Tivoli Gardens
Copenhagen, Sjælland, Denmark
Tivoli Gardens opened in August 1843 and is the second oldest amusement park in the world. The park was
originally called Tivoli & Vauxhall which was a reference to the Jardin de Tivoli in Paris and the Vauxhall Gardens in London. In
addition to some rides, the 21-acre park has nearly a half a million flowers and 65,000 tulips. Over 111,000 custom-designed lights make
the night time especially magical. The park retains a lot of history with its Peacock Theater that opened in 1874, the Concert Hall that opened in 1956,
and the Glass Hall that was built in 1843, and rebuilt after the being destroyed in the Nazi occupation of Denmark in World War II. Walt Disney was so enamored with Tivoli Gardens after he visited Denmark that he used it for
inspiration when he designed Disneyland.
Seven coasters have left the park in its long history:
- Karavanen was a Zierer Tivoli family coaster that operated from 1999 to 2018. See pictures below for details.
- Mariehønen was the first kiddie coaster built by Zierer in 1974. This type of coaster was named Tivoli in honor of the park.
- Three wooden coasters were called Rutschebanen and ran at various times from the 1840s until around 1914.
- Skovtrolden (1969-1989) was a steel coaster built by Schwarzkopf.
- Slangen (1989-2003) was also called Kometen. It was a small Comet model from Zierer.
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Dæmonen
Karavanen
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