Hampi Playground

In early March 2023, Looopings joined a tour for journalists and fans along Bellewaerde's construction sites. The park was preparing six new additions and investing a record 17 million euros. For Hampi Playground, the article provided the clearest construction update: next to the new Hampi ride in the India area, opposite the leopards, work was underway on a play area designed as an Indian temple.

The report also named Hampi Playground directly within the renewal programme. The play area would cover 400 square metres and sit right beside the Hampi Nebulaz ride. That showed how Bellewaerde was not simply adding another ride to the India area, but building a more complete family zone where play, viewing and themed design came together.

The timing added urgency. The new season was due to start three and a half weeks later, on Saturday 1 April. Alongside Hampi Playground, Bellewaerde was still working on Psssht Station, refreshed animal habitats and The King's Table restaurant. The article captures the moment when the playground moved from planning concept to almost-open new attraction.

In February 2023, Bellewaerde announced the names of two new rides for the upcoming season: Hampi in the India area and Psssht Station in Canada. Between those headline reveals, Looopings also reported a concrete detail about the future Hampi Playground: the India area would receive a 400-square-metre playground.

That made the investment more tangible for families. Hampi was introduced as a colourful Nebulaz ride with a minimum height of 105 centimetres, while Psssht Station would be a spinning and tilting Barnyard attraction. The playground added the gentler side of the same expansion package: not a thrill ride, but a place where children could climb, slide and play while the Indian-themed zone gained more depth.

The article also placed Hampi Playground within the season schedule. The new additions were expected to be ready for Bellewaerde's opening day on Saturday 1 April. Together with new animal viewing points, a refreshed savannah and the renovation of the Carrousel restaurant, the playground showed how broad the park's investment of nearly 16 million euros really was.

In September 2022, Looopings uncovered the first outline of a major transformation at Bellewaerde Park. Public planning documents showed that the park was not only preparing a new water ride to replace Keverbaan, but also three additional family-oriented additions. One of them was described as a playground with climbing towers and slides, the project that would later become Hampi Playground.

For fans, the news mattered because Bellewaerde had not officially presented the plans yet. The playground appeared in the same development package as an Indian-themed Nebulaz ride and a Zamperla Barnyard attraction. That made the investment broader than a single headline ride: the park was adding capacity and play value for families and younger guests.

Hampi Playground therefore belongs to a wider wave of renewal at Bellewaerde, alongside work on themed areas, animal habitats and restaurants. The article marks the moment when the play area first emerged from planning documents as part of the park's next chapter.