European Coasters are the Best in the World!

[@SpezyCoasters]

something that might fly under your radar is schwur des kärnan my personal favorite: Great Story, great theming, incredible elements and just so happens to be the tallest coaster in Germany

[@DaanBruins]

It is tied with silver star for tallest and fastest but that ride looks awesome.

[@Luke_Go]

The original Paris Space Mountain was my favorite coaster. Now, Hyperspace Mountain isn't even in my top 40 attractions... Disney made a BIG mistake with Hyperspace Mountain and I don't understand why they stick with this "temporary" overlay.

[@SpezyCoasters]

cause daddy chapek loved IP in the parks xD

[@joebenzz]

@@SpezyCoasters Now that he's gone, let's hope things will change.

[@SpezyCoasters]

@@joebenzz yes but daddy iger fancies brand synagy so...

[@liamcollinson5695]

I agree fully I just want the moon to return it had so much character before the lame starwars theme it doesn't even match the area anymore

[@handledav]

yes

[@joebenzz]

The steampunk theme is a goldmine for theme parks as its rusty brass/copper looks can easely hide or seamlessly incorporate steel roller coasters and not breaking the immersion. So many possibilities can be born just by using the steampunk style with a little bit of creativity.

[@noedlesoup]

One big tip for people coming over to Europe to experience these and other great themed coasters for the first time: make sure you have time to ride them multiple times! Because there is so much to see and feel, you are likely overwhelmed by it all the first time you ride it and only from the 2nd and 3rd time you truly have the space to take it all in :)

[@astroguster5522]

Seeing something like fantastic wood work as a highlight of a theme park kinda touched me. My Opa (Grandpa) who I never met came to America from Germany when the Nzis were in power and he made beautiful art from carving wood. But once he came to the states he had to work regular counter jobs since his woodworking skill had little use and paid little money in the states. It's nice to see those badass dudes keeping the skill alive 🪵

[@pe.coaster]

since amusement park chains only gained a foothold in europe very late (disney and universal with initial investments in the 1990s), many independent theme parks have emerged such as europapark, phantasialand, toverland, Alton Towers, the walibi parks, linnanmäki, liseberg, grönalund, tivoli gardens, etc The list is just too long. And my top 3 in Europa are: #1 Efteling #2 Phantasialand #3 PortAventura Since I live in Germany and have seen a lot of world-class parks in Europe, but have only been to Florida and the East Coast in the USA, it's very difficult for me to say which is better. From what I've seen, the variety in Europe is better and the theme parks are more aimed at creating unique attractions. And if you completely deduct the theming, Europa has with Wildfire, Untamed, Kondaa, Ride to happiness, Zadra, Hyperion, Helix, Schwur des Kärnan, Lech Coaster, Taron, Fly, Expedition Geforce, Taiga, iSpeed ​​and Shambhala (hopefully I named them all) numerous world-class roller coasters. However, the only thing that doesn't really matter much to me is the size/quantity of roller coasters. The USA is clearly better there. My final summary: Pls guys focus more on overall ride experiences and quality.

[@digarian007]

I don’t watch many ride videos to be surprised and you just taught me and caught my attention about he rotating seats and moving station on Fly. Thank you and keep up the EXCELLENT videos!!

[@stonie13]

fly doesn`t have a moving loading plattform tho lol

[@Peachs.Travel]

I'm going to Alton towers, phantasialand and Europa park in April. I'm so excited 😍😍🎢🎢

[@SuperFabulicious]

I love this international content! Such an amazing world of theme parks out there! Thanks for sharing! 🙏🏼

[@leyoshivenere350]

Phantasialand is on another level and I wish this parc grows and become as big as legendary US parcs

[@mstrmren]

I can assure you that any expansion is probably not going to happen in the next 10 years or so..

[@wolfieeeee256]

Geographic expansion is unlikely or slow I'm afraid but it's arguably these constraints that have resulted in the unique and adventurous design the park has today!

[@catfox1394]

I hope that Phantasialand can expand in the future. Until noe they had to tear off older attractions to build new ones, like their old log flumes stonewash creek and wildwash creek to build Chiapas or their simulator to build Fly.

[@mstrmren]

@@catfox1394 That is not true. Phantasialand is mainly located next to a nature preserve, the suburbs are on the opposite side.

[@brittariedel3446]

@@mstrmren the town council of Brühl refuses to approve Phantasialands Expansion Plans since many years.

[@tim-kevinwahlert250]

Greetings from germany and thanks for the Flowers in this nice video!😄 F.L.Y. and Taron and their theme worlds are truly unique and absolute masterpieces worldwide!!!❤️ But the shortest Divecoaster is "Krake" at Heidepark. 😉

[@Yukendoit]

I really want to go to Europa park.

[@AnotherSwissYoutubeUser]

F.L.Y is absolutely insane and I love this coaster. The technology is awesome, the theming is perfect. The station is also insanely good. Though these coasters are not in the Videos I would like to give a shout-out to: Ride to Happiness Wodan Timburcoaster Colorado Adventure Black Mamba Raptor (Gardaland) Kärnan Lost Gravity Xpress: Platform 13 Oziris Cobra (Connyland)

[@michaeltaylor1603]

It must also be stated that some of the parks are older than the ones found "across the pond" that have done a great job not only "staying relevant" by "plussing" what they have seen in America. Walt Disney borrowed Tivoli Gardens lights, cleanliness + spirit of NEVER being finished. Europe gets a lot RIGHT!

[@themainstreetnews]

Lovely video, we really do have it easy here in Europe! Just one little correction, Space Mountain wasn’t actually the first coaster to have onboard audio, it was actually Casey Jr, also in DLP which technically is a roller coaster! Just saying, because I made the same mistake in my video about SM: De la Terre a la Lune 😅

[@donoakes85]

Baron isn’t the shortest dive coaster. It has the smallest dive. Oblivion is shorter.

[@christianesch5938]

Taron and Fly are amazing. So ist Flucht von Novgorod in my home park Hansa Park. Even the powered mine train in Europapark has a load of theming in its cave. Maybe it's the fact that most of the parks are family owned and they take a lot of pride in it.

[@aiv4873]

I would say some American coasters are better for their experience mixed in with the ride, like Velocicoaster. But I do prefer the European way of doing coasters. When all your coasters are themed and well built then it just provides a more satisfying park experience.

[@whenisdinner2137]

You sure love to generalize. Acting like the most overly themed roller coaster on planet Earth is not in the United States...

[@aiv4873]

@When Is dinner Bro I am American and I would love to see more themed coasters. But my local park, SF discovery kingdom is a bum. The coasters are great and fun but the most themed elements are the names.

[@whenisdinner2137]

@@aiv4873 well yeah but Six Flags is by far the worst of the chains at theming by a country mile. Like it's not even close. They make Cedar Fair parks look like Islands of Adventure in comparison. I know the feeling because Great America is my home park but at least I'm close enough to the rest of the Midwest parks to travel relatively easily.

[@aiv4873]

@When Is dinner My point is just that the method of heavy theming is better. Europe has less major parks than we do, so each one they make better be good. Comparatively we've got better themed parks and we've got more of them, Universal, Disney, Busch Gardens, etc. I just wish my local park was a bit more themed and offered a better experience. If I lived in Orlando or LA, I'd say that European parks can't hold a candle to American parks.

[@wrc5557]

portaventura in Spain also has some great rides, but the theming is strongest around the park itself rather than on the individual coasters! Also a park with a really interesting history having been owned by Tussauds, Anheuser-Busch and universal!

[@briansieve]

Great film. Thanks

[@DanCarnellious]

Taron in Phantasia is a solid ride but I can't say I remember it much- I absolutely loved the boomerang ride there though. F.L.Y was not open when I visited and overall I feel the older bits of Phantasia is a bit poor. Efteling is awesome though and Baron is just so so fun! The whole park is just a different feeling to other parks. (I'm from the UK so Baron's shortness is easy to overlook next to Oblivions) Great video and fantastic editing and flow as always!

[@AudreyMealiff]

Wow, I found the exact opposite- I think that Taron is an incredible ride and Raik is just average with nothing much to offer. Just like your visit, FLY was closed when we visited in November. We were so disappointed. 💔 We'll just have to go back. Efteling is on the list too.

[@HliarusProd]

I found Raik pretty surprising as a family coaster, especially it's actual lap bar, and small pop of ejector airtime exiting the station. Taron was amazing, but so we're Black Mamba and Colorado adventure, with both feeling quite long tbh ! But the real star was F.L.Y. . I've ridden Tatsu before, but nothing compares to the actual feeling of flight FLY gives you... The theming and proximity to paths makes the experience actually incredible

[@danielhopeuk]

I always get soooo gutted riding hyperspace mountain, knowing how great it was! Hoping they revert it back soon

[@mcrclaire]

Oh I loved this! I hope you guys are able to make it up here in the not too distant future! ❤️

[@RankingTheMouse]

In terms of thematic immersiveness & uniqueness, gotta agree that European Coasters take the cake. I wish US Coasters took the same creative liberties, especially outside of Disney & Universal

[@jasperveltman5941]

It doesn't have a moving platform, it has a normal load and a separate unload station. I don't know if it had the moving station in the past, but a few weeks ago when I got to ride it, it had a normal station

[@PuissanceParcs]

Hi Guys ! Love your content, and as we are from Europe, you should definitely check other parks like Toverland, Heide Park, Gardaland, Fraispertuis City... Lots of potential and great theming everywhere ! You state around 7'10" that Space Mountain : De La Terre à La Lune is the world's first rollercoaster to feature On Board audio, well, it's not the case, but the real one is pretty close : it's the Casey Jr. - le Petit Train du Cirque, it's a Vekoma E-powered train and there's On Board audio in it, synchronized with the layout. It was used as a test by Vekoma and Imagineering for the forthcoming french Space Mountain. Casey Jr openend in April 1994, and SM : DLTALL opened in May 1995 ;) By the way, we're french podcasters dealing with Theme Parks all around the world, and we have a few episodes in english with two former Imagineers like Tim Delaney who was in charge of Discoveryland and Space Mountain ! You'll learn a few things there if you're interested :D

[@Coasteric]

Part 2, please! --> Kärnan, K2, Arthur, Miniwah, ...

[@GabrielDalposso]

Loved the mention of Efteling! Review of the park when?

[@Snorrie]

F.L.Y. doesn’t have an always moving platform

[@jbradleyuk]

Surely Alton Towers oblivion is the shortest dive machine?

[@squidwardshouse5431]

Apparently its a different model. I think that's under Vertical Drop coaster which is ironic because its drop is not even exactly 90°. Dive machines seem to be all be floorless and do hit 90°

[@sionbartlett1746]

Toron is my #1 still but we'll see if that changes in a few weeks when I fly back over to phantasialand 😁

[@bamiiiiiiiii5162]

Euhm just sayinh but fly doesnt have an always moving platform

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

I adore Tatsu at Six Flags Magic Mountain, but F.L.Y. seems significantly better in almost every way.

[@barelysuperman]

The whole DLP hyperspace thing, I can’t be the only one who thinks the way people compare it to how it was before makes that much of a difference with the exception of the working canon from the outside. Let old things die.

[@MracoK]

F.L.Y. doesn't have an ever-moving platform for loading the train. The train is stationary while being loaded.

[@Sonderax]

Europe cares more about the guest experience then the big record breakers and it shows big time

[@PoffHistory]

Sad u guys didnt talk abt the Vliegende Hollander in the Efteling

[@ProduccionesGarfol]

Taron is my top 1 coaster

[@moylen8260]

the most thrilling coasters are still in the US but yes Europe has a whole host of top tier coasters with world class theming. Something that is sadly missing in most US parks.

[@Disturbed666METAL]

Ride to Happiness 😏

[@moylen8260]

@@Disturbed666METAL yeah ride to happiness and lech are 2 of the most thrilling in Europe that are superior to what we have in the US. I feel like all other ride models though have superior US counterparts

[@themeparkplanet3210]

Great video will you do a video for the uk rides

[@xdYama]

as a Dutch person, vekoma makes me proud

[@Blandalorian]

The UK and our store-brand parks and coasters being absent from this list is in no way surprising 🙃🇬🇧

[@Jacckac]

The Smiler, Nemesis, The Swarm, Saw to name a few are definitely worthy of being on this list with their theming. The thing about UK parks (Especially Alton Towers) is that their theming is quite dark.

[@ZeNN-Music]

Why would anyone ever want to go back to 'Space Mountain Mission 2'? Bring back the moon, bring back the mesmerizing original!

[@TobiasBroad]

I did all of these coasters in one trip recently. Not bragging just reminiscing.

[@SpezyCoasters]

seeing a new video from you and then with phantasialand in the Tumbnail xD looking forward to your review of it(also maybe a podcast episode? Plsssss?

[@aarons0683]

Great video, but it’s a real shame that Kärnan isn’t in this video, because it’s not only layout wise, but also theming wise the most overwhelming thing their still is on this continent.

[@christianesch5938]

But it hurts so much;-(

[@aarons0683]

@@christianesch5938 what hurts?

[@christianesch5938]

@@aarons0683 riding Kärnan, especially after the first hill. Even Kolossus in Heidepark doesn't beat as much...

[@thepenguin4043]

Little late but could you do a thing on raging spirits at Tokyo Disney Sea

[@Merc_507]

Ahem GEKOLONISEERD

[@philrabe910]

Something tells me you need a 3 week trip to the UK and EU. Visit Alton towers too please? I actually even want to ride the mine train at Disney Paris, even bashed and belittled.

[@valdelorean]

DIscoveryland's Space Mountain isn't the first rollercoaster to feature on board audio, it's Disneyland Paris' Casey Junior ride. But heck yeah ! Phantasialand is definitely my favorite theme park in terms of theming in Europe !

[@detroitdiezel7856]

Cedar Point is NOT on an island. It's on a peninsula. That's a huge difference!

[@virtualikcz]

Whatabout energylandia😡! I love this park so much

[@Fulanopedia_]

es una discusión para largo...... es verdad que últimamente hay una gran producción de montañas rusas en Europa pero es depende como lo mire cada uno. Estados Unidos es mítico y también tiene una gran producción. Velocicoaster y Gwazi son impresionantes. Pero por otro lado, no están haciendo buenos escenarios (con excepción de Velocicoaster). Pero bueno es según lo que valore cada uno. De todas formas me encantó el video.

[@imrickjamesbricks]

Few good coasters at Heide Park Resort.

[@mrmagicalWM6579]

Baron is not the shortest b&m dive coaster, Oblivion in England, Why no coasters in England, the smiler, Wicker man

[@gerardolivier5250]

Baron is not the shortest Diver in the world, thats Krake

[@DaanBruins]

Cedar Point is a peninsula...

[@TheCoasterGays]

Ok Planet Coaster 2............we've got work to do.......

[@JB-fd8jy]

Not having kärnan in the video is disrespectful 😤

[@peanutismint]

100% triggering title but the truth hurts sometimes.

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

"Why are European Coasters better" lol I didn't know it was April Fools.

[@GeekCinemaa]

First

[@whenisdinner2137]

Nice clickbait.