WALIBI AQUITAINE
France
Compagnie des Alpes (CDA)
2010 - Nothing known at this point in time.
WALIBI BELGIUM
Belgium
Compagnie des Alpes (CDA)
Formerly: Walibi Wavre & Six Flags Belgium
Park News - (2/24/10) Despite hearing that management had decided to retire Turbine, we’ve heard a rumor this week that new parts for Turbine’s train have arrived at the park. If true, this could be a good sign that the coaster will reopen.
(10/20/09) Local sources tell us that they expect Turbine to be removed from the park before too long. Earlier this season we were told that park management has decided to retire the coaster.
 2010 - Internal Improvements - Rumor - (3/15/10) I’ve been sent some new information about Walibi Belgium this season. I’m told that the park has been working through the off-season to repaint Vampire to have a new Red/Black look instead of the old Red/Aqua look. Our source also reports that Challenge of Tutankhamon will get some work done to theme the exterior of the ride building. FlashBack, the park’s log flume, is also said to get an extensive refurbishment to the themeing and props which have decayed over the years. Some improvements to Radja River is also expected.
(7/1/09) According to one of our readers, Walibi Belgium announced to the local news that the park was not planning on adding any major new rides in the near future. Instead they will continue doing what they’ve done the last two years, and fix up and retheme many of the park’s older classic attractions as well as give the whole park a face-lift. Next on the list to be worked on is the Radja River Rapids. Aqualibi is also expected to be closed for the entire 2010 season to prepare for 2011.
2011 - Aqualibi Expansion - Rumor - (12/28/09) A few new details have come out about the year long rehab of the Aqualibi waterpark at Walibi Belgium. Apparently budget for the renovations is around 10 million Euros, though one of the goals is to find a way to make the park more Eco-Friendly and cut back their energy use by as much as 40%. The rest of the park is expected to be given a good makeover, with many of the popular attractions (Rapido, Tinka, Laguna Verde) to be rethemed. We’ve been told that the two Boa slides as well as the Colorado slide will be removed and replaced by four new slides. The park will also feature a brand new kids area when it reopens in 2011.
(2/3/09) The park is said to have informed their passholders that they are planning on closing the waterpark for the entire 2010 season to conduct a huge renovation and expansion by the time it opens in 2011.
WALIBI RHONE-ALPES
France
Compagnie des Alpes (CDA)
2010 - Nothing known at this time.
WALIBI WORLD
The Netherlands
Compagnie des Alpes (CDA)
Formerly: Walibi Flevo & Six Flags Holland
Park News - (1/27/10) Unfortunately I’ve heard it on good authority that Walibi World will not be opening La Via Volta, their Boomerang coaster, just yet. The project has been delayed once again until the 2011 season.
(4/18/09) According to postings on the WalibiWeb.nl site, the park’s Huss Rainbow ride (Aztec) will be removed from Walibi World, over concerns about the accident that took place on a similar model ride in Sweden last year.
2010 - Nothing is known at this time...
2011 - Dark Ride / Dark Coaster - Rumor - (1/19/10) I’m told that Walibi World’s new proposed Dark Ride from Mack could be given a Wild West theme and may have dark ride sections as well as higher speed coaster sections. One rumor also claims it will take over the King Solomon’s Mines show area.
(1/18/10) The latest rumors claim that the dark ride experience, possibly from Mack Rides, is still on track for Walibi World in 2011 for the park’s 40th Anniversary.
(12/17/09) The latest rumor from Walibi World is that the park may be getting ready to begin construction on a large new project in 2010 that will bring about a large new dark ride experience to the park for the 2011 season. Not just any dark ride… but this could be a dark coaster ride. Anyone know more?
2011 - La Via Volta - Removal or Renovation? - (7/22/09) Time to play a little Good News / Bad News. The bad news is that the cranes seem working at La Via Volta were said to be replacing some kind of antennas at the top of the ride, so they were not working on reopening the ride. However... the good news is that the very fact that they were willing to place new equipment on top of the ride is a good indicator that the ride will be staying and eventually reopen.
(8/1/08) The latest update on Walibi World’s closed La Via Volta (Vekoma Boomerang) is that the park plans on buying a new style train for the coaster when they reopen it in 2009. I’ve got to wonder if they may use the new Schaefer trains that premiered last summer on Wiener Prater’s Boomerang. While I haven’t been on it myself, the design looks simply awesome and features a very open train design as well as a lap-bar only restraint system.
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