French amusement park
Parc Bagatelle is a seasonal amusement park in Rang-du-Fliers , France . Founded in 1955, it is the oldest amusement park in France.
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 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.
Water rides [ ]
Aqua'Bag
2013
Bumper boats
Flamingos
1967
Flamingo themed pedalos
Raft
2001
A river rapids ride
Rapid'O'Bag
1991
Three identical water slides
River Splatch
1976
Reverchon Industries
A log flume formerly known as Ch'Plouf (2006-2011)
Splash Factory
2000
A log flume formerly known as La Rivière Canadienne, then Les Flobarts
Thrill rides [ ]
Bag Pearl
1993
A pirate ship formerly known as Captain Bag
Silver Wings
2017
Zamperla
Twist'Air
2015
Lamborghini Rides
A
Former attractions [ ]
Former roller coasters [ ]
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
A roller coaster identical to Bocasse Express at
References [ ]
^ "MERLIMONT - Cinq choses à savoir sur le nouveau visage de Bagatelle en 2017" . La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 2018-12-08 .
^ "Merlimont: pour ses 60 ans, Bagatelle vous offre quatre nouveaux manèges - La Voix du Nord" . www.lavoixdunord.fr . Retrieved 2018-12-08 .
^ "Le concept va se développer en France et à l'étranger" . leparisien.fr (in French). 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2018-12-08 .
^ "Amusement parks in France: get your fill of thrills!" . www.tgv-lyria.com . Retrieved 2018-12-08 .
^ "François Parent, le patron historique du parc Bagatelle, est décédé" . www.laquotidienne.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-12-08 .
^ "Compagnie des Alpes investment across European parks" . Blooloop . Retrieved 2018-12-11 .
^ "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 .
^ "ParkOtheK :: Bagatelle s'essouffle. Quel avenir ?" . nv.parkothek.info . Retrieved 2018-12-08 .
^ "Ragondingue - Bagatelle (Merlimont, Nord-Pas de Calais, France)" . rcdb.com . Retrieved 2018-12-08 .
^ "HangOver - Liseberg (Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden)" . rcdb.com . Retrieved 2018-12-08 .
^ "Coleoz'Arbres - Bagatelle (Merlimont, Nord-Pas de Calais, France)" . rcdb.com . Retrieved 2018-12-08 .
^ "unknown - Bagatelle (Merlimont, Nord-Pas de Calais, France)" . rcdb.com . Retrieved 2018-12-08 .
^ "unknown - Bagatelle (Merlimont, Nord-Pas de Calais, France)" . rcdb.com . Retrieved 2018-12-08 .