My HONEST THOUGHTS About Europa Park In Germany 

So interesting that you think teenagers or adults would skip 50% of the rides. I know a bunch of people who visit europapark without ever having used a single rollercoaster. My girlfriend goes there every autumn just for the decoration with pumpkins and autumn flowers. Other friends love to use all the quite kids rides and some others just - you know - spend a day eating, sitting at the lake or the small river and maybe take a few rounds with the train or monorail. Europapark is a perfect park for all people that are not "just" trillseekers that basically would pay 80 euros to ride a special rollercoaster on a barren parking space.

12:30 Yes, the "eggnog" actually is "Eierlikör", a liquor based on egg yokes. Pretty popular in Germany. Contains typically 20-25% of alcohol.

I live near Europa Park. The thing is, people can choose, if they want a thrilling Day and ride all crazy rollercoasters or if they want to ride the slow rides when they want a lazy day or have small children.

It seems like, in Europe.. they don't treat adults like children and kids like infants like here in the states. I'm all for it! They might not have laughed at you Chris, but I wet myself!!🤣

The park is actually a catalog of rides, Mack rides is the owner of that park it's from the Mack family and they have a factory where they make rides some villages further down the road, I have been there and you can see the park as some sort of catalog for their rides, so as a park you can buy rides from them and they can customize it for your park. I know that the Atlantis ride at Sea World in Orlando is made by them for example.

I think the whole idea of the Park is to give everyone a great day and multiple options. No matter if you are going there as a group of Teens / Adults, or you come with your family including maybe and elementary school kid and a toddler for example. You have not just "something for everyone", but you have enough to make a full day for any type of visitor and make them want to come back for more. That and the excellent theming is probably why this park has won the Golden Ticket Theme park industry award for World's best Theme Park like 10 times in a row (or something silly like that).

What’s incredible is they’re well enough staffed to keep all these rides open and not have certain ones closed each day like many American parks do

I think having so many rides and attractions packed in keeps the lines down. There are so many that it helps spread people out.

The family that owns Mack Rides also owns Europa-Park. See it as a Mack Rides showroom 😄 Fun Fact: Lost Gravity is also a Mack Rides Coaster.

The reason for so many seemingly similar rides is because this park is owned by Mack, which manufactures almost all the rides in the park. So essentially this park is big showcase for other themeparks to see what rides they can buy from Mack!

We loved it! We spent two days there, rode all the coasters. Gate prices were inexpensive and food was reasonable too! I would consider it’s like Disney World on steroids. We’d love to go back , we had a blast!❤

FYI on German Eggnog lol It's NOTHING like American Eggnog lol there, Eggnog is sold in bottles in liquor stores, not sweet...here we buy eggnog and add Cream and Rum to make it. So, that's why the taste was totally different to you😍

If you are anywhere in germany and need instructions on how things work, just ask someone. Most of them will be happy to help. Even if they can't speak english fluently, they will use arms and legs to explain it to you. However...80% of germans can speak (or should can speak) english if they are under 50 yo. They had it all in school. if they decide to not want to -its because they don't wan't to embarras themselfes. In that case look for the next person. Castmembers not being friendly like in us disneyland. yeah.. the are not "cast members" or "friends of mickey" or something... they are waiters in a themed restaurant that happens to be in a theme park. They hate it, as much as they would work in a restaurant at the trainstation. There is no disney magic to it, but also there is no "keep smiling and kiss asses or you get fired" Paradigm here, like in the US. Firing people can cost a lot of money in Germany. So they can keep on keeping on. And about the strange layout of the park.. The typical family trip of a german family: dad with 16yo son, who both want to go on all the rollercoasters. the 13 y/o daughter who wants to kinda seperate with her new boyfriend that somehow joined the trip and mom with the 3y/o.. the way the park has a thrillride, a fair ride and a playground at one spot keeps the family together you have to park mom with the toddler, while dad and boy go on rollercoaster and daugher find a spot to make out.

I love how green it is. You said something about rides being tucked in everywhere and I think that is a great description. They put the rides in the forest.

I’ve been to Germany 4 times and never knew this place existed. Definitely going on my next Euro-trip.

Hey maybe you remember me. I’m the boy from Walibi Village that ask were the trashcans are.I just see this video on my for you page.❤ very nice video

Hi, fun fact: There are over 20 languages in Europa and English is the nearly least spoken one. But by all countries it`s mostly used in order to understand each other :)

FunFact: EuropaPark actually started as an exhibition ground for the ride's manufacturer now known globally as "Mack Rides". The "Circus Mack´simus" at 16:49 is a small hint for that and an hommage to the family running both businesses. "Voltron" for example, is one of their own makes, just as most of the rides there. The factory is close by and till today, they use the Park as a testing ground for new concepts.

Lil tidbit. Europa park is owned and run my the Mack family, maker of Mack Rides and roller coasters. The same company that created the upcoming Stardust Racers roller coaster and Curse of the Werewolf coaster at Epic Universe. Many of the rides and coasters made there and around the world are made by this company.

Love Europapark! Phantasialand is also a must if you‘re in Germany :)

It looks like a theme park buffet, where they do the same dish 10 different ways. And they have every variety of dish. They do have far more than any park I seen for little kids. They stuff those small rides everywhere. Great video.

Hi Chris. Love the video. This is the family from Canada that ran into you and got photos the day you filmed this video. Thanks for taking time to chat with us and get a photo. We had a very similar experience in the park as you described in the video. We also ate in the same restaurant, got too dizzy in Spain to ride the second twirly ride, and had a kid that loved the Euro-Mir and a dad that hated it. 😂 Dad and son loved the water rides and Volitarian (similar to Disney’s Soarin’) at Europa Park. Mom loved Arthur the best. The theming of Arthur was excellent and reminded us of DisneySea. We tried to eat at Food Loop but the line was too long so went to SeerHaus in Austria instead. It was yummy. We were similarly bummed out about the smoking but had a great 3 day exploring the park and Rulantica. It was extra fun running into you, Amanda and Miles. Safe travels. Looking forward for your next video.

As a German coaster enthusiast who travels to the US a lot, let me add some thoughts here. First, the smoking. This is something that bothers me like nothing else here in Germany. I totally love the "only in designated areas" rule that US parks employ. Here in Germany, the general rule is "not indoors and not in the queue", even though, especially at Europa Park a lot of guests (I hate to say it, but in my experience mostly guests from France) ignore even that. Therefore I was happy to see that Tripsdrill, a smaller park here in Germany, has switched to designated smoking areas. I hope that trend catches on. Besides the already mentioned relationship between the park and Mack Rides, a lot of the smaller boat/car rides and the dark ride in the Italian section that you mention are from the early days of the park (I think they opened in 1975). And they are just not the people to tear down old attractions because they are old (hey Phantasialand, take that hint!). Train crossings with no barriers also exist at US parks. I don't know what park of the US you are from, but Frontier City in Oklahoma City also has a path crossing the train tracks with only flashing lights and a bell. Incidentally, they even have the same type of train. A lot of US parks have trains that are substantially larger and therefore pay more mind to separation between pedestrians and tracks. Overall you seem to have been lucky with crowd levels and wait times. I remember being in line for hours just to get on a coaster there.

You missed Arthur and Voletarium ... Love your vlogs Greetings from Belfium ❤

The reason why there are so mamy different kind of attraction is that you could go with the whole family and everyone can do something. And whil you wait on maybe your teenager you can go to a smal attraction right next to it that might be better fitted for the smaller kids

I got to say CHRIS it’s like being a kid again watching you and Amanda and Myles on those rides. It’s just like being a kid again. I truly feel like I’m there with you all, and when you describe the rides and you’re smiling I can tell you’re having so much fun. We’re smiling and laughing with you. You’re hilarious. get some rest another big day tomorrow.

Oh my gosh I was crying laughing at your attempts to make people laugh in the pirate ride restaurant 🤣🤣

The Company owning and Producing Mack-Rides is also the Owner of Europapark. It was a way for them to showcase what they can do. But they also wanted it to be as accessible and as fun for everyone. It then evolved into it's own Business that attracts a lot of people. I have been there myself a few times. Thanks for your Videos about that one.

A Chris Provost animatronic 😂🤣 and an ice skating Provost. My day has been made - thank you!

Europapark is owned by mack rides. So the park is somewhat of a place where they do prototypes of all their new rides. And the large number of rides keeps the wait times reasonable all around because there are so many places people can spread around in. Also the "friendlyness" is really a cultural thing. Staff is there to keep the park running. Entertainers are there to entertain guests. But everyone is always very friendly if you have questions or need any kind of help or assistance, you just have to go up to them. That is also why there is so little in the form of barriers or staff at the small rides. People are just used to take care of themselves and behave accordingly and are also used to simply ask for help when they need it. That is the culture with everything, like in hospitality or when shopping for example. We are used to take care of ourselves first and only ask for service when we need something. So never be afraid to ask for something or get a servers attention, they won't come to you, it is expected that you get their attention if you need their service like ordering another drink or asking for the bill and that sort of thing. It is just the way things are done in europe.

I describe it like Epcot crossed with six flags and during Traumatica it gives me universal hhn vibes. The staff can be friendly if you greet them in German learning a little German will make the experience better

Awesome videos about Europapark. Maybe missed arthur rollercoaster, Silverstar the biggest one and i don't know if i didnt see it but Eurosat the big grey ball, yes there is a rollercoaster inside, very fast. And directly left to the main entrance there is the Voletarium, you have a huge screen in front of you and you fly. "Fluch der Kassandra" is my favorite, you are inside a magic house walls changing and you are upside down and stuff. 🍻

europa park was a major inspiration for Chris Sawyer, the creator of Roller Coaster Tycoon

Reminds me of the way Magic Mountain and Knott's used to be in the 1970's when I was a kid. Lots of little family rides mixed in with the big ticket rides. It's a charming mix I rather miss in the modern age.

Ok. Next: Phantasialand

Once Amanda was worried about being cold, all I could think is, for colder parts of the world currently, or a cool summer night....Provost Park Pass has a great hoodie! I love mine.

Amanda, I am so proud of you, taking the plunge (so to speak) to ride the water ride to get wet. Well done!

the disjointed feeling comes from the fact that it grews significantly over time but only in in terms of rides not so much in space. so.. imho the proper term would be it has a lot of history behind it

When going to Germany please don't skip Phantasialand. It's got the most amazing theming :) Europapark is great too. It's so huge! There's something there for everyone.

Europa Park seems like it has SO MUCH MONEY to spend! Maybe that is why there is so much of everything everywhere. It is so large it must be hard for it to be really crowded and busy with long wait times. This is so interesting to see. Thank you!

Take your animatronic act to the Blue Bayou at Disneyland see if you get some laughs

Hi Chris, just wanted to add some things. Eggnogg is called advocaat over here and does have alcohol in it, the substance is also much thicker and is usually being eaten with a Spoon. Another interesting fact is that a lot of rides in Europapark were modelled after disneyland such as pirates and the haunted mansion (geisterschloss). A couple of years ago the building of pirates Burned down and the ride you Got to do has been completely redone. Cant wait to see the rest of your trip, greetings from Belgium, Gert

Chris, your description of the family tree how the park was created was hilarious! I hurt myself laughing so hard.

I was just as Disneyland w/my bf's family and it was amazing. I've never seen a park that looks like this! I'm planning a trip to the black forest, might have to extend to see this.

Hi you guys, very nice that you finally came over to Europe and even to my homecountry the Netherlands. You seem just such a nice family, appreciating all that comes on your path while visiting foreign countries. There’s a lot that we in Europe can learn from you. So! I had to smile while you were mentioning that the German employees in Europapark seem to be minding their own business and not being very friendly. That is something that I see all the time when I am in Germany. At first sight they seem to be a little introverted, sometimes even a little grumpy. But once you get to know them better, you’ll see that they are not all that bad. Then again: I was visiting Chicago a few years ago, and I found it quite strange that people I met in the streets and in shops are overly friendly. A younger guy came walking from opposite direction. I didn’t know him at all. But then in one moment he just told me: “I love your jacket.” I looked at him and asked myself: what does he want from me. Then I told him: Yeah, I bought this one last year in Sweden, in Stockholm to be precise, if you want one as well, there they sell them …….. I think he thought my answer was more weird than his remark. And in several other occasions people were so nice and friendly. Even at the hotel, the receptionist greeted me so friendly and enthousiastically, that my wife even passed me “a jealous look”. But all and all we had a great time in the States and I hope that your stay in Europe was a very good one as well. Hope you experienced a lot of love and friendship to keep you guys inspired to continue your travels. Bye now, Dennis Boon 😊

Chris, Is this an early taster to what "Epic Universe" will be like, with a different roller coaster round every corner? Crazy park, crazy day. Cheers, Chris Perry.

around 7:50 no man trust me you just need to speak to someone in English and they'll 100% answer in good/undestandable English. Not only the staff but also other guests. Except for the frenchies. They don't really like speaking English (but they don't like speaking German as well - hence the French signs and instructions...) And it's funny that you stayed 2 days and still didn't manage to visit all rides. This shows how massive the park is. (In particular you missed my favorite ride "Voletarium". It's directly on the left when you go through the main entrance (many people miss it). It's such a fun ride.

I love Europapark and go there regularly. Its just a place that completely takes you outnof reality. Its the perfect place to escape to another world for a day or two.

This park looks really cool! I love it! I also love learning about the culture! Thanks for teaching us about this cool place! Hugs to all! Amanda you are doing great girl!

I'm enjoying these Europa videos Chris! Have you finished with all the WDW shout outs? I noticed you didn't do any in this video. (You did mine but I know shout outs were something you were doing while travelling to the Europe parks). 😊

If you are looking for good attractions and excellent theming you definitely must go to Phantasialand. You could have easily stopped there on your way from Efteling to Europapark.

So sad you didn’t go to Toverland and Phantasialand! But have fun in France ❤ Love the videos 🫶😊

The restaurant shenanigans with the riders was hilarious!!!!!

I'm German and don't live that far away from Europa Park, but the last time I was there was at least 30 years ago. And it was much smaller! At that time, an adjacent fairytale park was also purchased. And that's exactly how it actually started. And as far as the language barier is concerned. Europa-Park once started out as a purely "German" theme park. Back then there weren't so many tourists from all over the world, at most from neighboring France! BTW: Tripsdrill is another unique Theme Park in Baden-Württemberg and they have a Wildlife Park!

I think it's funny that you get Disney insiders to guide you at Disney parks that are very familiar to you. Here, it seams that you could have profited from insiders and you did it on your own. Trust me, if you would have asked your community, a LOT of locals would have been happy to assist you and your family!!!

Thank you so much for these adventures each day ... can't wait to see what tomorrow holds.

Don’t worry, Chris! All of us watching were giggling during your attempts. You make us smile and laugh always! Thank you.

I love that the pirate ride seems like the rest of the park: every space has something happening!🖤🏴‍☠️ Chris, you heard about the pirate that had his parrot stolen by a mathematician? He turned it into a polygon 😁

It is actually a family business! And yes, smoking is really the biggest problem!!! The wheel in that little boat is to turn it towards the tower in the middle, and by pushing the button, you fire your canon. And to understand Snorys adventure, you have to know the story of Rulantica... otherwise, it's really a bit confusing to skip from mermaids to singing trees!! 😄 What you didn't mention... they actually have the smallest roller-coaster in Europe! The Baa-a-a Express. It's in Ireland and mostly for little kids, but it's fun to ride at any age!

This place is beautiful and has such a calm clean atmosphere.

Really enjoyed all your Europa park videos, thank you

In the Netherlands too what you're calling eggnog is 'advocaat'. And, yes, it is liqueur' : egg yolks, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, salt brandy and vodka 😁

You just HAVE to Go to Phantasialand in Germany

What a fun park! Yea, the lack of ice in drinks can throw people off. In the states you have to remember if it's a carbonated drink from a fountain, it has to come out at 32 degrees in order to carbonate it. So it's already pretty cold. IMO Ice just waters down the drink and you get much less.

Saw on the map Phantom of the Opera. My #1 all time favorite musical of all time.

Really enjoying this trip! Just my observation though, in Tomorrowland there is Tron and the Speedway, so kiddy ride and big coaster.

Totally agree on the smoking. However, I've always attributed it to the fact that Europa-Park is just 2 miles from the French border and that a large proportion of the visitors are French. Smoking isn't as common in Germany anymore as you are lead to believe at Europapark.

That park map is a beast. Great vlog man. Subscribed.

Europapark is the only theme park I've ever been to (but like 15 times). I expected all parks to be like this. But you seem so blown away, now I fear if I go to another one it would be a bit disappointing. 😅

Europa Park is just 3 hours away from where I grew up and I've never been there. After watching your videos I will correct that mistake. 🙂 What I really liked is that there are so many quiter rides, where you can relax in between taking the exciting rides, even as an adult. Or that you can just stroll around and enjoy the atmosphere. And even the kids rides where nice, because they brought back memories from my childhood. Thanks a lot for sharing your experience.

Like your video’s! Love your take on the parks. You seem like a really good dude. Love that you point out the little cultural differences between EU and US

Are you going to make it to Phantasialand? Wave and say hi to me when you drive by on the A61.

Happy Fathers Day Chris! Hi Amanda and Miles.

Hì Chris good vlog and thank you and keep up the good work you do love jarl ❤❤❤

Europa Park is what happens when you have a bunch of people that just want to make excellent rides, but they have no IPs to work with and they don't have any consistent art direction. I similarly felt like I was in a surreal place, like obviously it is a theme park, but it feels like something that is merely cosplaying a theme park, but then that something is actually just also a theme park and yeah themeparkception. Generally it works though, the atmosphere is nice, the rides on an individual basis are all good etc.

Watching Chris on that car ride I wanted him so much to sing the Kraftwerk song Autobahn. …Fahren, fahren, fahren auf der Autobahn…

The only person with a tie in the whole park 😂

Didn't you went on the arthur and the minimoisride? It was awesome!! You fly around scenes like a little bug, most unique ride i've ever been on.

You had my wife rolling on the floor!

WDW could learn from that ammount of ride density... It doesn't feel crowded at all, but it's Europe's second most popular park! Clearly the number of rides just spread out the crowds. What day of the week did you guys go? Hollywood Studio could use this kind of density... and World Showcase should have a ride per country. Also: virtual queue needing to be in the park first is the way to go!

Virtual Line is awesome. You get to ride 5-6 rides per day with only little waiting time. You only have to ve quick enough for the different time slots in the app, which are updated every few minutes :D You seem to have completely missed out on Voletarium, the flying theatre. It's located right next to the main park entrance in the German themed area.

😂 Chris you cracked me up, couldnt stop laughing what you did at the restaurant.❤

Thank you Chris! I look so forward to your vlogs!! Great Family!!!!

I loved that vlog, first vlog I have ever watched from u and excited for more. Glad you loved your stay at my former home Park Europapark!

Except for the smoking, I think this sounds super great!! Thanks for showing us!!

Scan the Navy in......I see what you did there! Ha! Love it.

Awesome video, I had some great laughs throughout :) Thank you

Snorri Touren is the sneak peak for the waterparc Rulantica. It tells the story of the isle Rulantica which has different „lands“ on it (that’s why you see ice, water and the forest). When you’re in Rulantica waterparc, you will see that it is also themed like this. (There is the ice land, there’s the forest and so on) :) Snorri is their mascot.

First person to wear a tie on Voltron!

Love this video. Very helpful as I’m planning our 2025 holiday and in two minds between Europa Park and Phantasialand. Looking at the comments they both seem great. Didn’t realise how big this park is, and lots of green.

Aw, too bad about the smoking. But I'm glad you're honest about that one.

oh you didnt ride the epcot ball? thats one of the coolest coasters!

Not having too much English in Germany is not a big problem. I'm surprised they don't speak English because most Germans do speak English, but it is pretty easy to learn English to German. They're very similar languages. Some of the words sound the same like fish it's just spelled differently, I've been doing Duolingo which they have a free version but my husband got the family thing and all of us get it and you don't get all the commercials and stuff The eggnog it's rum

the different types of rides is the beauty of Europa Park. You can go with small children and you can go as an adult and have a great time too. Husband and I went last Summer and he got completely, I mean COMPLETELY, soaked on the white water rafts. A whole wave washed over him. He was literally leaving a wet trail when we got off and I can't remember the last time we laughed that hard 🤣poor man

I think to understand Europapark, you have to see the history. Starting as a small themepark and growing over the years. And i think its cool that lot of these old rides still exist (like the one with the clowns or the little boats) but i guess most visitors dont spend as much time as you did in this area of the park. Next time you visit i recoment to do a plan of the rides and atractions you want to go. In this Video you missed some of my favorites (Silverstar, Wotan-Coster, Voletarium, ...). And i think these more modern parts of the Park are those you can compare better to other themeparks.

Looks like tons of fun!! Almost overwhelming… only almost.. lots for littler kids too!! But the smoking…. 🤧☹️

I think the best way to describe Europa-Park is "Organized Chaos"

Happy Father's Day Chris🎉🎉🎉🎉

Well you made me laugh with your actions at the restuarant. Thanks.

Chris that was so funny you trying to make them smile on Pirates 🤣🤣