The Flying Bikes

This Looopings article is mainly about the introduction of a paid Express Pass at Plopsaland, but it is relevant to The Flying Bikes because the ride was explicitly mentioned among the exceptions. Plopsaland had been critical of paid priority access for years, yet changed course in 2022. According to the park, the reason was a changing visitor mix, partly driven by the arrival of more intense attractions and more teenagers and young adults. For The Flying Bikes, the key point is that the pass would not apply to this children's ride. Access therefore remained part of the normal queue system, and the attraction was not included in the paid priority product aimed mainly at major thrill rides and popular family attractions. For visitors with young children, this meant they did not need an extra product to ride The Flying Bikes, but also that any waiting time could not be bypassed with the Express Pass. Historically, the article documents a policy moment around visitor flow and fairness at Plopsaland. The Flying Bikes appears as an example of the audience for whom the park deliberately did not want to use paid priority access.