Search Plopsaland roller coasters or Anubis Plopsaland and you do not want a French attraction page or a list with ball pits mixed in. Plopsaland in De Panne has six real coasters. The rest is Studio 100, playgrounds and water. Google used to dump House of Anubis coaster searches on the wrong language. This guide lines up Anubis to the K3 skates, with height limits and live waits.
Written in August 2026. Opening, downtime and queues change daily — always open the Plopsaland live wait times before you sprint from Tomorrowland to the House of Anubis.
How many coasters does Plopsaland have?
Six. Not fifty-two rides with “coaster” somewhere nearby.
| Ride | Type | Min. height | When to pick it |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ride to Happiness | Mack spinning (Tomorrowland, 2021) | 130 cm | The magnet: two launches, five inversions, soundtrack. |
| Anubis The Ride | Gerstlauer launch (House of Anubis, 2009) | 125 cm | The classic thrill: 90 km/h in two seconds, three inversions. |
| Heidi The Ride | Wooden GCI (Heidi, 2017) | 120 cm | Airtime, no inversions. The one fans still talk about calmly. |
| Draconis | Family (Night Watch) | 96 cm | The new dragon: low bar, just enough speed, perfect in between. |
| K3 Roller Skater | Vekoma junior (K3) | 90 cm | Skate train, 45 km/h, the first “real” coaster for many kids. |
| #LikeMe Coaster | Zierer family (#LikeMe) | 90 cm | Musical family ride. Formerly Viktor’s Race, now the SAS campus. |
That height gap matters. A child at 110 cm can ride K3, #LikeMe and often Draconis, stays off Heidi if the escort rule fails, and never boards Anubis or Ride to Happiness. That is why Anubis minimum height is a real question: 125 cm, solo only from 140 cm.
Anubis or Ride to Happiness?
This is the duel the day turns on. Not Heidi. Not the dragon.
The Ride to Happiness is the star that put the park on the map: free spins, two launches to 90 km/h, five inversions, Tomorrowland soundtrack. On Instagram Happiness wins. In the queue too, if everyone has the same idea. The Golden Ticket Awards named it Europe’s best coaster in 2025. You feel that in the line.
Anubis The Ride is the older sibling in the House of Anubis: compact, sharp, three inversions, tophat after the launch. Search House of Anubis coaster and you land here. Skip Anubis and you miss the ride that carried Plopsaland as a thrill park for years.
Short advice: want the ride all of Europe talks about, start at Ride to Happiness — but check the Plopsaland live wait times first. If Happiness is already past 45 minutes and Anubis is not, swap the order. Want inversions without spinning, Anubis is the tighter choice. Do not stack them blindly in the same hour.
The Plopsaland planning tips help: historical patterns often show the magnet (Happiness) filling up before Anubis.
Heidi: the wood you should not leave as leftovers
Heidi The Ride is not a kids’ ride with a chalet around it. It is a 618-metre GCI, 71 km/h, 22 metres tall, no inversions but that wooden airtime. On a day when Happiness costs an hour, Heidi is often the smarter thrill. Do not plan her as “if we have time left”.
Draconis, K3 and #LikeMe: the family half
Draconis is the Night Watch dragon: 36 km/h, 14 metres, 450 metres of track. No rival to Anubis. It is the coaster that lets a family with a one-metre child feel a layout without the 125 cm wall.
K3 Roller Skater is the Vekoma junior in a roller skate: 335 metres, 13 metres, 45 km/h. The starter. On a busy Saturday this is the queue parents underestimate because “it is only K3”.
#LikeMe Coaster is the Zierer family coaster on the #LikeMe campus. Still searching Viktor’s Race? This is that ride, with different music. Not a must for thrill-seekers, but the one the youngest can join while everyone else is at Anubis.
Minimum height at a glance
| Coaster | Minimum height |
|---|---|
| #LikeMe Coaster | 90 cm (often solo from 120 cm) |
| K3 Roller Skater | 90 cm (often solo from 120 cm) |
| Draconis | 96 cm (often solo from 120 cm) |
| Heidi The Ride | 120 cm |
| Anubis The Ride | 125 cm (solo from 140 cm) |
| The Ride to Happiness | 130 cm |
Park rules can change; the measuring pole at the entrance always beats a blog. But this is why “can my child ride Anubis?” is not the same question as “does Plopsaland have coasters for kids?”
Which one should you ride?
- Check live, not memory. Open the Plopsaland live wait times before you lock a route.
- Height first, taste second. Under 125 cm, Anubis and Ride to Happiness are out.
- Happiness and Anubis are not side quests. Those two queues decide the day.
- Heidi is the third thrill, not leftovers. Especially if Happiness is already an hour.
- Water is the other Plopsaland question. SuperSplash and DinoSplash belong with the water rides in the Netherlands and Belgium — not this coaster list.
Same comparison for Ypres, Limburg or Lichtaart? See the Bellewaerde roller coasters, the Toverland roller coasters or the Bobbejaanland roller coasters. Brühl? The Phantasialand roller coasters.
Plan further on W8baan
Want live data from here? Open The Ride to Happiness or Anubis The Ride, or go straight to the Plopsaland live wait times. For wet rides in the same park stay with SuperSplash and the water-ride guide.
Sources: W8baan Plopsaland attraction profiles and public park information. Height limits and opening can change; check the live page on the day.