Linnanmaki Review, Finland's Best Amusement Park | Ride Coasters for Charity!

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

The charity aspect makes me want to go here so badly to support them

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's a cool aspect.

[@titanicant258]

It’s always heartwarming when an amusement park operates for good purposes. You can have so much fun while contributing to a good deed.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Absolutely!

[@CoasterRoaster]

Wow that charity aspect of the park makes this already one of my favorite parks even though I haven't been there. I never knew about it, but it's awesome that this park is donating to charity

[@CanobieCoaster]

It really is!

[@areloTET]

Fun fact: certain rides used to have English names, but they were all renamed in 2004. Here are a few examples: Space Express -> Linnunrata Polyp -> Mustekala Space Shot -> Raketti City Express -> Pikajuna Viking -> Viikinkilaiva Dragon -> Lohikäärme

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks for sharing!

[@AtteRocket]

I love Linnanmäki! It was my home park when I was a child, and I still try to visit the park at least once every year. I haven't been able to visit the park yet this year, but I hope I can make it to the Light Carnival this October. Great review!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@throughthewindowpane]

Linnunrata eXtra now has VR and you can choose between three different movies. Not the best VR coaster I’ve been in, but it was certainly enjoyable this way. Taiga is one of the best coasters I know, I rode it five times. Such a thrilling ride! The wooden coaster is not very thrilling, but I liked it because of the history, the breakman and the smell of the wood and tar. It felt like going back in time for a while. The spinning coaster didn’t spin a lot the first time I rode it, but the second time it did, and that made it so much more fun!

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's interesting they added VR.

[@eemelimeemeli]

I'm glad to see attention brought to my home amusement park. These were my first kiddie and thrill rides ever so this place has special place in my heart. A great review with good points all around. Also I loved hearing your mispronounciations of finnish words but i'm glad you tried

[@CanobieCoaster]

The dark ride was the worst to try saying.

[@TuomioK]

The old Vuoristorata (RollerCoaster) can be more intense than described here. I haven't been riding it for years but it used to be "main attraction" (at least in my opinion). Maybe the breakmen are more conservative nowadays but as a kid I remember riding it over and over. One time I rode at the back right in front of the break man and I was launched to a standing up position as I was putting my arms up! Yikes! But I think there can be quite a difference between breakmen, at least it used to have.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I wish I got a wilder ride.

[@micoasters]

Rest in pieces to the rare Huss booster they removed

[@CanobieCoaster]

That ride looked intense.

[@Joemama..]

I saw this park last week, but wasn’t able to go unfortunately because we were on a cruise and I wanted to see Helsinki instead

[@CanobieCoaster]

Sorry you missed the park!

[@chargedonpc9989]

This park looks awesome especially because of the charity

[@CanobieCoaster]

True!

[@aapee565]

Your description of the rides you got on Vuoristorata just makes me sad. I have joked with friends before that the lift hill is the fastest portion of the coaster, but rides that bad are rare. In the back you usually get floater on all the drops, and pops of ejector on the small hills next to the station. Front gets very little on the big drops, but also has the best airtime moment on the bunny hill next to the station. On the best rides you can get a full second or two of true airtime - no restraints while you butt leaves the seat. The very best rides can rival Taiga, but the breakman really has to let it loose. I would personally consider those a once in a lifetime experience, as I have gotten one of those in my ~30 visits to the park. I have personally noted that you get better rides when the park is less busy, which might have to do with the amount of trains they are using. With three trains they take it slowly to make sure that they don't reach the next block before the train ahead has left. With two trains they can go as fast as they want with no worries. This is just my theory though, so take it with a grain of salt.

[@CanobieCoaster]

The ride was running two trains when I visited. I tried the ride both on a sunny and rainy day. I got slow rides in all instances.

[@aapee565]

@@CanobieCoaster Guess my theory is total bs then :(

[@edbrown2998]

I totally agree, when I went back in 1999 it ran very well, quick through the layout with plenty of airtime. Certainly no stalling around the turns or the brakeman having to get it moving! It was definitely one of my favourite rides from the day I spent there :)

[@StamfordBridge]

It sounds like the Finnish Grona Lund or Tivoli Gardens, but I had no idea about that charitable aspect.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I didn't know that part until shortly before my visit.

[@gargefps5050]

Its like gröna lund, but little bit bigger and better rides, but not so good atmosphere and doesn't look as nice.

[@mitchellries256]

This reminds me of Liseberg, Tivoli Gardens and Elitch Gardens in the sense that they're all located in a big downtown city. It's also the exact opposite of SeaWorld San Antonio. While that park has a lot of space but not a lot of rides, this one has a lot of rides but not a lot of space.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It does!

[@maxhagenauer24]

Nice old park with some nice old coasters. There Intamin Blitz sure does stand out Vuoristorata looks really really solid as well for its age.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It has an interesting mix for sure.

[@Joypyf]

Great review! I learned so much!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@Materi-elle]

Awesome review!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@derisleybrittain]

Excellent 😊😊😊❤️❤️

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@Celatra]

some trivia, Linnanmäki translates to "the hill of the castle" Salama = Lightning Linnunrata = the milky way Pikajuna = express train vuoristorata = rollercoaster

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks, I knew the ride names but not the park translation.

[@nifinium]

I would translate Linnanmäki as Castle Hill

[@Rantasalmi47]

@@nifinium its more like Castle's Hill

[@bedholm6131]

Without a doubt my most anticipated park left in Europa/North America.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Taiga and the atmosphere are top notch.

[@Paolo8772]

I thought most scenic railway coasters had the breakman stand in the middle of the train, so the fact that he has to stand at the back might have something to do with why it's conservatively run. But I could be wrong.

[@CanobieCoaster]

The one at Wiener Prater also had the brakeman in the back.

[@Paolo8772]

@@CanobieCoaster THE HAVE ONE THERE? I don't remember riding it when I was at the park in 1983 (I went to Vienna in 2009 also but didn't visit Prater). Perhaps I rode it and didn't remember, unless it got moved from another park since then.

[@kalaboibubi5856]

Linnanmäki’s been my home park for 13 yrs, and i have visited it like 300 times

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@danskuboi]

Actually, i visited Linnanmäki just the other week. If you ever go to Linnanmäki, i higly recommend Taiga, it feels scary but after it ends, it turns out to be to your fav roller coaster

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's an amazing ride.

[@danskuboi]

@@CanobieCoaster If you have not tried it out yet, if you go there, go to linnanmäki

[@bigwaawaa6444]

Last year when i went on vuoristorata i almost flew out of the front seat. Seems like you just got a bad brakeman.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's possible. I had multiple but they all drove similarly.

[@kristalic]

great review! do you think you could do a trip that includes the UK in 2022?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Possibly. It depends if Valhalla, Drenched, and Ultimate are open.

[@kristalic]

@@CanobieCoaster Valhalla reopens next year, drenched has been open again for a while now, and who knows about the ultimate but it's a great ride in the jankiest way possible, hope it's open for you.

[@martinmedina9174]

Great video! Can’t wait for you to review six flags over Texas

[@CanobieCoaster]

Eventually!

[@dogen120]

before you could have these vr glasses on the linnunrata that let you select a view in which the ride would be in

[@CanobieCoaster]

Oh cool!

[@Hallasammal]

They had the vr glasses this year! With 3 choices: halloween horror, space flight and skydiving(?) i think. Also i remember visiting the park as a little kid years ago, back then there was no vr but it had really cool colorful space themed lighting, i remember it feeling like flying through galaxies. Might be nostalgia though

[@dogen120]

@@Hallasammal Cool

[@nightwoo_]

idk i want to ride the new Swingi but it kinda terrifies me of the 120 degree thingy, and i even rode taiga 30 times total this summer, 22 times in one day alone, still scared of pretty much anything, even sky rocket twos.

[@nightwoo_]

yes i somehow went to the park 2 times and had NO wait time anywhere except the spinning coaster

[@CanobieCoaster]

Taiga is way wilder than Swingi.

[@mattyorshin]

Nice vid.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@jtwoolley]

cool

[@CanobieCoaster]

Yes

[@zdproductions3903]

That yellow coaster is Called Ukko, I believe, the head creator god in the Kalevala

[@CanobieCoaster]

Oh thanks!

[@cheffren7011]

It is a good park. If I'm in the neighborhood when the weather is good I will probably go back to this park again. The rollercoaster collection wasn't that impressive, almost every ride was short but they have a very unique collection. Taiga alone was worth the trip tho.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Taiga really is the star.

[@DaanBruins]

'This is a rare scenic railway that still operates with a brakeman on-board' isn't it a dream to ride a rollercoaster all day for your job!

[@CanobieCoaster]

True!

[@MattMcIrvin]

I imagine it might get old pretty quickly--unless you're a real people person, then just interacting with all these people through the ride might be nice. I'd guess that part of the job is to read the crowd and figure out what they might like, because you actually have some control over how intense the ride is going to be.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

Did you ride the Top Spin

[@CanobieCoaster]

No, due to time.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

@@CanobieCoaster ok

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

How large is an acre?

[@HangtimeThrills]

Roughly equivalent to a football field

[@CanobieCoaster]

As Hangtime Thrills said.

[@360coasters]

@@CanobieCoaster Do you know what it is in metres (meters) per square?

[@MattMcIrvin]

@@360coasters a little over 4000 square meters, or 0.4 hectares.

[@360coasters]

@@MattMcIrvin OMG! That is a lot!!!! And also thank you

[@SomeWholesomeMm]

Haha ''Pikahuna''

[@CanobieCoaster]

Sorry if I said that wrong.

[@Aoi_mm2]

SUOMI MAINITTU

[@CanobieCoaster]

Yes indeed.