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Walibi Holland (previously called Walibi Flevo, Six Flags Holland and Walibi World) is a theme park in Biddinghuizen, Netherlands.

History

The park was opened in 1971 as ‘Flevohof[1]‘. It was an educational theme park themed after agriculture and farming. Having struggled to compete with more modern family attractions, Flevohof went bankrupt in 1993, and was subsequently purchased by the Walibi Group that autumn, who redeveloped the site as an amusement park. After a major winter-long programme of reconstruction the park reopened as Walibi Flevo on 7 May 1994, featuring the world’s first Vekoma suspended looping coaster (SLC), El Condor.[2] The park also adopted the wallaby mascot of its sister park, Walibi Wavre in Belgium created in 1975 by Eddy Meeùs, a Belgian businessman. (The name ‘Walibi’, incidentally, is derived from the first two letters of three towns in Belgium put together to form a single word: Wavre – Limal – Bierges).

The Walibi parks, including Bellewaerde in Belgium, were purchased by Premier Parks Inc. in 1998, who subsequently overhauled the Flevo park, removing the ‘Walibi’ branding and building thirty new attractions as part of its transformation into Six Flags Holland in 2000. Six Flags‘s nominal expansion into Europe saw a similar refurbishment of the Belgian Walibi theme park, which was renamed to Six Flags Belgium. Both parks benefiting from the group’s rights to use Warner Brothers characters within them, leading to the creation of a Looney Tunes-themed area and a powered-launch coaster themed around popular comic figure Superman, later changed to the Xpress.

In 2004, Six Flags Holland and its sister parks were purchased by financiers Palamon Capital Partners, who grouped the attractions under the name “StarParks”. The park reverted to Walibi branding in 2005; numerous attractions having been rebranded as the sale of the parks also meant the loss of any references to Looney Tunes and DC Comics characters rights.

In the second half of 2006, the parks were sold for the second time in as many years to the French group Grévin & Cie (Compagnie des Alpes), most notably the operators of the French themed resort Parc Astérix, who also purchased two other Dutch attractions – the Dolfinarium Harderwijk and Avonturenpark Hellendoorn [nl]. In 2011, the park was renamed as Walibi Holland, which introduced new mascots.

The adjacent associated event grounds were originally developed with Scouting Nederland for the EuroJam 1994 and the 18th World Scout Jamboree in 1995. It is or has been the location of many festivals such as the Lowlands music festival and the Defqon.1 music festival.[3]

Attractions

Present rides

Roller coasters

Name Opened Photo Manufacturer Type Area Notes
Drako 1992 Zierer Family roller coaster Zero Zone Rattlesnake (2011-2013)
Wok’s Waanzin (2005-2010)
Road Runner Express (2000-2004)
Keverbaan (1992-1999)
Condor 1994 Vekoma Inverted roller coaster Exotic El Condor (1994-2013)
Speed of Sound 2000 Vekoma Boomerang Play Ground La Via Volta (2000-2007)
Xpress: Platform 13 2000 Vekoma Launched roller coaster Main Street Xpress (2005-2013)
Superman The Ride (2000-2004)
Clone of Rock N’ Roller Coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Goliath 2002 Intamin Mega Coaster Speed Zone
Lost Gravity 2016 Mack Rides Big Dipper Zero Zone
Untamed 2019 Rocky Mountain Construction Hybrid roller coaster Wilderness RMC conversion of Robin Hood (2000-2018)[4]
Eat My Dust 2023 Zamperla Junior Coaster J2SK 200m Speed Zone – Offroad
YOY Chill 2025 Rocky Mountain Construction Single-rail roller coaster YOY Two tracks, one family oriented, and one thrill oriented with 6 inversions[5]
YOY Thrill 2025 Rocky Mountain Construction Single-rail roller coaster YOY

Thrill rides

Name Opened Photo Manufacturer Type Area Notes
Blast 2000 HUSS Top Spin Wilderness Excalibur (2000-2018)
G-Force 1998 HUSS Enterprise Speed Zone
Space Shot 1998 S&S Worldwide Space Shot Tower Speed Zone
Skydiver 2002 FunTime Skydiver Wilderness
The Tomahawk 2000 SBF Visa Dance Party Zero Zone

Water rides

Name Opened Photo Manufacturer Type Area
Crazy River 1994 Mack Rides Log Flume Zero Zone
El Rio Grande 1994 Vekoma River Rapids Exotic
Splash Battle 2005 Preston & Barbieri Interactive Boat Ride Play Ground

Family rides

Name Opened Photo Manufacturer Type Area Notes
La Grande Roue 2000 Vekoma Ferris wheel Main Street
Le Tour des Jardins 2000 Chance Rides Vintage car ride Main Street
Los Sombreros 1994 Sorani & Moser Mexican Fiesta Exotic
Merlin’s Magic Castle 2000 Vekoma Madhouse Wilderness
Pavillon de Thé 2000 Chance Rides Teacups Main Street
Spinning Vibe 2000 HUSS Magic Play Ground Il Gladiatore (2000-2010)
Super Swing 1992 Zierer Swing ride Play Ground Piccolini (2000-2010)
Wave Swinger (1992-1999)
Tequila Taxi’s 2000 SBF Visa Bumper cars Exotic Speedy’s Taxis (2000-2004)
Walibi Express 1994 Chance Rides Miniature railway Play Ground / Zero Zone Six Flags Express (2000-2004)
Walibi Express (1994-1999)
Flevohof Train (19??-1992)

Kids attractions

Name Opened Photo Manufacturer Type Area Notes
Bubble Swirl 2000 SBF Visa Balloon ride Walibi Play Land Fibi’s Bubble Swirl (2011-2025)

Spotted Bubbles (2005-2010)
Elmer’s Weather Balloons (2000-2004)

Cooldown ? ? Water fountain Speed Zone – Offroad
Garage 2000 SBF Visa Truck ride Walibi Play Land Haaz’ Garage (2011-2025)

Rocky’s Trucks (2005-2010)
Bugs Bunny’s Trucking Company (2000-2004)

Merrie Go’Round 1992 SBF Visa Merrie-go-round Play Ground Cavalli Barocca (2000-2010)
Galopant (1992-1999)
Mini Taxi’s 2000 SBF Visa Bumper cars Exotic
Space Kidz 2000 SBF Visa Junior Drop Tower Speed Zone Oscar’s Treehouse (2005-2007)

Tweety’s Tweehouse (2000-2004)

Stunt Flight 1994 SBF Visa Red Baron Walibi Play Land Squad’s Stunt Flight (2011-2025)

Joe’s Stunt Kite (2005-2010)
Yosemite Sam’s Flight School (2000-2004)
Red Baron (1994-1999)

Walibi’s Fun Recorder 2000 SBF Visa Mini teacups Walibi Play Land Koa’s Komische Carts (2005-2010)
Taz’s Traffic Jam (2000-2004)
Walibi’s Shuttle 2000 SBF Visa Flying Coach Walibi Play Land Zenko’s Graffiti Shuttle (2011-2025)

Lollige Lily (2005-2010)
Daffy’s Crazy Bus (2000-2004)

Walibi’s World Tour 2000 SBF Visa Train ride Walibi Play Land W.A.B World Tour (2011-2025)

Horn (2005-2010)
Looney Toones Tooter (2000-2004)

Wind Seekers 2023 Zamperla Magic Bikes Speed Zone – Offroad

Former rides / attractions

Name Opened Closed Photo Manufacturer Type Notes
Aqua Gusto 2009 2012 ? Water playground Replaced by Aztec
Aztec 2000 2008 HUSS Rainbow Demolished due to an incident of the Rainbow in Liseberg and sold to a park in Iraq.[6][7] Replaced by Aqua Gusto.
Boris Klauter Island 2005 2010 ? Playground
Club Psyke: 5D Experience 2012 2016 ? 5D cinema Replaced by NeuroGen
Double Inverter 2000 2004 Chance Rides Double Inverter Moved to Walibi Rhone Alps
El Toro 2000 2006 HUSS Breakdance Moved to Bellewaerde
Flying Dutchman Gold Mine 2000 2010 Mack Rides Wild Mouse Moved to La Mer de Sable as Tiger Express
Hudson Bay 1994 2015 Fabbri Group Pirate ship Replaced by Lost Gravity
Kart Fight 2000 2018 ? Go Kart Track Formerly known as Red Bull Kart Fight Exhibition Track (2015-2017) and Race Way Go Karting (2000-2014). Demolished in 2021.[8] Replaced by Eat my Dust and Wind Seekers
Kids Kartbaan 2000 2016 ? Go Kart Track
Kids Playground 2005 2013 Soft Play Petanque Formerly known as Boris Factory Balls (2005-2010)
Les Petits Chevaux 2000 2014 Wood Design Carousel
NeuroGen 2017 2022 I-MOR B.V. Quince VR attraction Closed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Niagara Falls 1992 1999 Van Egdom Water slide Formerly known as Aquachute (1992). Moved to Walibi Rhône-Alpes as Surf Music.
Robin Hood 2000 2018 Vekoma Wooden Coaster Replaced by Untamed
Safari 1982? 1999 ? Whirlgig
Sherwood’s Revenge 1995 2006 HUSS Tri-Star Moved to La Mer de Sable as Peroke
Slippery Mountain 1994 1999 ? Slide
Tequila Ride 1994 1999 Metallbau Emmeln Train ride
Tornado 2000 2004 Chance Rides Chaos Moved to Walibi Aquitaine as Kosmic
Wakiki Wave 1995 1999 Vekoma Waikiki Wave Replaced by Excalibur

See also

References

  1. ^ “1971 – 1991: De Flevohof – Walibi24.nl”. walibi24.nl. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  2. ^ Marden, Duane. “El Condor (Walibi Holland)”. Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  3. ^ “Event Site Walibi Holland – Discover the possibilities”. www.walibi.nl. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  4. ^ “Hoogste punt nieuwe achtbaan untamed walibi holland bereikt”. www.walibi.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  5. ^ (in Dutch)“Walibi Holland onthult naam van nieuwe rollercoaster: YoY”. Looopings. September 24, 2024.
  6. ^ “Verdwenen attractie Walibi Holland is weer terecht”. Looopings (in Dutch). 2 November 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  7. ^ “Oude attractie Walibi Holland verhuist naar Irak”. Looopings (in Dutch). 8 January 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  8. ^ “Kartbaan Walibi Holland gaat nooit meer open: attractie wordt gesloopt”. Looopings (in Dutch). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2026.