Looping Experiences is a global entertainment company based in Paris, France, which operates a number of theme park resorts, zoos, water parks and other visitor attractions. It was formerly named Looping Group until July 2026.
History The group, originally named Looping Group (Groupe Looping in French) was formed in 2011 after the sale of several visitor attractions from Compagnie des Alpes. It currently exclusively operates attractions in Europe, across 8 countries.
The company's portfolio grew with further acquisitions year on year, including Cobac Parc, Isla Mágica (Spain), Planète Sauvage, La Mer de Sable, Fort Fun Abenteuerland (Germany), La Flèche Zoo and Aquapark Amarante between 2012 and 2017. In the UK, the group bought West Midlands Safari Park in 2018, followed by Drayton Manor Resort in 2020. It sold Pleasurewood Hills in 2025, having acquired Waterworld, Stoke the same year. Further recent acquisitions include Aquapark Istralandia and Aquacolors (Croatia), Drievliet (The Netherlands), Terra Botanica and Parc Saint Paul between 2022 and 2025.
Properties Theme parks Name Location Year opened Year acquired Avonturepark Hellendoorn Hellendoorn, Netherlands 1936 2011 Drayton Manor Resort Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK 1949 2020 Familiepark Drievliet Hellendoorn, Netherlands 1951 2024 Parc Bagatelle Lille, France 1955 2011 La Mer de Sable Seville, Spain 1963 2015 Fort Fun Sauerland, Germany 1972 2017 Cobac Parc Rennes, France 1975 2012 Parc Saint Paul Saint-Paul, France 1983 2025 Isla Mágica Seville, Spain 1997 2013
Zoological parks Name Location Year opened Year acquired Zoo de La Flèche Le Mans, France 1947 2017 West Midlands Safari Park Birmingham, UK 1973 2018 Planète Sauvage Nantes, France 1991 2015
Water parks Name Location Year opened Year acquired Waterworld Stoke-on-Trent, UK 1989 2025 Aquapark Amarante Amarante, Portugal 1994 2017 Aquaparc Port-Valais, Switzerland 1999 2011 Istralandia Brtonigla, Croatia 2014 2022 Aquacolors Poreč, Croatia 2015 2023
References
External links Looping Experiences official site