Parc Bagatelle

Parc Bagatelle

Location	France
Coordinates	50°25′48″N1°36′10″E / 50.43000°N 1.60278°E / 50.43000; 1.60278
Opened	1955 (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.parcbagatelle.com

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 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 attractions

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. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. 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.