HI everyone!
My name is Marc and this is my first post on this forum but I'm already following it for years, especially to know and understand the American vision and opinion about European parks. It's interessting!
I live in BELGIUM, a country without real good parks except Plopsaland De Panne, wich is the best themed & most ambitious themepark in this country and they do have the best coaster also until now .
Anyway, this is about Europa Park! My first visit to the park was in 1997 (I'm 25yo now). When I was there at that time I still remember it already made a huge impression on me as a kid. I didn't know what to expect but I got overwhelmed. The park wasn't well known at that time, I think only in Germany but not realy in the rest of Europe. It also was the opening year of Euro Mir, wich I didn't do that year because I still was 'afraid' of rollercoasters or at least big ones haha .
It's true that Europa Park made a huge huuuuuuuge evolution since the beginning of 2000. When I compare it with how it was back in 1997 (wich is not realy 'long' ago) it's crazy!
I also specialy like the concept a lot! All that beautiful stuff we have in Europe and all those different cultures coming together in one park ... I like it very much. But still I also think there is some work to do, like I wish they would represent some country's better like France, Italy or Austria for example by building famous monuments or buildings of these places. Just a bit more theming in some parts of the park. But Greece for example is realy wonderful to walk through!
About WODAN Timbur Coaster.... It looks great but I specialy look forward to the theming! I think they will surprise us...