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Plopsa Coo
Plopsa Coo is a themepark in Wallonia near the waterfalls of Coo in Stavelot, owned and operated by ''Plopsa''. History Waterfalls The history of the park starts in the 15th century, when the first small waterfall of Coo was created. Two centuries later monks built a second larger waterfall to protect the village of Petit-Coo from flooding. From the 18th century, as mobility grew, more and more tourists came to see the waterfalls, therefor a self-service restaurant was opened in 1920. It wasn't until 1955 that a first attraction appeared at the site, when ''Professor Gaston Dugardin'' opened a chairlift - called ''Le Télésiege'' - that took visitors to the top of a 220-meter hill. In the decades that followed Dugardin opened a go-kart track, mini golf and a playground. Télécoo In 1976 Gaston handed over the operation to his son, Didier Dugardin. He turned the area into an amusement park and called it Télécoo, a combination of the first attraction ''Le Télésiege'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coo (Stavelot) - Plopsa Coo, Vue Du Parc Depuis Le Télésiège (20)
COO or coo may refer to: Business * Certificate of origin, used in international trade * Chief operating officer or chief operations officer, high-ranking corporate official * Concept of operations, used in Systems Engineering Management Process * Country of origin, a representative to the country or countries of manufacture, production, design, or brand origin where an article or product comes from Communication * Cell of origin (telecommunications) * "Coo", the call of pigeons and doves People * Coo Coo Cal (Calvin Bellamy, born 1970), American rapper * Coo Coo Marlin (1932–2005), racing driver Science * Carboxylate, type of anion * Cobalt(II) oxide, chemical with formula of CoO Places * ''Coo'', the former Italian name for the Dodecanese island Kos, now in Greece, off the coast of Turkey * Calgary Olympic Oval, a Canadian ice rink * COO, the IATA code for Cadjehoun Airport in Cotonou, Benin * COO, the National Rail code for Cookham railway station in the county of Berksh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plopsa
Plopsa is the theme park division of Studio 100, the company operates 8 (water) parks across Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany and Poland. History Plopsa began its operation at the end of 1999 when Studio 100 acquired Meli Park in Adinkerke in the Municipality De Panne. After several renovations the park reopened as Plopsaland on 29 April 2000. Several attractions got a layover with Studio 100 characters, such as Kabouter Plop, Samson & Gert and Bumba. In December 2005 the company opened a new indoor theme park in the Municipality Hasselt, named Plopsa Indoor Hasselt. This marked the opening of the first indoor theme park in Belgium. In the same year Plopsa also acquired Télécoo, an amusement park near the waterfalls of Coo. Several attraction got an overlay with Studio 100 characters, just like the attractions of the former Meli Park. July 2007 the park was renamed to Plopsa Coo. In 2010 Plopsa crossed the Dutch and German border and opened an indoor theme park in Coevorden, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavelot
Stavelot (; german: Stablo ; wa, Ståvleu) is a town and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Francorchamps and Stavelot. It is best known as the home of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit and the Laetare de Stavelot carnival. Population In 2006, Stavelot had a population of 6,671 and an area of , giving a population density of . History The town grew up around the Abbey of Stavelot, founded ''ca'' 650, out of what had been a villa, by Saint Remaclus (Saint Remacle). The villa's lands occupied the borderland between the bishoprics of Cologne and Tongeren. The Abbey of Stavelot was secularized and demolished at the time of the French Revolution: of the church just the west end doorway remains, as a free-standing tower. Two cloisters — one secular, one for the monks — survive as the courtyards of the brick-and-stone 17th-century domestic ranges, now housing the Museum of the Principality of Stav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—along with Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the country, Wallonia is primarily French-speaking. It accounts for 55% of Belgium's territory, but only a third of its population. The Walloon Region and the French Community of Belgium, which is the political entity responsible for matters related mainly to culture and education, are independent concepts, because the French Community of Belgium encompasses both Wallonia and the bilingual Brussels-Capital Region. There is a German-speaking minority in eastern Wallonia, resulting from the annexation of three cantons previously part of the German Empire at the conclusion of World War I. This community represents less than 1% of the Belgian population. It forms the German-speak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coo (Stavelot) - Plopsa Coo, Cascade (03)
COO or coo may refer to: Business * Certificate of origin, used in international trade * Chief operating officer or chief operations officer, high-ranking corporate official * Concept of operations, used in Systems Engineering Management Process * Country of origin, a representative to the country or countries of manufacture, production, design, or brand origin where an article or product comes from Communication * Cell of origin (telecommunications) * "Coo", the call of pigeons and doves People * Coo Coo Cal (Calvin Bellamy, born 1970), American rapper * Coo Coo Marlin (1932–2005), racing driver Science * Carboxylate, type of anion * Cobalt(II) oxide, chemical with formula of CoO Places * ''Coo'', the former Italian name for the Dodecanese island Kos, now in Greece, off the coast of Turkey * Calgary Olympic Oval, a Canadian ice rink * COO, the IATA code for Cadjehoun Airport in Cotonou, Benin * COO, the National Rail code for Cookham railway station in the county of Berksh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walibi Belgium
Walibi Belgium is a Belgian theme park located in Wavre, close to Brussels. It is one of the largest theme parks in Belgium, attracting 1.45 million visitors in 2018 (including visitors to adjoining water park Aqualibi). The park was originally called Walibi, then Walibi Wavre, and then Six Flags Belgium, until the current name was affixed in 2004. Between 1998 and 2004, the park was owned by Six Flags, Inc until Six Flags sold it to Palamon Capital Partners (which operated the park under its StarParks Group division). Palamon sold the park in 2006 to Compagnie des Alpes, which has owned it since. Walibi Belgium is the first of the Walibi chain of parks, and the Walibi name is a syllabic abbreviation of the three nearby towns in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant, where the park is located: Wavre, Limal and Bierges, History The park was founded in 1975 by Belgian Eddy Meeùs under the banner "Walibi," using the local towns Wavre, Limal, and Bi erges as a naming device ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobbejaanland
Bobbejaanland is a theme park in Lichtaart, Belgium. The park was founded by Bobbejaan Schoepen, a Flemish singer, guitarist, and entertainer who enjoyed international success in the fifties and early sixties. In 1959, he bought a 30 hectare marsh, had it drained and built a 1,000 capacity venue that opened in December 1961 as Bobbejaanland. This developed into an amusement park and remained in his possession until he sold it in 2004. History For its first decade after opening the park centered on water attractions and performance spaces. Numerous variety artists from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany appeared there. Following the advice of Phantasialand owner Gottlieb Löffelhard, Bobbejaanland evolved from 1975 onwards into a theme park, with rides becoming more important than music shows. It grew to fifty attractions with four hundred employees and received visitors from the Benelux countries, France, and Germany. As an independent family concern, it also supported educati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Parks, LLC
Premier Parks, LLC (formerly Rapids Holdings, LLC and Premier Attractions Management, LLC) is a limited liability company based in the United States. The company owns and operates several amusement parks and water parks across the country and one in Canada. History Kieran Burke and Gary Story previously held the positions of chief executive officer and chief operating officer at Six Flags for more than 10 years. In November 2009, the pair purchased Nashville Shores, consisting of a marina, RV park and water park. They redeveloped the water park for the 2010 season. In early 2011, it was announced the pair had purchased the Ocean Breeze Waterpark in Virginia with plans to renovate it for the 2011 season. In 2011, the newly founded Premier Attractions Management began operating three properties owned by CNL Lifestyle Properties: Frontier City, SplashTown Houston, and White Water Bay CNL Lifestyle Properties had terminated its lease agreements with PARC Management for eight par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gert Verhulst
Gert Tony Hubert Verhulst (born 24 January 1968 in Berchem) is a Belgian presenter, entrepreneur, singer, autodidact, director, actor, screenwriter, composer, film producer, millionaire & business magnate. As a prominent figure within the children's entertainment industry in the Benelux, he is regarded as a Flemish cultural icon, known for his influence and contributions to children's entertainment in the Benelux and founder of Studio 100. Life and career Verhulst already knew on a very early age that he wanted to become famous (own words). In 1987 he applied at the "Koninkijk Conservatorium Antwerpen" (translated: The Royal Academy of fine Arts Antwerp) where he was rejected, he would recall this as a gift from Heaven. Later that year he got his first job at the former BRTN (now VRT) as continuity announcer. Samson en Gert Samson & Gert is a Flemish children's television series produced by Eline van Noppen, centered on the talking dog Samson and his owner Gert. In i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coo (Stavelot) - Plopsa Coo, Vicky The Ride (20)
COO or coo may refer to: Business * Certificate of origin, used in international trade * Chief operating officer or chief operations officer, high-ranking corporate official * Concept of operations, used in Systems Engineering Management Process * Country of origin, a representative to the country or countries of manufacture, production, design, or brand origin where an article or product comes from Communication * Cell of origin (telecommunications) * "Coo", the call of pigeons and doves People * Coo Coo Cal (Calvin Bellamy, born 1970), American rapper * Coo Coo Marlin (1932–2005), racing driver Science * Carboxylate, type of anion * Cobalt(II) oxide, chemical with formula of CoO Places * ''Coo'', the former Italian name for the Dodecanese island Kos, now in Greece, off the coast of Turkey * Calgary Olympic Oval, a Canadian ice rink * COO, the IATA code for Cadjehoun Airport in Cotonou, Benin * COO, the National Rail code for Cookham railway station in the county of Berksh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Piraat
Piet Piraat is a Flemish children's program written and produced by Studio 100. Shown in Belgium on Ketnet and in the Netherlands on Z@PP, Piet Piraat is a good-natured pirate who crosses the Seven Seas with his crew, getting into various adventures. The five-minute stories bear resemblance to Studio 100's main production, Samson en Gert, and mostly deal with the same subject matter; "cheaters never win" and "honesty is the best policy". Characters The series features four characters. Piet Piraat "Peter Pirate" (Peter Van De Velde): The captain of the ''Scheve Schuit'' (The Crooked Barge in English, although it is anything but crummy). He appears to be far more intelligent than the others and is always there to resolve any problems or fights. Stien Struis "Steen Strong" ( Anke Helsen): Strong, but a little dim, Stien tries to solve everything by using her strength, managing only to break stuff in the process. Berend Brokkenpap "Brian Porridgechucks" (Dirk Bosschaert): The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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