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Walibi Belgium has plans to transform the theme park over the next 5 years and will invest more than 100 million euros.
The first additions will be seen this year, with a new family roller coaster in a completely re-themed exotic area for 2018.
Not only will new attractions be added each year, but until 2022/23 each zone of the theme park will be completely refreshed in terms of theming, design and experience so that at the end of this historic investment plan 75% of the theme park will be renewed.
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LEGOLAND Billund will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2018 and to mark the occasion it will refresh and extend the LEGOREDO Town area of the theme park, giving LEGO Canoe a makeover and launching the new Flying Eagle roller coaster.
Put on your cowboy hat or Indian feather because LEGOREDO Town will be wilder than ever! Now can you fly like the eagles in this year's new ride, the Flying Eagle, you will feel the rush when the roller coaster plunges from the Eagle Rock 11 metres above the ground and whizzes you rapidly past all the great LEGO prairie animals.
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Heide Park has announced the eagerly awaited decision on the future of Colossos, which was once Europe's tallest and fastest wooden coaster.
The ride has been closed since July 2016, with inspections revealing that the condition of the track was unacceptable for the ride to operate, causing doubts over the future of the ride.
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Le PAL will debut a one-of-a-kind launched roller coaster in France this year, with the addition of Yukon Quad.
Riders will be seated on quad bike style seats and travel at around 90km/h along the 1km circuit. Hanging on to the handlebars of your bike, you'll pass through the amazing landscapes of northern Canada and enjoy a succession of turns, climbs and spectacular drops.
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The world's first 'Roller Ball' coaster from Ride Engineers Switzerland will open at Germany's Schwaben Park in 2018.
Wilde Hilde is being described by the park as a "totally crazy chicken coop" and will be unique in the world.
The new ride is very much aimed at families so will fit in perfectly and due to its modest footprint can be easily added.
Take a look at this visualisation:
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Phantasialand will debut the world’s first flying launch coaster, named F.L.Y.
It is also set to be the longest flying coaster in the world, a record currently held by The Flying Dinosaur at Universal Studios Japan.
The new roller coaster is likely to open in 2020, and will be located in a new steampunk inspired area of the theme park called Rookburgh.
Further details about the ride are limited at this point, but the park released this teaser video:
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Europe's second tallest and fastest roller coaster will open at Energylandia in Poland this year. The new ride will be 252.6ft tall, reach a top speed of over 140km/h and be called Hyperion.
Energylandia is located near the town of Zator, less than a half an hour drive from Kraków.
The theme park opened as recently as 2014 and already includes 70 rides and attractions over 26 hectares. Current highlights include the launched coaster Formula and inverted coaster Mayan.
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Parques Reunidos and Ducati have signed an agreement to develop a new Ducati World at the Mirabilandia theme park in Italy.
Mirabilandia is located in the Emilia-Romagna region, where Ducati was born, and is the second largest theme park in Italy as well as the second most visited park in the Parques Reunidos chain.
Mirabilandia’s visitors will be able to enjoy an exclusive and innovative Ducati experience and the fans of the famous motorcycles will be able to immerse themselves all things Ducati.
