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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 / Other / Wooden Coaster (Prefabricated Track)
Builder: Ingenieur-Holzbau Cordes
Designer: Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Maps: Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite)
Capacity: 1149 riders per hour
 
Length: 1070 m 
Height: 36 m 
Inversions: 0 
Speed: 90 km/h 
Duration: 2:08 
Max Vertical Angle: 70 Degrees 
 
Trains: 2 trains with 5 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 30 riders per train.
 
Cost: Cost 100 million SEK (about 9-10 million USD).
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.
Facts: During the 2003-2004 off-season noise screens were added to the Balder.
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