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Post November 3rd, 2010, 5:47 pm
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It has just been announced that Holiday Park, where the famous Expedition GeForce resides, will be bought by Studio 100, who own the belgian and dutch Plopsaland parks. The park's mascot, Plop The Gnome (Kabouter Plop in Dutch), is a popular TV-star in both Belgium and the Netherlands.

Below is a google translation from the press-release:

Holiday Park: the first German Plopsa park!

Amusement Plopsa Group has acquired the German Holiday Park. It is the first amusement park of the Belgian group in Germany. Holiday Park was established in 1971 and receives more than 1 million visitors.

Amusement Today, the German group Plopsa Holiday Park included. The amusement park is located in the city Ha?????????loch, in southwestern Germany. On average the park receives 1.1 million visitors per year. Holiday Park was originally a fairy tale park where visitors could find out scenes from famous fairy tales, but in 1971 by the Schneider family bought it and renamed two years later to its current name. It is unknown whether Plopsa the name of the theme park wants to change again.

The attractions
The biggest attraction is the roller coaster at Holiday Park Expedition GeForce, who has repeatedly been voted the best steel roller coaster in Europe in several online polls in amusement park enthusiasts worldwide. The roller coaster reaches a speed of 120 km / h and is one of the fastest roller coasters in Europe! Other fliers in his ride for a rigid chain mill flyer you at almost 80 meters above the ground floating leaves, and a freefall tower nearly 70 meters high. Additionally, the park also has a pirate ship, a tree attraction, an attraction similar to "Storm at Sea" Plopsaland De Panne, pedal boats and also some attractions for the youngest children.

"I'm glad I park it to a professional organization like Plopsa who will make every effort to have the park to grow," stressed the 62-year-old Wolfgang Schneider, former Managing Director of Holiday Park. Plopsa the next four years up to 25 million euros investment in the park.
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Post November 3rd, 2010, 6:23 pm

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Hope they come up with a new coaster and a DECENT one not a wild mouse.


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