Ride to Happiness - Plopsaland De Panne (Belgium)
Tomorrowland | Ride to Happiness 06/02/2022 13h40
The entrance sign of Ride to Happiness.
In the summer of 2021, Plopsaland De Panne opened the new "Tomorrowland" zone. Tomorrowland is a large-scale Belgian outdoor dance event in De Schorre in Boom and Plopsa has signed a collaboration agreement with organizer WEAREONE.world. The area really only has one attraction and that is the heaviest launched spinning coaster I've ever had; Ride to Happiness.
I did this coaster in total 5 times, every time a different experience.
The Ride to Happiness
The Ride to Happiness (often expanded to The Ride to Happiness by Tomorrowland) is a steel spinning roller coaster. It is Europe's first Mack Rides Xtreme Spinning Coaster, and holds the record for the most inversions on a spinning coaster. The attraction is themed after the Tomorrowland Music festival.
The ride starts with a slow barrel roll out of the station, leading directly into a standstill on the first launch. After a moment's hesitation, the train is then launched up a steep incline to a peak height of 33.0 meters. Riders navigate an outwards-banked 90° left-hand turn before plunging into a vertical drop over the park pond, which leads to the coaster's signature pair of inversions; a banana roll and a vertical loop. The train passes through a zero-g roll and a pair of banked turns overtop the Supersplash water coaster attraction before entering the second launch. The train navigates an airtime hill mid-launch before soaring up into a double-inverting dive loop. Another airtime hill is traversed, followed by a turnaround and another airtime hill before popping up into the brake run. A final 180° turn to the left leads back into the station. The train's individual cars spin freely throughout the ride.
FACTS & FIGURES
Opened: 01/07/2021
Cost: €17,500,000
Type: Steel – Spinning – Launched
Manufacturer: MACK Rides
Model: Xtreme Spinning Coaster
Lift/launch system: Two LSM launches
Height: 33.0 m
Length: 920 meters
Speed: 90 km/h
Inversions: 6
Capacity: 700-800 riders per hour
Trains: 2 trains with 4 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 16 riders per train.
Ride to Happiness - Plopsaland De Panne (Belgium)
Tomorrowland | Ride to Happiness 06/02/2022 13h40
The entrance sign of Ride to Happiness.
In the summer of 2021, Plopsaland De Panne opened the new "Tomorrowland" zone. Tomorrowland is a large-scale Belgian outdoor dance event in De Schorre in Boom and Plopsa has signed a collaboration agreement with organizer WEAREONE.world. The area really only has one attraction and that is the heaviest launched spinning coaster I've ever had; Ride to Happiness.
I did this coaster in total 5 times, every time a different experience.
The Ride to Happiness
The Ride to Happiness (often expanded to The Ride to Happiness by Tomorrowland) is a steel spinning roller coaster. It is Europe's first Mack Rides Xtreme Spinning Coaster, and holds the record for the most inversions on a spinning coaster. The attraction is themed after the Tomorrowland Music festival.
The ride starts with a slow barrel roll out of the station, leading directly into a standstill on the first launch. After a moment's hesitation, the train is then launched up a steep incline to a peak height of 33.0 meters. Riders navigate an outwards-banked 90° left-hand turn before plunging into a vertical drop over the park pond, which leads to the coaster's signature pair of inversions; a banana roll and a vertical loop. The train passes through a zero-g roll and a pair of banked turns overtop the Supersplash water coaster attraction before entering the second launch. The train navigates an airtime hill mid-launch before soaring up into a double-inverting dive loop. Another airtime hill is traversed, followed by a turnaround and another airtime hill before popping up into the brake run. A final 180° turn to the left leads back into the station. The train's individual cars spin freely throughout the ride.
FACTS & FIGURES
Opened: 01/07/2021
Cost: €17,500,000
Type: Steel – Spinning – Launched
Manufacturer: MACK Rides
Model: Xtreme Spinning Coaster
Lift/launch system: Two LSM launches
Height: 33.0 m
Length: 920 meters
Speed: 90 km/h
Inversions: 6
Capacity: 700-800 riders per hour
Trains: 2 trains with 4 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 16 riders per train.