Two new world class attractions are to open at Colin Glen Forest Park on Wednesday, 07 July.

The Black Bull Run is Ireland's first and only Alpine coaster, where thrill-seekers can experience an adrenaline-pumping woodland course, zooming through the forest at up to 40km per hour. The Forest Flyover also opens, offering an all-new 250m zipline where visitors can experience speeds up to 35mph as they skim the treetops of the Belfast Hills.

Later this summer, Ireland's longest zipline, River Rapid, will be launched. It will feature a 700m zipline with a 100ft high take-off, offering views of Belfast and beyond as you zip across the Colin River.

Councillor Áine Groogan, Chair of Belfast City Council's Strategic Policy and Resources Committee, said: "I'm delighted to see these amazing new visitor attractions at Colin Glen opening to the public. The Council has invested £2.5 million in the facilities through our Belfast Investment Fund, and this was instrumental in getting the project off the ground. This support helped secure over £2.5 million of additional funding from our partners in DAERA and the Department for Communities, allowing the ambitious project to proceed.

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"This investment will completely transform the forest park into a thriving, world class visitor attraction which will be a major boost for the surrounding area. It will contribute to many of the objectives outlined in The Belfast Agenda, the city’s community plan, in terms of regenerating our neighbourhoods, creating jobs and boosting our tourism offering."

The new attractions are part of a multi-million-pound investment, supported by Belfast City Council’s Belfast Investment Fund, DAERA's Rural Tourism, DAERA's Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation (TRPSI) Programme and the Department for Communities. The investment is part Colin Glen’s wider plans to continue developing a world class outdoor adventure park in the heart of Belfast, including the introduction of new Landy Trains for in-park transportation and crowd management, along with plans for an outdoor café, new visitor centre and accommodation facilities.