Tivoli Gardens is a must-see in Copenhagen. Open from March to September, it also opens
for Halloween and Christmas. We visited
on the last weekend of the Halloween Season with a seven and two-year old. The excitement was building even as we
approached the entrance, beautifully decked out with pumpkins all along the
main thoroughfare.
Staff were warm and
friendly and the girl at the entrance explained about the ticket options, which
are quite complicated. We could have
paid entrance only and paid for the rides as we went around, or got a
multi-ride ticket for each of us, which entitled us to ride on anything we
wished. We opted for the multi-ride
tickets for everyone, including the 2 year-old.
There are height restrictions on some of the rides, but there were still
plenty of activities for the two-year old, including carousels a play area and
the most beautiful ride depicting the many works of the Danish legend Hans
Christian Anderson.
Anderson, who was born in Odense in 1805, wrote wonderful tales that all children are familiar with, either through modern cartoons or books. ‘The Ugly Duckling’, ‘The Princess and the Pea’, ‘The Little Matchstick Girl’… His first published piece was a poem, ‘The Dying Child’, published in 1827 and he produced over 160 fairytales in his 70 years. I still remember the being transported to another world through his exquisite writing – his descriptive pieces in ‘The Tinderbox’ and ‘The Little Matchstick Girl’ still connect with me today.
I downloaded ‘The Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian
Anderson’ - translated into English by Marte Hvam Hult – on Amazon Kindle. Hvam Hult writes that she tries to keep the
translation as close to the original writings as possible. My daughter loves the tales and is often not
satisfied with only one bedtime story!
"Most of the people who will walk after me
will be children, so make the beat keep time with little steps."[25] - Anderson, planning music to accompany his funeral.
The minimum height
for children on most rides is 100cm and if they are under 120cm they must be
accompanied by a person over 14 years.
On some more adventurous rides, anyone under 120cm is prohibited from
riding.
My seven year-old is theme park crazy and she would have tried
everything, had she been tall enough – including this ride! There were some more adventurous rides that
she could take, including a rollercoaster.
She delighted in taking me along on the rollercoaster, laughing
uproariously as I screamed in terror!
The whole park was decorated in Halloween-themed autumnal
colours, with fantastic displays of many varieties of pumpkins and chilli
plants everywhere. The whole park had a
magical atmosphere – it was Halloween
brought to life, without being tacky or over the top. Families enjoyed the festivities whilst
enjoying Hot Chocolate, Irish Coffees and Mulled Cider.
There are also plenty of baked goods to sample. The stands offered themed cakes to take in
all the spookiness of the season!
The park looks spectacular by night and as it gets dark
around 4pm, even the little ones get to appreciate it.
Tivoli has just
opened for the Christmas season and looks spectacular from the street. We have a visit planned in two weeks’ time
and we can’t wait to see what’s in store for us!
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