Småland hit by gold fever

“One of our popular activities is panning for gold.That’s why we’re making a serious investment in building a newer, bigger attraction.Whole families will catch gold fever when they see our new gold strike.”

Lotta Edin Johansson, CEO of High Chaparral, talks about the amusement park’s latest major project. The plan is to convert a pond for gold panning. Everything will then be assembled using the existing gold sluice boxes.

“We already have a little pond with an island in the middle. But we need to build a mountain with streams in it, and the pond is being converted into a natural pool with a water level of 20 cm so that you can prospect for gold in it. There also need to be rafts to get between the island and the mainland.”

The idea is that visitors should be able to search for, dig and pan for gold around the mountain and in the streams, pond and sluice boxes, just like they did in California back in the 1850s. There also need to be boots available for borrowing, for feet large and small.

“This investment is completely in line with our strategy of being an amusement/theme park where visitors not only consume experiences, but where children actually get a chance to play like children. And yes, even the adults can help look for gold,” Lotta Edin Johansson concludes.

You can rob a bank, of course

You can rob a bank, of course. But when you buy stuff, visit or eat here, you do so by card. As of this year, the entire park is cash free.
Welcome to the Wild West!

As of this year, we are a cash-free park, and will thereby not accept notes and coins. We are making this change to assure a higher level of security for our visitors and staff, as the risk of theft or fraud is reduced when there is no cash in the registers.
And we’re also doing our bit for the environment, as the amount of cash transportation to and from the park is reduced.

All payments can be made with the most common debit and credit cards (VISA and Mastercard), or by purchasing or topping up a voucher at the park entrance or online.
With a voucher, or our special High Chaparral Card, international visitors pay less in withdrawal fees and kids can have their own card to make purchases with on their own. You can choose to be anonymous or to fill in all your details, whereby the latter option would allow us to cancel any lost cards.

No VISA or Mastercard?
One of our entrance registers takes cash, allowing you to pay the entrance fee and top up the amount you want on High Chaparral’s own payment card. You can then use the card to make purchases in the park.

When necessary, you can top up the amount on the card during the day. And when your visit is over, you can get the remaining amount back at the entrance register.

The payment card allows the kids to make their own purchases in the park, and allows those of you who want to use cash to still visit the park.

Best theme park in the Nordics – again

For the second year in a row, we won in the category best theme park in the Nordic region.

The competition, Stora Barnsemesterpriset, is organized by Barnsemester.se and the jury couldn’t be better, families. We want to thank everyone who voted for us and we promise to continue to do everything we can to ensure that our guests enjoy their stay with us in the Wild West.

Best theme park in the Nordics

In the competition, Stora Barnsemesterpriset, we won in the category best theme park in the Nordic region.
The competition is organized by Barnsemester.se and the jury couldn’t be better, families. We want to thank everyone who voted for us and we promise to continue to do everything we can to ensure that our guests enjoy their stay with us in the Wild West.

Evening events

Events at Saloon Cheyenne and the campsite, every evening 7 pm., from July 3 to August 1,

SALOON CHEYENNE
Tuesday: Magic, theater and other crazy antics with Tord Caligari
Wednesday: Magic, theater and other crazy antics with Tord Caligari
Thursday: Singalong with Allsångsproffsen
Friday: Music quiz
Saturday: Troubadour

*Tuesday & Wednesday July 28 and July 29:
Entertainment with Lucky Luke and the Dalton Brothers

The saloon is open from 5 to 11 pm Monday-Saturday and 5 to 9 pm on Sundays.

CAMPSITE
Monday: Music quiz
Tuesday: Troubadour
Wednesday: Singalong with Allsångsproffsen
Thursday: Music quiz
Friday*: Magic, theater and other crazy antics with Tord Caligari
Saturday*: Magic, theater and other crazy antics with Tord Caligari
Sunday: Troubadour

*Saturday July 11: Quiz for children with Averell Dalton
*Friday July 31 & Saturday August 1:
Entertainment with Lucky Luke and the Dalton Brothers
*Saturday August 8 & August 15: Troubadour

All events begin 7 pm.

Daily lunch special

Lunch is served year-round, Monday through Friday, between 11:30 am and 14:30 pm at Diligensen restaurant.

The daily lunch special costs SEK 75 and if you choose to purchase a booklet with 10 coupons for SEK 700, the lunch price is reduced to only SEK 70 per lunch.

Click here to see our weekly menu: http://www.bhc.nu/veckomeny.asp (in Swedish only)