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Meli Park

De Panne, Italy

Meli Park

Meli Park was a theme park which was opened on 21 April 1935 in Adinkerke in the municipality of De Panne on the Belgian coast. Founded by Alberic-Joseph Florizoone, owner of a honey company, the park was themed around beekeeping and its mascot was a bee. It grew to become one of the largest tourist

attractions in Belgium, reaching 700,000 visitors per year at its peak in the 1970s and 1980s. Its most iconic attraction was the Apirama dark ride, opened in 1979. The park closed on 3 October 1999 and was subsequently sold to Studio 100, a Flemish children's television company, which rethemed the site as Plopsaland.

Listen to the audio guide for Meli Park Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off

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