Our second day to Europa Park was just as fun as the first, if not even better now that we kinda knew where we were going, the rides we liked and wanted to ride again, and we could take our time.
Now, I'm writing this two days later because it was such a day full of fun we took a much needed rest day in between! So instead of a play-by-play, how about we all just write a little blurb about our thoughts on Europa Park and our favorite things:
Linny here. I'm not always a huge fan of amusement parks, but I loved Europa Park. In terms of rides, I absolutely loved the Voltron rollercoaster. It was fast, smooth, and really fun! Lots of loops and corkscrew turns. I also really loved Madame Freudenreich's Curiosities. It was a precious animatronic dinosaur ride. The song was catchy and the animatronics were so cute! For food, I was excited that we got to eat at Schloss Balthasar, an actual 1400s castle that Europa Park built around. The overall vibe of Europa Park was wonderful. It is divided into different countries with food, rides, and shops geared towards the culture of each country. Two days definitely was tough on my feet and legs, but it was so worth it! What a great park to visit!
This is Ryan. The best part of Europa park day two was being able to run back all the things we enjoyed, skip the chaff, and try new things. Riding Voltron and Blue Fire again was a total must. I was a little bummed we didn't get to ride Arthur which is a very Universal Studios style, kid-friendly coaster. We WERE able to ride the CanCan Eurostat and the Europa MIR coasters for the first time. They are two kinda similar, but very fun and differently executed coasters. Both coasters have a climbing spiral, whereas MIR descends outside while spinning, whereas the CanCan descends further into the dark. I continued my quest for more pictures of the fun evil "Maize Man" and the demonic pumpkin sculptures. We rode a lot of the offbeaten coasters which allowed us to officially declare we rode ALL the rollercoasters at Europa Park!
And now, for the Ranking of Europa Park's Benches. I think the one next to Voltron was my favorite. It had an options for sun or shade, there was a windbreak, and it was near a couple of drink stands. Five stars.
Last but not least, Angie's final Europa Park review: I feel three days would be even better so you can enjoy the entirety of the park and all its rides but not wear yourself out too quickly and enjoy it at a leisurely pace. While the app sucks and eats up battery, it's worth it for the virtual queue. Have one person sacrifice their phone and battery to the app and add everyone's ticket numbers on there so you can make up to 4 virtual queues at a time. Pick up a paper map at the entrance, that came in handy with some tips and info (like quiet shopping hours or the fact you can send your purchases to the front of the park to be picked up when you leave after 5:30 pm).
Angie's top rides: #1 Voltron. So much fun!! #2 Blue Steel Fire. Such a smooth coaster that it's calming to me. #3 Phantom of the Opera Coastiality (VR overlay on the CanCan Coaster). I just really enjoyed hearing the music and swooping through the Opera Populaire. The ridiculousness was just the cherry on top. Honorable Mention: Arthur. A fun coaster and cute animatronics! I was sad the line was so long the second day, but glad we rode it twice in a row the first day! Oh, and special honor to Madam Freudenreich's Curiosities for being so adorable and a great ride if you want to relax or reset.
The Castle restaurant had the most amazing meal I've had on this trip yet, and the whole castle itself was really neat! Honorable mention to the caramel donuts from the snack stand near Croatia/Holland/Russia. That sweet treat was exactly what I wanted, right when I needed it.
And with that, that is everyone's reviews and thoughts on Europa Park! I wonder where we'll go next, all in the name of a theme park and ride?
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