Altitude Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Like Benin said I guess it all goes down to opinions though. (however we can all agree that the Golden Ticket Awards are awful...) Some people prefer parks with huge, intense coasters with sometimes little to no theming (Cedar Point etc.) Whereas others, like myself, prefer parks with narratives and heavily themed attractions, as they can sometimes be more memorable. And I suppose enthusiasts are the ones voting on the poll, whereas if everyday families voted, I assume parks like Disney would take the crown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Europa celebrated their 100'000'000th guest recently... An amazing number to acheive in the 39 years the park has been open, which on average would see approx 2.5m guests a year... Some parks could only dream of such numbers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 This reaction is just like the Alton Towers fan's reaction was when BPB won best park on Tripadvisor! Must say I want to visit Europa one day. pognoi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagineer Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Europa Park is definitely up there with my favourite parks. Everything just works so well - the queuing experience for me was lovely (as long as you're smart!), the food is good and reasonably priced and the place just looks great. I want to go back and stay in one of their on-site hotels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Teasing their new 4D Cinema show for next year, considering the quality of the Schloss von Balthazar one, I'm quite interested in this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Also heard they've broke their annual attendance figures... over 5 million so far this year and still got another week or so to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Also heard they've broke their annual attendance figures... over 5 million so far this year and still got another week or so to go! That's happens when you do things right - take note Merlin. OldFarmerDean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Sick of the constant Merlin bashing now. We get it, Merlin aren't perfect, but seriously it's like the TPM slogan now! EC!, Matt 236 and JoshC. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 ^Agreed. Also, in terms of attendance figures, no Merlin park is of the size nor the position to be able to get anywhere near 5 million guests! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 All Themepark companies are different and have their advantages and disadvantages in many ways. Disney are (of course( the Waitrose/John Lewis of the themepatk industry, and offer high quality goods but it's very expensive and crowded. Universal would be like Sainsburys in the way they offer all round attractiones and experiences and more reasonably priced. Europa are the M&S in where they also offer high quality goods but it's not quite as expensive as Waitrose yet still offer brilliant additions. Merlin are the Asda. Their quality isn't as good as those above but their goods are cheaper snd there's lots more of them around. Hopefully someone will understand this (maybe I'm talking complete nonsense here) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pognoi Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I like blue fire kitchens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 All Themepark companies are different and have their advantages and disadvantages in many ways. Disney are (of course( the Waitrose/John Lewis of the themepatk industry, and offer high quality goods but it's very expensive and crowded. Universal would be like Sainsburys in the way they offer all round attractiones and experiences and more reasonably priced. Europa are the M&S in where they also offer high quality goods but it's not quite as expensive as Waitrose yet still offer brilliant additions. Merlin are the Asda. Their quality isn't as good as those above but their goods are cheaper snd there's lots more of them around. Hopefully someone will understand this (maybe I'm talking complete nonsense here) I understand this Matt but disagree. Europa Park is the only park I've been to so far that I would consider world class. The Merlin comparison is irrelevant, we're talking totally different scales of quality and frankly doesn't need to be bought up in this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 ^Agreed. Also, in terms of attendance figures, no Merlin park is of the size nor the position to be able to get anywhere near 5 million guests! Agreeing with position - however towers is the only park which can get nearest to that. Just need a longer open season (or a winter season) alongside some decent quality indoor/alternate attractions for them to be making up those numbers (well, closer to 4 than near 5). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Europa, as part of their 40th year celebrations, are doing a 24 hour day in July... http://www.europapark.de/en/park/events/40-years-europa-park I WANT THIS! EDIT - Turns out it's dodgy translation, and the park will close at midnight MachoMachine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 They did the same thing the July just gone. Must be a standard event now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Quote from website: " mit 24-Uhr Öffnung", this means a 24 hour opening in English so I don't see where there has been a translation mistake here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Users Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Open until the 24th hour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Open until the 24th hour? "mit 24-Uhr Öffnung" This means, with a 24 hour opening. I do German and that it an exact translation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Idioms and phrases do not translate well and are rarely word for word correct ie. Half 9 = Halb 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Users Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 "mit 24-Uhr Öffnung" This means, with a 24 hour opening. I do German and that it an exact translation. German fan on another forum just said it was a translation error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I hold my hands up if I am wrong, this just seemed like an appropriate translation. From doing research it looks like they do this event till midnight every year, looks like a good event however I wonder why this event is special compared to other years except the fact that it's the parks 40th year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Piece of gold with every entrance ticket maybe or the chance to marry one of the Mack women. I'd go in for that, roller coaster royalty. Benin and MachoMachine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 So, as always, Europa are doing a number of minor improvements to the park during off-season... They've posted a few pics of this work on FB: A man oversees their new Express Lane, which will essentially be a Travelator in the car park. The Kolombus ride in Spain is slightly gutted for a refurb. The base of Euro-Tower is getting a look-in. Don Quichotte restaurant also sees a gutting. The Italy area sees a repaint. As always, Mack prove time and time again that they know exactly the standard required from any park in the world... pluk, alexander and pognoi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Thing I've always loved about Europa is how much they actually care about the appearance of their park, rather than it always being "zomg look at our new ride" My point being, is the money that they spend every year could probably get them a low cost ride every year, but Mack seem to have the right balance as to what they spend their money on. The park is an all round great experience, well presented, good ride lineup, quality food outlets and clean. It's so well presented that last summer, I quite happily walked around for 2 hours just taking it all in. Other parks should take note that aesthetics do really count Imagineer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 So, as always, Europa are doing a number of minor improvements to the park during off-season... Yeah, but Alton Towers have got some stickers for their lockers. alexander, Graeme and Fred 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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