Sunday, July 20th 2008




Gothenburg, Sweden

Kanonen | Balder | Top Spin | Uppskjutet | Lisebergbanan | Hojdskracken





It's not massive, but Balder makes up for its lack of size by being one of the new generation Intamin Pre-fab wooden coasters. These woodies are known for their exceptional smoothness & massive airtime, and Balder is no exception. While Balder's layout is simple, the ride is filled with airtime hills and excellent pacing that gives it a good feeling of speed throughout. Balder also contains one of the steepest drops on a wooden coaster.


Type: Prefab Wooden Coaster/Plug'n'Play
Manufacturer:
Intamin

Height:
118ft 1"

Speed:
56mph

Length:
3510ft 6"
Drop Angle: 70degrees
Opened:
12/04/2003


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Force Factor

Average Member Rating Out of Ten


Actual Rating: 9.667

Members Who Have Been on and Rated Balder: (15)
Ratings in Brackets


loefet(10), Myk(10), BENjAMiN(10), alecelmboy(10), TarkaTrax(10), alecelm(10), 
Shockwave(10), Mat(10), Jake(10), Divv(10), kir(10), eltorolover(10), AeRo(9), 
furie(8), Emmett(8), 


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Emmett


Posts: 1672
Location: Dublin, Ireland
I was expecting alot more from Blader due to all the hype it receives, but nothing on it really stood out. I think that
with it being so smooth, it actually feels like it is travelling slower than it is. At least there was a good deal of
air-time.
glada


Posts: 0
Location: 
This is the best coaster ever. Vey fast and a lot of air-time. 10/10
southend_marc


Posts: 1225
Location: southend
Great coaster lots of air time. I found the front better than the back. Last thing at night the coaster was so fast
none stop from start to finish.
TarkaTrax


Posts: 825
Location: Deepest darkest Cornwall
The airtime on this thing is amazing, it's so powerful. Maintains its speed throughout and is butter smooth. I
personally found that front row gave the best airtime, my first ride in the back left me a little cold. Yeah the
layout's a little simple, but so what? Brilliant.
Patrick


Posts: 1659
Location: Leicestershire, England
_koppen you're the loser here
_koppen


Posts: 0
Location: 
whoever voted this an 8 is a loser.
kolakk


Posts: 0
Location: 
Incrible cool woodencoaster
Jake


Posts: 5463
Location: Warwickz, UK
Balder is sex.
kir


Posts: 4859
Location: Walton-on-Thames /Portsmouth, England
Back row, in the dark, after rain. Simply one of the best rides I've ever had on a coaster, and by far the best woodie
I've ever been on. Willy lift for me is impossible to find, but Balder has it on every single hill. Truly worth the
visit to Sweden <3
furie


Posts: 9179
Location: Stafford
Who stole all the airtime??? :(
jack


Posts: 1336
Location: Leeds
Incredibly over rated ride. Very little sustained airtime, not exactly a smooth ride and just fails to impress. That
being said it's still a jolly good coaster just not as good as everyone says.
Shockwave


Posts: 3377
Location: Manchester
I was lucky enough to visit this ride with TPR last year, and it instantly hit my top sopt. Incredible airtime, polite
staff and in a great park as well. I just wish I lived nearer to it!
Divv


Posts: 312
Location: Bishop's Stortford, UK
Out of all the coasters I've rode, Balder is number one by a long way. The airtime is insane and the ride doesn't let
up at any point. 10 for me.
coastergirl


Posts: 312
Location: Bishop's Stortford, UK
This is one off the best wooden coaster in the world. I loved the first dropp and the great airtime.
007tyler


Posts: 312
Location: Bishop's Stortford, UK
did i say voyage? i meant cyclone at coney island.
007tyler


Posts: 312
Location: Bishop's Stortford, UK
Not as good as the voyage, but pretty impressive
Divv


Posts: 312
Location: Bishop's Stortford, UK
My #1 = airtime like I've never experienced before.
koppen_89


Posts: 312
Location: Bishop's Stortford, UK
for everyone who want's to enyoy balder i give you this link. it's feauters complete POV of lisebergs three coaster..so
now you really can se how incredible this coaster really is :P the link is:
http://www.themeparkreview.com/videos/lisebergvideo.htm
Chris61488


Posts: 312
Location: Bishop's Stortford, UK
After riding El Toro 30-someodd times, I really want to ride this. It's hard to believe that this ride could beat El
Toro, but also hard to believe that it could be any less amazing. It looks like a blast and the smoothness and airtime
of the Intamin Pre-fab is probably still there. I can't wait until I get the chance to ride this monster.
B_E_N_J_O


Posts: 312
Location: Bishop's Stortford, UK
a complete bag of shite wouldnt queue longer than 5 minutes
koppen_89


Posts: 312
Location: Bishop's Stortford, UK
zaniack is not impressed by balder :O
zaniack


Posts: 20
Location: Denmark
This is a really great coaster with a simply awesome first drop. However I think it can be done better therefore i leave
the 10 for a coaster that can really impress me.
Fool


Posts: 20
Location: 
Definately a 10. Such and awesome ride. Amazing airtime, fast pace, adrenaline filled..
Mat


Posts: 2320
Location: Reading, UK
I love this ride, as soon as I saw it I really wanted to ride it a massive 70 degree drop to start you off and then
hills FULL of airtime and tight corners which where just as much fun. This is my number one coaster at the moment and I
would love to ride it again!
koppen_89


Posts: 2320
Location: Reading, UK
this is defently the best woodencoaster in the world. extreme airtime, highly banked turns and a smooth and fast run.
the first drop of this thing is amazingly 70 degrees.
Knucklecoaster


Posts: 2320
Location: Reading, UK
This ride is incredible but I don't know why it's rated above Megafobia, apart from the fact that it has a larger 1st
drop.
Bin Man


Posts: 191
Location: stockton
Great Airtime!!! and smoothness. really suprised about how GREAT this ride was . What next lol . I liked this ride alot.
eric


Posts: 191
Location: stockton
I agree Xjoe. Still good for airtime. Wooden coasters just don't measure up to the steel monsters though.
Xjoe


Posts: 42
Location: 
I had my hopes up for this and ti really let me down, its way to overated
robbeal


Posts: 4995
Location: Northwich, Cheshire
Not many things are deserved of a '10' rating, but this is. The airtime is pure insanity, and is pretty much as insane
as the airtime on Expedition GeForce. The whole ride is pretty equal with EGF actually, and only really loses out to it
by not having quite as crazy a first drop. That's not to say that the first drop isn't crazy. Its the 2nd steepest
drop on a woodie in the world after SFGAdv's El Toro.










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