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The bee-themed amusement park was initiated by
Alberic-Joseph Florizoone, owner of a honey company. Its mascot was a bee. It was one of the first Belgian theme parks. Over the years some new attractions were added. The first ones were the labyrinth and the zoo. In the 1950s, a miniature golf course,
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Into the 1970s and the 1980s, with a growing variety of rides, Meli Park's visitor numbers reached 700,000 per annum. Its icon attraction was the
Apirama dark ride, opened in 1979, featuring hundreds of animated bees.
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The park closed in 1999 because the park was sold to the
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A Mack Rides spinning ride, similar to Tiki Twirl at
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811:"Meli Park - Reportage - 1998"
44:provide an accessible overview
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923:. Anvers: Multimedia.
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607:. Highest and fastest
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303:Antwerp Zoo
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100:Coordinates
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977:(in Dutch)
696:References
677:Wienerwalz
621:DinoSplash
597:Mack Rides
488:early 90s
454:The first
322:Plopsaland
318:Studio 100
267:theme park
202:Attendance
188:Beekeeping
168:1999-10-03
153:1935-04-21
110:51°04′51″N
663:late 80s
609:log flume
390:late 80s
271:Adinkerke
263:Meli Park
113:2°35′55″E
85:Adinkerke
64:Meli Park
36:summarize
1032:De Panne
535:Calypso
530:Picture
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81:Location
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586:Splash
493:Flitzer
482:Racing
383:Jumbo 5
357:Jubilé
285:History
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279:Belgian
277:on the
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184:Theme
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