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StarParks (Owner of; Palamon Capital Partners) Took over Six Flags in 2004 and rebranded it to Walibi World which opened in 2005. 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬. (Brand) Walibi went on a world tour and he came back with a bunch of new friends; Wok the Dragon, Mama Lilly, Doudou the Penguin, Rocky the Beaver, Oscar the Koala, Walibelle, and Waliboe. Waliboe (Waliboo) has already been shown as Promo Material in Walibi Belgium. Waliboe is the child of Walibi and Walibelle. 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭....Walibi's voice in the Walibi World shows was very recognizable. That was the voice actor then; Sander van der Poel, from 2005 to 2008 for the Walibi Show in the Netherlands. His voice was first heard as Sonic the Hedgehog in the TV series Sonic X. In the voice of the Walibi then you could hear Sonic. The first Walibi show was 'Walibi and his friends, in which it was Walibi's birthday and his friends were going to surprise him. "Walibi's birthday." 𝐖.𝐀.𝐁 & 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐤𝐮𝐧𝗫. (Walibi Adventure Band) In 2011, Companie des Alpes started its new brand. Walibi returned as a teenager along with a bunch of new friends and his evil twin brother Squad. The two brothers both had a band, Walibi 'W.a.b' (Pop) Squad 'The SkunX' (Rock) In the show Rockstar the Battle they started to battle with each other in an Idol-like way. 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭..the 4D Film 'Tempo Attack', Commercials, Videoclips of Walibi is made by the Animation Studio 'Cube Créative?' Developments started in June 2007, in December 2008 it went into full production and at the end of 2010, it was completed. Rémi Chapotot led the production and Companie des Alpes was the principal. The music of W.A.B and The SkunX is made by the composer; Alex Wende, and lyrics by; April Walz. And the music publisher 'P2P Tune.' #rollercoasters #rides #themeparkfacts #ridehardfacts #rollercoasterphotography #instrariderfacts #themepark #amusementparks #walibiworld #walibihollandofficial

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭...The Efteling has a real TV Studio? For the recordings, it was decided to convert the Water Organ Hall into a television studio, to the chagrin of the fans of this water show. Since then, the Water Organ has been closed to the public. Work for conversion into a TV studio was completed in August 2010. presenters; Felice Blankets and Curt Fortin. The Treasury is a game show featuring two school classes, referred to as the Dragons and Pythons, who compete against each other to earn emeralds. Part of the class was fighting in the Studio and other part of the class was fighting in the park. They compete for tickets to the Efteling. The show is reminiscent of the classic children's program Ren je Rot, which was presented by; Martin Brozius between 1973 and 1983. The Efteling YouTuber also did the same; Bart van Iersel (Bart Baan) @bartbaan participated in this show as Team Captain. The music of this show was composed by; René Merkelbach.@renemerkelbach DJ Fee (Marjolein Monsieurs) was for both the entertainment, but also to answer the musical questions. "De Schatkamer" is registered as a trademark by Efteling. The Orgelzaal/Studio has been empty for years, but it is sometimes still used as storage space. #rollercoasters #rides #themeparkfacts #ridehardfacts #rollercoasterphotography #instrariderfacts #themepark #amusementparks #efteling #eftelingpark #bartbaan #rtltelekids #schatkamer #deschatkamer

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭..there was a coaster in Amsterdam Dungeon? "Reaper, Drop ride to doom!" Mack Rides, (model) E-Motion. (from 16-10-2005 to 5-1-2014) E-Motion means that the train hangs outwards in the bends. Only in The Dungeon had they locked in the E-Motion for the last year for a smoother experience. The same type of coaster is called in Finland; 'Tulireki', Linnanmäki. (Helsinki, Finland) The only differences are 'Reaper, Drop to Doom!' Had a vertical lift and a turntable and 'Tulireki' has a regular lift hill. The reason is that there was no normal lift hill in the Dungeon, it is because there was no place for a normal lift hill so they opted for a vertical lift. The ride was located in a large show building that resembled a church. The funny detail is that; the coaster is a family coaster. And also in terms of theming it shouldn't be too scary for children. And that in a Horror Museum. On February 10 and 11, 2008 the 25 hours on the coaster took place in the Amsterdam Dungeon. That was partly set up by; Yolande Blei, Niels de Vries, and Johan Vlemmings. The three of them went into 25 hours on the 'Reaper, Drop ride to doom!' Johan Vlemmings went on the rides for 25 hours in a chicken suit. This was in collaboration with; 'Stichting wakker Dier' ('Awake Animal Foundation') and 'Coaster Place.' And what is now on the spot where the coaster stood is unknown. #rollercoasters #rides #themeparkfacts #ridehardfacts #rollercoasterphotography #instrariderfacts #themepark #amusementparks #amsterdamdungeon #amsterdamdungeons #merlingroup #merlinmagicmaking

You all know the Six Flags Commercials that were hugely popular in the 2000s, those flashy shots and short shots of coasters that we could hope for at the time. And the beautiful score underneath; " A thrill that's new and so alive will arrive soon! This is a thrill that never ends! Let's begin! " 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 ....the score was in English everywhere, but in the Six Flags Mexico Commercial the score was completely re-sung in Spanish.? There were rumors at the time that it was Celine Dion and she had sung the score. (English) But Celine Dion fans say they don't recognize her voice. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨.. that the Coasters that appeared in the commercials are the same or the same type in terms of layout? For example, the commercial 'Six Flags Holland 2002' "Goliath" was red with blue in the commercial that is in reality; 'Ride of Steel Six Flags Darien Lake.'(Superman theme) The remarkable thing can be seen in the Commercial Six Flags Holland 2000 "transformation" long on YouTube. That 'Loup-Garou' Six Flags Belgium and also 'Robin Hood' Six Flags Holland in reality; 'Viper' is Six Flags Great America. And Viper from Six Flags Great America is another replica of 'Cyclone' from Coney Island's Luna Park, New York, United States. Incidentally, Six Flags Holland Commercial already had the 'El Condor in it. In some US Six Flags Commercials, Six Flags used images of the 'El Condor' clone 'T3' as in the Six Flags, Ohio Commercial. El conder is the Vekoma SLC Prototype from Walibi Flevo, (Walibbi Holland) the Netherlands. What was the reason why those coasters were used as brackets for "Robin Hood, Loup-Garou and Goliath?" The coasters weren't built yet so they showed similar courses to hype it up.

John Richard Wardley (born 6 June 1950 in Harrow-Greater-London) is a British creator and designer of roller coasters in the Amusement Park-Theme Park industry. 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭..John Wardley is also known for his designs of the roller coasters Nemesis and 'The Smiler'' at Alton Towers. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨... Alton Towers Reveals to Re-Track Nemesis Rollercoaster, for the upcoming 30th anniversary in 2024. Key Facts: 89 of the 117 supports will be replaced Removal of 636 bolts, which will be replaced and re-grouted Minor maintenance to the theming and buildings, as required. John Wardley's first project as a designer and production manager was not a roller coaster, but a Dark Ride; Uncle Frankenstein's Scream Machine. (Barry Island, Wales) He also designed, among other things; Scorpion Express, (original Runaway Train) Chessington World of Adventures, Oblivion, Alton Towers, Dragon Khan, PortAventura, Megafobia, Oakwood and Saw The Ride, Thorpe Park. He also gave advice for the developments of the time; Th13teen, Alton Towers, Raptor, Gardaland and Flug der Dämonen, and Heide Park. One of his other projects at this time was producing the Mystique show at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, with Leisure developer Geoffrey Thompson, which lasted nearly 20 years. John Wardley also worked closely with Chris Sawyer and Frontier Developments for the game 'RollerCoaster Tycoon 3'. John Wardley can also be used as a Cheat Code in 'RollerCoaster Tycoon 1' if you give one of the visitors his name. And he was a technical advisor for the Rollercoaster Simulation Franchise; 'No Limits 2.' #rollercoasters #rides #themeparkfacts #ridehardfacts #rollercoasterphotography #instrariderfacts #themepark #amusementparks #johnwardley #altontowers #thesmiler #merlingroup #merlinmagicmaking #nemesis #runawaytrain #scorpionexpress #rollercoastertycoon1 #rollercoastertycoon3 #nolimits2 #johnwardley

Energylandia, Poland opened on: 14-7-2014 with 15 coasters 2 more coasters will be added this year and one coaster in 2021. 95% of the rides and coasters are built by; a regional development grant purchased/developed by Energylandia. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻? A regional development subsidy is a subsidy that, among other things, parks in (development) areas within the European Union can apply for. For projects that are for example; establishing a general facility. But also for the construction of roller coasters for private companies. And on 10-4-2009, under subsidies, 'El Toro' was built, Freizeitpark, Plohn. (Lengenfeld, Saxony, Germany) Do not confuse this coaster with the 'El Toro' Six Flags Great Adventure. (Jackson, New Jersey, United States) But the same also applies to the 'Ring Racer', Nürburgring (Nüburg, Germany). Unfortunately, this coaster was closed shortly after opening and after many technical problems. (and was also built/developed by the regional development grant) Opened from 31-10-2013 to 3-11-2013, Ring Racer was the fastest coaster in Europe at the time. Now the 'Red Force' PortAventura, Ferrari Land is open on 7/7/2017. Incidentally, Red Force is not part of the Subsidies. #rollercoasters #rides #themeparkfacts #ridehardfacts #rollercoasterphotography #instrariderfacts #themepark #amusementparks

My amusement park love started when I saw a documentary of a man called 'Coaster Dan' who held his world record on the coaster Alpengeist in Busch Gardens, Williamsburg. By making as many trips as possible in one day. The documentary aired on the National Geographic Channel in 1997. I wanted to do Alpengeist from that day on, but it was the first to be Invert 'El Condor' Walibi Flevo then. 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭...Alpengeist is the only B&M Invert with a Zero-Car? What does a Zero-Car mean? A roller coaster train usually has 8 coaches (car) starting with number one. Alpengeist has one more place, only there are no seats. Since then they call all the fronts, of all kinds of roller coaster trains where you can't sit, "Zero-Car(s)" In an interview with Eric Berra of B&M, he explains; the "Zero-Car" could be used to provide more seats than previous inverted roller coasters. Also, fans said; The 'Zero-Car' "myth" on Alpengeist was due to its speed, not its length. #rollercoasters #rides #themeparkfacts #ridehardfacts #rollercoasterphotography #instrariderfacts #themepark #amusementparks #seaworldparksentertainment #buschgardenswilliamsburg #alpengeist

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭...Walibi Flevo had a 'Water-Ski Show? (1996/1999) The lead actress in the Water-Ski Show was Claudette Jacobs. They played Pinky a lady who lived in the '60s. She worked there from 1996/to 2001 as a coach and trainer, among other things, and as the lead actress of the show came to an end for her in 1999. The Water-Ski Show was directed by; Gary Thompson, and I have the impression that Gary Thomson is from the Family of Amanda Thompson who owns the amusement park 'Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England. Gary Thompson was also responsible for directing the stunt show 'Kings Solomons Mines Walibi Flevo/ Walibi World. (1998 /2007) He also directed a Water-Ski Show in Holiday Park, Germany. (2011-2012) And so is Thompson's stunt show 'WaterWorld' at Universal Studios Hollywood. The show was conceived by Thompson to this day and is still performed as such. #rides #themeparkfacts #ridehardfacts #rollercoasterphotography #instrariderfacts #waterskishowsinc #themepark #amusementpark #walibiflevo #walibihollandofficial

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭.. Sindbad's Storybook Voyage is the very first 'musical' based dark ride? In other words, you sail through musically sung scenes. And this ride is located in Tokyo DisneySea. Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American composer, songwriter, conductor, director, and producer. Menken is best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores and songs for The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992) and Pocahontas. (1995) Alan Menken wrote the song "Compass of Your Heart", which was composed especially for this ride. This is how we know Sheila in Europe, she is Sindbad's side kick and she is actually an enchanted princess. In Japan it is Chandu, a young tiger. The storyline was also lightened up a bit, as the original 2001 version was much darker and at times scary for young children. The Dark Ride opened in 2007, and Designed by: Walt Disney Imagineering. #themeparkfacts #ridehardfacts #rollercoasterphotography #instrariderfacts #themepark #amusementpark #disney #tokyodisneysea #sindbadsstorybookvoyage

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨 ...Phantasialand had a dark ride next to Wuze Town? Gondelbahn 1001 Nacht (removed in 2009) Phantasialand and opened in 1970. The dark ride was built in oriental style. Visitors floated over the oriental villages in gondolas. Two visitors could take a seat per gondola. Each train consisted of three gondolas. The first part of the ride was a round trip, after which the gondolas entered the dark ride through a dragon's head. During the ride, the gondolas could adjust their speed. It was comparable to Dream Flight in the Efteling. That this ride was removed was due to expense. In 2008 Phantasialand decided to remove it. Wözl's Wassertreter is now located on this spot. Gondelbahn 1001 Nacht was the very first major attraction of Phantasialand. Incidentally, the oldest working dark ride in Phantasialand is Geister Rikscha, the ride opened on June 5, 1981. #themeparkfacts #ridehardfacts #rollercoasterphotography #instrariderfacts #themepark #amusementpark #phantasialand #phantasialandnl

You all know Vila Volta from the Efteling, Le Défi de César, Parc Astérix, Merlins Magic Castle, Walibi Holland or Fluch der Kassandra, Europapark. The Dutch manufacturer Vekoma variants are the so-called 'Madhouse' but the German manufacturer Mack rides have also built a number of them and their exact variant is called 'Mystery Swing' For example; Vila Volta and Merlins Magic Castle are from Vekoma so a 'Madhouse.' Fluch der Kassandra and Le Défi de César are 'Super Swings.' 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰? There are two Madhouses built underground? In Rainbow Magicland, Italy is called; Maison Houdini, and in Gardaland, Italy is called Magic House. The Madhouse in Rainbow Magicland can be called the most unique among the Madhouse and Mystery Swing', after the pre-show you literally go down between the two buildings, under the square is the ride and in the left building, you go with the elevator back up the exit. #rollercoasterphotography #instrariderfacts #themepark #amusementpark #efteling #rainbowmagicland

𝗙𝘂𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁 is; That Barry Thigpen, can also be seen in the RTL 4 Docu "Polderpret" Episode 5, 1998, can also be found on YouTube. That as 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝘅 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗴𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 in 1998 he was responsible for the 'transformation' from Walibi Flevo to Six Flags Holland. Walibi Flevo was already bought in 1998 by Premier Group 1998. Barry Thigpen previously worked for the Six Flags Group, (1998 to 2003) already for the parks; Universal Studios' Vice President Advertising and creative services from 1997 to 1998, Walt Disney World as "Senior Marketing" from 1972 to 1976, Bush Gardens as V.P marketing Bush Gardens Williamsburg. In Walibi World 2006, Jan Reuvers came into the picture from Disneyland Paris. In 1989, Jan Reuvers started in Disneyland Paris. After 8 years, Jan Reuvers left Disneyland Paris again. He was then;' Director of Rooms.' General Manager; New Port Bay Club General Manager; Hotel Cheyenne. 1989 to 1996. From 2014 to 2015, Jan Reuvers' Leisure Parks Projects Director at Company des Alpes. In other words, 3 big bosses within the Walibi and Six Flags Groups came from The Disney Walt Disney Company. Also, Hans Smith (Hans Smith was also seen in several Polderpret Episodes, including Episode 5) started his career as an operational manager at Disneyland Paris. When he returned to the Netherlands, he was asked to Disneyficate the amusement park Walibi Flevo under again the position of 'Operational manager'. In 2000 Hans Smith retired as an employee of the Walibi Flevo era. #rollercoasters #rides #themeparkfacts #ridehardfacts #rollercoasterphotography #walibiflevo #sixflags #walibihollandofficial