Europa Park Review, Mack Owned Theme Park in Germany | World's Best Showroom

[@NorthernRidesYaBoi]

Easily my favorite park I've visited. It's the only other place on Earth aside my home that feels like home. Absolutely incredible place

[@CanobieCoaster]

It truly is amazing.

[@michaeltaylor1603]

I had a HUGE smile on my face with the GRAND Tour of such a wonderfully charming park! I can easily see this as a multi day destination park especially with a hotel. Surely on MY bucket list! You also had me @ "pancakes!" This would be like my funnel cake "fix".

[@CanobieCoaster]

The park is exceptional.

[@kelowatt]

I went in October 2019 as part of a trip that included running the Berlin Marathon and going to Octoberfest. It was AMAZING and I am obsessed with getting back there. They had great Halloween decorations, the Halloween song was a bop, and their haunt event was bananas with multiple themed houses that tied together into one storyline (and an accompanying comic book)

[@CanobieCoaster]

I love how their haunt has the story element.

[@marcussheen]

Totally agree with this review. I also agree with what you say about food at least within the parks themselves, although the hotel resort restaurants I think are outstanding (including a Michelin starred restaurant!)

[@CanobieCoaster]

Hotel Coloseo was fine, but it didn't blow me away.

[@dreamsofsunshine2011]

Thank you for making this great review of Europa Park. It brings back great memories of when my family would go there during my childhood

[@CanobieCoaster]

You're welcome!

[@izduckii8143]

This place is crazy looking! I love it! Don’t know when I’m going to be able to go to Germany, but I’ll eventually go.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Hopefully!

[@opraiderman904]

Man, Germany alone has enough parks for one visit. I wanted to do Phantasialand for my 30th but things didn't quite work out ....

[@joppe98]

one of the best theme parks and places in the world indeed. Togheter with Efteling & Phantasialand, this is the best park in Europe. Disneyland will be outstanding when the Studio park gets his things +- 2025. If anyone is reading this and has not visited this park, you will NOT be disappointed!! Great review btw, it’s indeed a phenomenal park

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks! It truly is exceptional.

[@Joypyf]

So many attractions to cover here! Excellent review! 👍🏼

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@supertouring1]

The one thing that stuck out to me was how tightly packed the rides were compared to the visitors. It maybe considered claustrophobic to some or intimate to others or depending on your mood. Very unique. I hope to be able to go there one day!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Some of those pathways are unfortunately tight.

[@AnotherSwissYoutubeUser]

Adventureland no longer exists since it's now been converted into an extension of the Austrian themed area.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Oh ok thanks. I did see they rethemed the boat ride. Didn't realize they changed the whole area.

[@Xoron]

@@CanobieCoaster Yeah, it didn't really chime with modern times anymore since it had hard references to colonialism.

[@robertannable9584]

This place looks friggin incredible, CANOBIE!! You're my main man, CHAP thanks for the insight....WOOOOOOOOOO! Love ya, brotha

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

My Biggest Bucket List Park The Coaster Lineup Operations And Theming All Look Amazing

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's an exceptional park.

[@CoasterTrax]

You putting together all so well and detailed. Great video. You just forgot one thing: Voletarium - The flying theatre has a ticket machine. You can pick a time ticket there and it shows you at which time you can ride this attraction without using the regular queue. Europa Park is also open until midnight in summer with fireworks and all the trimmings, even if only once. In addition, there are various parties and events in the park in the evening. Beach party in Portugal, summer night party in Iceland, etc. There is also a 4D cinema that you didn't mention (I think) You should definitely visit Europa Park on Halloween. There is a completely separate, huge area behind Poseidon. There are various scare houses and scare zones built with live actors. If you enter all of them, you end up on a big halloween Party. Defently worth visiting. Europa Park also organizes an extremely large number of TV events and competitions (Miss Germany) etc. live concerts with stars are also given. In addition, Europa Park has its own golf course and a camping resort next to the parking lot. You can spent a night there very cheap and it’s beautiful.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I got a tour of their Halloween area in 2017 and got to experience one haunted walkthrough in the Greece area. Voletarium didn't have the ticket system the days I was there in 2021. I saw it in 2017.

[@CoasterTrax]

@@CanobieCoaster in the Greece area? The horror nights area are not in the park. It’s next to the park with a seperate entry. Idk if you mean the same, bcs there are some small walkthroughs in some areas in the park. But that’s not a huge deal. No it’s a huge Halloween event. The ticket system was and is still by voletarium. May you missed it.

[@dominique484]

The summer midnight opening is very busy with a lot of parents and little children. But the children are very tired and the parents do not want to leave. so kids get annoying. That's why I don't go that day, but rather 2 other days.

[@skeetvandermeule4419]

You have to stay in the Kronasar Museum hotel! The theming is fantastic and it have some great bars and restaurants. The premier entrance to Rulantica is also nice. This is the best hotel of the resort in my upon ion!

[@CanobieCoaster]

I hope to stay onside again.

[@skeetvandermeule4419]

Yeah, your video was a really good explanation of Europa park.

[@rct800]

Great Review that also is a fantastic overview of the Park! You forgot Geisterschloss though, which might be the second best darkride here

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's in there towards the start of the dark ride segment.

[@wolfieeeee256]

My favourite park! Makes me wish I lived in Germany or anywhere in mainland-Europe for that matter

[@CanobieCoaster]

True!

[@dreams2reality410]

Want a piece of Voltron.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I hope to ride that coaster this year.

[@alexbaker7722]

I love Europa Park. If the food hasn't wowed you yet, then you've not eaten the right food. Lol. Seriously, next time you are there you have to try the Flammlachs in Iceland. Also the Asian restaurant Bamboe Baai is fantastic and you get to sit in that final section of Piraten en Batavia.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I've tried Don Quixote, Hotel Coloseo's restaurant, a fish shop in Scandinavia, plus a few others. It's decent. The poffertjes are the one standout for me.

[@alexbaker7722]

@@CanobieCoaster I will be sure to track those down next time I'm there. Trust me on the Flammlachs though, if you like salmon they are amazing. The kiosk is only open Wednesday through Sunday though so I plan around that now 😋

[@edbrown2998]

Europa Park feels magical in the same way that Alton Towers & Drayton Manor did when I was growing up... I'm not sure if it's me getting older or the operations in these UK parks are less good in these cost-saving times, but whilst these parks have lost their shine for me, Europa Park reminded me of those childhood feelings. If I'm being honest, I'm not sure any of their coasters stand out as a top-20 level coaster. I'd like to see them address this with another non-Mack offering like an RMC or top Intamin coaster, but maybe the Big Dipper will be better than I think. From what they have got, Silver Star & Wodan are decent, I really liked the EuroSat re-theme and the Arthur ride system is unmatched for a family coaster. Coaster collection aside though, operations here are second to none, the food is generally excellent, the theming is on point - ok, the queues can get long but they're mitigated by the fast operations, and I had excellent experiences with their virtual queue app thing on my last visit. The staff all seem to care, and the place is super clean. All in all, a super well run park and I'll no doubt be revisiting this place many times!

[@CanobieCoaster]

I think Mack could get a world class coaster from themselves if they built a big hyper or xtreme spinner.

[@bedholm6131]

Still easily my favorite park. Few parks are even decent at multiple categories and Europa is excellent in pretty much all of them.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Agreed!

[@DaríoMuñózCercós]

See in RCDB: Matterhorn Blitz at Europa Park. It said: The Matterhorn Blitz uses a vertical lift system that lifts 2 cars at a time rather than a traditional lift hill. Otherwise it is the same as a standard Mack built Wild Mouse (large park) model. So imagine trying again those other installations: Fly at Canada's Wonderland Apple Zapple (formerly Ricochet) at Kings Dominion Technic Coaster at Legoland California Coast Rider at Knott's Berry Farm What would you think between the four?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Coast Rider is way worse than the others due to the shin guards. I'd ride the others.

[@RidesAndShows]

Thanks for the grate Video of one of my favorite Parks. The Jungle Boatride in Advantureland has been rethemed but it is not finished jet. Europapark stated that they will retheme the Ride and the whole Land in two Phases. Phase 1 is finished with only the Boat ride changed but the Boats are still the old ones. It opend to Guests at March 19. as Josefinas Kaiserliche Zauberreise. The second Phase will be done in the Offseason of 2022/2023 and with it the Land will be completely rethemed to Austria and the Station of Josefinas Kaiserliche Zauberreise will also be replaced with an much bigger Building that also houses a Restaurant and the Boatride will get another Layer of Theming. Regarding your point about the shows, unfortunately you've seen the one show that isn't particularly good and doesn't have subtitles. Almost all other shows have screens with english and french subtitles.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks for letting me know about the retheme and shows. I'm still more of a ride person, but maybe I'll try one of the subtitled ones next time.

[@thedashcamkid6175]

Great video, where do you predict voltron will place in your rankings?

[@CanobieCoaster]

It looks like it could be their best ride.

[@Joshua___]

For clarification about the title: The park is not "Mack Rides Owned" But "Mack Owned", same as Mack Rides is also owned by the Mack family. Besides that, stellar video as always!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks, I'll fix the title.

[@flaffstar_99]

This is my favourite Europapark Review so far!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Glad you liked it!

[@qkyouko]

Went to Europapark a couple days ago, was super lucky because the waiting times never went above 25 minutes!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@altronproductions2179]

Hey man, just curious what is the loose article policy in Europa Park? As a bespectacled enthusiast who is going to invest on a pair of pivothead sunglasses for my future theme park visits, I’m not sure if Europa Park is one of those parks who are flexible with their guests’ loose articles. You should do a video on the loose article policy in the theme parks you visited over the years and some tips for fellow enthusiasts if they want to record good quality POVs of the rides as well as stuff they should be aware of! Just a suggestion!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Always contact the park in advance. Europa allows chest mounted Go Pros. I'm not sure about the glasses.

[@altronproductions2179]

@@CanobieCoaster Ok thanks man!

[@melanieking2587]

Fun fact: The outside of CanCan Coaster (A.k.A the sphere) has the same sphere design from spaceship earth at epcot.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Yes it does.

[@maxhagenauer24]

By far one of the best parks in Germany. Mack haven, literally like a KFC chicken bucket but it's of Mack coasters instead, that's what this park is. Besides Silver Star, Wodann, and Blue Fire, you would probably expect a park with so many attractions to have a few more major thrill rides but that's definitely not the only thing that makes this place.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's so well balanced.

[@mitchellries256]

If I were to spend two days in Europa Park and one day at Rulantica (keeping in mind that I can spend a full day in most waterparks), do you think that would be a good plan?

[@CanobieCoaster]

If you can spend a whole day at a water park, that makes sense.

[@WCfanboy]

How overestimated would you say the wait time are?

[@CanobieCoaster]

They were within what they said +/- 5 minutes most times.

[@dytamic]

would blue fire be an in house ride

[@CanobieCoaster]

Technically for Mack.

[@idansheffer56]

One of the best, if not the best park in the world!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Truely.

[@chargedonpc9989]

This park definitely looks like one of the best in the world, but I do wish they would build something like DC Rivals here because then they would have a better standout coaster. Silver Star looks great, but many other parks have great B&M hypers.

[@stonie13]

Its the only B&M hyper in germany . I still agree with you tho. They really need a standout thrill coaster

[@chargedonpc9989]

@@stonie13 That's true, but Europa seems like more of a destination park. Maybe I'm just spoiled with Apollo's Chariot, Candymonium, and Nitro all not too far from me. I've been on the first two.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I'd love to see either a new Mack hyper or xtreme spinner here.

[@chargedonpc9989]

@@CanobieCoaster yeah

[@paul2aner]

Great review, but Ba-a-a-a-a-Express is manufactured by ART-Engineering not by ABC Rides.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Ok thanks, I'll fix that.

[@marzok9632]

More like engineered or planned, because the coaster parts of cause also where manufactured by MACK Rides.

[@paul2aner]

@@marzok9632 yes you’re right

[@aoilpe]

Saison opening this weekend !!! P.S.: The Pirates in Batavia and Scandinavia were destroyed by the same fire… to be found here on YT.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Yes, it's impressive how the park rebuilt.

[@m.hoffman2889]

about the ait times you're not entirely right, I've been at the park at least twice where all major rides has 1-2h waits, I have been there 4 times now but always just for 1 day (I only go for the coasters)

[@CanobieCoaster]

I pulled the wait data from queue-times.com and past visits.

[@paco1461]

Which park do you like more Europa park or Phantasialand?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Depends on the day, but probably Phantasialand.

[@UwePieper]

Well Adventureland is gone and the tame jungle raft rides is now part of austria. For Voletarium there is a physical return ticket like the old disney fastpasses you should grab. You get a return time and only have to wait a few minutes. With food Phantasialand is a lot better. There are so many exceptional food places at Phantasialand

[@CanobieCoaster]

I saw the return time in 2017, but not this past year. Maybe I went by the ride too early in the day?

[@UwePieper]

@@CanobieCoaster Definitely used it last october. I guess single ride lines will return sooner or later. We're not really post covid yet.

[@willt6970]

still kicking myself that I lived less than 30 minutes away from this park for 3 months and never visited... great review though!

[@arnodobler1096]

omg

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@coasternerd6978]

As a Chicagoan who is sick of the Saint Patrick’s Day parade chaos it bewilders me why they chose Ireland as the kids area.

[@CanobieCoaster]

The kid's area is cute.

[@coasternerd6978]

@@CanobieCoaster Visit downtown Chicago after Saint Patric's day and you will never see the kids area the same way again.

[@SwissMaps455]

So is this the best park in Germany?

[@CanobieCoaster]

I prefer Phantasialand.

[@dominique484]

Adventure land is no longer in the park. That part is now also austria.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Ah ok, thanks!

[@samuelahoffman]

Seems like Europa Park needs an extreme spinner

[@CanobieCoaster]

I'd love for them to get one.

[@notafreakjustacoastergeek]

first

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@Adrians_films]

Diabetes

[@CanobieCoaster]

You could say that with loaded poffertjes.

[@Space_Traveler77]

fucking terrible park, epcot ball was stolen

[@CanobieCoaster]

I love the park, but it's pretty clear where the ball was inspired.

[@Vanessa-di6kd]

A famous German Coaster KZbin guy ("ride review") once made that joke: "Epcot" stands for "europa park copies our theming". :D @@CanobieCoaster

[@rctrulez]

Before the 2012 season Piccolo Mondo was called Ciao Bambini ("hey kids" in Italian). It was still ofc themed to Italy, looking at it today feels like visiting Italy on a candyflip (drug slang for combining MDMA and acid). It featured e.g. a "love tunnel" of blinking hearts, a repetitive soundtrack fucking with your head ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/boG1ipR3i693orc the lyrics even straight up sound like a trip: "Heute fahren wir Hand in Hand durchs große Wunderland der Phantasie / EIn Reich voll Zauberkraft, das dich so glücklich macht, vergisst du nie" Today we drive, hand in hand, through the grand/great wonderland of fantasy / A land so full of magic, making you so happy youll never forget it ) and a general aesthetic of Venice on drugs. 2 pov clips from ancient times, so sadly that quality does not at all capture the trippy experience. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX7EpZiwotadaZI kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWq7l599m6h7ibc

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks! That's cool.