The "choose your own price" thing depends on how many people bought tickets for that day, and for what price they got them. It's such a great park, and I'm happy it's finally being recognized outside of Belgium! Also, your pronounciation of "Kabouter" (Dutch for Gnome) at the start was surprisingly good!
I visited Plopsaland on a quiet weekday in September. My best decision was hitting the Roller Skater right away. Its line grew to about 20 minutes afterwards. Heaven help you if you get stuck in that line with no cover and K3 music blaring. Meanwhile, the three big coasters, Heidi included, were walk-on all day. Fair play to Plopsaland for operating their big three coasters at full capacity even on a quiet day. Supersplash and the sky flyer were closed for my visit, so I didn't get to experience those. I was wondering if you can see the sea from the sky flyer.
You've been doing a lot of countdowns recently that it's nice to hear another one of these park reviews again. And after hearing about this one, I am really looking forward to your review on Holiday Park next.
The start of the new year is always going to be a busy time for countdowns with top lists coming out. There will be a Holiday Park one sometime next month.
Plopsaland was my favorite park when I was a kid. Every character I knew from television was at the park. K3, Samson en Gert, Plop, Mega Mindy, ... it felt like Disneyland but on a smaller scale. Familiar characters from tv being in a themepark. It's sad that everything I knew when I was younger is starting to disappear but I also love the new rides they are adding. They really have rides for all ages.
You should visit Plopsa Coo, it's a hidden gem. The sky lift up the mountain is breathtaking. Glad you enjoyed my home park so much! :D And pretty weird heidi closed on 18h for you, I did it multiple times later in the evening, it's probaly open on special occations
It doesn't really have a great coaster (Wickey is decent and Halvar is a nice family terrain coaster but they aren't great) but the park has the best atmosphere of any Belgium theme park. The bobsled through the woods is really fun (and the lifthill kinda terrifying imo), and the large hills and waterfall are so beautiful. Definitely underrated imo.
The other parks are also very well themed similar to the De Panne location. Holiday Park isn't as well themed, because it was purchased, rather then made by Plopsa. So they're still building the park into a true Plopsa park.
Have you visited Bellewaerde Park? There aren't any foreign reviews of the parc and it would be interresting to know what people from outside Belgium think of it.
Loved the video. The park and especially the ride to happiness, deserves the attention. The name Plopsa actually comes from one of their first mascots: a living television named Plopsa, that was very popular in the early days of studio100 but never got its own attraction.
@@CanobieCoaster you are right, the name of the parks and the television mascot is a conjunction of the names Plop and Samson. It's just really interesting that they would also make a completely different character with the same name
This park has the weirdest name of all amusement parks I know, many people laugh about it when I tell them :D Nevertheless I enjoyed my visit in September last year and while Ride to Happiness is my number one coaster, Anubis and Heidi both are great as well! The cheesy dark ride had indeed the longest line at my visit, at least 30 minutes...
What a nice park with a fantastic Gerstlauer, GCI, and how can you forgot the world's legendary Ride to Happiness? As the collection of major coasters is kinda small, it's fantastic and impossible to get bored here.
Plopsaland De Panne: We're a children's park! Mack: So do you want a family spinner like Dwervelwind? Plopsaland De Panne: Ooh, what's that (points to Time Traveler)?
If you're a teen and you wanna go to plopsaland, people just laugh at you because they think you haven't grown up. Which is a shame since it's starting to appeal to a broader audience now.
The "choose your own price" thing depends on how many people bought tickets for that day, and for what price they got them. It's such a great park, and I'm happy it's finally being recognized outside of Belgium! Also, your pronounciation of "Kabouter" (Dutch for Gnome) at the start was surprisingly good!
That makes more sense on the pricing.
I visited Plopsaland on a quiet weekday in September. My best decision was hitting the Roller Skater right away. Its line grew to about 20 minutes afterwards. Heaven help you if you get stuck in that line with no cover and K3 music blaring. Meanwhile, the three big coasters, Heidi included, were walk-on all day. Fair play to Plopsaland for operating their big three coasters at full capacity even on a quiet day. Supersplash and the sky flyer were closed for my visit, so I didn't get to experience those. I was wondering if you can see the sea from the sky flyer.
It's shocking how busy the Roller Skater's line gets. It was a cloudy day when I was there so views weren't as good as usual.
You can in fact see the sea, aswell as from Ride to Happiness' top hat if you are quick enough
@@ja-zl1hs And if you happen to be spun in the right direction!
@@CanobieCoaster It's purely because of the IP. The K3 girl group is enormously popular among Dutch-speaking kids.
You've been doing a lot of countdowns recently that it's nice to hear another one of these park reviews again. And after hearing about this one, I am really looking forward to your review on Holiday Park next.
The start of the new year is always going to be a busy time for countdowns with top lists coming out. There will be a Holiday Park one sometime next month.
Nice review. And it’s interesting to hear of the “upside-down” line times.
I like it as a thrill seeker.
Plopsaland was my favorite park when I was a kid. Every character I knew from television was at the park. K3, Samson en Gert, Plop, Mega Mindy, ... it felt like Disneyland but on a smaller scale. Familiar characters from tv being in a themepark. It's sad that everything I knew when I was younger is starting to disappear but I also love the new rides they are adding. They really have rides for all ages.
While I wasn't familiar with the properties, I still enjoyed the theming.
This park has really nice theming, and Anubis and Ride to Happiness both look like awesome rides.
I liked the whole park.
@@CanobieCoaster yeah it looks great.
You should visit Plopsa Coo, it's a hidden gem. The sky lift up the mountain is breathtaking.
Glad you enjoyed my home park so much! :D
And pretty weird heidi closed on 18h for you, I did it multiple times later in the evening, it's probaly open on special occations
It doesn't really have a great coaster (Wickey is decent and Halvar is a nice family terrain coaster but they aren't great) but the park has the best atmosphere of any Belgium theme park. The bobsled through the woods is really fun (and the lifthill kinda terrifying imo), and the large hills and waterfall are so beautiful. Definitely underrated imo.
@@GPXBrent yeah true but it's not only the coasters that matter at this park, the location and the roads to it are amazing
@@GPXBrent btw ook Belg haha?
I'm guessing noise will be a never-ending debate with this park. I know Heidi was delayed a year and got the sound barriers for that very reason.
@@upsidedown_ Ja!
went there mid september this year, all rides except Heidi were a walk on and sadly Anubis was closed for annual revision.
That's a bummer you missed Anubis.
Have you ever been to Walibi Holland? It's my homepark and i would love to see a review in this format of the park
I have been there. It was a quirky park with a great top 3.
I was main operator at Heidi the ride in this video :)
Also it has to close by 7, not by 6pm
Great review, I like it!
Nice! I double checked the photo I had of the park entrance and it said Heidi woudl close at 18:00. Is that when the line closed then?
@@CanobieCoaster the queue line should typically close at 18h30
The other parks are also very well themed similar to the De Panne location. Holiday Park isn't as well themed, because it was purchased, rather then made by Plopsa. So they're still building the park into a true Plopsa park.
The entry plaza and rethemes at Holiday Park have looked good, so they're on the right track.
@@CanobieCoaster Definitely, Plopsa put a lot of care into rebranding it.
Have you visited Bellewaerde Park? There aren't any foreign reviews of the parc and it would be interresting to know what people from outside Belgium think of it.
I have one scheduled before the park reopens for the 2022 season. I thought it was like a family-friendly Busch Gardens Tampa.
@@CanobieCoaster It is indeed a family-friendly parc, not for the thrill seekers. It is also both a theme parc and an official zoo.
Loved the video. The park and especially the ride to happiness, deserves the attention. The name Plopsa actually comes from one of their first mascots: a living television named Plopsa, that was very popular in the early days of studio100 but never got its own attraction.
Is Plopsa's name derived from those 2 characters' names?
@@CanobieCoaster you are right, the name of the parks and the television mascot is a conjunction of the names Plop and Samson. It's just really interesting that they would also make a completely different character with the same name
This park has the weirdest name of all amusement parks I know, many people laugh about it when I tell them :D
Nevertheless I enjoyed my visit in September last year and while Ride to Happiness is my number one coaster, Anubis and Heidi both are great as well! The cheesy dark ride had indeed the longest line at my visit, at least 30 minutes...
Sounds like I got lucky with the dark ride then.
What a nice park with a fantastic Gerstlauer, GCI, and how can you forgot the world's legendary Ride to Happiness? As the collection of major coasters is kinda small, it's fantastic and impossible to get bored here.
It's crazy to see Ride to Happiness here.
One time, I heard La Ronde had longer waits for the rides that were great or good and shorter waits for the rides that were okay or not good.
Do you mean the opposite? That happened on my visit too.
@@CanobieCoaster no
I live in the UK so this is fairly easy to get to, as soon as COVID restrictions aren't a thing I'll be going!
It's worth it!
'Kabouter Plop' was very well pronounced!
Thanks!
You should rank all the Plopsa Parks, here's the list:
1. Plopsaland De Panne 🇧🇪
2. Plopsaqua De Panne 🇧🇪
3. Plopsa Indoor Hasselt 🇧🇪
4. Plopsa Station Antwerp 🇧🇪
5. Plopsa Coo 🇧🇪
6. Plopsaqua Hannut-Landen 🇧🇪
7. Plopsa Indoor Coevorden 🇳🇱
8. Holiday Park 🇩🇪
9. Majaland Kownaty 🇵🇱
10. Majaland Warsaw 🇵🇱
11. Majaland Praha 🇨🇿
12. Majaland Gdańsk 🇵🇱
13. Majaland Katowice 🇵🇱
14. Plopsaqua Mechelen 🇧🇪
15. Warsaw Water Park 🇵🇱
I haven't been to all the indoor parks, so I can't make that ranking.
I think it’s just worth it for Ride to Happiness alone
Absolutely.
10:28 this kid has got some moves
Yes
i just could nit wait for rth so i just marathoned it 12 times before going to any other ride xD
Nice!
IP's? IT's?
IPs, intellectual properties.
I am going there this Weekend!!!
I am fucking stoked.
Enjoy!
Plopsaland De Panne: We're a children's park!
Mack: So do you want a family spinner like Dwervelwind?
Plopsaland De Panne: Ooh, what's that (points to Time Traveler)?
It's so weird seeing Ride to Happiness here.
I live there
Nice!
If you're a teen and you wanna go to plopsaland, people just laugh at you because they think you haven't grown up. Which is a shame since it's starting to appeal to a broader audience now.
It seems like it would be analogous to Legoland adding legit thrill rides.
I dont think TrtH is even that good, I prefer Anubis most of the time. All my rides on Happiness where pretty forceless
I much prefer Ride to Happiness. That's too bad your rides on it weren't as good as others have found it.
@@CanobieCoaster Rode Kondaa a few days before it which might have clouded my view since it was just.. so much better