Europa Park Discussion Thread

If Intamin is coming in to fix the river rapids anyway.. I’m sure families would like a 400 foot drop tower

Seems like they won't rebuild Piraten then, to expensive maybe? It will have big shoes to fill the void. They really are working through a check list, They really seem to just shake it off and go further forward which is only greath for the park that they can have that mindset.

Sound very fast. I know it's mostly concrete but still it can be damaged by fire and when it needs to contain water that can be a problem. Theming can be fixed anytime later.

It will be fine, they know what they are doing

Oh I'm sure they are, I just expected it took some time to get an official statement. I thought they might first look at the damage but it's good to see them keeping it positive.

I also heard that they want to reopen the teacups in the Netherlands section as soon as possible.

The Teacups will open later this week according to Facebook.

This doesn't surprise me at all. It wasn't damaged so all they have to do is move some fences and it's good to go again.

I’m sure families would like a 400 foot drop tower

...no they wouldn't. (I'm pretty sure you're just joking, but still)

I just read on Twitter that the "Koffiekopjes" in the Dutch area will reopen today.

source

On twitter, Roland Mack, co-creator of EP, leaves us a message of hope and thanks rescues services, fans communities, visitors...for their support.

I don't know if there's also english subtitles but this message is enough important to be shared

Cause of fire in Europa-Park is known

The cause of the big fire in Europa-Park is known. According to the police, the fire could be caused by a technical defect at the Rapids ride Fjord Rafting. "The technical research has not yet been completed, but at the moment we are not assuming a human error", the authorities say.

A part of the German theme park was destroyed by the fire. The themed area Scandinavia, darkride Piraten in Batavia and a data center have largely been destroyed. Visitors and employees were all unharmed. However, seven firefighters were slightly injured, by inhaling smoke.

Research is still being conducted into the exact extent of the damage. Except for Piraten in Batavia and Fjord Rafting, all attractions in the affected area have since been reopened. Europa-Park wants to open the Rapids ride as soon as possible.

Source

^Thanks for the update. Glad to read they're assuming it wasn't human error, etc.

According to Michael Mack on twitter, Piraten is coming back in some form.

So whatever’s replacing it is going to at least carry the same theme.

^To add to that, according to the park's Facebook page, it will be an indoor dark ride!

UPDATE: We can confirm that the 'PIRATEN' are returning!

 

We are still with great care tthinking about a concept for a large family attraction in the Dutch themed area. We are sorry that we can not name any further plans now. However, it is certain that it will be an indoor dark ride.

^ This is great news!

Hmmmm....

For those that don't know, this company has some INSANE rides.

Fjord Rafting has re-opened!

Source: Europa-Park's Facebook page

^That was fast. One more ride open for me next week then.

Good to hear! I'm not huge on rapids rides, but 1) that's great for the park and their guests and 2) damn, that theming.

Just entered my favorite theme park

Voletarium was ok btw

At least they got the loop-the-loop right.

The first beautiful train for the new Eurosat "Cancan Coaster" arrived:

Source: https://epfans.info/?id=4919&lang=&PHPSESSID=17406022e83306729edbd18810ee5859

Stunning! I like that the shape is similar to Eurosat; they're doing a really nice job of sympathetically giving this ride a new lease of life.

That's an awesome looking train design! I love it!

^^^ Gorgeous!

That is a gorgeous lead car!

I am planing on going to the park September 21, I can only go to the park for 1 day. Is it worth staying at Europa Park hotel to get the half hour early entry?

- Damage from the Batavia fire is estimated to be above 50 million euros.

- According to prosecutors, the fire started in the tunnel area Fjord-Rafting passed through near the warehouse and Piraten building. The cause of the fire is not yet clear as the investigation is not completed yet.

- According to Michael Mack at a recent Europa Park Fanclub meeting, the Scandinavian area will be back in operation "almost identical in appearance" sometime next year.

- Whatever's replacing Piraten in Batavia is set to open in 2020. There's currently split opinions within the Mack family on what should replace it: younger members want something entirely new, older members seem to want something as close to founder Ronald Mack's original design as possible.

Sources (in German):

http://versicherungswirtschaft-heute.de/politik-regulierung/brand-im-europapark-kostet-mindestens-50-mio-euro/

https://www.lahrer-zeitung.de/inhalt.lahr-brandschaden-mehr-als-50-millionen.67cb776a-2fa5-422d-b7dc-0be089c5516a.html

Does 50 million Euros seem a *bit* high to anyone else? Like, I get that it was a bad fire and all, but I thought only one major ride got destroyed? Was there that much infrastructure that also got destroyed? Are they maybe counting new ride replacement costs in this?

^A neighboring data center was also (partly) destroyed by the fire. I assume that's a big part of the cost.