Cover photoThe roller coasters Balder and Kanonen at Liseberg, Sweden. Balder (p. 522) was voted the best wood roller coaster in the world ( www.geocities.com/wcoasterpoll/) during its opening year 2001. Kanonen (the Cannon) (p 517) opened in 2005, and is the second hydraulic launch coaster in Europe, after Rita the Ride, which opened two weeks earlier at Alton Towers. All were built by Intamin in collaboration with Ing. Büro Stengel (p491). |