Posted February 25, 20178 yr Popular Post comment_247725 Hola! I’m excited to finally announce the details for our 2017 European trip to PortAventura! The dates for this meet will be Saturday 9th September - Tuesday 12th September. There is not a vote for this meet due to other commitments and trying to make the trip as cheap as possible for all. This is a longer meet than usual due to there being two parks and a waterpark which we will be visiting. PortAventura is a fantastic park and I would recommend a few days to get everything done (plus ride Baco until you break your backo). As this is a trip abroad it is strictly an over 18’s meet I’m afraid. I understand some of you may be disappointed about this, but due to the meet being outside the country it complicates matters too much! This meet is taking a lot of advanced planning and is obviously more expensive than a standard meet, which is why we are giving you plenty of notice to save up/book time off work etc. I have used Expedia to price up this trip and the cheapest I’ve found it (based on a room of 4) is £223 each which includes hotel, flights, park tickets (plus 1 day Ferrari Land entry) and breakfast each day. Obviously the earlier this is booked, the cheaper it will be. I have just booked a room of 4 for 4 members who have shown previous interest. I can help out with recommendations for booking, but it will be down to yourselves to book flights and accommodation how you wish. You can make your own travel arrangements, but these are our planned flights: We will be staying at the onsite Hotel El Paso which is a 4* hotel with onsite swimming pool, 2 restaurants and live entertainment. It is also a short walk to the park. Based on previous experience going to PortAventura, there is absolutely no chance I would recommend visiting this park without using their unlimited fastpass. As onsite hotel guests we get this at a discounted rate and it is valid for our entire stay (I believe it is around 50Euro’s each). This is something we will all be getting so please bare that in mind when calculating costs. Our previous European park visits have been absolutely fantastic and there is no reason why this would be any different. If you have any questions then please do feel free to message me and I will help as much as I can. Let me know below if you are interested in attending! Booked: Doc Kerfuffle Marc Martin.C Martin Doyle Matt Creek Mattgwise Mr Fish Ryan Terrortomb
February 25, 20178 yr comment_247727 This is gonna be the hottest meet of 2017! Even though my wallet will blaze faster than Ferrari Land. Me and Tomb for the list please.
February 25, 20178 yr Author comment_247728 1 minute ago, Matt Creek said: This is gonna be the hottest meet of 2017! Even though my wallet will blaze faster than Ferrari Land. Me and Tomb for the list please.
February 26, 20178 yr comment_247729 OK, I am 100% up for this and certainly looking forward to it! For other members that are planning on making the trip but have not booked any flights, hotels or tickets yet like I have, would anyone be happy for me to share another room for 4 at the El Paso hotel for the flights and tickets specified by Ryan above? An individual room at the same hotel would cost nearly 4 times the amount and a twin/triple room nearly twice the amount, so sharing one between four would be much more ideal and affordable for all of us. If interested, please either send me a PM or invite me to a group so we can all arrange this together as I honestly don't know where to begin with all this or which members to ask.
February 26, 20178 yr comment_247744 Sorry I can't come Europa Park is partly booked up but hope you all have fun.
February 26, 20178 yr comment_247750 gutted! I would have loved to have come to this but I will be in the USA I'm afraid!
February 26, 20178 yr comment_247753 My non uk trips have already been arranged for this year. (Leisburg and Europa). This looks good fun and I'm sure you will all have a great time but unfortunately I wont be attending this one.
February 27, 20178 yr comment_247757 Pop me down as a maybe please Ryan, need to check I can get the time off work !
February 27, 20178 yr comment_247761 I am 100 percent in. It looks like I'll be rooming with Kerfuffle and Martin C. We will be booking soon (ish)
February 28, 20178 yr comment_247770 "Ride Baco until you break your backo" - love it! Have a great time guys - my huge fear of flying means I am a no for this one so I wanna see plenty of pics
February 28, 20178 yr comment_247772 Me,Martin C and kerfuffle are now booked and sorted!! Looking forward to the concussion that comes with a ride on baco!! gonna be a great trip!!
February 28, 20178 yr comment_247773 Me & Tomb have also now booked up. Can't wait for this meet which will probably fly by faster than Ferrari Land.
February 28, 20178 yr comment_247774 34 minutes ago, Matt Creek said: Can't wait for this meet which will probably fly by faster than Ferrari Land. One can hope it'll cruise by as slow as El Diablo
March 1, 20178 yr comment_247777 I'm in, flights and hotel booked I'll be flying from Heathrow, since I live right next to it. Outbound: 06:15 LHR - BCN 09:20 Inbound: 20:35 BCN - LHR 21:50
March 1, 20178 yr comment_247788 Definitely interested! Need to get on Shambhala I'm a maybe for now!
March 2, 20178 yr comment_247805 I've contacted PortAventura directly to enquire a bit more about the accommodation amenities they offer at their hotels which those of us staying on-site might find useful in preparation for the trip. Below is what I have found out: Since most if not all of us will be arriving at around midday, you can leave your bags at the hotel and spend the remainder of the day in the park, even before you check-in at 3pm onwards. Same for checking-out by 11am. You still have access to the park for the whole day until closure. For the discounted Express Passes for hotel guests, these are the prices and offers going: €25 (Express Max) - 1 admission for all available attractions for 1 day. €30 (Express Max Gold) - 1 admission for all available attractions for 1 day + an additional single ride in front row for Shambhala, Furius Baco & Dragon Khan. €61 (Express Premium) - unlimited access for ALL DAYS you stay at the resort. €66 (Express Premium Gold) - unlimited access for ALL DAYS you stay at the resort + 1 front row ride on Shambhala, Furius Baco and Dragon Khan. The premium passes also gives you priority seats to the shows and theaters for Temple Magic, Jing-Chou, Gran Teatro Imperial & Gran Teatro Maya. These tickets can be picked up alongside your park pass at reception. Despite what some travel agencies might say when you book through them, access to the outdoor swimming pool is included in the price at no extra charge. Water park tickets are NOT included at the hotel, but you do get a discount. I didn't get a price unfortunately. As you can see, €61+ might sound a lot, but considering it's valid every day you stay, includes front row access and the best seats for all the live shows, I don't think it's that bad, especially in comparison to what UK parks tend to offer! EDIT (15/03): For those of us that have booked this through Expedia as a package, some bundles say it includes a '1 Ferrari Land ticket'. After contacting both the hotel and Expedia directly who were offering the deal, it took several days to get a definite answer. You do in fact get one ticket per person for the room you reserve so for our group's sake, myself, Kerfuffle and Martin Doyle will all get individual tickets for one day in Ferrari Land after arrival at the hotel, thus saving us €30 each. One thing worth mentioning however is you can only get the tickets at least 1 day after you check-in at the hotel, so we can only visit on either the 10th/11th September, not the 9th or 12th. Also, the park is operating a time schedule so we might be given the choice to either enter from 10am-6pm or 6pm-1am as evidenced on their website when you book tickets with them. Not sure how this works at the moment but my guess is they don't expect you to spend a full day day in the park as opposed to the main park which is obviously much larger and has a greater selection.
March 2, 20178 yr Author comment_247806 Thanks Martin, though I was in the middle of contacting PA regarding the finer details.
March 8, 20178 yr comment_247917 Non-Spanish-speaking TPM members trying to communicate with PA staff like
April 12, 20178 yr Author comment_249233 51 minutes ago, mrmonkey said: Hows Planning coming along for this? :)) Everything's all planned, closer to the time we will be setting up a group chat to discuss meeting points etc! I know @StevenVig has booked a room and is looking for other members to join in that room, so please do message him to see if he still has a space.
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