Rutschebanen — Copenhagen
Rutschebanen
Tivoli Gardens · Wooden roller coaster · 1914 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Photo: Leif Jørgensen / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), taken 8 April 2015. Full photograph shown.
Tivoli’s Rutschebanen opened on 12 June 1914 and is one of the oldest wooden roller coasters still running. For its 100th birthday the mountain landscape it runs through was rebuilt. Magasinet KBH · Tivoli Checked
4 things to know
- One of seven with a brakemanTivoli says the ride is one of just seven in the world with a brakeman on every train; Magasinet KBH likewise says only six other rides are steered that way. Tivoli · Magasinet KBH Reported
- The mountain came backThe 1914 peaks were cut down in the 1920s after the city objected; for the 2014 centenary the alpine scenery was recreated, in a rebuild Magasinet KBH put at 40 million kroner. Magasinet KBH · Ingeniøren Checked
- Builder disputedMagasinet KBH, Ingeniøren and Linnanmäki name master carpenter Valdemar Lebech; the maintenance firm MVZ names engineer Walther Queenland. Magasinet KBH · Linnanmäki · Mogens V. Zeltner A/S Conflicting
- Europe’s first landmarkA 2024 Tivoli release says the ride won an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark award the year before, as the first roller coaster in Europe. LokalNyt København Reported
Check-in guide
- 📍
- Inside Tivoli Gardens in central Copenhagen. Tivoli Checked
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- 625 metres of track and a top speed of 58 km/h. Magasinet KBH · Ingeniøren Checked
Sightings
- 191412 Jun
Opened, according to Magasinet KBH
- 20148 Apr
Mountain scenery rebuilt for the centenary · Magasinet KBH
- 20158 Apr
Photographed below the mountain
- 202410 Jun
Tivoli: still running at 110
Green stamps are dated photographs and official records; amber stamps are news reports and visitor guides. The status stamp follows the newest dated source, 10 June 2024.
On the record
Mount Tivoli: the Rutschebane gets its high snow-capped peaks back as a 100th-birthday gift
“Rutschebanen åbnede 12. juni 1914 og er en af verdens ældste trærutschebaner.”
“Rutschebanen opened on 12 June 1914 and is one of the world’s oldest wooden roller coasters.”
The facts
- Opened
- 12 June 1914. Magasinet KBH Checked
- Track
- 625 metres. Magasinet KBH · Ingeniøren Checked
- Top speed
- 58 km/h. Magasinet KBH · Ingeniøren Checked
- Builder
- Valdemar Lebech according to Magasinet KBH, Ingeniøren and Linnanmäki; Walther Queenland according to MVZ. Magasinet KBH · Ingeniøren · Linnanmäki · Mogens V. Zeltner A/S Conflicting
Related
- I Can’t Believe You Can Still Ride These (9 Photos): the World Art Utopia collection that includes this coaster.
- Rutschebanen, Klampenborg: Bakken’s 1932 wooden coaster north of Copenhagen.
All sources (7)
Records, parks and news
- Tivoli: http://www.tivoli.dk
- Magasinet KBH: http://www.magasinetkbh.dk
- Ingeniøren: ing.dk
- Linnanmäki: jarrumestarit.fi
- Mogens V. Zeltner A/S: http://www.mvz.dk
- LokalNyt København: lokalnytkoebenhavn.dk
Photos
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