StarParks
StarParks | |
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legal form | Naamloze vennootschap (NV) |
founding | April 2004 |
resolution | May 2010 |
Seat | Wavre , Belgium |
management | Bill Muirhead (CEO) |
sales | 112 million € (2005) |
Branch | Amusement parks |
Website | www.starparks.com |
From 2004 to 2010 StarParks was part of the British investment company Palamon Capital Partners , headquartered in Wavre, Belgium .
After Palamon took over the European parks of Six Flags Inc. in 2004 , they founded the new umbrella organization StarParks as the successor to the Six Flags European Division , previously the third largest amusement park operator in Europe . StarParks included Movie Park Germany and all six amusement parks of the Walibi Group (including Bellewaerde Park ).
In 2006, Palamon Bellewaerde and the Walibi-Parks sold exclusive Walibi Lorraine to the French chain Grévin & Cie . Walibi Lorraine was taken over by regional investors and was renamed Walygator Parc for the 2007 season . The Movie Park was still owned by investors until 2010, with the sale to Parques Reunidos , StarParks gave up its last amusement park .
Amusement parks
The StarParks Group owned seven theme parks in four European countries: Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and France.
Surname | place | country | opening | Acquired | Previous owner | Sold | Buyers |
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Bellewaerde Park | Ypres | Belgium | 1954 | 2004 | Six Flags European Division | 2006 | Compagnie des Alpes |
Movie Park Germany | Bottrop | Germany | 1996 | 2004 | Six Flags European Division | 2010 | Parques Reunidos |
Walibi Belgium | Wavre | Belgium | 1975 | 2004 | Six Flags European Division | 2006 | Compagnie des Alpes |
Walibi Holland | Biddinghuizen | Netherlands | 1971 | 2004 | Six Flags European Division | 2006 | Compagnie des Alpes |
Walibi Lorraine | Maizières-lès-Metz | France | 1989 | 2004 | Six Flags European Division | 2006 | Claude & Didier Douarin |
Walibi Rhône-Alpes | Les Avenières | France | 1979 | 2004 | Six Flags European Division | 2006 | Compagnie des Alpes |
Walibi Sud-Ouest | Roquefort | France | 1992 | 2004 | Six Flags European Division | 2006 | Compagnie des Alpes |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ StarParks: Revenue from 2005. (pdf), from starparks.com, May 30, 2006, accessed May 8, 2017
- ↑ The Six Flags European Division becomes StarParks. , from prnewswire.co.uk, August 20, 2004, accessed May 8, 2017
Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 41.5 " N , 4 ° 35 ′ 10.2" E