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Plopsaland De Panne General Discussion

Shaggy_Dog_ said:
There's no single rider queue but at times it can just be walk on up to the station. It's very possible that you can be on it and done within 10 minutes if they are running two trains and the park isn't too busy, it gets much less of a queue than the family rides do there.

But think of it this way, if you are driving all that way to treat him to a visit to the park then you deserve a treat yourself. Obviously I don't know you or your son, but I know from my own experiences as a family visiting a park (with a son who is neurodivergent and doesn't like big intense rides) that splitting up and letting people experience different things can be a great way to make sure that everyone has an enjoyable time and gets to ride on what they want. No need to feel guilty at all about the idea of riding it yourself when he can't.
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Sure. I’d feel guilty because I know he’d love to go on it though. And tbh the best part of the trips is the pure joy on his face on the rides.

Benzin said:
Yeah trying to ditch a kid can often be a lot harder than putting something on that you think will preoccupy them.

Hopefully you get a chance though. Could also "forget" something in the car and volunteer go back and get it via the ride.
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“Back in a bit, those waffles have gone right through me”
 
So looks like we are off this weekend and my son officially came in at just under 1.26m barefoot. He has a pair of pretty chunky shoes but i still don't think he's going to quite make it for Ride To Happiness. How rigorous is the height checking? Do they have measurements at the entrance? I don't really want to queue and have him be turned away as he'll be devastated.
 
Bowser said:
So looks like we are off this weekend and my son officially came in at just under 1.26m barefoot. He has a pair of pretty chunky shoes but i still don't think he's going to quite make it for Ride To Happiness. How rigorous is the height checking? Do they have measurements at the entrance? I don't really want to queue and have him be turned away as he'll be devastated.
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How “chunky” are these shoes? Some types of trainer are probably 4cm or thicker, so you might be lucky!

I’d imagine they’re probably quite hot on the height checking, though. I can’t speak for Plopsaland specifically, as I’ve never been, but most parks round down (in terms of centimetres) rather than up, so your son probably won’t get on it if he measures even vaguely under 1.3m, I’m afraid.
 
Poisson said:
Parks can and will make him take his shoes off for height checking. Bending the system never goes well. Get him a waffle (they're great) and send him on Dragen or something whilst you nip on RtH
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I don’t understand the logic of shoe removal if the height requirement is otherwise being universally applied to people with shoes. Obviously you’ll be shorter without them but that is technically the size you’ll be riding at.

But I digress as that’s probably a thread in itself! Guess I’ll see how the park runs on the day. Anubis is 1.25m so we are good for that.

The restraints on RtH do seem to suggest the requirement is more based on intensity, as far as I can see you could be notably shorter and have no risk of falling out? Girth or lack of seem more of an issue?
 
Parks never let me take off my trainers if I ever get max height checked besides once on swarm they once said I could ride if I took my shoes off which I didn't even know you were allowed to do 😂 evacuation procedures and all that.

I think if your child is just under wearing slightly beefier trainers is probably no drama as they measure you with shoes anyway, but I've heard of parents using height extending inserts and wearing hats under hoods which seems quite irresponsible.
 
George W said:
Parks never let me take off my trainers if I ever get max height checked besides once on swarm they once said I could ride if I took my shoes off which I didn't even know you were allowed to do 😂 evacuation procedures and all that.

I think if your child is just under wearing slightly beefier trainers is probably no drama as they measure you with shoes anyway, but I've heard of parents using height extending inserts and wearing hats under hoods which seems quite irresponsible.
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Will pack some gel...

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Guys, i'm in love.... with Plopsaland! 😍

Honestly, i don't know how we can go back to UK theme parks after that. Still buzzing.

Just want to say thank you to everyone who gave advice about the park and generally this place for existing. This trip has been a year in the making for us and i don't think we'd even know about the park if it wasn't for you all 🥰

Overall I think the closest thing i'd compare it to was the love and care of Paultons, the rides of Alton Towers and a sprinkling of Disney magic.

I won't do a full report as i think most people have been there already, though more than happy to answer any questions if anyone is interested. And no, we didn't get on Ride To Happiness. Bowser Junior was 2cm short. They didn't check on any other rides but we didn't want to get right up to it and be rejected so it's a reason to come back next year! And honestly, there were so many other brilliant rides it didn't really matter.

A few little notes of interest:

- Belgians are sticklers for rules. Besides seeing people being told off for things like smoking in the wrong place and children without shirts on, i lost count of the number of times we were reminded that swimming trunks MUST be speedos prior to our visit, including whilst entering.... which reminds me, PlopsAqua is also brilliant.

- Conversely, Belgians are not sticklers for health and safety. Want to film on the ride or generally play with your phone? No problem. Tiny children unable to swim on the rapids? They'll learn the hard way! Train going through the park? Move it or lose it! Honestly i found it all quite refreshing.

- @Matt N i thought of you as this was our first ever time driving to Europe and it was really really easy!

- My only gripe was there is almost no signage anywhere and the app is pretty rubbish, so in terms of finding rides, finding entrances and queue times, it's a bit of a challenge for first time visitors. We almost missed SuperSplash because we simply couldn't find the entrance and were running out of time.
 
Bowser said:
Forgot to mention, they were selling annual passes for 99 Euros when i was there, which in itself is crazy but i just looked and the pass also gives you around 40% off at 70 European parks (including most of the major ones like Efteling, Walabi, Europa and Liseberg), that seems insane value!
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Very nice list of parks stated in the Annual Pass benefits page.

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Plopsa Pass

With a Plopsa FunCard you can enjoy unlimited access to 6 Plopsa parks for 1 year, a 50% discount at the Plopsaqua De Panne water park and at more than 70 other amusement and animal parks, a 10% discount at the Plopsa Shops and so much more!
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Yeah I had a Plopsa AP before when doing a few trips in a year. The value was truly outstanding.

I'm on the fence about visiting in December since over that way for Efteling.
 
Benzin said:
Disagree, I've always enjoyed my visits there. Plus with a little one there's that aspect for us.

Forest of Plop marathon <3
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Yeah, like I said we had a wonderful time without it. I don’t think I’d go to a park for one ride, seems too risky, especially in another country.

You did remind me, is Plops Woods always that slow? It was nice to take everything in but I was fighting the urge to paddle the boat 😂
 
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