Location | France |
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Coordinates | 50°25′48″N1°36′10″E / 50.43000°N 1.60278°E |
Opened | 1955 |
Owner | Looping Group |
Attendance | 285,000 (2016) [1] |
Area | 26 hectares (64 acres) |
Attractions | |
Total | 40 |
Roller coasters | 5 |
Water rides | 6 |
Website | www |
Parc Bagatelle is a seasonal amusement park in Rang-du-Fliers, France. Founded in 1955, it is the oldest amusement park in France.
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]
Parc Bagatelle is home to five roller coasters.
Coaster | Picture | Opened | Manufacturer | Description |
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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] |
Ride | Picture | Opened | Manufacturer | Description |
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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 |
Ride | Picture | Opened | Manufacturer | Description |
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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 |
Coaster | Opened | Closed | Manufacturer | Description |
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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 |