Parc Bagatelle

Parc Bagatelle
place	Merlimont France
opening	1955
Visitors	302,000 (2017)
surface	26 hectares
Website	www.parcbagatelle.com
	Parc Bagatelle
	Parc Bagatelle
	Location of the park

50.43 1,605Coordinates: 50 ° 25 ′ 48 ″ N , 1 ° 36 ′ 18 ″ E

Parc Bagatelle is a seasonal theme and amusement park that has been located in Merlimont in northern France since 1955 .

history

Parc Bagatelle is the oldest amusement park in France. The history of the park begins shortly after the end of the Second World War , when a 26-hectare area between the villages of Le Touquet and Berck was acquired by the Parents because the man wanted to pursue his hobby there and watch water birds . A guest house and mini golf course for children were added later. Another animal area emerged in the 1970s, and over time a thriving amusement park developed. The Parc Bagatelle.

In June 2000 the park was taken over by the amusement park chain Grévin France SA . At the end of the Sainson, the park announced that the park had around 400,000 visitors this season. In the following ten years the number of visitors fell sharply. Five years later the park could only have 311,000 visitors a year and in 2010 it was only 275,000 visitors. On December 15, 2010, the Compagnie des Alpes announced the sale of the park, along with six other parks, to the French amusement park chain Looping Group , which has been operating the park since January 2011. The Looping Group amusement park chain had its headquarters directly at Parc Bagatelle from 2011 to 2016. It has been at the Grand Aquarium in Saint-Malo since 2017 . In the 2015 season, Parc Bagatelle celebrated its 60th birthday. In this anniversary season, 309,800 visitors visited the park, which is 12% more than in 2014 and the best result in the last ten years. The amusement park consists of three themed areas in which over 40 attractions can be found. The park is currently managed by François-Jérôme Parent, the grandson of the park founder, who ran the park between 1989 and 2000.

Subject areas

Baggy Land: consists of 10 attractions specially designed for children and toddlers.
Baggy Family: consists of 23 attractions that are suitable for every age group and suitable for families.
Baggy Fun: consists of 9 attractions that are particularly fast-paced and action-packed.

Attractions

roller coaster

Surname	Type	Manufacturer	Opened
Famous Jack	Spinning Coaster	Reverchon	2006
Gaz Express	Mine roller coaster	Soquet	1987
Kid'z Coaster	Big Apple Coaster	SBF Visa Group	2015
Spiral express	Family coaster	Soquet	1996
Triops	Inverted Coaster	Vekoma	2012

Water attractions

Surname	Type	Manufacturer	Opened
Aqua boom	Bumper boats	J&J amusements	2013
Flamingos	Water pedal boats	Adventure glass	1967
Le Raft	Rapid River	Hafema	2001
Rapido	Waterslide	Van Egdom	1991
River Splatch	Flume	Reverchon	1976
Splash Factory	Children's wild water slide	L&T Systems	2000

Other attractions

Surname	Type	Manufacturer	Opened
Bag Pearl	Ship swing	SDC	1993
Bag'a'Bato	Mountain and valley railway	Mack Rides	1990
Baron Rouge	Children's flight carousel	Zamperla Rides	1999
Captain Baggy	Children's swing	SBF Visa Group	2013
Carrousel	Nostalgia carousel		1956
Cine 3D dynamics	3D cinema	Thompson	2010
Diligence	Crazy Bus	Zamperla Rides	1999
Fous you volant	Bugatti circuit		2019
Grand Prix	Car circuit	Mack Rides	1995
Grande Roue	Ferris wheel	Miller	1968
Mini golf	Mini golf	Self-made	1955
Monorail	Monorail	Soquet	1983
O'Galop	Horse riding track	Metal construction Emmeln	1996
Aventure course	Adventure trail	Europlay	2014
Petit train de baggy	Panoramic train	Soquet	1956
Petite Roue	Children's ferris wheel	SBF Visa Group	2013
Petits Cochons	Children's railroad	Marcel Lutz	1985
Piscines à boules	Ball pool		2000
Silver Wings	Air Race	Zamperla Rides	2017
Tacots 1900	Classic car circuit	Soquet	1988
Tortillard	Children's railroad	Zamperla Rides	1999
Tournicoti	Coffee cup ride	Zamperla Rides	1999
Traffic Jam	Bumper cars	Reverchon	1970
Turtles	Jump around	Zamperla Rides	2001
Twist'Air	Chain carousel	Lamborghini Rides	2015
Vélos Excentriques	Bike parkour	Metal construction Emmeln	2011