May 29, 20187 yr comment_258340 They have handled this situation so well and have worked tirelessly to get as much of the offering back to normal. They really should be commended for their efforts in this awful awful situation.
May 29, 20187 yr comment_258341 To have the park running as well as it is right from the day after is just extraordinary.
May 30, 20187 yr comment_258346 I believe they are hoping to reopen the teacups within the next few weeks and Fjord Rafting for Summer. It will be interesting how they deal with removing and concealing the damaged buildings. Europa have an efficiency and dedication second to non, that I wish some parks could take on. In terms of the affected areas, I reckon they will rebuilt Scandanavia withina similar style to the original (albeit minor updates). Hopefully Vineta can be restored, probably for 2019. As for Pirates In Batavia , this is where things become more ambiguous. Do the park rebuild a similar replica (albeit a more modern take), a water dark ride with a new theme or a completely different concept altogether? I’m sure the Macks are thinking long and hard about this, considering it was still a popular attraction regardless.
May 30, 20187 yr comment_258347 They've tweeted that plans are already afoot for a new family ride where Pirates in Batavia stood. Quote After losing the popular driving attraction "Pirates in Batavia", the owner family Mack is deeply concerned about a new concept. At the moment we can already confirm that there will be an attraction for the whole family in the future.
May 31, 20187 yr comment_258378 27 minutes ago, Mark9 said: Koffie Koppies has now reopened. ? On 5/30/2018 at 9:14 AM, Benin said: #germanefficiency
May 31, 20187 yr comment_258380 Europa in true Europa style has dealt with this so quick and professionally. The reopening of the teacups and plans to reopen Fjord by this summer is just beyond amazing.
June 6, 20187 yr comment_258416 https://m.bo.de/lokales/ortenau/technischer-defekt-soll-brand-I'm-europa-park-ausgeloest-haben Seems the fire started on part of fjord rafting
June 9, 20187 yr comment_258449 Absolutely incredible considering this was the root cause of the fire as well. What a phenomenal company and family!
June 9, 20187 yr comment_258450 Very impressed with this. Sums up the compassion that makes the Mack family stand out. Good old Roland and Co. ?
June 9, 20187 yr comment_258453 Just an incredible theme park, completely dedicated to all it’s guests and determined to open things as soon as it’s feesible. Europa has always been my favourite theme park and things like this which really show why.
June 9, 20187 yr comment_258457 This reminds me why Europa is my number one park. Roland and the Mack family are truly dedicated in what they do, focusing on giving their visitors the highest possible experience in tip-top condition. Very few parks out there would be able to reopen a rapids ride just two weeks after a devastating fire which shows just how amazing they are. In most park’s it would be miraculous having it reopen this season, let alone weeks. Sources also say, Pirates will be returning after the tragic fire, which implies an updated and improved version of Batavia could well be returning in the future. Source- Michael Mack Twitter
June 9, 20187 yr comment_258460 Outstanding. Even for a park like Europa (easily some of the best operations in the world) I was not expecting things to be dealt with as quickly as this. I think Mack really set the example on how to run a theme park.
June 10, 20187 yr comment_258461 Amazing stuff, though I doubt helped by the difference of regulatory standards... If same thing happened here, HSE would have the site until determination of the root cause was firmly established and the park would prove that it wasn't in the wrong (or try to)... We'd never get this purely because the parks wouldn't care or lazyness...
June 10, 20187 yr comment_258469 Don't quite see what Towers' rapids having less boats than normal has anything to do with Europa's rapids being open?
June 11, 20187 yr comment_258496 I think it’s perhaps an observation of how one park can run a rapids almost as usual after a huge nearby fire whilst the other it seems business as usual, despite running noticeably fewer boats than it should. Which could potentially be as an overreaction to various events. Merlin can run the rapids properly and safely with all running vehicles, however they choose not to. Unfortunately, if a similar fire happened at a U.K. park, the efficiency to reopen and replace attractions in the vicinity would take considerably longer, it’s not all the park’s faults as I think safety laws are considerably stricter here than they are in most of Europe. I also don’t think it helps when there’s an attitude with “if person XYZ gets injured on a ride in Europe, it is their fault because they didn’t follow instructions” whereas in the U.K. it is more like “if person XYZ gets injured on the ride, it’s the park’s fault because it happened”. Anyone remember the Chessington fire? The park was closed for several days then, however the timing of Year perhaps helped make it more practical to reopen on Boxing Day.
June 11, 20187 yr comment_258498 17 hours ago, BaronC. said: Don't quite see what Towers' rapids having less boats than normal has anything to do with Europa's rapids being open? Because it is jarring that they can open theirs fully, presented smarty and running properly after such a massive event because the owners care, where as we have a dirty, effect free version running at a hugely reduced capacity as a matter of course because the owners think that is an acceptable way to go about their business.
June 11, 20187 yr comment_258499 Effect free (well, the only effect was the waterfall anyway) because of an on-going HSE investigation into a similar attraction down the road, but why let facts get in the way of bashing Merlin? Dunno about the boats, could potentially be one of those moments where a bottleneck happened at the base of the lift hill so a massive gap developed... Happened before...
June 11, 20187 yr comment_258500 We noticed at Europa, the railway crossings are all open. They expect people to use their eyes and ears to not be hit by a train as opposed to treating people like idiots with barriers.
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