Parc des Combes

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Parc des Combes
ParcDesCombesLogo.png
Location Le Creusot, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Opened1990
Operating seasonApril - October
Area7 ha (17 acres)
Attractions
Total21
Roller coasters3
Water rides3
Website www.parcdescombes.com

Parc des Combes is an amusement park located in Le Creusot, in Burgundy, France. The wooded park is a part of the Les Chemins de Fer du Creusot ("Creusot Railways" in English) tourist attraction, served by the Train des Combes tourist train. The French word Combe can be translated as anticlinal valley, given that the park is located on an old Morvan valley. On the top of the hill, near the tourist train station, there is a roller coaster and karting.

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History

The 241 P 17 steam locomotive was first built in between 1947 and 1949.

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Attractions

Roller Coasters

NamePhotoOpenedManufacturerDescription
Alpine Coaster Alpine Coaster du parc touristique des Combes.jpg 2007 Wiegand A 1,427-foot (435 m) long alpine coaster situated on the park's natural hillside. [2] It is intertwined with the Luge d'été, which follows a similar path.
Boomerang Boomerang du parc touristique des Combes.jpg 2011 Vekoma A Family Boomerang shuttle coaster that was one of the first of its kind, opening two months after the world's first, Accelerator at Drayton Manor [3]
Déval'Train Creusot - Parc des Combes - 08.jpg 2003VekomaA 207m-variant junior coaster located at the foot of the hill. [4]

Rides

NameYear openedManufacturerDescription
Aeroplane2015ZamperlaA kiddy plane ride.
Canad'R2017Technical ParkA Flying Fury thrill ride, a tower with two separately rotating arms connected to four passenger planes. The planes reach an incredulous top speed of 100 km/h (62 mph), exerting as much as 5 G's on riders. [5] The attraction is the last of its kind following the removal of Vertigo at Tivoli Gardens. [6]
Carrousel2010Concept 1900A children's carousel with various animals and vehicles.
Escadrille2014Technical ParkAn Aerobat ride where riders control the wings of their single-passenger gondolas to achieve flips. The ride's rotation generates the wind needed to flip riders when their wings are correctly positioned. [7]
Grand Galop2009SoquetA pony track ride.
Grand Roue2019Technical ParkA 25-metre (82 ft) tall ferris wheel located at the top of the hill, thus offering a panoramic view of the surrounding area. [8]
Les Toucans2023Technical ParkA world's-first "Flying Dutchman" prototype from the manufacturer, effectively serving as a Flying Scooters connected to a 23-metre (75 ft) tall tower. [9] [10]
Luge d'été1996WiegandThe park's oldest and original attraction, a 2,083-foot (635 m) long summer toboggan track where guests ride sleds down the hillside. The track has an uphill length of 656 feet (200 m) and a downhill length of 1,427 feet (435 m), with riders reaching speeds of up to 40 km/h (25 mph). [11]
Montgolfières2013Technical ParkA balloon tower ride.
Odysseus2021Technical ParkA 30-passenger Pegasus thrill ride, where the seats freely flip around a rotating disk that in turn spins from an arm. [12]
Petites Chaises Volantes2015Technical ParkA children's swing ride.
Ronde des Ecureuils2020Technical ParkA squirrel-themed teacups ride where the cars are decorated as tree trunks.
Tyrolienne2006SunKid HeegeA hipline-style attraction.
Vertingo2004ZamperlaA junior drop tower.
Woodside 662018Technical ParkA Sidecar ride in which the vehicles - designed to look like a motorbike and sidecars made out of wood - swing up to an 80° angle around the central column. [13]

Water Rides

NameYear openedManufacturerDescription
Nautic Jet2005SunKid HeegeA Nautic Jet ride launching rider's boats down a ramp and into the pond.
Rivières de l'Ouest2019Technical ParkA log flume with two drops, standing 18 feet (5.5 m) and 29.5 feet (9.0 m) tall, respectively.
Rivières des Tonneaux2015SoquetA children's log flume.

References

  1. ↑ "Chemins de Fer du Creusot - Locomotive 241 P 17". www.burgundy-tourism.com. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  2. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Alpine Coaster (Parc des Combes)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  3. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Boomerang (Parc des Combes)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  4. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Déval'Train (Parc des Combes)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  5. ↑ Bollery, Alain (July 17, 2023). "Canad'R, une attraction unique au parc touristique des Combes". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  6. ↑ Claes, Jonas (July 9, 2021). "Unieke thrillride 'Vertigo' verdwijnt uit Tivoli Gardens". pretparken.be (in Dutch). Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  7. ↑ Jean-Claude Pierrat (April 27, 2014). "Un tour d'Escadrille pour réveiller le pilote qui est en vous". Le Journal de Saône et Loire (in French). Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Deux nouvelles attractions au Parc des Combes en 2019". Le Journal de Saône et Loire (in French). January 8, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  9. ↑ "LE CREUSOT : "Les Toucans" le nouveau manège, unique en Europe, sera l'attraction la plus écolo du Parc des Combes". www.creusot-infos.com (in French). December 2, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Technical Park to showcase innovations at IAAPA Expo Europe". www.creusot-infos.com. July 28, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Luge d'été - Le Parc des Combes". parcdescombes.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Odysseus, la nouvelle attraction à sensations fortes du Parc des Combes". starparc.be (in French). June 18, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  13. ↑ "La nouvelle attraction du parc des Combes est le Woodside 66". Le Journal de Saône et Loire (in French). January 18, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2023.

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