Plopsaland De Panne

Plopsaland De Panne

Location	Adinkerke-De Panne, West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium
Status	Operating
Opened	1935
Operator	Studio 100
Previous names	Meli Park
Website	http://plopsa.be/plopsaland-de-panne

Plopsaland De Panne (formerly called Meli-Park) is a theme park in Adinkerke-De Panne, West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. The park is owned by Studio 100. As its name suggests, Plopsaland has many rides and areas themed around Plopsa's characters, such as Wickie the Viking and House of Anubis.

History

The park was first started by the Meli company, who produces honey, in 1935 with the opening of a cafeteria near its packaging facilities. In 1952, a zoo and gardens were built. Meli relocated its manufacturing facilities in 1955, however, the park remained.

It wasn't until the 1970s that amusement rides were added.

In 1999, Studio 100 purchased Meli Park. The sale was completed on October 4. The park reopened with a new theme in April 2000.

Roller coasters

Present

Class	Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Roller	#LikeMe Coaster	Zierer	Family	1976	Operating
Roller	Anubis The Ride	Gerstlauer	Launched	April 5, 2009	Operating
Powered	Draak	Mack Rides	Family	April 3, 2004	Operating
Roller	Heidi The Ride	Great Coasters International	Wooden	April 2, 2017	Operating
Roller	K3 Roller Skater	Vekoma	Family	1991	Operating
Roller	Ride to Happiness by Tomorrowland	Mack Rides	Launched Spinning	July 1, 2021	Operating
Roller	SuperSplash	Mack Rides	Water	April 1, 2006	Operating

Past

Class	Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Roller	Crazy Coaster	Reverchon	Spinning Wild Mouse	December 19, 2009	January 3, 2010	Relocated to Arcadia City
Roller	Jubilé	Pinfari	Sit-down	1995	2000	Relocated to Selva Mágica
Roller	Jumbo V	Schwarzkopf	Sit-down	1984	1984	Travelling Germany
Roller	Racing	Zierer	Sit-down	1980 or earlier	1990s	Unknown
Roller	Vleermuis	Caripro	Suspended Single rail twin family	2000	January 7, 2018	Relocated to Trans Studio Bali

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Balloon Race	Zamperla	Balloon Race	2001
Bloemenmolen	Zierer	Jets	2011
Bos van Plop	Metallbau Emmeln	Dark Boat Ride	1979
Carrousel	Wood Design Amusement Rides	Carousel	2004
Dierenmolen	Wood Design Amusement Rides	Roundabout	2017
DinoSplash	Mack Rides	Log Flume	1989
Eenden	Metallbau Emmeln	Roundabout	2000
Glijbaan	Metallbau Emmeln	Giant Slide	2011
Grote Golf	Zamperla	Disk'O	2013
Kikkers	Zamperla	Jump Around	2007
Koffiekopjes	Mack Rides	Teacups	2003
Konijntjes	Metallbau Emmeln	Pony Trek	2007
Mega Mindy Jetski	Zierer	Jetski	2008
Nachtwacht-Flyer	Funtime	Star Flyer	2006
Piratenboot	HUSS	Pirate Ship	1978
Plopsa Express	Chance Rides	Miniature Railway	1983
Safari	Sartori	Track Ride	1992
Scooter	Unknown	Junior Dodgems	Unknown
Storm op Zee	Mack Rides	Sea Storm	2001
Swingboom	Zierer	Rockin' Tug	2011
Tik Tak-bootjes	Mack Rides	Scenic Boat Ride	2000
Tractors	Metallbau Emmeln	Track Ride	2002
Valtoren	Zierer	Junior Drop Tower	2011
Vliegende Fietsen	Zamperla	Magic Bikes	2008
Waterlelies	Zamperla	Crazy Daisy	2011
Wickie The Battle	Mack Rides	Splash Battle	2013
Wienerwalz	Wood Design Amusement Rides	Waveswinger	2015

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Brandweer	Zamperla	Fire Brigade	2004	February 12, 2023	Sold
Calypso	Unknown	Calypso	1980 or earlier	1992	Unknown
Carrousel	Thomas Walker	Carousel	1979	2003	Travelling UK
Djinn	Weber	Flying Carpet	1984	1999	Relocated to Leisureland
Glijbaan	Playsafe	Giant Slide	1979 or earlier	2006	Scrapped
Monorail	Schwingel	Monorail	1973	2006	Exported Romania
Oldtimer	Ihle	Track Ride	Unknown	2005	Scrapped
Panoramic	Intamin	Observation Tower	1993	2008	Scrapped
Tuf Tuf	Supercar	Track Ride	Unknown	2005	Scrapped
Wienerwalz	Zierer	Waveswinger	1980 or earlier	2014	Travelling Netherlands