Linnanmaki is a small, but exciting amusement park located in downtown Helsinki. While the
park lacks acreage, they have a densely packed park with some unique coasters
and exciting non-coasters. And many of those rides capitalize on the atmosphere of the nearby city,
so in this video, I will rank the park’s top 15 rides and attractions.
Before starting the countdown, I want to note that you will not see Tulireki,
the park’s now one-of-a-kind Mack E-Motion coaster listed. If you saw my review,
you’ll already know why. It’s poorly paced and the gimmick how the cars can
rock both side-to-side and forwards-and-back is a detriment that results in an uncomfortable ride.
15) Kehra- As more and more enterprises get removed, it’s a treat to ride one of the
original ones. You have good centrifugal forces and a solid cycle with plenty of inversions.
14) Kammokuja- This haunted walkthrough may not have any actors, but it has some air blasts and
floor tricks to cause jump scares. Just make sure to move slowly since many effects are delayed.
The visual quality is just ok, as it’s just 2D blacklit drawings.
13) Pellen Talo- This is an involved fun house. It’s a temporary attraction while
the park rebuilds a permanent fun house, but this one has lots of floor tricks to try and
make you lose your balance. You also have sliding stairs, a barrel, and a slide at the end- although
the latter is a bit hard to build up speed on. 12) Raketti- This S&S space shot stands nearly 200
feet or 60 meters tall, which allows it to give a stunning view of Helsinki. The launch is decent,
but you only get weak floater airtime at the top.
11) Linnurata eXtra- This indoor Zierer coaster is located in a former water tower.
Themed to space travel, this coaster is only 23 feet or 7 meters tall but you get some whip in the
back on the two drops after the lift hills. Most of the ride takes place in darkness,
but you have an occasional visual. I suspect this is where Kieputin,
the park’s Huss top spin would have placed. I skipped this attraction due to time, but it
looked to have an identical cycle to Six Flags Great Adventure’s Twister how you got a rapid
series of 5-6 flips at the start before awkwardly rocking back-and-forth the rest of the way.
10) Vuoristorata- This classic scenic railway still has a brakeman on-board. However, this one
is run super conservatively. You crawl around many turns and there were points where the operator had
to use his foot to push the train along. As a result, airtime is a rare commodity on this one.
The back only gets a pop of air on the double down while the front gets two pops of airtime,
including a very strong one on the following camelback since you have just a loose lap bar
and no seatbetls. The ride is quite smooth for its age and it’s the country’s oldest roller coaster.
produces centripetal force rivaling a rotor. It plastered me in the back of my seat and made
my stomach feel funny. However, the ride then slows down for the middle section of the ride
which was a buzzkill. The second half then has the rotation of the arm and gondola oppose each other,
which is a disorienting experience. I wish this ride maintained the intensity
of the start throughout, but it’s still a rare and enjoyable flat.
8) Hurjakuru- This Intamin river rapids ride has some great visuals. This water ride is built
underneath the park’s spinning coaster and you also have a themed Viking tunnel at the start.
The course is pretty fast, which induces some nice spinning. The rapids on this one are on the tamer
side, but there is a cool themed sprayer and you will be misted by the ride’s giant waterfalls.
7) Kyopelinvuoren Hotelli- This ghost train is really dark, but it has some nice scenes.
The animatronics are detailed and there are some clever modern effects mixed in
such as screens with air blasts. There isn’t a real plot,
but I like how the scares are positioned in all directions to keep you on your toes.
6) Salama- This Maurer-Sohne spinning coaster has a fun first drop if you take it sideways or
backwards, but the rest of the ride doesn’t have any standout element. You just get ok spinning as
you circle around the rapids ride. And if you want to hear more, I have a separate review.
5) Taikasirkus- Do not ride this dark ride if you have a phobia of clowns.
You travel past a hundred or so clowns performing loony acts. How crazy? You’ll see clowns shoveling
elephant poop at the end. I liked the wackiness of this ride and it also has a catchy song on loop.
4) Ukko- This Maurer-Sohne SkyLoop has freaky hangtime as you crest the inverted lift and
spiral around the barrel roll. And then you get more hangtime as you stall out later in the ride
as you rock back and forth. To contrast, you also get strong positive Gs on the pullouts
through the station. Just beware the final stop since the lap bar, which rests on your stomach,
can punch your gut. While I don’t have a review on this ride, I have one on a clone
at Magic Springs if you want to hear more. 3) Kirnu- This Intamin ZacSpin is intense.
Rather than rotating around the rider like the S&S free spins, this ride rotates around the vehicle.
So the flips are more forceful and violent. I only got one flip on the final hump, but it
was intense. The other part of the ride I loved was the forceful yank on the first raven turn.
I have a separate review going into more detail, but this short ride packs a punch and it’s way
more comfortable than the infamous Green Lantern that used to operate at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
but it feels even higher since Linnanmaki is perched atop a hill overlooking Helsinki. The
views are stunning and I love how you spin on the way up, so you can take in all the sights. Then
the drop occurs with zero warning and it offers sustained floater airtime the whole way down.
1) Taiga- This Intamin LSM launch coaster does a little of everything and it does everything well.
It feels sort of like Velocicoaster mixed with Liseberg’s Helix. You have the varied
ride experience of Velocicoaster including two solid launches, great airtime, and four amazing
inversions. I particularly love the sustained hangtime on the zero-G winder and the supersized
stall. Then this coaster has the special location of Helix, being built on a hillside with stunning
views of Helsinki. Those visuals combined with the strong elements and near-flawless pacing
make this coaster not only the best at Linnanmaki, but the best ride in all of Finland.
So those are the top 15 rides and attractions at Linnanmaki.
What is your favorite ride at Linnanmaki? Let me know your thoughts on any of the rides I mentioned
or any you think I missed down in the comments. If you enjoyed this countdown, I’d appreciate it
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