Plopsaland Belgium - PTR

[hansrubens]

Hi everyone,

 

The past autumn/winter Plopsaland got my attention cause they announced their new ride Anubis. The ride opened a couple of weeks a go and after I'd seen the photo's of Hanno I did want to go asap. Although it was a 3,5 hour drive (one way) it was very well worth it.

 

Plopsaland is mainly a park for little children and they don't have much thrill rides. There are 6 coaster but 4 of them are kiddie coasters.

 

New chapter........Anubis.

 

 

This is a great ride. A powerful launch, A Sh.tload of airtime on the tophat then a drop in Geforce style well not as high but it gave some sort of the same effect. After the drop follows an Immelman - Diveloop section but in the transition between the two elements there is an insanely quick and sudden drop which I really loved. You could hear the wheels slide on the track. It maintains a good speed throughout the whole ride. It was very smooth in the front, the middle seats were okay but when you sit in the rear it is a bit bumpy.

 

I can only say anyone who lives nearby, go to plopsaland and ride that coaster. I think more of the smaller parks should get a Gerstlauer custom coaster.

 

On to the pictures.....

For all you parkmap fans.

Waiting to get out, run to the entrance and ride again.

And into the final brakerun which is a good place to take your coasterporn pictures.

Zoomed.

Errr I mean it goes into the last inversion with plenty of hangtime.

After the Immelman it goes in the mcbr section through a couple of corners and crashes into this tree.

Diveloop/Immelman.

Then it goes back into an Immelman.

And zoomed. It was a bit of bad weather to take good clear pictures.

Still that same drop.

From a distance.

Then this drop is so steep and sudden. Simply amazing.

Then there is a transition which looks like it's a mcbr with no brakes on it.

Going into the diveloop.

First drop again.

Are you ready....

Before we go back to the Anubis pictures.

Let's catch up some breathe.

Let's bring in a small pause.

Down the Geforce style drop.

Over the tophat filled with airtime.

^

The launch was very powerful.

Directly into the launch.

Coming out of the station.

Looking up the staircase.

^

In the queue area were a lot of "unlucky" animals.

Opening up.

It's Anubis the ride with it's impressive station building. Although the park opened at 10 am this ride only opened at noon and the springflyer opened at 1 pm.

Now were you all been waiting for.

Also a ride for the small children.

And a safari ride.

Only for children up to 1m40.

Bumpercars.

It's a forest with gnomes in it.

Crappy old boats.

There was an old darkride too. I think it was already there in the MeliPark era. However it's now re-themed around Kabouter Plop.

Apparently there were only adults on this ride.

I was looking for Big Betsy the whole day but I couldn't find her.

Beautiful caroussel right at the entrance of the park.

Finaly Dongo opened up.

Prices.

The park has a nicely themed restaurant.

But it are amazing rides.

It was not the appropriate weather to ride is. There were hard winds and high up in the sky it was very cold.

Spring flyer.

Overview of the ride from the parking.

Decorative ride sign.

Station building.

I almost didn't fit and I had to do some sort of aerobics to get me in.

It looks like it's a fun ride.

The worst coaster in the park.

I had to run after I took this picture or I would be soaked.

Look at the kid on the first row.

The water coaster with a fun drop filled with airtime.

Everything in this park is very well themed.

It's located at the middle of the lake.

Just a moment of silence for the Pirate ship.

With an evil looking dragon.

It's a mack powered coaster.

Coming out of the station.

View taken from the station building.

Going through one of it's helices.

But take a look at the station it's really amazing.

The impressive station building of a below average powered coaster.

And final drop.

Overview of the area.

Backwards pov of the second lift.

and going up the second lift.

and first drop with onride photo.

Going up the first lift.

Yeah we're having fun.

Pov section.

Biggest drop.

Log Flume station.

On to the logflume doggystyle.

With a glimpse of Anubis on the left.

Overview of lake plopsaland.

And get out clean.

And OMG going through a washing machine.

Down the first drop.

Going up the lift.

You have get into this shoe.

So we headed to this strange themed rollerskater.

Or not. It was still testing at 11 am and it had a few rollbacks during testing.

First coaster of the day.

Balloon ride

There was some kind of Christian Mutality day. I can only encourage that.

There are a lot of rides for little children.

They close the swing at 8 beaufort.

At every ride they play annoying Studio 100 music.

First ride of the day.

Plopsaland still pays hommage to Melipark.

Until 1999 this park was known as Melipark.

^

Nearby the main entrance there is a square which is very populair to the children.

We are so happy that we arrived at Plopsaland.

Main entrance.

[larrygator]

Hans - How did you know I was looking for pictures from this park? Perfect timing and great pictures.

[Mochtroid]

Great TR, beats Hanno's dull captions any time. What will anubis be like in a few years when the trees grow in?

 

MOD EDIT by larrygator: That remark is uncalled for and consider this a warning from the moderators.

 

Hanno although fluent in English is doing a great service providing these pictures and light commentary to TPR. Anytime you want to try writing captions and posting in a foreign language free feel.

[paintballer]

^ Jerk...I think Hannos caps are fine.Whatta Douchebag...

[krouvi]

Great pics.

Anubis is pne sexy coaster.

One question - is it neck friendly ???

[hansrubens]

Hans - How did you know I was looking for pictures from this park? Perfect timing and great pictures.

 

It's a gift. I'll try to help you to keep the park index up to date.

 

Great TR, beats Hanno's dull captions any time. What will anubis be like in a few years when the trees grow in?

 

First of don't say that sort of things. Hanno makes one the most magnificent pictures that are posted on this site. I'm jealous on how he can capture the expression on the riders faces. Second, I think when the place get greener it will be very hard to take good pictures. I don't know if it will make the ride any "better".

 

Great pics.

Anubis is pne sexy coaster.

One question - is it neck friendly ???

 

In the front seat it's very smooth and there is no headbanging at all. In the back seat it's a little bit more rough. So when you're there choose for the frontseat.

 

 

-----Hans

[Cloud]

 

Haha, you got a onride Picture from me (front row, right seat). Thanks for the pictures and the great report. Anubis is a really nice coaster .

[hansrubens]

^

 

I always wonder if there are members from TPR, TP.nl or onride.de in the park. When I was leaving the parkinglot a saw couple of cars with onride.de stickers on them.

 

If only there was a place on this site where we can post our whereabouts and meet up with eachother.

 

-----Hans

[Electerik]

Thanks for the TR! Looks like a really fun park.

[Groteslurf]

Great TR Hans.

 

Plopsaland is the park I will go to one of these weeks hopefully (also probably the only belgian park this year). Anubis really looks nice.

 

And Big Betsy, OMG ....