Loup-Garou
E12 · Wooden Wonders
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Loup-Garou
Walibi Belgium · BE · Vekoma Vekoma wooden coaster
“Belgium’s first wooden howl still prowls the park at Wavre.”
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Fast facts
- Loup-Garou is a wooden roller coaster at Walibi Belgium in Wavre, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium. coasterpedia.net
- The ride opened on 28 April 2001. coasterpedia.net
- Vekoma manufactured the coaster, with Stand Company listed as designer. coasterpedia.net
- Walibi Belgium lists Loup-Garou at 28 metres tall and 1,035 metres long. walibi.be
- Walibi Belgium lists the maximum speed as 80 km/h. walibi.be
- The coaster has no inversions and uses a chain lift hill. coasterpedia.net
- The published capacity is 1,080 riders per hour, and the reported build cost was US$8 million. coasterpedia.net
The story of Loup-Garou
Loup-Garou arrived in 2001, when the Wavre park was being remade with a broad new collection of attractions. Among the fresh steel and machinery, Vekoma supplied something warmer and more old-fashioned: a full wooden coaster, lifting visitors 28 metres before sending them out across 1,035 metres of track. coasterpedia.net· walibi.be
The name is French for “werewolf,” and the form suits it well. The train climbs by chain lift, then works through hills, turns, and a helix without a single inversion, giving the visitor a rattling circuit of timber rather than a display of loops. coasterpedia.net
Belgian park guide Pretparken describes Weerwolf, as it is known in Dutch, as the first wooden coaster in Belgium. The same account notes its unusual pedigree, placing it among only three wooden coasters built by Vekoma, alongside Thunder Coaster and Robin Hood. pretparken.be
Its present chapter is a closing one, though the ride is still operating. Walibi Belgium has announced that Loup-Garou’s current wooden form will say farewell on 3 January 2027, with work beginning that month toward a new hybrid coaster planned for 2028. walibi.be· walibibelgium.prezly.com
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- walibi.be Acceptable source
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- pretparken.be Acceptable source
- walibibelgium.prezly.com Acceptable source
This background is AI-drafted from public sources and human-reviewed before publishing — approved 20 August 2026.