Correction: I stated that Euro-sat - Cancan Coaster was an IP tie-in to the 2001 Moulin Rouge film. I was under the impression that the inclusion of Offenbach's "Orpheus in the Underworld" referenced a scene in the film. To be clear, the coaster itself is just simply a Moulin Rouge theme and is not connected to the film.

My favourite thing about Europapark is that they don’t offer a paid line skip, because they understand doing so degrades the experience for everyone else, something Disney has sadly forgotten.

As to why the France coaster was space-themed, I would guess that it is because the European Space Agency launches their rockets from French Guiana. While technically part of France, it is in South America and thus located much closer to the equator.

I’ve been to Europa Park a couple years ago. One other interesting thing I noticed when there was the theming of hotels. I really liked how they were able to design and incorporate similar vibes from the park into the hotels. They even had a New England style hotel there, which was beautifully detailed.

A little known fact about the Park is, that it's name doesn't come from the overall european Theme, but the "Europaweiher". A Lake near the Place where they planned to build it originally.

This was my main park when growing up and you are spot on mentioning the detailed theming. The park does really well with entertainment, street artists or any of the many (mostly good) shows really help to immerse you into the different areas. On top of this, they have a very varied and good food offering, something that I feel lacking in many parks where there is an abundance of fast food offering. Maybe Europa park is not the best in any single category, but to me the overall package makes it a world class park.

I loved your point about how lands being “overwhelming” can actually be a good thing as it works to fill up the parks and keep everyone engaged and entertained. I’m a little bored with each new themed land only getting two attractions. It makes the lands feel empty and I’m done there after only a few hours. This one reason why I prefer CA Disney to FL Disney, because they make better use of their space.

A few things I found surprising about Europa Park, as an American used to the Disney parks: - The food isn't bad, but you're not getting quite as many of the creative and varied food options you'd find at WDW. It's a lot closer to "park food" for the most part (with some exceptions, thankfully) - It's only open from 9-6 most days, which is really tricky if you've planned a vacation around it and want to ride everything! - The shows are in 75% German, 20% French, and 5% English. It's really fun to watch some of them as an English speaker because the performers will suddenly say something in English without context. - If you get to a ride first thing in the day, you can often ride it twice in a row without getting off! - Unlike the US, there's no "tourist strip" outside the parks. You leave and you're just in a small town. There's a few restaurants, a pharmacy, and two grocery stores a bit down the road. (And, weirdly, a pizza vending machine if you look for it.)

As an Indonesian theme park enthusiast this is the first time I heard of Pirates in Batavia and how accurate it is depicting Batavia in the 1700's. I was afraid that they'll depict Batavia as this "savage" land that justifies Netherlands to colonize it, to my surprise after watching the pov videos I must say they're really good and they've done their research

I love this channel. It's nice to get theme park content that isn't a vlog, and doesn't blindly worship disney (or any other company, but especially disney)

This park should get best effort award. And I mean that in the best of ways. The level of attention to detail alone makes me want to visit

While I understand if you wouldn’t want to, I’d love to see more videos on this park in specific - as someone who’s been hyperfixated on Disneyworld/Land a lot as of recent, this park is highly interesting to me because of all the detail and theming; it’s making me realize Disney solely relies on IP for their rides nowadays and never tried to do anything new, always trying to one-up themselves. Thank you for making this video, this was an incredibly fascinating place to discover tonight.

This channel deserves to see some massive growth I’ve been watching for a long time now and you and defunct land are unmatched at the top in terms of quality content on the subject

I've been to Europa Park many times since I was a child and what I really appreciate is how there's almost always something new each season, a new ride, another update or restaurant. you can go to the Europa Park you have always known yet there will be something new to explore! I especially love the park during the Halloween season when it's decorated with thousands of pumpkins, skeletons and other decorations, it's grandiose.

I visited a few years ago, and it one of the best theme parks I've been to and so much better than anything located in the UK. It appeals to all ages, is brilliantly designed with mature planting (so lots of shade when its hot, as well as nice to look at) and cleverly has rides that weave in and out of each other. If you want more than a concrete jungle of rollercoasters that the whole family can enjoy this a my top choice.

i experienced all (yes all) florida parks and the 3 main european parks, visiting europa park for a five day streak in two consecutive years with a group of young adults during summer. i never got bored or annoyed ... something i cannot say about some of the florida parks. a few added remarks on europa park: 1. the park is very well organised; 2. the lavish landscaping and flowerbeds are remarkable; 3. the park is extremely clean and well maintained; 4. because of the huge scale, smart layout and design of the park it never feels over crowded; 5. the thrill levels and age focus of the large number of attractions is very well balanced.

Europa-Park is my home park so I've been there many times. And I can defently agree that it's one of the best parks I've ever been to. It has its quite share of flaws, but I think overall no other park comes close. Phantasialand offers the better rides, but Europapark has the variety. No other park has so many well maintained rides, incredible operations and steady new additions. Several questionable decisions have been made in recent years, but I think specially with the upcoming new coaster it will keep its top spot in the theme park world

This park looks absolutely incredible. The level of detail and theming, the mood it gives off of like not rushing but taking your time to appreciate it all, it feels magical through the screen, I can’t even imagine being there in person. As someone who is badly agoraphobic and who will never be able to travel to this or any other theme park anymore, I thank you for showcasing it how you have.

Maybe this will get lost in the shuffle as this video is two months old, but I just want to say that I'm so glad that this channel exists and that you are out here creating this type of content. Your thoughts and analysis of the theme park industry is second to none on this platform and it's a thrill whenever I see a new upload. Thrilled that someone is out here advocating for thematic integrity and an overall excellent park experience. Keep it up my dude!

The Jim Button children's coaster is based on a popular German children's book and the scenes are based on scene from the book and the various TV adaptations thereof.

I love that they have lots of trees, would make a long day at a park much more bareable in the summer.

My family and I went there back in 2015 when my brother and I were in our early/mid teens. All of were completely taken back by how smooth the roller coasters and rides were. We were used to being jostled and jerked around from rides, or our heads rattling around in rides in places like sliverwood. Even Disney rides my dad had to sit out a few times due to motion sickness. While we were in Europa park we experienced none of that it was such an unexpected bonus of an already amazing theme park experience. All of rode rides over and over again without having that icky feeling or having our heads hurt by the end of the day, it was awesome. Another thing that we noticed is unlike Disney we were never compelled to buy anything No one was was waving bubble wands in our face or kiosks taking up space in the sidewalk. I couldn’t even tell you if there’s a souvenir store there because I have no memory of one. I really enjoy you videos and based on what I’ve seen from you I guarantee you will have a great experience while you are there. The food is so good and the beer is cheap too!

I love Europa Park. My favourite thus far, and I have been to Disney World and Universal while studying in Miami. One thing I really love about Europa Park is that although prices are increrasing, they are still way more afforadable than Disney and you are allowed to bring your own food in and consume it at especially designed, themed and plentyful picnic areas all throughout the park.

I live pretty close to Europa-Park (20 minute car ride) and me and my peers are all big fans of it's unique designe. When it comes to the theming of the park I think the mentioned cave with to build in rides (around the twenty minute mark) is the best example of all. Everything is filled with such amazing details while having no fictional origin. The cave setting is done so perfectly, that they also included a walkway through the themed area, just to experience the details without being inside of a ride. The details are even present in the smell of the cave (also in other themed areas of course, but this one stands out) with gingery smell with hints of cinnamon. Also the hotels are themed perfectly to their respective setting. There I think the Roman and Italien themed Colusseum really stands out, while the Spanish El Andaluz and New England themed Bell Rock also need to be mentioned here. If you're a theme park enthusiast I really recommend checking out Europa Park. I had some whole year around tickets for some like two years, so if you want some more tips or a potential inofficial park guide, hit me up:)

So glad I found this channel. As a theme park enthusiast, it brings me so much joy to see your passion flow through the visuals and your unbiased commentary. Keep up the great work!

If there’s one thing to criticize about Europapark it’s the recent wave of media tie-ins and advertisments. One particularly curious case was Blue Fire, which used to be sponsored by Gazprom and later Nordstream2. I don’t mind advertisements in theme parks, but walking through a Gazprom exhibition in the queue line was a bit much even by my standards. Especially considering the political implications. Besides this, Europapark is indeed one of, if not the best theme park in Europe. They may not have the best dark rides or coasters in their own right, but every single attraction has at least some hint of a story, of characters or just general atmosphere to it. You can easily spend an enitre day without riding any e-ticket attraction and you‘d still get your money’s worth.

It's incredible to hear this. Mack was inspired by Disney many years ago and now Disney should maybe look for inspiration at Mack. I live less than 20km away from this park and I've never been in any other theme park. So what this video taught me is that Europa-Park isn't just good but actually special. I thought it probably wasn't even close to what you said it is. It is truely spectacular experience whenever I go. The park also changes themes seasonally. So to winter, fall and summer. Well, summer basically is nothing but the rest of the year they change things. Halloween (fall) is actually very cool and the Euro-Sat is transformed into a pumpkin while also having incredible actors all around the park at night to scare people. Winter is similar except without the scary parts. Euro-Sat is a present and the entire park looks like snowfall and winter. There is also an christmas-market and many more elements.

If you like the style of Europapark you might also be interested in „Trippsdrill“, a theme park that has mastered theming just as well. All their attractions and waiting lines are themed around a local tale. It is not as big but has both thrilling coasters and smaller attractions for families.

I have now convinced the entire family to go Europa park. 👍

I'm honestly happy channels like this one exist, because you actually talk about parks that deserve more exposure, and not going over the same place "I'm looking at all of those Disney channels" a million times.

It does blow my mind how at a fundamental level they managed to pack so much into a park like this.

My dad and I used to go to Europa Park for 3-4 days at a time every couple years. He would make us go on all the rides even the ones that are for kids, so we get to experience everything. It was awesome and surprisingly not boring at all. We'd eat in a different "country" every day and go see different shows. That park is really awesome. It's very unique and different compared to Universal, Disney, or even Six Flags. It's so sad to hear/see they've changed the theming of Eurosat. It was hands down my favorite ride with its techno music and space theme. Your video brought back many happy memories, thank you!

Absolutely loving these European theme park videos!!! Being Dutch and having grown up with all three of these parks, it is amazing to see them covered from another perspective! Really great videos man, keep going! :)

The great thing about it is that you really feel enveloped into the themes they try to convey. There's not a single shoddy element to be found, everything pulls you in. There are so many really nice corners off the beaten path as well and they too are spotless. I've been there four times now and I'll definitely keep coming back.

Great review! From what you showed you can tell the designers took their time making Europa park and it really gave me a sense of what to expect if I ever get the chance to visit this beautiful park.

Ah yes a brand new upload from Poseidon Entertainment! Love these video's talking about different themeparks around the world.

really awesome to see you once again cover a european theme park!! it's super cool learning about these places i only vaguely knew about. the theming here is so good!!

I recently went to Europa park, my stay was during the recent explosion in the diamond mine which a coaster and a log flume ride run through. Overall Europa Park is really fun and I wish some of the rides were in a disney park, such as Arthur the ride, but what sets WDW apart from Europa Park are the tiny details. During my time there, there were a handfull of times I thought to myself "I wish the park crew would just walk through the queue/ride the ride and fix the small things." Also because of the compact feel of the park, there are generally many smaller, small child-oriented attractions than you would see in an american park. Euro-mir has the best soundtrack of any ride I have ever ridden, at disneyland/world, universal, or otherwise. Look it up, it's a banger.

I would love to check this place out! So funny, I didn't even know that Arthur and the Invisibles (as it was released in the US) was a French film. I loved that movie when it came out! The ride looks absolutely beautiful!

Europa Park is my main park and I'm there at least two times a year including staying in one of the awesome hotels. Even if the park is only two hours away from me I enjoy the Hotels so much and they complete the whole experience perfectly. They also have a Halloween event in October similar to Halloween Horror Nights :)

Bro what an awesome video! From production to music to everything man. Keep up the good work

You have inspired me to visit parks in Europe! My planning starts today!!

Love these videos highlighting the gems we have here in Europe to a wider audience. I remember somehow going on a rollercoaster at Europa Park when I was probably way too young! Would be interesting to see you do a video on Alton Towers here in the UK and how that stacks up!

Thank you for covering all of these unique parks! I really think I'll plan a vacation based on visiting them all some day.

Just to set this park in relation, it has been elected several times as the world's best theme park. First time I heard that, I was like "What? Europe maybe..but the world???" I just came from a little vacation in Rust, and I'd loved to go into EP, my leg wasn't cooperative. So Rulantica was the place to go instead. Great place to be, if you are into water slides, pool bars, waves and stuff. And the little ones have enough playground as well. So, in summary, EP&R make a very nice combo. If you got a few days to spare, you will be entertained a lot there. But stay away from the hotels. Sure, they are well themed and all, but it is way cheaper to rent a vacation home. 4 nights, 4 persons = 350€. End of shameless promotion :)

Thank you so much for making this Europa park video. It brought back a lot of memories. I haven't been there since 2006 and I'm surprised with how many new attractions they've built since then. For someone who has never visited the park you did an outstanding job giving a feeling of how it is to be there. One other thing that you didn't mention that I feel is one of the best things about the park is the food. Being able to travel to all these lands and trying foods from all over was one of the highlights of my trip. Thanks again and keep up the good work.

Oh, that's a trip down the memories! Been to Europa Park a few times about twenty years ago. I was devastated when I heard about the fire in the Batavia Ride, loved it as a kid. But it looks even better and the new restaurant in it is a nice touch. Didn´t recognize anything of the "Geisterhaus", all the Dark rides seem a bit more colorful than in my Memorie. The recycling of the old Dino Animatronics makes me smile, it was more of a spooky ride in the past. Now the bad dinos wear scarves and play in the kitchen of a nice old lady. XD Great Video, makes me want to go there again in the future and walk between old and new attractions!

One of my favourite attractions is the voletarium right next to the entrance ... it's a fairly new ride and essentially a 4D cinema but it's a truly amazing experience imo. Great video!

I am also a central Floridian. Seen every video you’ve made, love your videos!

I was fortunate enough to be able to go here for a couple days. Stayed at the Colosseo hotel. It really is an incredible park - never got around to any of the dark rides on my visit, but I do think that this is a park without any weaknesses. One of the few to fit this bill, actually. It's not as "focused" as a park like Disney, Busch Gardens Tampa, or Cedar Point, and as such it doesn't reach the same "highs" in thrill (or mechanical development, in the case of Disney) as those parks. However, this balance allows audiences of all types to enjoy the park. Not up for coasters? Maybe try some of the dark or flat rides. Looking for coasters? It's still got a pretty good collection.

Absolutely incredible as always

Awesome. I gotta get to this park and Efteling someday. I've heard Tivoli gardens is good too. Loving your content. A Japan or Asia theme park tour would be great too.

Disney and Universal should take notes from these European Theme Parks. (Most importantly Disney especially today)

I was waiting on this by you! This park is great and reminds me of old school Disney!

My mum and eye would visit every year, from 1995-2011. Then life got in the way and eye haven't been back since. BUT...this place...is nothing like Disneyland. It has Gemütlichkeit, Magick and its own kind of flair which eye haven't found in Disneyland. Eye'm only referring to the one near Paris. Eye am VERY sure the one in Orlando is a whole other level. Europa Park left such a mark on me that my mum eye reminisce years on. It is for all ages. Oh, Herr Mack...danke.

I've been to Europa Park twice! It's wonderful and the rides are awesome!!! So beautiful there!

I didn’t even know that this parked existed but I want to go now. I love the themes especially

Channel is underated. I hope it grows more

thanks for this great video. The Europapark is one of my 2 home parks. I visit him every year. I'm going to Europapark this month again

What a trip! Just was there first time on 7.7.22 and it was amazing! Sadly didnt have enough time to go whole park through but well maybe next time, was totally worth to visit!

I love your content. I know I’ve been a bit critical about the Disney stuff you did in the past but admit I was wrong and you were way ahead of everyone about what was going on with the company. Great job man!!! Please keep doing these

This is a 10/10 video! As a German I can agree with everything said. The Story of the "Geisterschloss" is a bit over the place. Basically there wasn´t really a story in the first place but they added a little bit of a story. So first things first, the girl at the begining of the ride (with the projected face) is like lost (??). Then that same girl is found at the end of the ride again. She is mangeled, screaming for help and hanging from the celing, impling that the monsters have found her and now tortering her! I know... that was alot! But one little Fun Fakt about that Ride: Fans of the Park now call the Ride "die Rumpelkammer des Parkes" which can be roughly tranlated into "The Storrage-Room of the Park". This is because they just keep on adding Animatronics to the Ride. At this point, it feels like its overflowing with animatronics! Sadly the park nowdays feels like their trying to copy Disney more then ever. Due to the "ACE = Adventure Club of Europe" where they try to implament every Ride they have, as good as posible. As of the day of writing this, ther has been a second fire at the park. Because of that, many people are losing their trust in the Park and jokingly ask themselfs what can and will burn down next! All in all this is a great video for any person who doesn´t know about the park! 👍👍👍

Video now shared by Michael Mack himself! Excellent stuff - truly the best theme park on the planet.

This is just too cool! Added to my list.

What is so magical about this park is that is has a cozy feel to it! I agree, it's not that you are comparing it to magic Kingdom but you have a point the cars just go around with nothing to enjoy. Just the grassy knoll! I feel loke Disney could really add more magical sceneries!

I have actually been to this park! It was a pretty long time ago, probably close to 15 years now, but a few things still stand out to me. 'Cassandra's Curse' (which was the first time I encountered a ride of that nature because I don't think there were any in the states at that point), the Pirate and Haunted Mansion dark rides, and Euro-Mir which was both fabulous and nauseating (I don't deal with spinning well). There was a boat ride in the Greece section too although I don't know if it's still there. I rode the 'Universe of Motion'...which I feel compelled to admit had a huge sign out front that read something to the effect of [Dino-Fahrt] which of course translates to 'Dinosaur Road' or highway... but when you're an American running on a bit too much sleepdep, you end up having to explain to your German friends why that sign in particular is /absolutely hilarious/... I think the one thing that made me the most happy about it though is just that every single attraction save for that one kiddieland (which I don't think was even there when I visited) and the Grimm section, was an original IP. I've pinned down one of my real points of disillusionment with US parks to being the apparent complete inability to build anything creative that isn't just a rip on some other pre-existing property. I don't think we'll ever get another ride at Disney or Universal that's like Poseidon's Fury or the Haunted Mansion... they just aren't interested in creating anything that they don't already know has a media tie-in, and that's sad to me.

I have been to Europapark a few weeks ago for the first time. It was awesome! I was a little bit worried because it was said that it would be busy. Well, i didn’t had to wait longer then 5 minutes. It is also very beautiful themed!

Awesome video as always, I was just looking to see if you made a video about Europa Park before you posted this!

Amsterdam Holland here. Great to see our fav national park (Efteling) making your list . And like always, great vids. Keep m coming! ✊🏻👏🏻🌷

What better way to start the day than a new Poseidon Entertainment video

I was at DL Paris for the first time in 20 years and was surprised how shabby it seems. The restaurant and shopping area outside is very dated and faded of what it was once at my first visit in 1996 when I lived in Paris (and had an annual pass in 1997). I have no feeling of needing to go back. But I DO want to visit with other theme parks across Europe.

One of my favourite Parks I've been in is Hansaland in northern Germany. Right on the Baltic coast. It doesn't have really great theming and designs (except for a few really good ones), but the rides are amazing. If you want a park in Germany with amazing theming there's also Tripsdirll in southern Germany. It's quite the old park which gives it it's charm. Maybe consider those as ideas for future videos? ^^

I usually watch Disneypark videos on your channel, it was nice to see you cover Europapark since it's in the area were I grew up. As you said in the video this is not a indept video but I think it gives a nice Overview. What I would have mentioned is that there are VR experience options for two rides and I expect more to be added in the future. It costs 2 - 6€ extra but it adds a whole new experience plus you get to use an extra usually faster line. This experience was really outstanding to me the last time I went so maybe that's why I think it's worth a note. Also on what you said about theming when taking about that tractor ride. I never did that on but I was very underwhelmed by the lack of theming when doing Autopia in Disneyland Paris. Awful experience after a fairly long queue. One of my least favorite rides ever. MACK as a company also produces a lot of content around their parks as for Rulantica there is books and in the movie theater in the park there short movies on f.e. Batavia and short movies featuring the park mascots. And of course there are souvenir shops trying to sell you euromaus plushies but yeah the focusing on merchandise is not as heavy I think.

I lpve Europa Park and I can't wait for the opening of the croatian themed area with the new roller coaster. Your video was very niecly done ❤

I would toss my wdw annual pass in a heartbeat if this park was here in fl. This park is beautiful!

Great summary, well done 👍🏻😀 peace from 🇨🇭

This was my favorite park growing up in Germany. I had no idea that they copied so much from Disneyland until I went to Disneyworld a couple years ago and was shocked how familiar a lot of elements seemed at the Magic Kingdom and Epcot. Still a great park though! Haven’t been in over a decade though so hopefully my memory still serves me well

An interesting upgrade you seem to have missed is the upgrade of the "cave coaster" seen at 22:48 That coaster (which was a little bit boring before) has been upgrade to include a "virtual coaster". You can lend VR-glasses (for a small fee: last time i visited it was €5) and the VR glasses will transport you in a completely different world. I didn't expect much from it but was blown away how well this worked. The VR-coaster matches almost exactly the forces you experience while riding the original coaster. As someone who is susceptible for motion sickness, I had no problems at all.

I have fond memories of going to this park as a kid :)

One ride I noticed you didn't mention (which is often not mentioned by people who haven't visited) is the Voletarium. It's effectively a Soarin clone - but in many ways it is better than Soarin in my opinion.

I went to TRIPSDRILL last year and was positively surprised. The Theming is great, not as per the areas, but each ride by itself. And the number of rides/coasters is really great. My favorites as ride are KARACHO and HALS ÜBER KOPF 🥰 Plus with the ticket you also get access to the animal park / zoo next door!

Pretty much liking your reaction. I`m living next to it and was born the year the park opened.

Another amazing video keep it up

Great video once again. I'm glad there are still people out there that try to shine a light on smaller, but still well-themed areas around the world. I will say that I am a little confused when you brought up the fact that western parks don't theme their smaller, non-e-ticket rides as much compared to Europa/other European rides. Rides like Navi River Journey, Buzz Lightyear Astroblasters, Men in Black Alien Attack, E.T., Living with the Land, and Multiple others have details and thematic elements that can rival their e-ticket counterparts at times. I was hoping you could shed a bit of light on what you meant by that

Your comment about slow rides rings true. You need a “quiet ride” between the fast ones to calm back down and relax a bit. I used to love the “dragon boat lifts” at Magic Mountain which was a slow ride which is now where Batman was built. It allowed you to tak in the scenery and get up or down a steep hill.

This video makes me wonder not only about how American parks could do better, but it has me wondering whether they actually _could_ follow some of these design philosophies. My sister did crowd control for Fantasmic in Disneyland for a while, and she said they were constantly making tweaks to the formula in order to optimize crowd movement. It's fundamental to the very design of the park at this point, if it wasn't in the first place. And even if you _could_ change it, Cast Members simply aren't paid enough to handle the added stress of negotiating the same number of guests in more intimate, genuinely park-like spaces. As you say, Disney and Universal are hyper-corporate, ultra-capitalist ventures. The unique design aesthetics and features you highlight here simply aren't compatible with that core philosophy

Absolutely charming! I'm not a huge fan of exposed coasters dominating the skyline, but I think the theming more than makes up for it. I would love to be able to visit Europa and Efteling some day. Incidentally, do you have any plans to talk about Tokyo DisneySea? I've been fortunate to visit Tokyo Disney twice, and it is a testament to what Disney Imagineering can accomplish when give the budget and creative freedom, and the utter irony is that Tokyo Disney isn't even owned or operated by Disney.

Just back from a trip to Europa park, and their waterpark. And wow, we were not dissapointed! It was mindblowing😃 as a disney fan i find it hard to compare. But both are very lovely and unique in its own way.

I think Mack Rides owning the parks is what makes the experience so great, they only have to pay wholesale prices for their additions which means they can put more money towards theming and story telling. It's also good for Mack because they are basically making money off of their testing ground which is something that normally costs ride manufacturers money

Great Video!

The gardening there is also incredible.

Went with my two kids two weeks ago, and most definitely both would love to come back to revisit, because one of the ride they didn’t went on because of the long queue. So definitely will be back when both old enough so that can go inside of the VR ride too.

With the recent decline in Disney QA, I've been on the hunt for alternatives. I LOVE this set of essays and it makes me want to plan a trip to visit the three parks you've highlighted. I'd be interested in a video outlining how to plan a trip like that. ;)

What a great Video! As a long time Annual Pass Holder of EP i really enjoyed your outside view on it. Your point about balancing the crouds with flats and walkways is really important and something other parks lack imo. Even on a hot summer day in the holidays, the big attractions/coasters never exceed much more than 90min. (Also credit to the incredible capacity and operations of the rides). If theres any question you have about the park, feel free to ask :)

Saving this for my bath later :)

This was very good! I personally would love to see you do a more in-depth series on Europa Park as I don't see that much emphasis on the detail, theme and art critism on the park (minus the POV ride throughs of the various rides and attractions.)

I just spent a week in Orlando visiting most major parks. I agree that Europapark (EP) needs to be compared to Disney and Phantasialand more to Universal. Let me briefly give you my comparison of EP and Disney: 1. Innovation: This point clearly goes to Disney. EP does not have anything comparable to e.g. Rise of the resistance. 2. Emersion & Theming: In my eyes a tie. EP shows more care for detail while Disney impresses with more large scale objects and much better animatronics. 3. Number & Variety of attractions: If you put all four Disney parks together they can match the number and variety of rides in EP. But this is no fair comparison. So the point clearly goes to EP. 4. Crowds: Disney seams to me very overcrowded. On top you see much more strollers than in EP. After noon it gets almost too much for me. So clear point for EP. 5. Costs: The EP ticket does not even cost half of Disney. The virtual line options are free while Disney charges you on Genie+. Clear point for EP. 6. Food: Much better and less expensive in EP. So overall I see a result of 2:5 in favour of EP. Main reason in my eyes is that EP is a family business which shows much more heart and soul. Still I continue to love Disney too 🙂 When it comes to Phantasialand vs. Universal I clearly see Universal as the winner. For me today the best theme park ever.

The film that the Arthur ride was based on was released in the U.S. as “Arthur and the invisibles”. That’s cool that there’s a ride based on the film. The rides here look so cool and creative , even if I’m not a roller coaster guy , they make me want to ride them lol. Great video as usual

Nice video about europa park

I was here way back in 1998, and hopefully I can get back in the next couple years.