The park received a makeover during the following winter season, to reopen as Plopsaland on 20 April 2000.

During the renovation several characters from Studio 100, such as Samson en Gert and Kabouter Plop, were used to theme new and old attractions.

[4] Studio 100/Plopsa bought out the shares of VVMa in 2005 and became sole owner of the park, with plans to turn it into a multi-day, all-weather resort.

In that same year, Plopsa opened Plopsa Indoor Hasselt and bought Telecoo, to avoid confusion with the other parks Plopsaland was renamed to Plopsaland De Panne.

Below is an overview of the development of Plopsaland visitor numbers, as stated in the annual report.