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Plopsaland Belgium: General Discussion

Slightly odd question. In another thread i was asking about theme parks open in late November. Anyway i realised Plopsa would probably be open for the date i was looking at, which it is but when i went to see accommodation prices i noticed it was fully booked, which seemed most unusual! So i contacted the park who replied quickly that it was booked out for the World Championship Dance competition. The park is otherwise open but now i'm wondering if this would in fact be an awful time to visit instead of an incredibly quiet off peak day?

The schedule doesn't have the actual event starting till Sunday November 30th but it's basically booked out for a 12 day period, which makes me think there is so little accommodation in De Panne that they're using it for that rather than people entering the theme park.

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I've found a link from when they did it in 2023 too and seems they used the parks theatre for the event! The plot thickens...

World Championship Dance in Plopsaland De Panne | Plopsa Business

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I dunno, often times events like this basically mean the actual park is dead because 90% of attendees are there for said event and aren't allowed to roam about much.
 
Benzin said:
I dunno, often times events like this basically mean the actual park is dead because 90% of attendees are there for said event and aren't allowed to roam about much.
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Yeah it’s hard to tell. The fact it’s booked prior to the event suggests people would be there setting up rather than coaster riding.

The crowd calendar for the same event in 2023 has the park as dead except for the weekend which was moderately busy, though admittedly far more crowded than any other weekend in that period.
 
The changing face of Plopsaland! Funny they have included the crane. Also why is the area by Anubis going too? I can't get my bearings on where the Flying Theatre and restaurant will be located (obviously they aren't including them yet).


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Looks like the building vanishing is the huge pirate themed restaurant (that like most at Plopsa never seemed to be open).

The flying theatre is going on the entrance plaza. So essentially where the train station currently sits.
 
Plopsaland have a new app which is a notable improvement on the old one. You can use it to purchase Express Passes, food etc plus it has an English language option unlike the previous iteration. Queue times seem potentially more accurate too (i'm not on site but the old one tended to say everything was 5 minutes most of the time).

Looking at the map again, it's now quite a trek to Anubis and SuperSplash. I wonder if the direct path and/or train station will be restored when the Flying Theatre opens. I hope that ride has a good throughput too, the location as the main attraction shortly after the entrance could lead to some major queues. My comparative experience at Legoland does not leave me feeling optimistic.

We should get some news from the Expo next week either way, will be nice if it's open by next summer. They appear to be cracking on with the... destruction:


From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W__LAoqgtIw
 
Same ride system as Voletarium no?

So probably deal with it as well as that does first thing in the day.

Is it due to open next year or 2027?
 
I thought it was the same as what Seaworld built this year- which was from Mack rides and different to Voletarium. I might be wrong however. That hasn’t had the best reviews though with limited movement on the ride system.
 
Voletarium has two theatres I think. The rest I have done only have one. (Flying Dreams, Flight Of The Sky Lion, Emmet's Flying Adventure)
 
Mack and Plopsa have announced the ride reveal will be Tuesday at 1050am at the aforementioned expo. The AIRIFIC Flying Theatre will not open till 2027.

Sorry link doesn’t seem to be working, will try to amend when home!
 
The announcement at IAAPA has taken place, including a basic outline model of the Flying Theatre building:



Will be interesting to see how well themed the theatre box shaped building turns out, especially as the back of it will be very visible from RtH.
 
Here's a video from the announcement.

Notable bits:

- They were excited about the high capacity after looking at various manufacturers, which was cited as 600pph
- The theme and other aspects of what is a larger investment will be announced from the park itself on September 30th
- The model is the same as the version built in Vietnam as few years ago (i've included a video of this too for those interested in the loading mechanism etc)


From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDruQ6T89fk



From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsfJrzekXw4
 
The reviews of the version added to Seaworld Orlando this year are not good and many have said legolands flying theatre is better in comparison. Some of that is down to video quality but the ride system from the loading procedure to poor movement on the ride. Hopefully this will be different on plopsa as going in a custom built building and looks to have the levels vs the two on Seaworld (due to space constraints in the existing building).
 
Plopsaland formally announced the Flying Theatre project today Lots of interesting bits including the name, scale of the whole project and what the films (plural) will be, the last bit of which seems a bit disappointing but we'll see:

Plopsaland Belgium's new flying theater will be called Flying Cinema. Starting in 2027, visitors will be able to fly across Europe with Maya the Bee, thanks to an innovative attraction from German manufacturer Mack Rides. This record investment—which also includes a restaurant, a bowling alley, and a train station—is expected to increase the total number of visitors to the entire resort to two million annually. Currently, that number is around 1.7 million, of which approximately 1.4 million are for the theme park.

Today, the first design of the exterior was unveiled. The French title is Cinema Volant. While several flying theaters already exist in Europe, Plopsaland is bringing Europe's first airific theater to the world. This is why it's being called a "European first . " "In a moving gondola, visitors virtually float in an immense film dome, creating the illusion of actually flying," according to Plopsa.

During the day, regular visitors will experience a flight over Europe with Studio 100 mascot Maya the Bee. In the evening, guests staying at the Plopsaland Resort can choose from a catalog of existing films from other flying theaters. The projection and audio system is being provided in collaboration with the Belgian company Barco.

With the arrival of the Flying Cinema complex, the Plopsaland Village Square will undergo a major transformation. The entrance area, to be called Plopsaland Plaza, is intended to become "the central meeting place of the resort ," including a bowling alley, a new station for the Plopsa Express, and a Grand Café serving classics like beef stew and steak tartare.


. It's being called "the next step in the development of a full-fledged resort ." Co-owner Hans Bourlon of Studio 100 wants to elevate the destination in De Panne "to an international level . " "With this investment, we want to set a new standard in experience and quality." Never before has Plopsaland invested so much money in a single project.

The record previously held by the Plopsaland Village holiday park, which cost €23.5 million to build. €25 million is being invested in Plopsaland Plaza. Simultaneously, a new restaurant themed around Piet Piraat (Pirate Pete) is being built—replacing the old Pirate Grill—and a new Traffic Park . The existing traffic park will make way for the flying theater. Maya the Bee, a character from 1912, will play a key role in the film at the Flying Cinema. "

It 's remarkable that we can connect a character who appeals to so many generations with an innovative attraction ," said Studio 100 CEO Gert Verhulst. No further information about the film has been released yet.


Since a flight over Europe has been chosen, it's possible that Plopsaland will largely reuse the film of the flying theater in Germany's Europa-Park, Voletarium. House supplier Mack developed a film for Europa-Park with fifteen scenes from Germany, Italy, Croatia, Switzerland, France, Norway, Iceland, Austria, Spain, and the Netherlands. Some shots were filmed on-site, while others were animated.

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