The park is one of Norway's biggest tourist attractions, with over 275,000 visitors each summer. It also has a Winter Park which opens from February to mid-March. The park was founded in 1984, and currently has more than 60 attractions.[1]
The park was featured in an episode of the Netflix original series Lilyhammer (Season 1, Episode 8: "Trolls"). In the movie Troll the Norwegian army tries to destroy the troll which ravages Norway above the Park without success.