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EUROPA PARK & HOTEL RESORT - Exploration 2011


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really can`t wait for your next report, especially with night pics! But what i was intrested in, what do you think about SilverStar. When i rode it this year there were absolutly now midcourse brakes, and especially in the last two rows we had a lot of airtime... Is it just me or did EP decided to deactivate the midcourse breaks after long years of discussion in many forums. In between time SIlverStar gets my No.1 coaster in the park, maybe next year the woodie will change this

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I agree that Silver Star is running pretty well these days (when compared to say 5 years back). However, I don't think the back row is as good as it was. Now, I find the front row the best place on the ride. There seems to be a lot of airtime there. Also, from where the front row and main queue split, it's usually barely any more than about 15 minutes extra for the first row.

 

Is all this to do with the fact they upgraded the brakes to magnetic? The first set last week weren't doing anything, but the second set were trimming.

 

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Great report .... looking forward to explore the hidden things in about 3 weeks ... Now in german: Hallo Leute, bin ich froh, daß ich in 3 Wochen diese Geheimnisse entdecken darf... Danke

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Hi guys,

 

Thanks for the photo's

 

Every year we go to Europapark at least 2/3 days and for us it is by far the best park in Europe.

 

And for someone like me to say that who lives about 5 minutes away from the Efteling (and worked there for several years) that's something........

 

Thanks again,

 

Paul

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When I have been to a great park like Tokyo Disney Sea lately.... and then see a great trip report and very nice (and different) photos that you have taken of Europa Park....

 

 

I need a lottery win badly, so that I can go back to ALL my FAVE parks... like Tokyo Disney Sea. And Grona Lund.

 

And Europa.

 

The night photos look wonderful. I honestly believe this is one of those parks,

where you need an extra day, just to tour around (and EAT around, LOL) the park itself,

hardly riding rides or coasters. Just enjoying the themeing and atmosphere of it all.

 

Thankyou for sharing your recent trip with us!

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I would always maintain the view that to enjoy Europa-Park properly, you need 4 nights / 3 days. This way, you can ride all the attractions, including the cute boat rides etc., see all the main shows (there's about 5 hours worth if you were to see them all), eat in a range of restaurants and just soak up the ambience. Not to mention spend time in the hotels.

 

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I would always maintain the view that to enjoy Europa-Park properly, you need 4 nights / 3 days.

 

Jeppp...I totally agree...if visiting a theme park means enjoying rides, shows,good food and taking time to absorb the energy/vibe of the place...then Europa Park definitively is a three day park...at least.

 

But my problem...to be honest, is that it will ALWAYS (!!!) feel too short...because inside a truly beatiful park like Europa, Disney, Efteling, Phantasialand etc....it will always feel better to be inside than to be outside. The whole world should be THAT (!) beautiful.

 

A too long stay at top Theme Park ??? Never...impossible...no way

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Absolutely fantastic trip report! I am so impressed with the beauty and landscaping of Europa Park. I love Busch Gardens Williamsburg for this very reason, and I have to say, it looks like Europa Park is far more beautiful and more extensively landscaped!

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So ... here we are again !

 

As promised we gonna show you some pictures of Europa Parks Hotel Resort ... but we have to admit, that we are not happy with the quality of many pictures that we took during the evening or night time. So this is just a selection of those pictures with sufficient quality. Hope you understand ...

 

Let's start with some pictures of Hotel Colosseo :

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The only reason why Hotel Colosseo has just 4 and a half stars (!) is because the park is not willing to have any butlers !

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The main entrance ...

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The main atrium ...

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... and sorry cause we're gonna mix day and night pics ...

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The Gardens ...

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Random atrium shots ...

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... and the pool !

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On to some lobby impressions ...

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This is NOT halloween theming ... it's just the head of someone who wasn't willing to pay his bill :-)

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Another rest area picture and the entrance to the indoor childrens playground ...

 

to be continued ...

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Sorry for splitting this, but we had some problem with the internet connection

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Europa has a heart for children ...

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Europa sells some marvellous ice cream !

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It's vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, mustard, smoke, air, pizza, toothpaste, hazelnut-garlic AND baby poop !

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Honestly this is one if not the best quality of ice cream you can get here in Germany. It's REALLY good !!!

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Inside the Colosseo you will also find a café with a very nice bar zone ...

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... and a winter garden ...

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There's the bar !

 

That's enough for the Colosseo .... to be continued with more photos of the other hotels and the camp resort ...

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So ... we're gonna continue with pictures of Hotel El Andaluz which is located vis-a-vis of the Colosseo's entrance

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There's the El Andaluz on the right, the Santa Isabel on the left ... and the new woody construction site in the background ...

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The lobby of El Andaluz ...

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In the evening ...

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... and in the day time ...

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Guess how many mummys are shown in this picture and win a bag of crap ...

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"Hey Roland ... is it you ??? ... I just called to say I love you !"

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And now on to the amaaaaazingly beautiful "El Circo" Bar in the first floor of Hotel El Andaluz ...

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El Andaluz's atrium in the evening ...

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Coming soon: Santa Isabel impressions and the Camp Resort ...

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This is Hotel Santa Isabel which is Europa Parks most exclusive hotel, although many people think that it's not that as impressive as the Colosseo is ... but it still is a wonderful place !

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The little atrium beside the hotels main entrance ...

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The hotel's pool ...

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The corridor which leeds to El Andaluz ... and time to admit that we have far to little photos of this beutiful hotel ... sorry guys, maybe next year :-)

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Hey ... it's Camp Resort time !

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To give you an idea where the Camp Resort is located we took this picture from the park's tower ride. This probably makes sense because the Camp Resort is located close to the main entrance which means it's far away from the other hotels ...

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The Camp Resort is divided into two areas ... the main western street with the Saloon ... and the sleeping area with the tents and wagons ... yeeeeeeha !

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Heedy heedy heedy ho !

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In the mood for some bull riding ? (It's so empty just because it's LATE ! )

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This is the Saloon's entrance. Sorry for not taking pictures from the inside, which is a little bit sad because it looks great and the western style food is really tasty !!!

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We tried to catch the wonderful night atmosphere inside the resort but our camera totaly sucks at night :-)

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The Camp Resort has block houses ...

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... tents (and there are MANY of them)...

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... and some wagons !

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The sexually arrousing multi generational "never in America" family toilet shower ...

WTF ???

 

So ... whats missing in this (hotel-) report ???

First there's a huge italian restaurant inside the Colosseo which offers a very exclusive a la carte and a buffet area, especially the salad buffet is highly recommended by Gero while Rainer totally recommends the all-round buffet. It's not cheap but absolutly high quality !

Another thing we didn't cover with our photos is the "Bar Colosseo" which is located in the fifth floor ... It's very spacious and noble. Also highly recommended !

Last but not least we would like to mention that every of Europa Parks hotels offers a high quality evening buffet ... AND if you visit Europa Park don't miss the bar in the nineth floor of Hotel Castillo Alcazar which offers a great view over the park and the resort !

 

Thanks for reading ... thanks for watching and we hope that though our resort coverage is kind of incomplete it will still give you a good impression of how well worth seeing the WHOLE resort really is !!!

Have a good time ... greeds Gero & Rainer !

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These ongoing Europa reports really make me envious. It's like Disneyland, but with OTSRs and inversions!

 

You meant WITHOUT OTSR, right ??? As far as I know it was one of Franz Mack`s principles (the grounder of Europa Park) that Mack Rides/Europa Park should always be without over the shoulder restraints...and I really hope it`ll stay that way !

 

Anyway...we didn`t mention that Europa is getting the addition of another hotel in the beginning of 2012...and it`s going up fast. Okay...the words are german but nevertheless I`d like to post a link, which shows the progress...

 

 

(Besides : Just posted news about Europa`s 12. Rollercoster for 2013 in the Crazy Idea/Rumout-Thread )

 

Greeds...Gero

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These hotels all look so beautiful. Just out of curiosity, do the hotels allow guests early entrance into the park?

 

Yep. They open quite a few rides in the back area where all the hotels are. Thats the beauty of staying in the amazing hotels they have there!

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