| Roller Coaster: | Balder |
| Amusement Park: | Liseberg (Gothenburg, Göteborgs-Bohus Sweden) |
| Classification: | Roller Coaster |
| Type: | Wood - Sit Down |
| Status: | Operating since 4/12/2003 |
| Make / Model: | Intamin AG / Wooden Coaster (Prefabricated Track) |
| Builder: | Ingenieur-Holzbau Cordes |
| Designer: | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH |
| Capacity: | 1149 riders per hour |
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| Length: | 3510' 6" | |
| Height: | 118' 1" | |
| Inversions: | 0 | |
| Speed: | 55.9 mph | |
| Duration: | 2:08 | |
| Max Vertical Angle: | 70 Degrees | |
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| Trains: | 2 trains with 5 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 30 riders per train. |
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| Theme: | Themed around the Scandinavian god of Justice. Balder is the son of the gods Frigg and Odin. He could only be killed by a mistletoe arrow shot by his brother, the blind archer Hoder. |
| Features: | - Cost 100,000,000 SEK (about 9-10 million dollars).
- Opened for Liseberg's 80th anniversary.
- Created of 190,000 meter wood.
- Used 140 tons with bolts.
- Rests on 300 solid foundations with 230 km armour.
- Covers 10,000 square meters.
- 54,350 light points on the track. |
| History: | During the 2003-2004 off-season noise screens were added to the Balder as people near the park were complaining about noise. |
