Loup-Garou
Specific Type: Wood
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Walibi Belgium has a colorful history in terms of its collection and the influences each owner has had on the park itself. Changing hands so many times from small regional owners to international, each brought a new flavour to the park’s lineup. None could be more reputable than Six Flags’ influence on the park, bringing several new coasters and attractions to Walibi Belgium. One of these being a new Vekoma wooden coaster to diversify the park’s lineup in 2001, Loup-Garou.
Loup-Garou actually shares a different name for the Dutch speakers of the park, Werewolf, contrary to most other attractions in the park. Loup-Garou starts off with a right hand turn into the 91.8 foot tall lift hill that leads into a 77.1 foot drop reaching speeds up to 49.7 mph. Loup-Garou then ascends into a U turn hill to which it descends on the opposite side of the turn. Riders then turn right and ascend into another hill leveling out into a left hand turn. Just as riders catch a breath Loup-Garou then dips into another volley of airtime hills that lead into another u turn curve following the same layout as before. Loup-Garou turns right again ascending into another airtime hill leading into a right hand curve. Following this, Loup-Garou takes another long turn left into a dip that leads into another curved airtime hill. After this last volley, Loup-Garou finally makes its final helix that leads back into the brake run that leads into a turn into the station. Loup-Garou is still the only wooden coaster in the park and one of only two coasters that Six Flags installed during its tenure. The next time you find yourself in Belgium, head to Walibi Belgium and face the fury of the Loup-Garou. |
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