A THEME park in Europe is getting even bigger with a huge expansion that will have new attractions and rides.
Plopsaland Belgium has revealed it will be investing £21million for the largest expansion of the park in its history which is set to open in two years.
Plopsaland Belgium is expanding its park with a whole new area[/caption]
The ‘Flying Cinema’ will be the first of its kind in Europe[/caption]
The family friendly theme park is in the north of Belgium and has over 55 attractions including water rides and rollercoasters.
It recently revealed it would be expanding the park at a cost of £21million.
The new area of the park will be called Plopsaland Plaza and it will be home to a bowling alley, and the Grand Café which will serve up classics like beef stew and steak tartare.
The Plopsa Express – the train that runs through the park – will return too with a completely new station.
There will be a new ride called the ‘Flying Cinema’ which will be a moving gondola ride where visitors will be made to feel like they’re flying in front of a huge dome screen.
The complex has only just been announced and isn’t set to be open to visitors until 2027.
Some of the already existing and most popular parts of the park include Plopsaland De Panne which is the main theme park.
There’s also Plopsaqua De Panne which is the water park with lots of water-based attractions.
One of the most famous attractions in the park is ‘The Ride to Happiness’, which is in Tomorrowland.
It was voted Best Roller Coaster in Europe in 2025 and even ranks 5th worldwide, according to the Golden Ticket Awards.
The new ride is part of the £21million development[/caption]
Plopsaland Belgium is in the north of the country near the coast[/caption]
The rollercoaster has a maximum speed of 55mph and at its highest point is 35 metres above the park.
Other attractions in the park include The Bumper Cars, Wienerwalz, The Flying Bikes, and a small drop tower for kids.
One of the more high speed rollercoasters in the park is Heidi The Ride which has a top speed of 44mph.
There’s also a water ride called SuperSplash, which is themed around pirates and riders will plunge 30 metres down at a speed of 43mph.
There’s also an animal farm with chickens, goats, donkeys and rabbits.
Tickets into Plopsaland cost €46 (£40.09) per person, or there are family tickets which can be bought in groups of up to six people for €37.50 (£32.69) per ticket.
Tickets with an overnight stay at the Theatre Hotel start at €124 (£108.09), staying in the village start from €80 (£69.74) and Studio 100 Chalets start at €56 (£48.81).
It has over 55 attractions and an animal farm[/caption]
As you’ve probably worked out already, Plopsaland Belgium is in Belgium. It’s outside of the city of Veurne found by the coast and near the French border.
To get there from the UK, the fastest way is to drive using the Eurotunnel or ferry across to France.
From there it’s around a 45 minute drive from the French coast into Belgium – in total it would take around four hours.
Discover this massive European theme park less than three hours from the UK named the best in the world – beating Disney and Universal.
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Plopsaland Belgium is opening a new land at the theme park[/caption]
