Liseberg in Sweden has announced that their drop tower ride AtmosFear will feature a tailored virtual reality experience in 2023.
AtmosFear VR opens for the start of the season on April 23, and will operate until the wooden coaster Balder, which is closed for track replacement work, reopens later this summer.
The attraction is one of the tallest drop tower rides in Europe, and one of the most popular rides at Liseberg.
AtmosFear is a drop tower ride that opened in 2011. With the addition of new VR headsets, the ride will offer a completely unique and tailor-made virtual experience in free fall from a height of 90 metres (295ft).
The virtual experience has been developed by the German VR company VR Coaster together with Quarryfold Studios. It is synchronized exactly with the physical ride to create an experience for all the senses - completely different from anything else. There are only a handful of free fall attractions with VR in the world - and Atmosfear VR will be the most technically advanced.
Andreas Andersen, CEO of Liseberg:
“In a sci-fi version of Liseberg, you will travel from AtmosFear's station through wormholes and galaxies before being dropped almost 100 meters at 110 km/h under attack by robots. It will be one of the most intense VR experiences in the world. We know that there are many guests who will miss Balder in the first months of the summer season. That's why we're opening AtmosFear VR as a worthy, temporary, replacement.”
AtmosFear VR will not be an upcharge but included in the regular ticket price.
AtmosFear VR fact file:
- Opens: April 23
- Height of the tower: 116 metres (381 ft)
- Length of the drop: 90 metres (295 ft)
- Speed: about 110 km/h
- G-force: 4G
- Ride time: about 2 minutes
- Height requirement: 140 cm
- Number of riders: 36 per ride
- Queue: Only virtual queue in the Liseberg app
- Investment: SEK 5 million
