Recent content by Heth

What is it with things in or near Europa Park catching fire?!

A - Arthur - Europa Park B - Baron 1898 - Efteling C - Colorado Adventure - Phantasialand D - De Vliegende Hollander - Efteling E - Expedition Everest - Animal Kingdom F - FLY - Phantasialand G - Grottenblitz - Heide Park H - Helix - Liseberg I - Incredible Hulk, The - Islands of Adventure J -...

Agreed. Similarly I rank Baron 1898 highly because the whole package of the story, music theming, preshow, indoor section gets me hyped and forms part if the enjoyment. It is objectively not better than other hardware I've ridden, but as a whole experience I prefer it.

Following my recent Benelux trip, and now having reached 100+ coasters, I now have my top 10 as follows: 1. Taron - Phantasialand 2. Kondaa - Walibi Belgium 3. Helix - Liseberg 4. Baron 1898 - Efteling 5. Joris en de Draak - Efteling (5., 6. and 7. are slightly interchangeable) 6. Wodan -...

I will often rank rides based on the simple "which would I rather ride". This often means that more actively re-rideable and 'fun' thrill coasters can often end up above more intense and challenging coasters which might be objectively 'better', but I simply don't prefer.

I may need to try and return at Halloween in the future then! My original logic with doubt Efteling first was that I knew it'd be the busier of the two parks, and therefore I did it on the two weekdays, but I agree that it probably meant I did Toverland a disservice by spoiling myself with...

25th May - Walibi Belgium I woke up early on this Sunday, as I knew there was a lot to do. My Eurostar was in the early evening and I had to pack and then get out of the hotel. I had never originally planned to go to a park on this day when I booked the Eurostar, but seeing how close Walibi...

Yes, that is a (mercifully rare) big sore spot for me at Efteling, a park otherwise keeping appearances spotless leaving a giant broken animatronic there!

Great trip report. Agreed with your thoughts on Danse Macabre. Out if interest, when did you go? I was there 22nd May and 23rd May and the Symbolica whale was working again.

Great report! I am surprised that you found Daemonen so rough. I rode is 3 times front row in April 2023 and found it to be really fun and re-rideable. I do however agree that Maelkyvaen (probably wrong spelling) was really good.

Thanks for your replies! Although Maximus was not the best ride there, it was the one that left the biggest positive impression on me, precisely because it was the most unique. I would suggest that I don't even think that Toverland was a victim of overhype by enthusiasts. I think it was a...

24th May - Toverland Toverland is a park I've been meaning to go to for a long time. It sits in a strange zone where's not big enough for me to have previously justified make a dedicated trip to go from the UK, but it's just intriguing enough for me to want to try and go. Simultaneously, it's...

Hi everyone! A few years ago my partner and I had a child. It's been a wonderful adventure of its own, but as one would predict it did put a halt to international theme park travels. I had managed to cram in two trips to Liseberg and Europa Park in 2023 prior to my child's birth (long overdue...

I should add that I'm a parent myself, and whilst the coaster hardware there is not the most amazing as an enthusiast... - the park is clean and tidy, - the rides all work and are well maintained - the food is delicious - there's no upselling fastpass or parking ... Sure, Thorpe and Alton have...

As an enthusiast I am disappointed. But, we are not who this park is for. This is a local park primarily aimed at families with kids below the age of 10. The aim of this ride is to deliver a slight upgrade to their current thrills to younger thrillseeker, maybe aged 12-13. They are not...