Nigloland

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Nigloland
Nigloland - Entrée du parc.jpg
Park entrance
LocationDolancourt, Aube, France
Coordinates48°15′48″N 48°15′48″E / 48.2633°N 48.2633°E / 48.2633; 48.2633Coordinates: 48°15′48″N 48°15′48″E / 48.2633°N 48.2633°E / 48.2633; 48.2633
OwnerSARL Gélis frères
OpenedJune 13, 1987; 34 years ago (1987-06-13)
Visitors per year600,000 (2016)[1]
Area40 ha (99 acres)
Attractions
Total35
Roller coasters5
Water rides4
Websitewww.nigloland.fr

Nigloland is an amusement park located in Dolancourt in the French county Aube. This is one of the most visited parks in France after Disneyland Paris and Parc Astérix.

Nigloland was created by two brothers, Patrice and Philippe Gélis. The park opened June 13, 1987. The name "Nigloland" comes from its mascot, "Niglo", meaning hedgehog in Romani.[2]

The park is divided into four areas: "The Canadian village", "The rock'n'roll village," "The magical village" and "The Swiss village".

Rides[]

The park is home to 39 rides, including:

  • Le Donjon, a 100 m (328 feet) drop tower, the highest in France (2016)
  • Alpina Blitz, the first Megalite type Mega-coaster from Mack Rides (2014)
  • Air Meeting, the first Gerstlauer sky-fly ride (2012)
  • La Grande Roue, a 50 m high Ferris wheel (2009)
  • Le Grizzli, the first European Disk'O coaster (2006)
  • Dinosaures Adventure, an original walk-through ride in a dinosaur park (2003)
  • Spatiale Experience, an indoor steel roller coaster, a bit smaller than Eurosat in Europa-Park (1998)

Coasters[]

Current[]

Name Type Manufacturer Year
Alpina Blitz Steel roller coaster Mack Rides 2014
Descente en Schlitt' Wild mouse Mack Rides 2007
Gold Mine Train Powered roller coaster Mack Rides 1992
Krampus Expédition Steel water coaster Mack Rides 2021
Spatiale Expérience Steel roller coaster Mack Rides 1998

  • Alpina Blitz

  • Descente en Schlitt'

  • Gold Mine Train

  • Spatiale Expérience

Old[]

Name Type Manufacturer Year
Bat Coaster Inverted roller coaster Pinfari 2002–2006
Bayern Express Steel roller coaster 1988–1994
Chenille Steel roller coaster Pinfari 1997-2019
La course de Bobsleigh Steel roller coaster Anton Schwarzkopf 1995-2017

  • Chenille

  • La course de Bobsleigh

Water rides[]

Name Type Manufacturer Year
Africa Cruise[N 1] Tow boat ride Mack Rides 1987
King of Mississippi Boat ride Mack Rides 2004
Rivière canadienne Log flume Mack Rides 1989
Rivière enchantée (la) Boat ride Mack Rides 1993

Thrill rides[]

Name Type Manufacturer Year
Air Meeting Sky Fly Gerstlauer 2012
Apple Flight Wave Swinger Zierer 2010
Donjon de l'extrême Drop tower Funtime 2016
Galion Pirate (le) Swinging Ship Zamperla 1988
Grizzli (le) Disk'O Coaster Zamperla 2006
Juke Box Octopus Anton Schwarzkopf 2000

  • Air Meeting

  • Grizzli

  • Juke Box

L'hôtel des Pirates[]

In 2005, Nigloland opened its own hotel, "l'hôtel des pirates," composed of 30 rooms, a restaurant, a theater and a playground.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Named Adventure Jungle until 2012.

References[]

  1. ^ tourmag.com
  2. ^ "niglolandworld.free.fr". Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2016-01-29.

External links[]

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