Forget Disney & Universal, Phantasialand is the Best Theme Park | First Visit VLog 

We actually have plans to come back for Winteraum in 2025. We will also be going to Europa Park for the first time.

@@Parkproductions1991 I've checked where to go next and after comparing the rides we decided to go to energylandia instead of EP 😅 glad that a friend of mine is from Poland. Walibi NL is pretty good too especially in October 🎃

@@wat-ched I will head there one day, but the big reason for this trip is to go to the German Christmas markets, Phantasialand and Europa Park make the most sense.

@Parkproductions1991 then go to Aachen to their Christmas market and Dresden should be worth a visit. Dresden is near to Poland btw 😉

Agreed, it was one of my first rides of the day last year and was a little bit of a let down. When we did it at the end of the day however, one of the best coasters I've ever ridden!

Trust me, I have been dreaming of hopping back onto a plane and coming back.

@@Parkproductions1991 i guess i might have the same feeling once i visited Orlando, which i will do in 2025 xD But thats due to the sheer amount of crazy theme parks in Orlando xD got 10 parks + Tampas Bush Garden on my list. Far too much for one vacation lol

Expensive but worht it. The problem is finding a vacation slot. and if people join for a trip. they need a specific timeslot. Its real drama... I also was not be able to do Black Mamba & that top spin.... due rain. Is it normal all rides close when it rains....? only FLY reopened at the end, But before everything went bad. I had the chance to do those spinning coaster, FLY & colrado multiple times.... in my opinion. Taron is the best coaster i ever done (but the queue was horrible) Colorado best mine coaster i ever did Best spinning coasters i ever did (i did not do "ride of happiness" yet) FLY, best experience (not my favorite coaster but the most rememberable for sure, best flying coaster i did but also the only one....) chiapas , best logride (bad queue though) fantasialand best theme's best VR coaster (my first VR coaster, not a big fan but a nice experience) i wish it was a dark ride i need to go back...

If their next major addition is as well themed as Klugheim and Rookburgh, then Phantasialand will no doubt be the best park in the world.

@@mpeGii our plan is to do Cologne and Strasbourg so we can go to Europa Park. I would love to hit more, but likely only have time for these.

I would love to have this as a home park. Kings Island is my home park now, which is a great park, but doesn’t stack up to Phantasialand.

@@Parkproductions1991kings island is actually one of my bucket list parks…. But yeah, phl just so good… it also kinda destroys my exspectations to other park’s

@@Chaoshero5567 you will have to make it out here sometime, it’s a fantastic park. Plus make a trip up north to Cedar Point is a must too.

@@Parkproductions1991 yeah, cp is also on my list, my number one bucket lists are i305, skyrush and velocicoster tho

Phantasialand is Actually One Of My Home Parks! Only 1 Hour Drive For Me😈😈😈 BTW: Did You Record This Footage At The End Of September 2023? if True Then: Black Mamba Was Closed Because A Track Piece Had To Be Replaced For Some Unknown Reason. in My October 2023 Visit. Black Mamba Was Open. And i Did it 2 Times. it Really is One Of The Most Underrated B&M inverts Out There!

I love this park so much. After giving it a lot of thought, I have it placed as my favorite. I should be returning in late next year for their winter event.

I really want to hit a bunch of European parks some day. It wasn’t the focus of the trip this time, but someday I’d love to do a Europe trip where they are the primary focus.

You left out 2 insanely good Theme Parks in Germany and one in the Netherlands Hansa Park, Heide Park (Ger) and Walibi Holland (NL)

It looks like they started investing around 2006 with the addition of Black Mamba. Add in everything since and this park is something special. Based on what I knew of the park before 2006 it didn’t seem too noteworthy. For sure not the case anymore.

I didn’t know they did anything for Halloween. I figured Halloween is more of an American holiday.

I didn’t get a chance since Mamba was down I didn’t really go over there. It’s on my list to check out for my trip back a little over a year from now.

I felt like something was missing since I’ve seen video of it before. Do you know if it was just off for my visit, or most likely never returning?

@@Parkproductions1991 I think it was off for the whole season, maybe even longer. They fixed it though and it's back on since the first day of Wintertraum!

Get out there and do it! I’m already planning my return trip back, hopefully in Dec 2025 for their Christmas event.

I need to go to Europa and Efteling still. Honestly this is a lot in Europe I need to hit up.

@Parkproductions1991 Yes. Europe has been pretty amazing looking theme parks. We love Universal, but are really looking forward to branching out more. Would also love to visit Asia at some point.

I was just there and I’m jealous. I can’t wait to go back.

Not going to lie, those stung a lot. I don't know when I will be back to Phantasialand, but I for sure will be itching to go onto both of these.

@@lotuscabrio2937 Universal is amazing,especially Islands of Adventure. I really want to go to a lot more parks in Europe.

@@Parkproductions1991 Hopefully, you will :) I'm already fan of your channel.

@@lotuscabrio2937 thank you. I’ve been MIA for a little bit due to life being busy at home. But I have a new video finally coming out tomorrow from my visit from Carowinds last week.

In the roller coaster enthusiast world, we all know about Phantasialand, especially once Taron and F.L.Y. opened up. For myself once I saw how amazing F.L.Y. looked, I knew I had to get out there. But from what I can tell is many Americans who are really into theme parks have Phantasialand very high on their bucket list.

The announcement for Taron to be built put Phantasialand on many coaster enthusiast's bucket list. Beforehand no one in the US hardly knew anything about this little gem near Cologne.

I went with my two year old so they handle the rider switch system very well. Just be prepared to go into areas that don’t have ramps. Klugheim near Taron in particular I had to carry him up the stairs. As for plus sized, I do not have any info on that.

@@Parkproductions1991 you can get into klugheim and most of the park with ramps, but you might have to take a longer path through other areas to get there. And "plus size" friendly might depend - but if you fit into regular B&M Seats you should be fine on all attractions there. Otherwise you would have to juse the big boy seats in the middle of black mamba and hope they can squish you enough on taron. But Winjas might be too tight - if you are not shure ask the staff, if you ask nicely they are friendly

@@arnscluss We eventually found the ramp into Klugheim to get the stroller back there. Until then we just carried it down the steps.

I was just there two months ago, and I am jealous.

​@@Parkproductions1991 im going on 27 of april 2024 on saterday

It’s something I like about Disney/ Universal and their attractions is they have a background story.

Sounds similar to Disneyland then. When I was there, it wasn’t crowded at all.

Universal is great, especially Islands of Adventure. I personally prefer Phantasialand as its my favorite park overall, but I can see someone having IOA as theirs.

I did do Maus ai Chocolate. Reminded me a lot of Toy Story Midway Mania at the Disney parks. I didn’t have a chance to do Crazy Bats this time.

@@Parkproductions1991 a nice. Well crazy bats originals had a space theme and featured stars, an astronaut and so on, was called space center and was great back in the day. Today I'd recommend riding without vr, made me feel a little bit nauseous because of a slight delay.

@@dieZera I will try to get on it when I go back in December 2025.

@@Parkproductions1991 ahh cool that you already got another trip planned ❤️.

@@dieZera going to Europa Park for the first time too since I didn’t have time last time.

It’s one of my top bucket list parks to visit. I have a feeling it will rank very high once I do.

I rode it and talked about it in the video. It’s my second favorite drop tower behind Falcon’s Fury at Busch Gardens Tampa.

I went to BGT in April and had a great time. The comparison I was making was more with Disney and Universal because they have really high levels of theming like Phantasialand. BGT has theming, but it’s not to the level of these parks, which is fine. That’s not what they are focusing on, and they focus more on high levels of thrills.

BGT is more of a thrill park than a theme park. Even then, Hershey is better than BGT.

In europe its all about speed but msot imporrant SMOOTH rides

Absolutely not for me, nothing else matters besides speed.

@@drewcorry5056 "oh no, stop having fun"

Efteling is also not the best! The Best Park is where you were atm!

@@InfinityCoasters except when you are at Freizeitland Geiselwind, thats just a collection of old metal waste