Walibi Belgium

Walibi Belgium is an amusement park in Wavre, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium.

History

The park originally opened in 1975 under Belgian businessman Eddy Meeùs.

In December 1997, Premier Parks, Inc. announced that they would purchase the Walibi Group.^[1]^[2] The deal was closed in April 1998.

On 15 January 2001, Six Flags announced that Walibi Wavre would be completely transformed into Six Flags Belgium. The company invested $30 million into updating the park; adding over fifteen new attractions including two new roller coasters - Cobra and Loup-Garou. Walibi was replaced as the park's mascot by Bugs Bunny while the rest of his Looney Tunes friends frequented the new "Bugs Bunny Land" children's area.^[3]^[4]^[5]

On 15 March 2004, Six Flags announced the sale of the Six Flags European Parks division^[6] to Palamon Capital Partners.^[7] After the sale, the business was renamed as StarParks but was allowed to continue trading under the Six Flags name for the rest of the season.^[8] On 8 November, StarParks announced that Six Flags Belgium would revert to the Walibi brand and be renamed Walibi Belgium for the 2005 season. Walibi was brought back as the park's mascot. All Looney Tunes theming was removed as the StarParks sale did not include the Warner Bros. license.^[9] StarParks held ownership for two years until they sold off the Walibi chain to Compagnie des Alpes subsidiary Grévin & Cie.

Between 2018 and 2023, the park underwent a large regeneration with 70% of the park being changed. This overhaul included three new roller coasters including a large hyper coaster. The overhaul also saw the Coccinelle kiddie coaster relocated to the site of the park's former ferris wheel.

Transportation

Walibi Belgium has a dedicated railway station, Bierges-Walibi, on railway line 139 which connects Ottignies and Leuven.

Roller coasters

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Calamity Mine	Vekoma	Sit-down	July 16, 1992	Operating
Cobra	Vekoma	Shuttle	April 28, 2001	Operating
Fun Pilot	Zierer	Kiddie	May 25, 2019	Operating
Kondaa	Intamin	Sit-Down	May 8, 2021	Operating
Loup-Garou	Vekoma	Wooden	April 28, 2001	Operating
Mecalodon	Gerstlauer	Launched	April 5, 2025	Operating
Pulsar	Mack Rides	Launched Water Shuttle	June 4, 2016	Operating
Tiki-Waka	Gerstlauer	Wild Mouse	April 7, 2018	Operating
Turbine	Schwarzkopf	Launched Shuttle Enclosed	1982	Operating
Vampire	Vekoma	Inverted	1999	Operating

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Coccinelle	Zierer	Kiddie	1999	September 11, 2017	In storage
Grand 8	Pinfari	Sit-Down	1975	1983	Relocated to Walibi Rhône-Alpes
Jumbo Jet	Schwarzkopf	Sit-Down	1978	1991	Travelling France
Tornado	Vekoma	Sit-Down	1979	2002	Scrapped
Vertigo	Doppelmayr	Suspended Single rail	June 14, 2007	May 19, 2008	Scrapped

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
4x4 Adventure	Zamperla	Track Ride	2001
Bubble Swirl	Zamperla	Samba Balloon	2001
Buzzsaw	HUSS	Top Spin	2001
Challenge of Tutankhamon	ETF Ride Systems	Trackless Dark Ride	2003
Dalton Terror	Intamin	Drop Tower	1998
Flash Back	Mack Rides	Log Flume	1995
Flying Carpet	SBF Visa Group	Junior Flying Carpet	2001
Fun Recorder	Zamperla	Junior Jets	2001
Graffiti Shuttle	Zamperla	Junior Flying Carpet	2001
Grand Carrousel	Euro Sujets	Carousel	1990
Guitar Riff	SBF Visa Group	Junior Drop Tower	2000
Kids Airlines	Marcel Lutz	Junior Jets	1975
Little Swing	SBF Visa Group	Junior Chair-O-Plane	2000
Melody Road	Metallbau Emmeln	Track Ride	1979
Mini Tour	Zamperla	Junior Railway	2001
Octopus	Chance Rides	Trabant/Satellite	2001
Palais du Génie	Vekoma	Madhouse	2001
Poneys	Metallbau Emmeln	Pony Trek	1979
Popcorn Revenge	ETF Ride Systems	Trackless Dark Ride	2019
Radja River	Intamin	River Rapids	1988
Silverton	Technical Park	Junior Swingaround	2023
Spinning Taxi	SBF Visa Group	Junior Teacups	2000
Spinning Vibe	HUSS	Breakdance	2001
Stormy	Zierer	Roundabout	1999
Tchou-Tchou Express	Metallbau Emmeln	Miniature Railway	1990
Tous en Boîte	Chance Rides	Teacups	2001
Wave Swinger	Zierer	Waveswinger	2001

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Autoscooters	Unknown	Dodgems	1975	2000	Scrapped
Big Yoyo	Vekoma	Paratower	1981	1998	Scrapped
Bounty	Intamin	Ranger	1993	2002	Scrapped
Carrousel	Savage	Carousel	1978	1989	Relocated to Julianatoren
Gold River Adventure	Mack Rides	Scenic Boat Ride	1978	2024	Scrapped
Grand Roue	Vekoma	Ferris Wheel	1979	2016	Relocated to Attractiepark Rotterdam
Inferno	HUSS	Enterprise	1979	2010	Scrapped
Mini Jeeps	Metallbau Emmeln	Track Ride	1979	2006	Scrapped
MusicXpress	Severn Lamb	Miniature Railway	1995	2017	Scrapped
Palais d'Ali Baba	Mack Rides	Dark Boat Ride	1985	2001	Scrapped
Paratroop	Hrubetz	Paratrooper	1978	1992	Unknown
Rio Grande	Reverchon	Log Flume	1978	1994	Relocated to Walibi Aquitaine
Rio Salto	Unknown	Log Flume	1986	1990	Unknown
Secret de la Licorne	Mack Rides	Dark Boat Ride	1980	1995	Scrapped
Skylab	Sobema	Superbob/Musik Express	1975	1975	Travelling Netherlands
Telecombat	Unknown	Jets	Unknown	2000	Scrapped
Tri-Star	HUSS	Tri-Star	1978	1984	Relocated to Walibi Rhône-Alpes
Tuf Tuf Club	Reverchon	Dodgems	2001	2022	Scrapped

Park maps

Map of the park 2018
Map of the park 2019-2020
Map of the park 2021

Refrences

↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB882303076858540500
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20121108142354/http://archives.lesoir.be/walibi-passe-sous-controle-americain-les-yankees_t-19971217-Z0EM0G.html
↑ https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/march01/stories/031201_02.shtml
↑ O'Brien, Tim (January 15, 2001). "Walibi Wavre to become Six Flags Belgium; $30 Mil infusion planned". Amusement Business. p. 12. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
↑ https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/march01/stories/031201_02.shtml
↑ Meza, Ed (15 March 2004). "Six Flags sells parks in Europe". Variety.
↑ "investment Detail StarParks". Palamon Capital Partners, LP.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "Madhouse Guide - News". madhouse-guide.com. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
↑ https://www.lalibre.be/economie/entreprises-startup/2004/11/09/walibi-belgium-le-retour-aux-sources-SMQZD2PZL5CD5NZEYNJBEHLZFE/

External links

Walibi Belgium on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

This box: view edit Amusement parks operated by Six Flags
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Former Properties (Water Parks)	Aqualibi Hurricane Harbor (Worlds of Adventure) Six Flags Atlantis Island Kingdom Six Flags Splashwater Kingdom Six Flags WaterWorld Waterworld Sacramento
Cancelled	Dubailand Zhejiang

[1] ttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB882303076858540500

[2] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20121108142354/http://archives.lesoir.be/walibi-passe-sous-controle-americain-les-yankees_t-19971217-Z0EM0G.html

[3] ttps://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/march01/stories/031201_02.shtml

[:0-4] O'Brien, Tim (January 15, 2001). "Walibi Wavre to become Six Flags Belgium; $30 Mil infusion planned". Amusement Business. p. 12. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

[5] ttps://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/march01/stories/031201_02.shtml

[6] Meza, Ed (15 March 2004). "Six Flags sells parks in Europe". Variety.

[7] "investment Detail StarParks". Palamon Capital Partners, LP.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[8] "Madhouse Guide - News". madhouse-guide.com. Retrieved 2024-10-07.

[9] ttps://www.lalibre.be/economie/entreprises-startup/2004/11/09/walibi-belgium-le-retour-aux-sources-SMQZD2PZL5CD5NZEYNJBEHLZFE/

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