Parc Bagatelle

Parc Bagatelle is a seasonal amusement park in Rang-du-Fliers, France. Founded in 1955, it is the oldest amusement park in France.

Parc Bagatelle
LocationFrance
Coordinates50°25′48″N 1°36′10″E
Opened1955 (1955)
OwnerLooping Group
Attendance285,000 (2016)[1]
Area26 hectares (64 acres)
Attractions
Total40
Roller coasters5
Water rides6
Websitewww.parcbagatelle.com

History

Opened in 1955 by Henri Parent,[2][3] Parc Bagatelle is the oldest operating amusement park in France.[4] It was taken over by the Parents' son, François, in 1971.[5] The park was sold to the Looping Group by Compagnie des Alpes (known as Grévin & Co until 2002) in 2011.[6] The park is currently directed by François-Jerome Parent, grandson of Henri Parent.[7][8]

Attractions

Roller coasters

Parc Bagatelle is home to five roller coasters.

Coaster Picture Opened Manufacturer Description
Famous Jack 2006 Reverchon Industries A spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster initially located at Pleasurewood Hills as Mouse Trap before relocating to Bagatelle. Until 2014 it was called Ragondingue.[9]
Gaz'Express 1987 Soquet
Kid'z Coaster 2015 SBF Visa Group
Spirale Express 1996 Soquet
Triops 2012 Vekoma An inverted shuttle roller coaster that originated at Liseberg as HangOver – the first of Vekoma's Invertigo roller coasters[10]

Water rides
Ride Picture Opened Manufacturer Description
Aqua'Bag 2013 J&J Amusements Bumper boats
Flamingos 1967 Adventureglass Flamingo themed pedalos
Raft 2001 Hafema A river rapids ride
Rapid'O'Bag 1991 Van Egdom Three identical water slides
River Splatch 1976 Reverchon Industries A log flume formerly known as Ch'Plouf (2006-2011)
Splash Factory 2000 L&T Systems A log flume formerly known as La Rivière Canadienne, then Les Flobarts

Thrill rides
Ride Picture Opened Manufacturer Description
Bag Pearl 1993 S.D.C. A pirate ship formerly known as Captain Bag
Silver Wings 2017 Zamperla
Twist'Air 2015 Lamborghini Rides A chair swing

Former roller coasters
Coaster Opened Closed Manufacturer Description
Coleoz'Arbres[11] 1994 2007 Schwarzkopf A Jet Star model roller coaster
unknown[12] 1969 1975 Pinfari A Zyklon Z47 Galaxy
unknown[13] ≤ 1987 ≥ 1987 Soquet A roller coaster identical to Bocasse Express at Parc du Bocasse

References
  1. "MERLIMONT - Cinq choses à savoir sur le nouveau visage de Bagatelle en 2017". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  2. "Merlimont: pour ses 60 ans, Bagatelle vous offre quatre nouveaux manèges - La Voix du Nord". www.lavoixdunord.fr. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  3. "Le concept va se développer en France et à l'étranger". leparisien.fr (in French). 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  4. "Amusement parks in France: get your fill of thrills!". www.tgv-lyria.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  5. "François Parent, le patron historique du parc Bagatelle, est décédé". www.laquotidienne.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  6. "Compagnie des Alpes investment across European parks". Blooloop. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  7. "Merlimont : le parc Bagatelle va s'étendre avec une nouvelle zone à thème notamment pour Halloween et Noël". France 3 Hauts-de-France (in French). Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  8. "ParkOtheK :: Bagatelle s'essouffle. Quel avenir ?". nv.parkothek.info. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  9. "Ragondingue - Bagatelle (Merlimont, Nord-Pas de Calais, France)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  10. "HangOver - Liseberg (Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  11. "Coleoz'Arbres - Bagatelle (Merlimont, Nord-Pas de Calais, France)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  12. "unknown - Bagatelle (Merlimont, Nord-Pas de Calais, France)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  13. "unknown - Bagatelle (Merlimont, Nord-Pas de Calais, France)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
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