#LikeMe Coaster

One day after the official opening, #LikeMe Coaster drew attention for a very different reason. Looopings reported that two fathers became involved in a conflict at the attraction. According to an eyewitness, the argument centred on whose children could sit in the front of the coaster train. The dispute escalated near the exit, after which a Plopsa security employee had to intervene. The park later said calm returned quickly.

The report does not change the technical or thematic history of the coaster, but it does add context to its opening period. The newly renewed ride attracted plenty of attention, and a mix of crowds, expectations and children wanting the best seats can create tension. For visitors, the practical takeaway is that queue management and staff presence matter even at family attractions. Within the broader story of #LikeMe Coaster, the incident is a small but striking footnote to an otherwise festive reopening. The ride had just been presented as a cheerful, music-driven draw for Ketnet fans; the aftermath showed that even family-focused moments still depend on calm guest behaviour and clear park organisation.

On 26 May 2022, #LikeMe Coaster received its ceremonial launch. The renewed Ketnet area had already been accessible to guests for several weeks, but Plopsaland held the official opening during the Ketnet Feestweekend. Actors from #LikeMe and other faces from the Flemish children's broadcaster attended the event. For a ride that had only recently been known as Viktor's Race, this was the public confirmation that its new identity had fully become part of the park's story.

For guests and fans, the opening was more than a ribbon-cutting moment. The ceremony connected the coaster to the living popularity of the series: not just sets and music, but cast members and Ketnet personalities made the retheme feel recognisable. The report noted that Plopsaland invested 2.5 million euros in the area and gave the coaster a new queue and station building designed as the school from the show. In doing so, the park made a classic family coaster feel current again without changing its accessible ride character. Historically, this was the moment when the name #LikeMe Coaster stopped being a construction project and became an officially opened chapter in the ride's long career.

In April 2022, guests were already able to enter the renewed Ketnet area, almost two months earlier than initially expected. Looopings reported that Viktor's Race had officially become #LikeMe Coaster, while the neighbouring water ride had been renamed Tik Tak. For the coaster, the most visible changes were in the presentation: a new station building, a covered queue, screens showing specially recorded footage and redesigned trains brought the world of the youth series into the park.

For visitors, this made the transformation tangible. The ride itself remained an accessible Zierer family coaster, but its tone shifted from a traditional children's corner to a more musical and contemporary Ketnet setting. The article also underlined the attraction's historical weight: the 1976 coaster is considered the oldest still operating roller coaster in Belgium and had already carried several identities over the decades. The early reopening was good news for spring visitors, even though some finishing touches still had to be completed. The official ceremony remained scheduled for late May, when members of the #LikeMe cast were expected to attend.