Parc des Combes
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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.
History
The 241 P 17 steam locomotive was first built in between 1947 and 1949.
Attractions
Roller Coasters
| Name | Photo | Opened | Manufacturer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Coaster | 2007 | Wiegand | A 1,427-foot (435 m) long alpine coaster situated on the park's natural hillside. It is intertwined with the Luge d'été, which follows a similar path. | |
| Boomerang | 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 | |
| Déval'Train | 2003 | Vekoma | A 207m-variant junior coaster located at the foot of the hill. |
Rides
| Name | Year opened | Manufacturer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeroplane | 2015 | Zamperla | A kiddy plane ride. |
| Canad'R | 2017 | Technical Park | A 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. The attraction is the last of its kind following the removal of Vertigo at Tivoli Gardens. |
| Carrousel | 2010 | Concept 1900 | A children's carousel with various animals and vehicles. |
| Escadrille | 2014 | Technical Park | An 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. |
| Grand Galop | 2009 | Soquet | A pony track ride. |
| Grand Roue | 2019 | Technical Park | A 25-metre (82 ft) tall ferris wheel located at the top of the hill, thus offering a panoramic view of the surrounding area. |
| Les Toucans | 2023 | Technical Park | A world's-first "Flying Dutchman" prototype from the manufacturer, effectively serving as a Flying Scooters connected to a 23-metre (75 ft) tall tower. |
| Luge d'été | 1996 | Wiegand | The 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). |
| Montgolfières | 2013 | Technical Park | A balloon tower ride. |
| Odysseus | 2021 | Technical Park | A 30-passenger Pegasus thrill ride, where the seats freely flip around a rotating disk that in turn spins from an arm. |
| Petites Chaises Volantes | 2015 | Technical Park | A children's swing ride. |
| Ronde des Ecureuils | 2020 | Technical Park | A squirrel-themed teacups ride where the cars are decorated as tree trunks. |
| Tyrolienne | 2006 | SunKid Heege | A hipline-style attraction. |
| Vertingo | 2004 | Zamperla | A junior drop tower. |
| Woodside 66 | 2018 | Technical Park | A 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. |
Water Rides
| Name | Year opened | Manufacturer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nautic Jet | 2005 | SunKid Heege | A Nautic Jet ride launching rider's boats down a ramp and into the pond. |
| Rivières de l'Ouest | 2019 | Technical Park | A log flume with two drops, standing 18 feet (5.5 m) and 29.5 feet (9.0 m) tall, respectively. |
| Rivières des Tonneaux | 2015 | Soquet | A children's log flume. |
External links
- - official site