Bellewaerde Park: General Discussion

[Rob]

Looks like a rapids meets a water slide, how intriguing, especially as they already have a rapids.

 

[Skyscraper]

Looks like a rapids meets a water slide, how intriguing, especially as they already have a rapids.

Maybe this one will be more like a water slide, like Storm Surge at Thorpe or those travelling ones that are found on the fair circuit?

 

[KolonelKlink]

Maybe this one will be more like a water slide, like Storm Surge at Thorpe or those travelling ones that are found on the fair circuit?

It would seem to be considerably more elaborate than that, rumoured to be costing €13 million:

 

[Skyscraper]

It would seem to be considerably more elaborate than that, rumoured to be costing €13 million:

Wow, that looks incredible!
That station though... (if it is the station, just before the elevator)
And do you know what the smaller ride next to it is?

 

[Rob]

It looks to me like the station will be indoors underneath the rock work on the right, before the big lift hill. Then the ride will end with the vertical lift and massive slide drop!

 

[Skyscraper]

It looks to me like the station will be indoors underneath the rock work on the right, before the big lift hill. Then the ride will end with the vertical lift and massive slide drop!

That would make sense, I initially thought the station was that small partially covered section just before the elevator.

 

[Danny]

Wow, that's a substantial replacement for such a small family coaster. Where will the bison live?

 

[djtruefitt]

Where on park is this planning on going do we know?

 

[John]

Partially on the site of the Tivoli coaster, extending towards the Boomerang (there is currently quite a bit of unused land between the two coasters)

 

[djtruefitt]

Work is progressing well on their new rapids. It definitely looks big in person and high so far.

 

[KolonelKlink]

couldn’t find another topic for Bellewarde so I’ll pop this year. It work is progressing well on their new rapids. It definitely looks big in person and high so far.

The theme’s now been announced for this new ride and the supporting kids log flume and junior coaster - will be styled to Brazil:

Bellewaerde Park onthult ontwerpen van Braziliaans themagebied met drie nieuwe attracties

Het Belgische pretpark Bellewaerde Park opent volgend jaar een themadeel in Braziliaanse sferen. Daarin komen drie nieuwe attracties te staan,...

www.looopings.nl

The rapids in the latest concept art look significantly less elaborate than the original plans.

 

[Relife]

These rapids would be great for a park like poultons. Great addition

 

[John_P]

From: https://twitter.com/JasonNParadise/status/1774135255525478910?t=DqMK4LP92n0noxeAaRZeuw&s=19


What is this wizardry?

 

[Benzin]

Well that's just nonsense.

Suppose elevator lifts have been in use for so long it's surprising no one has done it before. Guess a consideration of throughput being affected too much.

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

The main element looks rubbish

From: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeaxdquV/

 

[Maelstrom]

The main element looks rubbish

From: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeaxdquV/

Looks ok to me and as I would have expected for such an element.

 

[DiogoJ42]

It will, no doubt, be enough to make you fear for your life.

 

[DanJB]

It’s an Intamin, it’s going to kill somebody in a unique and horrifying way!

 

[John_P]

Looks a good fit for the family market they cater to. Wonder if it means they'll be removing the older rapids at some point. Be a nice space for putting in another new area.

Mad how they've built this mad rapids with a giant slide and bizarre lift whist Alton spent years turning their rapids into a lazy river and were scared to turn the waterfalls on for years.

 

[KolonelKlink]

More shots of the ride courtesy of Looopings:


From: https://youtu.be/Z2YwWgyboD0?si=rvkv1wUGBpLlHt1u


Credit to Bellewaerde for doing something different but the structure is pretty ugly.