Posted April 20, 201510 yr comment_207634 I don't think we have a topic (I searched) for this park yet, and we're gonna need one... Why? Because it's getting a wooden coaster next year, is generally fab, and is only 45 minutes away from Calais! I visited yesterday and was lucky enough to get to chat to two management staff and try and coax SOME information about the planned wooden coaster for next year... Unfortunately we couldn't, but found out some interesting information about the park and the Plopsa brand (they own 5 parks, including Holiday Park) in general... As for this year, they're theming up their Teacups to a new IP of their own (Studio 100 own the Plopsa parks, so they are filled with their own IPs), called Princessia, which involves a 25m tall castle, a new restaurant and some sets... Once they get permission to build, they'll put planning in for the coaster... Here's some concept art:
April 20, 201510 yr comment_207636 Blimey, that looks stunning! And all for a set of Tea Cups! Is there any indication when all that theming will be finished? Visiting here in June, and mostly can't wait for Anubis which looks fab Also, can we expect a trip report for yesterday's trip in the near future Benin?
April 20, 201510 yr Author comment_207637 Blimey, that looks stunning! And all for a set of Tea Cups! Is there any indication when all that theming will be finished? Visiting here in June, and mostly can't wait for Anubis which looks fab Also, can we expect a trip report for yesterday's trip in the near future Benin? You MIGHT be lucky with June, it's in the hands of the council, though they're pretty much ready to go... No TR I'm afraid, haven't even done my Italy ones yet, and I didn't take my camera anyway... The offices were offices, just covered in a lot of concept art (which I've seen online anyways)... Anubis is so worth the visit
April 20, 201510 yr comment_207639 This just looks fab. Europe really are getting some fantastic additions at the moment. Looks like this place is joining the ever going list of places I want to go (but probably won't go for a while).
April 20, 201510 yr comment_207672 Plopsaland is fun, although I confess I didn't find much to do. There's some delightful theming though and the woodie will really help.
April 21, 201510 yr Author comment_207731 Plopsaland is fun, although I confess I didn't find much to do. There's some delightful theming though and the woodie will really help. Especially if it's a Great Coaster... *shifty* It's not gonna be amazingly tall, I think 30m was the highest point, mainly because Plopsa don't want to spread the families across the park a la Towers... I wouldn't be surprised if they've seen what Efteling have done with Joris and the 1m minimum on certain seats and taken that on board in some regard...
April 21, 201510 yr comment_207738 Someone said there seems to be a slight lack of things to do for now? I guess if you're just seeking thrills, then yes, there is, however Plopsa have got a brand new uber cool viking themed water park.
April 21, 201510 yr Author comment_207741 The disco slide plays Abba The park does need another dark ride in addition to Forest of Plop, and the shows in the Theatre are immense if on (the Theatre itself, is a thing of beauty)... The staff don't feel too confident on that front though of building another big scale dark ride, of course, that could easily change in the future, a Wickie dark ride would be faaaaab... Should also mention the hotel that'll open in 2/3 years too... Especially since they've talked with Europa about hotels...
July 20, 201510 yr comment_213339 Nothing exciting in particularly, but in case you didn't pick up on any hints, next year's woodie is confirmed to be GCI: http://plopsafansite.be/Nieuws/2015-07-20/werken-houten-achtbaan-plopsaland-starten-na-zomer/ Still not much known, but I'm feeling a trip pack here next year when it opens up.
July 20, 201510 yr comment_213343 It's definitely a park I want and hope to go in the near future and I think with Walibi Belgium's new coaster next year it's becoming ever more tempting
July 21, 201510 yr Author comment_213358 Walibi's 'coaster' looks bloody awful... Glad they went for GCI, they wouldn't tell us at all who the manufacturer was when we visited earlier this year... That's potentially TWO fantastic wooden coasters within a few hours of travel (Ireland)...
August 25, 201510 yr comment_215888 So the bat coaster thing is for sale as Plopsaland look at getting rid of low capacity rides. http://www.looopings.nl/weblog/4235/Plopsaland-zet-achtbaan-te-koop-Moet-binnen-twee-a-drie-jaar-verkocht-zijn.html But this opens June 2016 so oh well. No loss to the world.
August 25, 201510 yr Author comment_215890 That's a lot closer to the Fog Lume than I thought it would be... The best thing to know is that Plopsa's concept art tends to be realised it full, looking rather forward to this, though surprised it's completely taking out the Batflyers if the station is located as per the art... EDIT - If there's a reason to follow Plopsa on FB, it's because they post stuff like this: That train concept is rather adorable
August 25, 201510 yr comment_215896 Looks nice, is it a clone of White Lightning? Also the castle is coming up fast! These photos are from June however, taken by the Plopsa fansite...
August 25, 201510 yr comment_215906 This was posted on CoasterForce. So minus the angle of the first drop it is essentially a White Lightning clone which is great I love that ride!
August 25, 201510 yr comment_215909 Some interesting developments at this park, that castle themed teacup ride is already looking really nice. That layout for the woodie though looking very exciting and I guess this will be replacing the Bat coaster which is a bit of a shameless those rides seem to be extremely rare now however I hear their throughputs are awful.
September 14, 201510 yr Author comment_217491 Few details on the Princessia castle have started to appear: Meanwhile clearing for Heidi Coaster is in full swing:
October 15, 20159 yr comment_220976 Teacups / restaurant building update... And for all you mid and dirt enthusiasts... Source: http://plopsafansite.be/Nieuws/2015-10-15/nieuwtjes-in-plopsaland-de-panne-14-oktober-2015/
October 15, 20159 yr comment_220984 It looks pretty, very pretty! Almost reminds me of a cross between Disney & Efteling style architecture for some reason (I wonder why ) If a teacups ride at the park looks impressive, I can't to see what they do with a full blown GCI!
October 16, 20159 yr Author comment_221009 I honestly didn't expect it to be THAT big... Though I guess with a walkthrough thing as well (sets from the show) it shouldn't be a surprise... But even so, it's damn impressive work...
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