Sassette
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posted 01-05-2006 09:13 AM
The Smurf theme park is called Walibi Schtroumpf. It's located near Metz in northeastern France. When the park was open as a Smurf theme park is was a fun place to ride, play, and have adventures with The Smurfs. It even featured a real Smurf Village (le Village des Schtroumpfs)! There were many smurfy attractions at the Smurf park - including a ride where Gargamel exacted his revenge on the Smurfs!
Here were some of the Smurf rides at Walibi Schtroumpf:
- Gargamel's Revenge (La vengeance de Gargamel) - A scary 56 meter tower that flings you up 55 meters in 2.5 seconds!
- SkySmurf (Skyschtroumpf) - A fun monorail that smurfs you around the park.
- MokaSchtroumpf - A teacup ride, like the one at Disneyland. These spinny cups can make you very sick very fast! The ride name is the combination of the words "mocha coffee" and "Smurf".
- AquaSmurf (Aquaschlumpf) - A smurfy version of a standard water / log ride located in the heart of Smurf Village.
- Sarsaparilla (Salsepareille) - Yum Yum Yummy!
- AstroSmurf (Cosmoschtroumpf) - Feel like Astro Smurf and head to the stars!
- Smurf Train (Tchouschtroumpf) - A very small Smurf train that goes around the Smurf Village and Gargamel's house. Fun for little kiddies.
Eventually, in 2003, the smurfiness ended. All Smurf references ceased and the Smurf park was no more. The Smurf rides were changed into non-smurf rides: Gargamel's Revenge became Space Shot, SkySmurf became Monorail, MokaSchtroumpf became The Dancing Cups / Les tasses dansantes, AquaSmurf became Minis-Rivère, AstroSmurf became The Flying Barrels / Les Tonneaux Volants, Smurf Train became Small Train / Petit Train, and Salsepareille became Salsa.
The Smurf park has had many incarnations. The history of the park is as follows:
Name: Big Bang Schtroumpf (owned by Sorépark) - From: 1989 - 1990.
Name: Walibi Schtroumpf (owned by Walibi) - From: 1991 - 1998.
Name: Walibi Schtroumpf (owned by Six Flags) - From 1998 - 2002.
Name: Walibi Lorraine (owned by Six Flags)- From 2003 - 2003.
Name: Walibi Lorraine (owned by Palamon) - From 2004 - .
If you are looking for more information on Walibi Schtroumpf you can try going to this Six Flags website or to this Walibi Lorraine site.
Hope this helps!
Happy Smurfing,
Sassette
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I love playing Smurf Games!!!
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