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Just because a park cannot realistically reach a milestone is not to say they have to go the full way, but take some influences from this scenario. I get that storing sufficient ride parts and the like is unrealistic, but there are still other ways parks can be efficient. Like I said, Europa are in a very fortunate position with parts and maintenance. The thing that makes Europa such a great attraction and place to visit is the sheer dedication the Mack family pour into the park, whether that be the countless attractions, shows, pride they have in their premise. Not to mention their ever-onwards upgrades and progressions within, whether that be facelifting one of their worst dark rides into something charming or constantly adding new shows. If these are not to be examples within the park industry I don’t know what is. Ok, that may have been an exaggeration on HSE, but I can guarantee that the general stricter rules on safety would prevent a U.K. woodie opening any quicker than several weeks after happening solely for checks and inspections let alone reordering of parts.

Oh, definitely - credit where credit is due, Europa do what they do very well. There's no denying that. All I'm saying is it's easy to take for granted the unique situation the park is in, and how much that effects the operation of the park. They have a vested interest to run their Mack rides in the best way possible, meaning they can throw money at getting high level of staff, and high quality staff, to run the rides, along with expert engineers. And that naturally means any non-Mack rides have to be in the same position. Few parks could justify the level of investment it takes to upkeep the park to the standard Europa are able to, nor the way the park operates on a day-to-day basis. That's not to take away from what Europa do; they're brilliant and tick all the rights boxes. But still, they are the exception to the rule.

*Double Post!** One of the new mazes will be announced on the 26th at 19:00. This was announced via their Facebook! Very exciting!

Europa certainly have that advantage but I think a lot of it does come down to the fact that they just know how to run a theme park efficiently. Look at the fire, what would of been a huge setback for most other parks (masses of burnt space and theming ruined) is now being redone and made even better. The operations on all the rides also I think speaks volumes about how competent Europa are at running the place.. Barely any downtime, unthinkable dispatches, etc! Sure they have a lot of resources due to being owned by Mack but I do think they still deserve some slack..

Another example of how well Europa Park deal with setbacks!! No compromising, no hitting the panic button and no excuses. Just getting on with it and getting the job done. Hats off to them!!