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Here's some notes.... Holiday Park - If you're only going to spend a few hours at that park and your schedule allows for it, GeForce really does warm up later in the day. I've had some pretty "meh" rides on it earlier in the day and some HOLYFUCKINGSHIT rides on it later in that same day. Toverland - Great park! Lots of fun. You probably only need a few hours though. Depends on how many re-rides you like to get on coasters. Efteling - Has a lot of attractions. Many of which I find decent, but totally overrated. However the park can get VERY busy and I don't believer they have rolled out their front of the line pass very widely. A handful of rides do have single rider lines. This is probably a full day park simply because there just isn't a way to get through many of their attractions that quickly. Great info, thanks. I will be sure to try and push our stop at Holiday Park a bit later in the day. Toverland does look like a lot of fun, we are excited for that one. As far as re-rides, unless something is crazy off-the-walls, a ride or two will likely be just fine and I/we need. If you like to meet up with some German members, we live only 45 minutes away from Holiday Park and plan to have season tickets this year. We're also in Europa Park after Easter. Just PM me. Perhaps we may make it happen!

So after watching this, I'm assuming that if they were hoping to sell the coaster and relocate it, they would have taken a more ginger approach to taking it down? Is letting the track crash into the ground like that something that you would only do if the steel was just going to be scrapped? Nope, they still relocate it to Dorney. The let it fall to the ground to smoothen out the famous Vekoma Bumps in all of their coasters in the most smart way.

So we've finally booked our first Europapark trip since October 2016 - that's the longest streak without having been to the park ever, but our US trip in 2017 and our boy being born in 2018 didn't get us the opportunity to go there in the meantime. We're going the week after Easter, during the week with planning to be in the park Wednesday and Thursday with the option of Friday. We're sleeping off-property due to cost reasons (we're a bigger group and some cannot afford three night on property). Do the locals know how the crowds are there during that time? Normally we avoid the local holidays, but it's not manageable this time because we are a bigger group. As it's my son's first visit to a major theme park, we're suprised (in a good way) how the park managed our requests. We got a specific list in advance what attractions he will be allowed to do then (without having asked, we just asked if we can bring a handcart and if we can heat up his selfmade food while being in restaurants and they assumed what would be additionally important to know for us). So we're really excited how the two days will turn out for us a bigger group with a one year old. And we're excited for the dinner in the "Ochsen" which is our favourite restaurant in Rust! As we know the park very well from being alone, just for ourselves, there - does anybody has some experience with going to Europapark with a one year old? In Tripsdrill, he rode everything he was allowed on and enjoyed it with loud giggles.

Railroad Station, I guess Midway..

We'll.. I can see your point. But when we were there after eight ours flight to Newark and a thousand miles road trip through the northwest over eleven days Wilderness Run was the first coaster we came along that didn't have a huge line this afternoon, so it was the first coaster we came to a cedar point. We didn't know that it was kids only (though we surely knew that it was a kiddy coaster, but in Germnay you can ride them as an adult alone), so we asked the ride OP politely if we could ride and she told us "no", asked where we came from and after a short, nice dialogue she advised us to ask for the possibility to ride in town hall. So we did that some hours later. So yeah, somehow credit whoring. But no as a matter of principle, just because the situation led to it. In Kings Island and Knoebels we didn't di the kiddy coasters and didn't ask about a possibility. But we also knew it was riddiculous and even made the jokes about our special needs then!

Yeah, good move. I have the same setup at work, so I end up taking a couple of trips usually. Others are correct about TTD. Ride Corkscrew last; it's the only genuinely bad coaster there. Also, you can't ride Wilderness Run unless you have a child with you. Or you could be a complete credit whore and ask Town Hall for a pass to ride. But only if you care that much about creds; you're better off getting re-rides on Vengeance, the Intamins, Raptor or Magnum. I was denied such a pass for Wilderness Run. They said they only give those in clear cases where an adult has special needs. Isn't "getting that kiddy coaster credit as an adult" a sort of special need? (No plan to offend anyone, just kidding) You may laugh, but some of those kiddie coasters are so poorly maintained and rough that when you couple that with their slow speed and size, you actually kind of get a wild ride. Plus, the restraints are pretty much non-existent. I won't wait a long time for one, and out of courtesy I'll try to let the kids get the front over me, but if its more or less a walk on I'll gladly take a lap on a ride that I paid good money for at a park. I don't laugh.. I asked for the pass myself in 2017

Yeah, good move. I have the same setup at work, so I end up taking a couple of trips usually. Others are correct about TTD. Ride Corkscrew last; it's the only genuinely bad coaster there. Also, you can't ride Wilderness Run unless you have a child with you. Or you could be a complete credit whore and ask Town Hall for a pass to ride. But only if you care that much about creds; you're better off getting re-rides on Vengeance, the Intamins, Raptor or Magnum. I was denied such a pass for Wilderness Run. They said they only give those in clear cases where an adult has special needs. Isn't "getting that kiddy coaster credit as an adult" a sort of special need? (No plan to offend anyone, just kidding)

^ & ^^ What both of you said, the mix of both, makes it round for me. When I was younger, I wanted to do as much as possible and I always looked for the cheapest possible was, just because I didn't have that much money to go for the full program. Now we earn our money, but we don't go that often on expensive vacations. But if we do, we want to go for all of it, even if that means we have to save money for another year before we do our trip. As Bill said, everybody has to know what he wants and do that. But let's face the fact that the initial question was, what we, the community, would prefer for staying over night at Cedar Point, so there's no right or wrong, just a lot of different input for the questioner to make his own mind what's best.

Well, we had different requests (as extra pillows, p.e.) but they were all done when we came to the room without a beep. So I think, if it's manageable they'll grant your requests. As we had a lakeview room, too, it was in one of the wings beside the rotunda which only hat three floors, not five. But there may be lakeview rooms in the rotunda itself, which is higher. We were there way too early too. Our room was already there for us, with all requests. We arrived on an monday. If the room wouldn't have been ready, they would have stored our luggage for us and would have brought it to our room. That's what the clerk said - I cannot guarantee that it's the truth because it wasn't necessary as our room was already available. With your thoughts about Fast Lane with the hotel: Sarah had the exact same thought! But maybe they have some promotions for that for some time!? When we booked our room for four nights and park tickets for three days we got a free "After 4 pm Ticket" for the day of arrival.

Seconded. Period. If money would be an issue, I'd rather wait another year than staying anywhere else.

I've only been there once (from Germany) and can highly recommend Breakers if the go for a once-in-a-lifetime-trip (or better once for a long time), because it halps you really getting on everything and having the option to go back, take a nap, avoid the midday ruhs and heat and use your time. Sure it's expensive. But for us, it was worth it. The room was great. We were there for three and a half days, went to the park at 10 or 11 am, went for a nap around 3 pm, took the last ride on eacht coaster in the middle of the night and were in bed only 20 minutes after leaving the train. Just so convenient. As long a we will go there, we'll use Breakers. If they will be to the Point more often and have probably Platinum Passes they may go to hotels off ground. Coasterbill has some good advices here.

The Wintertraum isn't over yet. The last day of the winterseason will be on Sunday, January 20th. Oh, I'm sorry.. Then I was wrong with my schedule.. Guess I'll have to ask again

So.. As the Wintertraum is now over and we are in the off season.. Any news or rumors about the demoliton that was mentioned some pages ago that will take place up from the end of January?

Agreed. I was thinking $325 is actually pretty cheap for an old vehicle. I could see an old coaster car being used as an oddball chair in a living room, but the Enterprise vehicles would have an obstructed view while also being sort of uncomfortable. I have no doubt someone will jump on this though. Isn't this price meant for the whole flat ride?

Oh wow.. After Eurosat this is the second coaster I rode that is being demolished.. But Eurosat got reborn in a (hopefully, I will see it in April) better way. So I have mixed feelings about this photo. Sure Firehawk was not a "good" coaster, but too see this as my first flying coaster and the first coaster I ever rode in the States I'm a bit sad to see it being biten into pieces . So I put all my hopes in Cedar Fair to put something in there that makes everyone riding it proud to have it in their count. Perhaps the replacement will be my son's first coaster overseas!?

Pah, I'm pretty sure I saw this sign.. But i can't recall which one it ist. But I'll have a wikd guess: Tiki Twirl? Makes me crazy.. Knowing to have seen it.. But not knowing exactly where.

I really don't know - but may it be somewhere in Boneville? Just a guess, it would fit into the setting there.

Yeah, I have the same issue here. I'm on the site via https, but Chrome and Firefox tell me that it's not secure. I'm not complaining, the site works fine. Just want to help to straight things out.

Weeks ago I noticed "Steel Revenge", but I thought it was just fail from a not-so-enthusiast Google associate. Now it turns out to be truly funny. I love the Green Maverick, although I still have to ride it yet.

Hey Robb, thanks for explaining so clearly why you decided to use the different ads and why you didn't use others. Keep on going!

Has anyone around here in the forum been to the new indoor world already? We live only 40 minutes from the park, but didn't make it this fall due to our baby, but we plan to be there next year, if there are enough attractions a one year old is allowed on.

You got it! Hehe, thanks! We took breakfast there for three days with our All Day Dining Plan because we wanted to save money, so I had time to check out the location! Four weeks America was expensive, but worth it!

Subway @ Main Midway!?

I feel your pain on both of these. I agree that the Baby Swap "not being possible" is ridiculous. You can create a simple paper pass that can be used at the exit, bring the kid through the line, there are a ton of solutions to this even at smaller, older parks. The height restrictions only get weirder as the kid gets older and taller. Wait till they're in the situation that they've been on the EXACT ride at another park and then are told they have to be 6"+ taller to ride the SAME ride at another random park! Thanks for your reply, Elissa! Their exact answer (I looked up their email) was: "Ein Baby Switch oder ähnliches lässt sich derzeit bei uns logistisch und platztechnisch nicht so einfach umsetzen. Denn für die anderen, wartenden Besucher soll kein Stau oder Nachteil dadurch entstehen." You can translate it to: "A baby switch or similar (system) is logistically or constructional not realizable in an easy way. Because for the other, waiting visitors shall not emerge any line up or disadvantage." I just replied that all the others customers stand behind two persons, no matter if it's a kidless couple, if you do the baby switch or if my wife comes out and I go into the normal line. But the experience of the families would be increased. We never got an answer to that. As far as the height restrictions: Oh well, we didn't think that far into the future.. Yeah, I can already feel which problems may occur if you go to different parks frequently (as we plan to do).. But we do see these things already right now. We wanted to do one last park before the season ends, as Sarah hasn't ridden any coaster since September 2017 (three days later we knew she was pregnant ), so we looked up for a park that has the most to offer for the kid. The winner was Tripsdrill, but we saw changes in the height restricitons for similar to identical rides at different parks.. I'm "excited" what the future holds for us.

TRIP REPORT: So.. After five and a half years I finally made it back to Tripsdrill for the second to last day of operations on November 3rd together with my wife and our six month old son who did his first rides there! When I was there the last time, "Karacho" was still under construction, so I was stunned how much better the park is now. It's a shame we weren't here for so long because we live only 90 minutes away. Everything is so lovely and calm, easily one of the best park I visited. My son's godparents also went with us, who didn't do that much coasters in their life before. Coasters: G'sengte Sau: We like it. It's nothing special, but it's Gerstlauers Bob prototype and makes real fun. It's amazing to have a Wild Mouse with its laterals and some sowwshing turns and airtime in the same coaster. We also like interacting rides and it's always fun to talk to the people in the Badewannenfahrt while being on the lifthill and in the first hairpin curves. It was in good shape an nowhere between rough. It ran quite fast and we thought if it was even better in the summer. We only did it one or two times because the queue went beyond 20 minutes in the afternoon. Mammut: It was my second woodie ever (after Wodan) and was one of the reasons I fell in love with wooden coasters. I had the fear, that I wouldn't like it anymore because we've seen such stunning woodies in the US last year, but nope - still like it! We rode it multiple times in front and back. I think the front gives you more air (floater), but the back has the better first drop. Perhaps we have to ride it in the summer again when it runs faster. But it's a really solid coaster, especially for this little park. Karacho: None of us has ridden this before, so we really didn't know what to expect. The girls went riding first when we stood outside with the kid. As the car with them on board came out of the launch tunnel and over the tophat I heard a very familiar "Huiiiiiii" - a sound coming off my wifes mouth on rides like Millennium Force, Banshee or Taron. Immediate smiling thought of me: "Man this has to be quite good!" So we went after them - and it was truly amazing. After the second inversion of our first lap my only thought was "How can this thing be standing in Tripsdrill - the middle of coaster nowhere!?" But the best thing was still coming: the transition into the dive loop and the dive loop itself! Man, that's one of the best inversions I have ridden so far. Tight, fast and nowhere rough or whiplashing. I loved it, as we all did! We must have ridden this beast multiple times, I sat at all positions and I liked the front left the best. Rasender Tausenfüßler: Of course we did this as well - even if the kid was still to small. We liked it, solid kiddy coaster where you can grab some grass on the run! Rides: We also went on the Sky Flyer, one of my favourite flats, the bouncing tree and the Badewannenfahrt (where you can see boobs ). And then, of course, we did the first flats with the kid: The spinning wine barrels, the spinning soups, the bicycle monorail and the cradle ride. And we have to tell you: There's a coaster rider growing up in Kaiserslautern! Half a year old and in sheer fun when riding theses things! Food: We went tho the main food sit down restaurant - and the food was amazing! Complaints: Even on this superb in trip in a nice park we had two letdowns, but I want to say beforehand, that they didn't ruin our trip in any way. It's just room to improve for the park. 1.) No baby switch: I asked them the day before we went about the possibility of baby switch, but they responded that there would be no logistically possible solution for the park and the queues on the rides to do that. First, I think thats very bad for a park that has so many attraction for kids aged 0-4 which are not allowed on the big ones. Second, the statement is BS (IMHO). Creating some sort of pass that you give to one parent after riding which is recieved by the other parent that goes up the exit ramp is possible in the park/queues if they wanted. 2.) Ride height policies: I want to say first, that I don't know whicht policies are set from the manufacturer and which are set by the park. But it's really hard to understand why my son, with six months and 70 cm height, is allowed to go on the monorail bicylce, whichs runs manpowerd in 15-20 ft height, sitting between us on the plastic cover without proper seat or belt, where the vehicles can come to a complete stop and are also able of bumping into each other at full speed - but isn't allowed on the kiddy coaster with proper lap bar or the electric autos, which run at a set speed (much slower than the monorail bicycle), 10 cm off the ground, cars are nut able to come close together. For the latter he has to be six times the age he is now. I don't get that. If he could ride nothing, that's okay for me. But riding (i comparison to eacht other) "dangerous things" without restraint or seat and bein rejected from a top notch safe ride with seat and restraints is riddiculous. Before anyone tries to call CPS on us - he never was in real danger. We just compared the rides he could go on with the rides he couldn't - and didn't see any logic behind.