News about Walibi Holland

A new Looopings article covers how the Dutch YouTube group Bankzitters had Walibi Holland to themselves for a full 24 hours while recording a long video. The visit starts on the main stage, where a set of assignments is introduced remotely, and then moves through the park with rides, games, food stops and challenges. Goliath is presented as the first major ride, after which the group also uses locations such as Splash Battle, YOY, Skydiver and the big wheel as part of the video format. The article also notes that the video is not only a cheerful park visit: it highlights crude jokes, rule-bending moments and comments that make the upload more controversial than a standard behind-the-scenes item. For W8baan, the value of the link is the way Walibi Holland is used as a complete day-and-night setting, outside normal guest operations. The connection is therefore made at park level rather than to one ride, because the story is primarily about exclusive access to the whole park.

Walibi Holland is opening the haunted house Below outside the Halloween season for an unusual one-day appearance. During Saturday's Zapp Zomerfeest, visitors will be able to enter the attraction in June, although the experience has been adapted for the family festival. During Halloween Fright Nights, Below is normally aimed at guests aged 16 and over; for this temporary version, the age threshold is lowered to 9. The attraction also receives a one-off storyline connected to the BNNVARA programme Steken en Prikken. In that version, a recording with presenters Jurre Geluk and Emma Wortelboer goes wrong, sending visitors into a dark sewer beneath an abandoned filling station to search for an antidote. The regular Below storyline revolves around pest control for a fictional New Orleans service and is known for a route with a layer of water, requiring guests to wear waders. The move fits a wider pattern in which theme parks reuse haunted houses beyond Halloween, with earlier examples at Toverland, Slagharen and Bobbejaanland.

Looopings reports that Dutch amusement parks, zoos and other day attractions have made renewed agreements to make healthier choices more visible and appealing. The new phase of Gezond Uit is supported by organisations including Club van Elf, Jongeren Op Gezond Gewicht and the Netherlands Nutrition Centre. The article places the announcement in a longer context: as early as 2016, research concluded that healthy products at day attractions were often limited and difficult to notice among snacks and sweet treats. Earlier sector pledges, political support and visitor research followed, showing that many guests value healthy food but are not always convinced by what is available on site. For W8baan, the item is relevant because several existing parks in the database are listed as participants, including Efteling, Toverland and Walibi Holland. The central point is that the sector wants healthier options to become more normal between 2026 and 2030, while the real breakthrough still depends on what visitors actually encounter in the parks.