Bobbejaanland
| Bobbejaanland | ||||
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 Typhoon in Bobbejaanland |
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| place | Lichtaart Belgium
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| opening | December 31, 1961 | |||
| Visitors | 0.9 million (2010) | |||
| Website | www.bobbejaanland.be | |||
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Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 4 ″ N , 4 ° 54 ′ 18 ″ E
Bobbejaanland is an amusement park in Belgium that was built in 1961 by the Belgian singer and entertainer Bobbejaan Schoepen, who was also known in German-speaking countries as Bobbejaan in the 1960s .
This life's work resulted from Schoepen's music career: After 15 years of international success and various tours, Schoepen was looking for a permanent place for his performances. From 1959 to 1961 he had a 1,000-seat theater built in Lichtaart, Belgium (sub-municipality of Kasterlee ), which he named after the idea of his manager Jaak Kluger Bobbejaanland.
The focus of the young park was on a 2.2 km long sandy beach, water fun, small attractions and the variety show , in which Schoepen also performed himself. Other well-known artists gave guest performances there, either as guests in Bobbejaan's program or with their own shows, including Ilse Werner , Rex Gildo , Michael Holm and Rudi Carrell .
On the advice of Phantasialand owner Gottlieb Löffelhardt, Schoepen expanded the park more and more into a family and leisure park from 1975 onwards. Bobbejaanland has thus become a major tourist attraction in the Benelux countries as well as in the border areas of France and Germany.
In 2004 the Bobbejaanland was sold to the Spanish group Parques Reunidos .
Chronicle of the attractions
| year | action | attraction |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | opening | Reuzenrad |
| 1976 | opening | Monorail |
| 1979 | opening | Santa Maria, Looping Star, Alpenblitz |
| 1980 | opening | Wildwater slide |
| 1982 | opening | Wervelwind |
| 1984 | opening | Parachute Tower, Troika |
| 1985 | opening | Koggemolen, Rainbow |
| 1987 | opening | Condor, Airrace, Breakdance |
| 1988 | opening | El Paso Special |
| 1989 | opening | Big bang, revolution |
| 1991 | opening | Horse Pedalo, Kettingmolen |
| 1992 | opening | Indiana River |
| 1994 | opening | La Rotonde, Viking, Dino |
| 1997 | closure | Parachute Tower |
| 1998 | opening | Speedy Bob |
| closure | Condor | |
| 1999 | opening | Bobby Drop |
| 2000 | opening | Mambo, Bob Express, Locomotion |
| closure | Wervelwind | |
| 2001 | opening | El Rio |
| closure | Rainbow | |
| 2002 | opening | Pony ride, flying orca |
| 2003 | opening | Fly away |
| 2004 | opening | Okidoki, Typhoon, Sledge Hammer |
| closure | Looping star | |
| 2006 | opening | Desperado City, The Dream Catcher |
| closure | Airrace, Troika | |
| 2007 | opening | Haunted House 4D movie |
| 2008 | opening | Banana Battle |
| closure | Breakdance, Santa Maria | |
| 2009 | opening | King Kong |
| closure | Bobby Drop | |
| 2011 | opening | Dizz |
| 2012 | opening | Yogi Bear 4D movie |
| closure | Haunted House 4D movie, Desperado City | |
| 2014 | closure | Fly away |
| 2015 | opening | The Forbidden Caves |
Attractions
roller coaster
| Surname | Manufacturer | Type | Others |
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| Bob Express | Mack Rides | Powered coaster | |
| Dream catcher | Vekoma | Suspended coaster | |
| Naga Bay | Masons sons | Spinning Coaster | Opened as "Dizz" on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the park |
| Okidoki | Vekoma | Family roller coaster | |
| revolution | Vekoma | Dark roller coaster | |
| Speedy Bob | Mack Rides | Wild mouse | |
| Typhoon | Gerstlauer | Euro fighter | 97 ° First Drop |
| Fury | Gerstlauer | Infinity coaster |
Water rides
- Big Bang, water slide
- El Rio, Rapid River
- Indiana River, whitewater course completely inside, partly in the dark
- La Rotonde, round boat trip
- Wild Water Slide, log flume
- Banana Battle by Preston & Barbieri
Elevated rides & round rides
- Aztek Express, Carousel (Musikexpress)
- Dino, (carousel / children's carousel) with dinosaur figures
- Flying Orca, carousel (ASR Fly Willy von Huss)
- Kettingmolen, ( Wellenflug a ride / Wellenflug 48)
- King Kong, Huss ramp
- Locomotion, (ASR Locomotion by Huss)
- Koggemolen, carousel (Peter Pan von Mack)
- Sledge Hammer, Giant Frisbee by Huss
- Viking, carousel (viking ride)
Themed & round trips
- El Paso Special, " Interactive Dark Ride "
- Monorail, monorail
- Pony ride, riding school
- Reuzenrad, Ferris wheel
- Horse Pedalo, Tretbahn
Shows
- Magic bubble show
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Toenemende bezoekersaantallen familiepark Bobbejaanland leidt tot 350 banen in 2010 , Dutch, accessed on August 14, 2010
- ^ Dizz - Bobbejaanland - Freizeitpark-Welt.de. In: www.freizeitpark-welt.de. Retrieved November 4, 2016 .