Amazing Pirates Dark Ride | Pirates in Batavia Boat Ride | Europa Theme Park 

Instead of showing the Caribbean, this ride is inspired by the Dutch going to Indonesia for its spices (E.g: Dutch East India Company). Really cool and unique take on the "pirates dark ride" concept!

Absolutely an amazing ride and what's even more amazing is how quickly they put it together. For those that don't know the original ride burned to the ground 2 years ago and they did this all since then. Absolutely incredible work ethic.

4:19 Fun fact: these are actualy one of the remaining old animatronics that survived the big fire. Cool way of recycling

While I think it’s a nice ride with beautiful effects and settings, it’s a little bit predictable and very relaxing. While I don’t have anything against relaxing rides, things that have to do with pirates are more energetic. This is a perfect ride for those who prioritize aesthetics over adrenaline

No clue what’s happening, but what a gorgeous attraction!

This ride has an overarching story, so much to see that it doesn't get boring even after a few rides. The music is awesome and it's even tied into the Theme Park overarching narration. One of my favorite darkrides even better than the one which burned down.

I'm always amazed at how well they do forested scenes at Europa Park.

While it isn't as exciting as PotC, it certainly is more beautiful.

This is one of the best dark rides I've seen in at least a decade!

Cool concept , it's so strange seeing a pirate themed attraction being this calm and relaxing, for me it looks like a kind of a mix between pirates of the caribbean and it's a small world !

i see "ONDEL ONDEL" dolls .. Batavia is Jakarta now .. and im from indonesia so proud to see this .. hope i will ride next time .

1:45 ok that is gorgeous though

There is a big Easter egg in this ride which you missed to film (05:08 when you look straight in the middle... Too bad that there is no close up view of this animatronic)... You can literally see the owner of Europapark (who is also the owner of Mack Rides) as an animatronic. This animatronic was a gift from the kids of Mr Mack.

This really feels like a combination between Pirates of the Caribbean and Spaceship Earth. I also like how the ride flows past the restaurant at the end. Its like the 3 Caballeros ride. But the animatronics are too stiff. If they were to move more than 5 degrees, this would be phenomenal.

This attraction is really deserved the title “amazing”, especially its attention to details

That’s better than some modern Disney World rides.

I really like how at 1:09 they dim the lighting to use it as kind of a transition effect

Its nice ride you can experience Pirates of Caribbean, Jungle cruise and It’s a small world at one time lol

Brilliant. Those animatronics are so well-done, the environments beautifully realized. Best non-Disney ride I've ever seen. Thanks!

It's no Pirates of the Caribbean, but it truly is quite a beautiful tribute to it.

The theming and detail in this ride is AMAZING! Wow! You don't see anything like this in America. This ride blows Pirates of the Caribbean out of the water (haha)! Just stunning and so beautiful!

Looks like the ride has a senic restaurant in it. Great idea.

Ah a nice way to promote Indonesia

I can't get over the scale of this ride. It looks absolutely enormous

Amazing job in replacing the ride that burned down

Wow, this whole ride is spectacular. Its really relaxing. The scenery is beautiful and the ride seems to go on and on while telling a never ending story. It is a bit loud, and its difficult to tell what is being said, but the scenery speaks for itself. Great job, super nice video.

Absolutely incredible low-light footage! Everything looks so vibrant

This has everything. Even a Blue Bayou restaurant. I would totally do Europa park!

Best camera filming on youtube AWARD !

I love how they step across into the boat. I wish Disneyland would adapt to that. For people with balance/mobility issues, stepping down into/up out of the boats can be a little tricky.

Definitely an improvement over the original, which looked too much like a bad POTC ripoff. The animatronics still aren't up to Disney quality, but the staging and atmosphere make up for that.

Wow ... very nice ride. Love pirate themed attractions. Thanks for sharing.

Very beautiful ride

The amount ot detail omg!! wow!

This ride smells incredible!!!

Ok, this was a cool one. Loved the tiger anamtromic, really well made

Interesting differences with Pirates o/t Caribbean: here the lift hill is not part of the experience. And now it strikes me how Disney has totally missed to do something with the boats themselves...

This ride is alot better than the Caribbean one in Paris and Florida. I have been to all rides and this one is the best.

Looks incredible 😍😍

Please tell me you've done Madame Freudenreich Curiosités and Sleigh Ride Snowflake, the world needs to know what Europa-Park is TRULY capable of 😂

The soundtrack is epic. Love it.

This is a great ride! I like the concept and the art on the walls!

Part Pirates of the Caribbean, part Peter Pan's Flight, part Small World and part Las Vegas pirate-themed penny slot machine.😁 It's definitely flashy!

This ride looks so much better than Disney World!

Maybe its and relaxing boat ride, but they definitely did really nice job on the animatronics and the art itself. There was a lot going on during the boat ride itself and 10 minutes is a bit longer than you'd expect from something like this.

This is amazing

I Love the Ride!

I like the music in this attraction! Not the typical pirate swashbuckling music we are used to in the Disney Parks pirate attractions but it's different and it works! And I do like the boats you ride in. WAY more themed than the Disney Parks!

Very beautiful 😍🌸

The affects were pretty good 😊

Unique perspective. I never thought about global theming

Those animatronic people eating at the tables look AMAZING! LOL... really impressive ride! A lot going on to see!

Really impressive! I hope I get to see it in person some day.

what a beautiful ride - ambiance, props, light, costumes,... very surprising. Would love to ride it.

Super 👍🔥

Fantastic ride ! In a fantastic Park! ' Oak Island ' for the 21st century tourist !!

The story feels a little odd for me but, a lot of Europas rides are that way. The sets and theming however are absolutely spectacular. That first large room…just wow

This is awesome.

Music is perfect for this ride.

I can’t seem to place where I’ve seen this before?? 😊 that looks like a great ride.

Damn! this is a good one!

I think the theming, sets, and set decorations of this ride surpass Pirates of the Caribbean! It looks beautiful.

Dang, okay so I was trying not to be bias comparing this to Disney’s version but who’s to say another theme park can’t do a pirate ride? Sure a lot of elements were borrowed from Disney but I gotta say this one of the better version of a pirate ride out there. I think it had great beautiful set pieces, lighting, projections, so so robots, and one heck of a confusing storyline I’d still go check this one out

Great theming. A bit slower than I thought but still great

This ride was pretty terrific! It looks like a Pirates ride with a bit of Jungle Cruise and a little Indiana Jnes thrown in!! I only wish I could understand the language so I could follow the story. I think it is better than Disney's, in that it has more animatronics and actual sets that your ride vehicle passes by, while Disney is depending on more and more screens and fewer Imaginative sets and animatronics. Movies screens are cheap and easy to fix, so Disney is letting more and more screens dominate their rides. But I can sit at home and watch a movie on a screen------going to an expensive theme park to watch a movie is not appealing. I remember the old Pirates of the Caribbean ride from many years ago, and it it was fabulous, without the screens and without the movie tie ins, and long before they "updated" it. . It was a favorite of everyone's long before the movie existed. Disney would have no problem creating something like this ride pictured here, and make it even better, but they would rather stick to the cheap cop out. I applaud Europa park for going the extra mile to make an interesting ride that people will remember. Terrific video.

I light the eltric light in the shape of a latern on the toure boat. Are there more pirate themed rides I have never seen? If you think of it pirates we're not just in the caribbean. They were global. What about river pirates?

Not bad for Europa Park. It's really incredible and colorful work of design, music and light. Thanks for sharing!

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My honest opinion - It's very ornate and colorful, unique in theme, and lot of movement throughout the ride. Of course, the animatronics are SO much better at Disneyland, and the 1st (and only) drop is shorter and more like the 2nd drop at Disneyland. Also, the music/sounds are somewhat bland (no rousing "Yo Ho" song to connect the theme). Colors are great in the video. Cool SFX lighting at the end, but it doesn't really have any Punch to the end. Reverse Blue Bayou experience at the end seems anti-climactic compared to the "leaving the real world" effect of the original. Overall, seems like a pretty good knock-off, and being that Disneyland is in Paris and not Germany, it seems to be a close enough equivalent for Germany. Obviously, the Original is levels above this, but if this were the only one I could afford/travel to, it is quite impressive. Nice blend of Tiki Room/Adventureland at the beginning. Lastly, only about half the length time of the Original POTC.

4:12 these are the robots that survived the fire good that they still used them

Pretty snazzy

TDLのカリブの海賊とジャングルクルーズの要素がとても盛り沢山ですね！笑 実際に乗ってみたいです！

Music was too loud and they should of kept things less bright, still a fun ride.

Batavia is Jakarta capital city of Indonesia

Looks like Disney's imagineers have abandoned Disney and gone to Europe. It's bad when other theme parks are giving so much more depth and creativity in their attractions than the standard. Get a clue from these people Disney!

I hope it will be build more than that in DISNEYLAND

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I have been to both Disneyland and Disney World ( the latter multiple times), and I am from the Caribbean. I went to Germany back in 2006 and this ride is what stood out the most for me from the whole park. I found it beautifully built, to be a longer ride. It was much more elaborate than the ride at Disney World. I had not been to Disneyland yet. I found the ride in Disneyland was different than its counterpart, but this concept just blew my mind! I loved the Asian elements and the perspective of pirates outside of the Caribbean. It was Beautiful!

Wanna dine in that restaurant

My humble opinion, nothing, but NOTHING, can touch the original Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland in Anaheim

I live in Batavia (now is Jakarta, Indonesia)

It is similar to "The Adventures of Sinbad" of Lotte World in Korea, but this is more attractive.

tbh this ride is better than the disney pirates one. the details and scenery are so realistic and beautiful

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A boat piloted by a cast member dressed as a pirate, to street the boat and a talking skeleton or pariet with a pirates hat as a animatronic tour guide. To take ten special passengers to a secret place the gift shop/ restaurant where your wallet can be lightened at the same time ten ten peoples bellys are filled.

I wonder how many man hours/ years it took , to build this ride. 🤔 Definitely one I'd go on though 😉

Consider that the original POTC opened 53 years before this attraction.

Só vim aqui dizer que só o amor de Deus pode preencher nosso vazio, só falem com Ele

This park is disneyland and universal studios combined

The Indonesian comments will flood this section soon.....

パイレーツオブカリビアンかと思ったけど違うのか

and now i hear its burned down today :(

this ride quiet amazing but as a Jakarta's citizen (Batavia now) this ride aren't accurate, so many misconception about Batavia in 14th-19th Century, there is no Budha temple around Batavia, and they put Mannequin using modern Betawinese outfit (native tribes of Batavia), and they put so many African element on many spot, which is wrong since Batavia are located in south east asia.

Pirates of the Caribbean could use a few gators. I’m just sayin.

just like Disneyland

Reminds me of Pirates of the Caribbean but in the style of Maelstrom. They need a catchy theme song and not this boring flute type music.

It looks like the designers spent a day at Disneyland and made a mashup ride composed of Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise, Tiki Hut, and Indiana Jones. Also throw in a facsimile Blue Bayou restaurant just for kicks. While I found this ride to be nice, it really doesn't even hold a candle to even the original Disneyland POC. I think part of the disappointment is that so many of the elements are a complete rip-off of POC. For those that have never been to a Disney Park, it is probably an awesome experience.

Copycat POTC ride… fine. It looks fun. But it will never equal Walt’s original creation at Disneyland, which embodies his dream and vision forever.

The sets and lighting are gorgeous and very immersive. I couldn't tell you what the story was, except that it has to do with the Dutch exploitation of the East Indies. If I spoke Dutch, i would probably have a better sense of the story, however a good design wouldn't require that. You don't have to speak English to understand Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean. The peaceful languid music does nothing to contribute to the story either. It gives the feeling that you are taking a leisurely boat ride, in no danger. And its lacks a catchy tune. There were lots of animated characters throughout but too many had any sophisticeted motion and resembled department store mannequins. Most of the time I had no idea what their role in the story was either. Who are the pirates attacking? Why does no one feel threatened? The show has beautiful digital effects throughout. It borrows the fencing shadow pirates from POTC. Many of the mechanical effects, such as the cannonade attack were underwhelming. The costumes, especially in the Indonesian village set, were absolutely lovely. My rating: Sets A Lighting A Practical Effects C+ Digital Effects A Music C Character animation B- Story D