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Hi guys, I am planning a trip to Germany over the next few months, and coming from the UK Just a few questions really; Whats the best way to get around? is it possible to take public transport from park to park or is rental car a must?? Which airport to fly to and from; and what route to take - Europa, Heide Park, Holiday and possibly Phantasia? I can obviously see these parks on a map, but logistically there may be a route which is easier?? I'm sure some if not most of you guys have done this trip, ideas and tips would be great!
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European Trip Park List
stuff2break replied to better_by_design's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
just my opinion but i enjoyed grona lund more than liseberg, its a fantastic little park with plenty to do and amazing scenery - be warned swe is EXPENSIVE, a beer will set you back 10 euros! walibi belgium as stated before not so great, but walibi.nl is worth it for goliath alone - one of the best coasters in europe imo efteling is also fantastic (make sure you grab a hotdog with the their special mayo sauce, amazing!) Holland is not a big country so you could easily do walibi, toverland and efteling 3 parks over 3 days another +1 for parc warner madrid too, good weather and good coasters; again superman another top notch coaster and you can also ride the worlds worst woody! Belgium is a good grounds to get to germany, holland and france i'd say there are plenty of parks in those countries alone to keep you busy! -
This is my short review, will try and get some pictures up in the week. We had a great time in both liseberg and grona lund the latter being my favourite of the two! some great rides in each!!! I loved basically every ride at grona lund but esp twister, insane and jetline.. the shoot up ride was good as well on a nice day you get an amazing view! the park itself was so clean and i think the best location i have EVER been for a theme park, lunch on the sea front was great! Twister was fantastic and was as its name, TWISTY! Jetline is ridiculously smooth for a 20 yr old ride and lots of fun, 2nd drop was a lot steeper than i thought! Insane was just... insane! as we went up we only had one person on the back so we literally faced straight down all the way up, scary! and the ride itself was so much fun and bloody crazy!!! we went back on a wednesday and literally qued for no more than 3 minutes for anything! it was amazing, did all the rides about 4 or 5 times in 3 hours (we had a flight to catch that evening!) liseberg was good also but i was a little disppointed in some of the rides. Balder although great fun i was a little underwhelmed, the cornering was very slow and generally i thought it could have done with more speed.. (i think i compare it to el toro and its not on the same level really!) Kanonen was a little disapointing as well, again didnt think it was quite fast enough and it was quite bumpy and the restraints were quite painful! lisebergbanon however i enjoyed a lot and atmosfear was great! the screaming swing was probably the scariest thing i have been on i think because of the backdrop but i pretty much s**t myself!!! ive been on other swing rides which are the same and loved them im not sure why i was so terrified on this, must have been the backdrop i think! The was a farmers market with pigs cows and horses in the park, weirdest thing ever seen in a theme park!? but the food was great and much better than from the restaurants we ate there.. all in all, great trip to sweden and would recommend to anyone - esp grona lund! on a side note if you are a beer lover, expect to pay £10 or $15 for a pint in sweden, ouch!!!!
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Liseberg Discussion Thread
stuff2break replied to viking86's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
thanks for the advice robin i didn't get a chance to post before i left! we ended up staying at liseberg heden - it was perfect location for the theme park, literally about 5 minutes walk! -
Liseberg Discussion Thread
stuff2break replied to viking86's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
okay so i found a hotel on the park site itself - Hotell Liseberg Heden - It has a special sunday rate which includes a pass for the park, would this just mean its a pass for the park itself on the sunday (i don't think its open on monday) and then we would have to pay for rides too? or would it mean a proper pass??? The train routes seem fairly straight forward. -
Liseberg Discussion Thread
stuff2break replied to viking86's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
So i am going to be going to Liseberg and Grona Lund next weekend. Could you tell me if there is a cheap hotel or any hotel to stay at Liseberg??? Plus what do you think the queues will be like?? -
Most Overrated coaster?
stuff2break replied to BlackWidow's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Kumba -
actually i would want to do 2... Manhattan Express has the potential in terms of location to be an AMAZING coaster.. just such a shame its a TOGO! I actually think the layout is pretty good.. its just the execution is terrible!! If they were to replace it like for like with an intamin track and coaster combo it would be fantastic!
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Speed - The Ride POV?
stuff2break replied to A113's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I'm glad i went on speed, it was great fun and worth the 10 min wait with a load of hill billies... -
I don't know about anyone else, but i really didn't like the restraints on nitro.. I am normal build and 5'11 and i just felt like i was going to fall out the whole time.. Rode it a few times, enjoyed it but it's not even on my top 10 because of that reason!
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What is the coolest coaster name?
stuff2break replied to Hilltopper39's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
nemesis and anything superman (shame most of them don't live up to the name!) -
What is the best floorless?
stuff2break replied to ddaver177's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
totally agree, though kraken would be my 2nd favourite -
I think the ride looks fun! One of my top 5 coasters is Goliath (walibi, nl) and that just proves a ride doesn't need to be 200ft tall and 80mph to be a lot of entertainment value! I think this could be one of those sort of rides, enough speed and elements (trenches are generally underused for sure!) to make it enjoyable and pure fun!
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Disneyland Paris (DLP) Discussion Thread
stuff2break replied to SharkTums's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
May I ask what you don't like about Disneyland Paris? Besides un-Disney like employees, painful coasters and horrible operations? I love Disneyland Paris and have been 8 times, haven't experienced a what you've said except although not so much painful - the rides with overhead harnesses are placed too low down in the karts so my shoulders are being pushed down and the restraints not being able to close properly.. usually still 45 degree in angle.. Would love for them to update their trains! -
Best Drop Ride!!!
stuff2break replied to coaster_shorty's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Tower of Terror at Disneyland Paris is fantastic! love how you're only strapped in with seatbelts, and the airtime is great!!! Also the views from the top are fantastic esp. at night =] -
Liseberg Discussion Thread
stuff2break replied to viking86's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Easiest would be to take the train from Stockholm and Gothenburg. Go to www.sj.se to book a ticket, prices range from 95 SEK for the slow trains 4-5 hours or from 150-300 SEK for the fast trains about 3 hours. The cheap tickets are non refundable and are available 90 days before the day of travel, there is a limited amount of cheap tickets so prices will rise depending on demand and time. From the central station you could walk to Liseberg if you have the time, or take a bus, tram or taxi... Thanks for the information Loefet! very helpful indeed!!! -
Gröna Lund Discussion Thread
stuff2break replied to Tobias94's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
my dad is currently working in stockholm, i get a free flight over there on the business... cannnot wait to go on this!!!!