this GIANT cotton candy for a great visit! |
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| And now we board our ship to cross over to Finland! (Ok, so maybe this wasn't *quite* our ship...but our ferry was nice too!) |
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| "Hey check it out! Porthole room!" |
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| KidTums spent the next three hours squeegeeing the floor. |
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| From the top deck of the ferry we all wave goodbye to Grona Lund! |
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| "Thank you Grona Lund for a FANTASTIC two days! Now let's go get drunk!" |
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| Thanks to Mattias, Johan and everyone at Grona Lund for being a highlight of our Scandi Trip! TPR will be back soon! |
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| StealthFan Full Fledged Donkey Enthusiast!
Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Total posts: 491 Location: Kent, UK Age: 18 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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Grona Lund was AMAZING, great atmosphere, great rides and boobies! What more could you possibly ask for!
Insane was correctly named because it made my head go Insane! I thought you would have see a certian photo of me, but luckily for the moment you haven't. I'm sure it will be up soon enough though.
Great update for a great park!
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| Anac0nda I Love Donkeys!
Joined: 21 Mar 2009 Total posts: 52 Location: Finland Age: 18 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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 I had just finished viewing the poem-video feeling a bit embarrassed for "whining", when I realize it's another update posted! 
Anyways, I'm desperately trying to get to Gröna Lund this summer, and seeing this update makes me REALLY want to go there! Thanks for the pics and reviews! (And if I get there, I'll be sure to check out that awesome poster-thingy  )
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