News about Blinky's Soapboxes

In early July 2024, the first phase of Holiday Park Germany's new Blinky Bill area actually opened to guests. Looopings reported that two rides could be tried from that day: Greenville Bus and Blinky's Seifenkisten. For Blinky's Soapboxes, this was the point at which the announced speedway stopped being only a construction project and became something families could experience in the park. The opening came with an important nuance. The area was still in a test phase and the theming had not yet been fully completed. That makes the news especially useful in the ride's history: public access arrived before the complete decorative finish. Both rides were supplied by Zamperla and were themed to Blinky Bill, a Studio 100 character that received its own place beside Expedition GeForce. Looopings also placed the opening within a broader transformation. The former Base Camp area was due to grow further with a jeep safari, while a Smurfs dark ride and a family coaster themed to a werewolf were also planned. Blinky's Seifenkisten therefore became one of the first tangible pieces of Holiday Park's shift toward a clearer Plopsa identity.

In March 2024, Holiday Park Germany gave its first clear outline of a new children's area themed to Blinky Bill. Looopings reported that the zone would open later that year with two Zamperla rides: Greenville Bus and Blinky's Seifenkisten. For Blinky's Soapboxes, that announcement mattered because it gave the former Base Camp area near Expedition GeForce a new family-focused purpose. The ride was described as a speedway: an oval course with small cars taking tight bends, a format visitors may recognise from Zuma's Zoomers at Movie Park Germany or De Razende Race at Plopsa Station Antwerp. The plans also showed that Plopsa was not treating the German park as a collection of small upgrades. Blinky Bill was part of a much larger investment wave. A jeep safari was already planned for 2025, alongside a Smurfs dark ride, a family coaster and even wider resort plans. For fans, Blinky's Seifenkisten therefore marked more than another children's ride. It was one of the visible early signs that Holiday Park was moving toward the Studio 100 identity that would later become Plopsaland Deutschland.