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Good news. If you return to Alton Towers the retrosquad is completely gone so the park is back to being completely beautiful again. Also Nemesis has returned better than ever so double yay!
It's a shame you didn't get to do de Vliegende Hollander. While I don't love the Efteling like others do, Vliegende Hollander still has my absolute favourite queue of all time. I'm almost disappointed when the queue is under 30 minutes because it's genuinely that good. Phantasialand is still #1 for me. I completely agree that the park is way overcrowded. The park has exploded in popularity since the opening of FLY and it's become a chore to visit. Lines are consistently an hour or more for all their headliners, which was never the case before. The pathways are annoyingly crowded even compared to something like Europa Park which attracts even larger crowds, but has far more space to put those people in. However, the lineup is batshit crazy. Taron is spectacular. FLY is very good. Chiapas is the best log flume in the world. River Quest is the best rapids ride in the world. Colorado Adventure is one of the best minetrain coasters in the world. Then it has amazing supporting attractions like Winja's, Talocan and Mystery Castle. It has such an incredible lineup that I can forgive its flaws. Also, I disagree about Phantasialand's operations. I've never been at the park while the operations were anything less than stellar for more or less all their attractions. They push out trains like crazy, only bested by Europa Park.
Went to Efteling and Phantasialand now in June with my 10 year old. Phantasialand was incredible, Efteling was not for us, bad food, immensly long walks between everything. And the ride quality was not even close to the rides in Phantasialand.
I agree. I don't visit Europa Park very often anymore, because it's been my homepark and I know all the coasters too well. It's so good that with Voltron we finally have a new top coaster, because that's exactly my only critique as well: Coaster lineup. And that says a lot, because it means that everything else - e-v-e-r-y-t--h-i-n-g - is absolutely immaculate. I am still in awe whenever I consciously pay attention to the ride operations! Like, look at what they are doing! Eurosat and Silver Star are probably the two most fascinating operations to look at, it just flows so satisfyingly. And the capacity, the line moves and moves. Since it has been my homepark, I took it for granted, but now I know that Europa Park probably just has the best operations worldwide, and if not certainly among the very top. Add to that the theming and love put into everything. Like season-specific decoration with thousands of pumpkins or christmas trees, flowing seamlessly into each other between Halloween and Christmas, getting more and more christmasy every day. What a great idea! In the summer, they place chairs and deckchairs around in open places and green spots, where people can relax. They use the great weather and scenery to provide a free-diving show, then in Portugal it really feels like summer near the sea, it's deceivingly tricky, the scenery is just that good. In winter they provide places with those logs that burn from the inside for a long time, where guests can warm themselves. That just speaks of consideration and care and thought in the wellness and comfort of the park guests. To be honest, I can't talk about all of Europa Park's service qualities, the list is just too long. Now they just had to provide some pull factors again, some more coasters, and they're just in the game. I know their family manufacturer Mack Rides got it in them, certainly when I tried DC Rivals, and now they put out Ride to Happiness as well. And now Voltron. I see a bright future if Europa Park just continues to bring the good Mack Rides producsts in, which they haven't for a decade, but maybe now that is about to change.
Huh... I didn't know the rollercoasters get faster as the day goes one. I makes sense now that it has been said though.... I've ridden Taiga twice (I was terrified, biting my teeth together and mostly keeping my eyes closed) and both times were towards the evening... 5-6pm or so... so it would've been faster than during mornings then?
I am riding AireForce One in less than a week and I am super excited and I might be riding Velocicoaster in September so I don’t the know the order yet but I guarantee my top 3 will be made up of T-Express, AireForce One, and Velocicoaster.
I have a qestion what do you thing about "warner bros." In madrit is this theme part is good to visit or not because I'm going to Spain and I want visit some good theme park :)
legendia was opened in 1959, it has a lot of old attractions, it was originally there "śląskie wesołe miasteczko" and in 2017 it changed the owner who built the lech coaster, for example, this rollercoaster with 2 loops was built in 1980 and initially stood in England, in 2006 it was transported to legendia then "śląskie wesołe miasteczko" when they transported it, there was communism in Poland and the difficult times of Russian rule. At that time, this park was like an energyland But I have to agree with you, unfortunately it deserves last place. I'm writing this to make you aware
You went to Walibi Holland in October during Halloween Fright Nights haha thats the busiest time of the year and average age is 16. The park is normally NOT filled with vaping teenagers.
Thanks for this video! The ending monologue helped me justify the decision I made this morning to add a last minute side trip to Plopsaland to the end of a trip that starts this Sunday! I just hope that it end up worth the 9 hours of train time and hundred of dollars it will cost me, and that I'll look at it, like you did here.
Went Alton Towers the other day Wicker Man is the best wooden coaster I have ever been on. For its pretty small size it delivers such a rush very well structured and made and surprisingly smooth Smiler was my fav ride I always regard it as a mashup between Nemesis and Oblivion because it has that vertical climb which was terrifying because we were on it during a rain storm. I agree though Alton Towers has the potential to be the GOAT if it wanted to be they are always adding new rides and another new ride is coming next year I have heard.
I live in the Middle East and half of what you said is untrue. There are several parks in Yas Island like Sea World, Warner Bros World and Ferrari world that are almost full year round. Real Madrid world will probably pick up in the winter when it’s cooler. As for the labor, the workers are paid a fair wage and it’s usually 3 times more than what they would make in their own countries. As a matter of fact, restaurants in the Middle East pay their employees a higher wage than in the states and workers here don’t have to rely on tips to survive. The only downside is the construction workers that have to work in the heat. Because of that most construction work in the summer is done at night, not during the day. There are fair laws in place to ensure laborers rights aren’t violated.
I don't see Real Madrid World picking up too much even considering the season; even if there's a slight uptick in crowds, I doubt it'll be enough to keep the park afloat. And as for the labor, mistreatment of migrant workers in the Middle East is a very real thing. Companies have full control of the workers and often violate contracts by reducing their wages and increasing their hours, all while having control of their immigration status as well.
Okay, I’m a coaster channel so that’s kind of what I focus on. But the best parks disregarding coasters would be Europa Park, Efteling, and maybe others like Liseberg and Toverland
@@Coaster_Critic I understand Efteling, but do not understand Liseberg at all, and both others only for 30%. There are thousands of amusement parks, but only very few story telling theme parks. You seem to come up with only 1 of those. I understand it from your viewpoint, but can we PLEASE stop calling amusement parks , "Theme parks" !?? There is a general abuse of that name which had a meaning... in the past :-) :-) :-)
Baffling to me that they didn't dub it "Real Madrid presents: Soccer Park". Even if its meant as a Real Madrid park, you can easily use careful wording to imply its slightly less niche.
ranking wickerman and rita as the top 2 coasters at alton towers is baffling to me, for me the smiler is absolutely my favourite, with oblivion at a close second i do agree its coasters are limited though, but it's stuck with very strict planning permissions which severely limits what they're able to build
How on earth can you say the swarm is pretty shitty? Probably the smoothest coaster here in the uk and got some great theming and good forces, that is a super hot take right there, mostly every enthusiast I know over here had that as the best ride in the park before hyperia opened alot of people would of said that and nemesis at Alton towers between them as the top 2 uk rides, how many times you ride it? Because the side you got and seat on that coaster can make a massive difference
Interesting, I know some local enthusiasts who really don't like it and I've never heard anyone say it's the best in the park over Stealth or Saw. I rode it once in the front row, middle left seat
Great list the only ones I would change is the Top 5 1 Phantasialand Its a small Theme Park I agree on that but in a way it works its advantage less walking The ride line up is fantastic as well as its Theming (Fly,Taron , Colorado Adventure, Black Mamba , Raik , Winja both of them ) as well as tons of Flat rides Staff are wonderful and the Operations top notch The shows and the displays are fantastic Very clean and tidy and safe Only negative is the Accommodation in around the area for a week its pricey 150 euros a night 2 Energyland Great park huge selection of rides Accommodation is affordable Water Park included The Only negative is the flights to get there also via car quite long outside of Poland 3 Effertiling Great Park for young and old Theming is great Operations top notch Negative not so many coasters 4 Europa Park Good Line of Roller Coasters Huge Park Monorail to get around Plenty of Theming The biggest negative is the Accommodation 200 euros a night anything less ie Campsite terrible not for families 5 Porta Ventura Fantastic line of Rides Huge Park Good Theming The biggest negative is the Operations and the staff to force people to buy Express Pass is extortion Also Alton Towers which I been quite a few times its got worse LIne of Coasters is good but the walking is tiring no Skyride anymore , also the operations are terrible sometimes 2 hrs waiting . The Food and Drink is expensive and the staff are average nice setting in the Forest but I would rank it 19 in Europe
My 1st time riding a RMC was steel vengeance at cedar point when it was 1st built ..since then I’ve been to 6 amusement parks around the world based off the fact that they have a RMC COASTER😩I’m riding atleast 5times in a row! Hopefully they can do better with their coaster issues in the future
I hate the seatbelts, the restraints are okay themselves but the seatbelts are a huge problem, I have had terrible experiences with the seatbelts on Iron Gwazi, especially on the trick track double up.
