Parc des Combes explained

Parc des Combes
Location:Le Creusot
Location2:Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Location3:France
Opening Date:1990
Season:April - October
Area Ha:7
Rides:21
Coasters:3
Water Rides:3

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.

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Attractions

Roller Coasters

Name Photo Opened Manufacturer Description
Alpine Coaster2007WiegandA 1427feet long alpine coaster situated on the park's natural hillside.[2] It is intertwined with the Luge d'été, which follows a similar path.
Boomerang2011VekomaA 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'Train2003VekomaA 207m-variant junior coaster located at the foot of the hill.[4]

Rides

Name Year Opened Manufacturer Description
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 100km/h, 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 25m (82feet) 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 23m (75feet) tall tower.[9] [10]
Luge d'été1996WiegandThe park's oldest and original attraction, a 2083feet long summer toboggan track where guests ride sleds down the hillside. The track has an uphill length of 656feet and a downhill length of 1427feet, with riders reaching speeds of up to 40km/h.[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

Name Year Opened Manufacturer Description
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 18feet and 29.5feet tall, respectively.
Rivières des Tonneaux2015SoquetA children's log flume.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chemins de Fer du Creusot - Locomotive 241 P 17. www.burgundy-tourism.com. April 22, 2023.
  2. Alpine Coaster. Parc des Combes. 13124. April 22, 2023.
  3. Boomerang. Parc des Combes. 9799. April 22, 2023.
  4. Déval'Train. Parc des Combes. 2394. April 22, 2023.
  5. Web site: Canad'R, une attraction unique au parc touristique des Combes. July 17, 2023. Bollery. Alain. Le Parisien. July 21, 2023. french.
  6. Web site: Unieke thrillride 'Vertigo' verdwijnt uit Tivoli Gardens. July 9, 2021. Claes. Jonas. pretparken.be. July 21, 2023. dutch.
  7. Web site: Un tour d’Escadrille pour réveiller le pilote qui est en vous. April 27, 2014. Jean-Claude Pierrat. Le Journal de Saône et Loire. April 24, 2023. french.
  8. Web site: Deux nouvelles attractions au Parc des Combes en 2019. January 8, 2019. Le Journal de Saône et Loire. April 23, 2023. french.
  9. Web site: LE CREUSOT : "Les Toucans" le nouveau manège, unique en Europe, sera l’attraction la plus écolo du Parc des Combes. December 2, 2022. www.creusot-infos.com. April 23, 2023. french.
  10. Web site: Technical Park to showcase innovations at IAAPA Expo Europe. July 28, 2022. www.creusot-infos.com. April 23, 2023.
  11. Web site: Luge d'été - Le Parc des Combes. parcdescombes.com. April 23, 2023.
  12. Web site: Odysseus, la nouvelle attraction à sensations fortes du Parc des Combes. June 18, 2021. starparc.be. April 24, 2023. french.
  13. Web site: La nouvelle attraction du parc des Combes est le Woodside 66. January 18, 2018. Le Journal de Saône et Loire. April 24, 2023. french.