News about Space Kidz

In April 2026, Space Kidz changed its target audience in a meaningful way. After a maintenance period, the small drop tower received a new gondola with updated operating rules. Where adults had previously been allowed to ride, the attraction became much more clearly a children's ride: children from 90 centimetres may now ride unaccompanied, while guests taller than 150 centimetres are no longer admitted.

The change is more practical than it may first appear. Previously, children between 90 and 105 centimetres needed an adult companion. Under the new rules, young visitors can ride independently sooner, while older children and adults have to skip the attraction. In practice, the upper limit affects children from around the age of twelve.

Looopings also placed the change in historical context. Space Kidz opened in 2000 in Bugs Bunny Wereld as Tweety's Treehouse, later became Oscar's Boomhut and eventually moved to Speed Zone. For fans, that makes the adjustment meaningful: a ride that has already had several identities received a sharper profile once again. For families, it simply makes clearer who Space Kidz is for: young children ready for their first drop-tower experience.

The start of the 2026 season brought a setback for Space Kidz. Walibi Holland had reopened, but the small children's drop tower was not yet running. According to Looopings, winter maintenance had not been completed in time. The Tomahawk was also closed, while the more positive news was that Blast had returned after almost a year of technical problems.

For Space Kidz, the report put the focus back on availability rather than theming. The tower is modest in size, but for young guests a junior drop ride can be an important first step toward bigger thrill attractions. When it is missing at the start of the season, families notice that immediately in the ride offering.

The article fits into the broader history of Space Kidz as a small ride that often moves in the wake of larger park developments. In 2020 it was part of the Speed Zone refresh; in 2026 the story was about maintenance and reliability. For fans and editors, that matters because it shows that compact children's rides also carry operational weight. They help decide whether a day at the park feels complete for families.

In May 2020, Walibi Holland presented the refreshed Speed Zone. The area had been given a clear motorsport and speed identity, with grey and red colours, guardrails, road markings, fuel-themed details and a new look for major landmarks such as Space Shot and Goliath. For Space Kidz, the moment was mixed: the ride belonged to the renewed area, but was not yet operating when it was shown.

Looopings reported that the junior drop tower next to Space Shot remained closed, just like G-Force. That made it clear that the area transformation was not fully finished, even though guests could already experience the new atmosphere. Space Kidz was part of the speed-and-car-world story, but its practical reopening lagged behind the rest of the zone.

For visitors, this meant that the new area still had an unfinished edge. Families with young children could see that the ride had a place in the refreshed Speed Zone, but could not yet board it. Historically, the article shows that Space Kidz was not just a standalone children's ride, but moved along with Walibi's broader Festivalization strategy and the phased renewal of park areas.

In September 2019, it became clear that Space Kidz would play a visible part in the next phase of Walibi Holland's area refresh. During a fan presentation, the park showed the first designs for the Speed Zone makeover, the area around attractions such as Space Shot, G-Force and Goliath. Among those bigger names, the small drop tower stood out: Space Kidz would not disappear, but receive new theming.

The concept turned the children's ride into a garage-themed attraction. Guests would sit on the bumper of a classic black car, while the words Service Station appeared on the tower. Space Kidz was therefore being folded into the new world of speed, asphalt, guardrails and car culture that Walibi wanted for Speed Zone.

For visitors, the news showed that the Festivalization programme was not limited to headline rides. Even a small family attraction was getting attention, scenery and a clearer role in its area. Historically, the article captures Space Kidz at a turning point: from a relatively simple SBF-VISA Happy Tower from 2000 into a ride designed to fit the more mature Speed Zone identity.