Beetles disappear from Bellewaerde after forty years

The beetles -who hasn’t ever taken a ride on them- are on their last summer. For forty years they were a fixture in the amusement park. However, Bellewaerde will tear down the attraction after this year.

Ride takes longer

A water attraction will take its place, and Bellewaerde promises a spectacle: visitors will go up in groups on round boats with a lift, and then slide down at great speed, twice. A ride on the new attraction will also take seven minutes, a lot longer than the two rounds with the beetles now.

Bellewaerde is investing 13 million euros in the new attraction, which will be the most expensive ever for the amusement park. But first, another year of fun on the beetles.