Ranking EVERY Theme Park in Europe I’ve Been To (Part 2) 

Edit: Taron at Phantasialand is located in the “Klugheim” section of the park. Not “Rookburgh” which is stated at 21:37 Hi, i'm Marc! I operate this RU-vid channel in which I produce content related to the roller coasters and theme parks of the world. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and support what I do. It’s free and every single person who chooses to do so is greatly appreciated! Subscribe to CoasterDash for More! Europe 2023 Playlist ru-vid.com/group/PLYPuVokppFiz_CsxIPZiAqOHPGtSvp8nq&si=vJT8_5Q6ahs6CvBs Europe 2022 Playlist ru-vid.com/group/PLYPuVokppFiw6JXfG3BlGbvqL5kVchErW&si=-89QCbe2qgWCxf9G Countdowns Playlist ru-vid.com/group/PLYPuVokppFixiNZgiUYKWGFsz4DMpQjZ_&si=z6nAtIEHRrElhGx Check out my Instagram page here :) instagram.com/coasterdash/ Check out my other RU-vid channels! Subscribe to “TravelDash” at this link - youtube.com/@TravelDash Subscribe to “Front Seat POVs” at this link - youtube.com/@FrontSeatPOVs If you need to get in touch with me, you can reach me at “coasterdash01@gmail.com”. I am available through Instagram DMs as well. - check out my Discord Server! It was created by a group of fans who are seeking additional members | discord.gg/Y28tt7CSsz -

Phantasialand Wintertraum was amazing. Riding Taron in the dark was absolutely crazy.

I am soooooooooooo pleased by your ranking of Efteling. It seems as though enthusiasts either get this park or they don’t, and the place blew me away.

Thank you for revealing what everyone should know about PortAventura.

It’s great how these parks put emphasis on beauty in a way that many American parks have not. I think Efteling is my number 1 bucket list park in Europe

Omg Efteling That High Cures My Depression

You told my PortAventura story! 🤣🤣 The only thing is that they didn't make the girl buy flip flops, but they said she couldn't ride Shambhala barefoot. She then took the flip flops that were in the locker and put them on. The employee realized that the slippers were going to fly off and told the girl to hold them 🤣 So stupid! I still laugh every time I remember it!

I've been to a bumch of these, and I agree with you on many accounts. Energylandia probably has the best coaster collection, Plopsaland has the single best coaster, Toverland is so lovable and charming, Port Aventura needs new management pronto, Phantasialand is probably the overall best park but the Efteling will always have a special place in my heart.

Great video! It's great that new parks you visited this year like Parc Asterix and Liseburg placed as high as they did compared to last year's parks. I liked hearing your analysis of all the parks. I enjoyed watching! I'm looking forward to your next video!

In 2024 you should visit the uk for theme parks, we have some of the most unique rides in the world and since you love phantasialand, you'll love alton towers which is similar but larger, there's also: Paulton park, Chessington world of adventures, Thorpe Park, Drayton Manor and Blackpool Pleasure Beach

I can 100% guarantee that dueling single rail at walibi holland will be their signature attraction there in 2025

I agree with Efteling being put up so high. Its Really immersive, Beautiful and the ride lineup isn't bad at all

We are just finishing off our European road trip (we're from the UK) & we did Europapark, Holidaypark, Phantasialand & Plopsaland. I think with Voltron Europa now pips Phantasia. But only just. Both incredible.

Awesome video series, you are slowly becoming my favourite theme park content creator on RU-vid. And obviously I like that my home park has the Nr. 1 spot. :)

Glad to see Efteling getting its due respect. Loved the video Marc, as always.

It's good to see my home park at number 2 :) mostly agree with your list, though for me Phantasialand is number 2 and Europa Park number 1. I feel that Europa Park manages crowds much better, in Phantasialand we still had to wait like 45+ minutes for Taron, whereas the lines in EP were 30 minutes tops. And in terms of atmosphere I just found Europa Park a nicer place to be. Oh and btw, Port Aventura is looking for a new owner, so that might just be the best theme park related news I heard in quite a while.

Nice list! Phantasialand is my favorite park in the world, it’s unbelievable

1. Europapark ☀☀☀☀☀+ 2. Phantasialand ☀☀☀☀☀ 3. Port Aventura ☀☀☀☀☀-- 4. Alton Towers ☀☀☀☀ 5. Energylandia ☀☀☀☀ 6. Parc Asterix ☀☀☀☀ 7. Efteling ☀☀☀☀ 8. Liseberg ☀☀☀☀ 9. Djurs Garden ☀☀☀☀-- 10. Disney Paris ☀☀☀☀--

I love watching EVERY video by you! I would call me lucky having Phantasialand just one hour away from my house and visiting it very often. I am also currently in Poland and am about to have two days at Energylandia and one at Legendia. Keep up the great work!

I’m going to phantasialand this October in a few weeks, can’t wait for taron and fly! Great video mate.!

It's a pretty solid ranking as well! It'll help me organize my park trips in 2024. Thank you 😉

i went to portaventura in august but operations were pretty decent and policies were mostly good and the park itself is elite

I recently read a news article on looopings about PortAventura being put up for sale. I hope the new owners will improve the guest experience.

This is gonna be great

Damn out of all of these on the list the only ones I’ve visited r walibi Holland and Efteling but I can say the Efteling is my favourite theme park that I have visited

For such obvious reasons, Plopsaland de Panne. Not only is the Ride to Happiness made for coaster enthusiasts, but lovers of EDM and electronic music as well🇧🇪 👍🏻 And Bakkan for Tornado of course😆 A future trip to Italy and Ireland sounds pretty awesome🇮🇹🇨🇮 Having had a chance to visit both of those countries, I honestly don’t know much about the theme parks offered, but I’m sure that content will be great when the time comes😊

Thank you for appreciating Phantasialand♥️

Energylandia before Europa park is a crime🤣.

You’re so lucky! I plan on taking my husband and our son to Europe for a coaster tour in the next couple of years.

After listening to everyone’s feedback on PortAventura, I decided to book Phantasialand this October instead of PortAventura for the 2nd time.

You should return to Efteling next year when Danse Macabre opens. A replacement for Spookslot but also keeping the theme of the old Spookslot. I won’t go into extra details, I don’t want to spoiler to much. Also make sure to check Villa Volta when returning to Efteling, its one of the best madhouse attractions on earth (for as far as I know)

I did an Europe trip in August and did 10 parks. After the trip I ranked them this way. 1. Phantasialand-place is incredible. They have some of the best experiences you will find at a park. 2. Parc Asterix. I didn’t get to spend that long here but with the ride lineup and operations I was impressed. 3. Europa Park. I thought it did somethings better than Disney. I enjoyed their pirates ride more but their haunted Manson wasn’t close. I also like their big 3 a little more than you I think. Operationally they were an A+ 4. Efteling. The coaster line up leaves something to be desired less joris but everything else was very well done. Was originally going to spend a half day here but got talked into a full day and was really glad I made the switch 5. Walibi Holland. Outstanding top 3. And the operations were better than the sister park. 6. Plopsaland. I’m in the sane boat as you. Ride to happiness is my overall #1. Much better overall than sister park I went to. 7. Toverland really a great themed park. Troy needs a little retracking. I skis visited on a busier day so crowds were a little bit bigger. Ops were a touch slower here. 8. Tripsdrill beautiful park. Did a half day. More Vekoma suspended coasters need to be built. They gave a ton of room in that park to expend. Once the coaster collection expands I would shoot this up the rankings. 9. Walibi Belgium. Park needs a number 2 coaster. Operations were slow overall. Especially at Kondaa. Groupers were all over the place. Also had weather issues. 10. Holiday park. Felt more like a party in that center section. Love GeForce has its own radio station.

Great ranking, i completly agree. The only Park i would rank a bit higher is Erlebnispark Tripsdrill. It is a great park with unique atmosphere and good rides, but what stands out for me is what you get for your money. Less then 40€ for a themepark like this is a good price, but adding free parking and free entry for their Wildpark incl transportation is one of the best deals of any themepark i have visited. I know, this might not be a criteria for this ranking and its totally understandable, but i think it is worth mentioning.

After 2 trips in Europe, what are your thoughts on a coaster tour in Europe vs in the US ? Costs in global, tips/tricks on things to spend money on, etc. ?

I also have phantasialand as my no.1. But I think that it isn't perfect. I'd LOVE to see an intamin multi dimensional coaster with the great phantasialand theming replacing Crazy Bats. Then it would be a *perfect* park

Very good list Marc, defently need to go to Asterix again last time is was there was in 2020 with the old Woody and it didn't have that new coaster so for now its a bit further down the list for me. Pretty sure it will be in my top 5 after the next visit. I only have Trippsthrill a couple of places higher i just love the atmospehre of that park and i have liseberg quite a bit lower, Baldur was closed and i was pretty sick the night before i visited and it rained quite heavely the other time so that anothe park that will probable move up when i visited it in normale cirumstances. It probable won't reach as high as yours but then i don't get the VIP treathment (so jealouse). I will have to say you hit the marks with porto ventura and Djors summerland couldn't describe it better myself and completly agree and i'm very happy that you appriciate the efteling for what it is. I just hope they gonna build at least one good coaster someday as its me homepark. As for my top 5: 1 Phantasialand 2 Efteling 3 Europapark 4 Energylandia 5 Miribilandia (But there are bout 6 parks that could easily change place to that spot. Non of them are port adventura i m not sure its in my top 20 and it has everything i love in a good themepark but just after 2 days i was so tired of the parks policies i decided not even to cash in my thirth day free ticket).

I think Phantasialand lacks a truly excellent dark ride to be considered a world-class park. Also the kiddie part with the boat ride was quite sad when I visited the park this year. The Waterguns and effects all didnt work. The top 3 coasters and especially the mine train (how can a padding be this hard 😅) are phenomenal but besides that i was a bit dissapointed expecting a "best park".

Moviepark Germany is in my heart the most. I have been there countless times (nearly every weekend in the '22 season) and for the '23 season i started working there as a ride operator because who doesnt want to operate a coaster once :D so it grew on me even more. Older attractions like Van Helsings Factory are so special and made with so much love, it might not be an 'elite' park but it is a unique and special park. It gets overshadowed by its neighbour with Taron and F.L.Y tho

Nice to see efteling on the second spot,its my homepark 👏🎢

Phantasialand ❤️❤️

11:55: agree, I’ve traveled to many places but Danish people are always a good time

Awww Thank for you for saying those nice words about us danes 🙈🥰 its funny because normally we have a reputation of being a bit reserved and hard to get to know.

Yeeeah! Me beloved Phantasialand is on the top. Is my favorite themepark I ever visited

as a Dutch i'm proud of your placement of Efteling

I went to Parc Asterix halfway August but surprisingly it was incredibly overcrowded to the point my party was already done after one ride of just Toutatis. Was shame wish we could have done more

11:06 this Area was redone/updated like 2 years ago to keep up with the quality that Avalon has. Toverland goes a slow way to the top but they make sure to not miss anything so i wonder what we get in like 5-10 years :D

10:31 They’re getting sold for 1b dollars!

I live like 20 minutes away from Phantasialand and i prefer the 6 hour drive to Europapark over going to Phantasialand.

I must visit Europe for roller coasters!

I am proud of my home park.... A solid number one

I've been to Energylandia on January 8th this year and what a disapointing experience it was! Out of all rollercoasters, only 3 were working and a 4rd one started working thoughout the day. I saw them doing some work on it and then testing it, with people riding it every 5 minutes - didn't feel confident at all. It's not clear at all what's working and what's not on their website so I felt like being scammed. No excuses about the winter. They ought to make it clear to guests what's available and if weather doesn't permit just close the park for good just like the great majority do. Front part of the park is completely disconnected from the back and employess don't show much sense of responsability, allowing people to do nearly whatever they want. There are lots of boring attactions and riding the same attractions over and over all day long day felt like a waste of time and money. You couldn't even visit the whole park because they blocked some passages. With the park being so limited, why not open the new area giving guests actually something to do? It's sad but I had much higher expectations. I can't see myself visiting, nor would I recommend this park any time soon, until I am convinced that the attractions will be available, that the staff will be more responsible, and that they will work on general improvements that make me feel comfortable about the price and with what I have to deal to visit the park. Continuing with outdated attractions and keep adding roller coasters simply to boast the title of the park with the most in the world doesn't work, especially with 2 identical roller coasters, a bunch of roller coasters that a 9 year old would die of boredom, one that can be found all over the world and finally keep them almost all closed with the convenient justification that it is winter.

You NEED to go to the UK. visit Alton Towers, Thorpe Park and Blackpool Pleasure beach. You should also visit Chessington. We have the worlds biggest Legoland. You can miss Drayton Manor, Flamingo land, Gulliver's world, Oakwood and Paulton's Park. But the 3 or 4 I said at the start are go toos. Alton towers has the smiler. The most inverting coaster in the world and also at alton, all of the main rollercoasters have either broke records or been first in Europe or ethen the world (take that cedar point). Thorpe and Alton have amazing coasters and I have no idea how Blackpool fit Icon in. Chessington is a bit like Animal Kingdom. Hope to see you come soon (ideally after Nemesis has it's re-track finished and Hyperia opens) this is copy and pasted from my comment on an older video btw

Amazing Video but the Highlander at Hansa Park is actually the highest gyro Drop Tower in the World.

We need a giga chad emoji. Also, awesome to hear you call Kållerado one of Europe's best rapids, despite you and Jesiah having a miserable time on it lmao

I‘ve been to 11 parks in Europe and the very first I went to (back in 1985) is still my number 1 (as its evolution during the past 20 years has been beyond impressive) - and it‘s also your number 1. 🤗 Also, while I like the park a lot (and it‘s the closest to where I live), I agree with everything you said about your number 5 (I‘ll just add that the frequent product placement [and also the branded clothing stores inside the park] destroys a lot of their capability to be immersive).

She had to take the FlipFlops with her in case of evacuation. I saw it too, that guest where not alowed to ride Shambala barefeet, they made them sit on them.

Hello I went to portAventura ( a few times) and I like it personally I think it is a good park but yes the fast track is not good apart form that i think it is a good park.

i have been to efteling and phantasialand and there both amazing i do think that the park atmosphere is beter in efteling

I go to PortAventura every year but because of my first experience there I REFUSE to go at anytime but midweek at the end of the season from then on. Any other day is just going to make you miserable because of the horrible operations. I waited 4 hours for Red Force the first time, and they really try to squeeze 1 hour lines even on days that are not busy just to make you buy one of their expensive fast passes. Positive point though: The park is super cheap when staying at their hotels for what you are getting. Somehow 2 days plus Hotel are cheaper than one day at Europa Park?

If you were to rank your experience at rheinkirmes on the list where would it be?

For me there is one thing Phantasialand does wrong: Opening the rides later than general opening of the park...and closing the queues earlier. Last time I was there they even removed one train on Colorado Adventure linke 20 minutes before closing. So we lost some valuable time at the end to get in 1-2 more rides. That's what I like the most at Europa-Park, compared to many other parks: If you buy a ticket for a whole day with opening times from 9 to 18, you get the full day! You can jump on the first train at 9.00 and enter the last line at 17:59:59. Plus they almost always run on high capacity and rarely remove a train again after they added one. Together with a ton non-coaster attractions I think they have by far the best price-performance ration. If only they would have some more real thrill rides...hopefully Voltron changes that.

Let's hope Portaventura gets bought by Universal

No way is Energylandia infront of Europa Park

2:20 oh yeah.... being a feller rules...

leave it to the spaniards to be dastardly...

Tripsdrill needs to receive a rank increase bonus. They have boobies there!

Ngl i was disappointed my country didn’t appear for the first part at all and then it just appeared 3 times in this video (Note for if a dutchy sees this comment Ik ben nog nooit in walibi holand geweest is het leuk)

Batavia isbetter then its disney counterpart... change my mind

Europa Park is my home park and I agree: it's overrated. Somehow, its popularity caused a hype that isn't really supported anymore. (especially after price increases and food quality decreases over the past 6 years or so)

PortAventura is one of the worst parks ever been! Poorly maintained, bad and rough rides, bad operations and Shambhala was closed! You also received no compensation for this. As a Dutch person, I am used to the customer being number one. Last week I was in Walibi Holland and all rides were closed 3 hours earlier because it was too cold and we got a free ticket for a next visit. When Untamed is closed you also get much discount, but PortAventura didn’t give you anyting, only a scandalously bad rest of the park for the price. (More expensive than Phantasialand!!!)

so America is GOING TO SEND All OF THEIR MONEY TO EUROPE?

Fly was good but doesn’t compare to Tatsu.

Parque Warner is better then Portaventura