This is gonna be my first time visiting a theme park....but donyiu suggest or if someone have tired?
Or share your experience please?
Hello. I will go to Europapark on May 1 which is a public holiday across Europe and one of the busiest days i reckon. I want to optimize as much as possible and get in as much as possible as i won’t be returning anytime soon. So here is my plan. I would love some feedback and advice.
Get there at 8.30 and do Voletarium (and maybe castello de medici if i have time)
So for official opening at 9 i have a dilemma:
1)I will try to get a virtual line for voltron for 11-12. How likely am i to get it as a party of 4? If i don’t get should i just head straight to voltron?
Either go to arthur and the blue fire-wodan or just head to straight to wodan.
which should i do first, blue fire or wodan?
Then i will try to do piraten and some other quick queues before heading to the voltron VL slot.
After i get voltron, should i go back to the back and to all the rides there or should i go towards the front of the park?
Which rides drop waiting times at lunch?
which rides drop waiting times in the late afternoon?
do you have any specific route to optimize time and walking?
I know i asked a lot of questions but it’s all messy in my head
Thanks
I would appreciate any help as I have a maximum of 7 days including travel from Liverpool/Manchester
Thank you for any support ahead of time, I recognise my question is vague.
I didn’t expect planning Disney and Universal tickets in Orlando for my kids to be this confusing 😅
I thought it would just be a case of buying tickets and sorting the rest later, but once I started looking there were loads of options. Different sites, different prices, park hopper tickets, bundles, trying to work out which parks are best for younger kids... it’s a lot more than I expected.
I’m still trying to figure it all out and have been looking at Orlando bundles that include both Disney and Universal because it seems easier than booking everything separately. Just not sure if they’re actually good value or if I’d be better booking direct.
If anyone’s been recently and has advice on the best place to buy Orlando park tickets or whether bundles are worth it, I’d really appreciate it.
What do you think of people who use single riders without actually being alone, for example in small groups, simply because they want to skip the long queues ?
I feel like that's totally normal and understandable, but I've seen people say that when you do that, you should act like you don't know the person you're actually with.
I don't get why ? Aren't single rider queues simply queues for people that don't mind being alone during the ride, rather than queues for people that actually are by themselves?
What's your opinion about that??
Are the "fan shows/experiences" enough to justify going? I'd be going with someone who cannot ride the thrill rides.
If you were to be objective, what is the best ride in the U.S.?
I understand it’s kind of a flawed question since the ultimate goal of a ride is to be fun - which is extremely subjective.
Anyway, if you were to account for everything - Thrill, design, theming, length, queue, story, and simply how “fun” it is - what do you think is the best ride in the U.S.
For me, I was able to narrow it down to 7 rides:
Cosmic Rewind
Velocicoaster
Hagrids
Indiana Jones
Radiator Springs Racers
Iron Gwazi
Ride of the Resistance
Ultimately - I think Radiator Springs Racers edges out Hagrids for me. I understand this might be unpopular, but to me RSR has absolutely everything. It’s arguably the best themed ride in the world, has a full story within the ride, a dark ride literally in the middle of the ride, and a very enjoyable fast/thrill section to finish it off.
I’m going to Disneyland next week and I’m looking for glasses straps that will help my glasses not fall off my face. Any recommendations?
I would be really grateful for an answer, any time spent for me is greatly appreciated.
For context: im currently at movie world australia, and i have never been more scared in my life than I was going on the most basic of rides. Basically everything except spinning teacups terrify me beyond comprehension. I am not remotely enjoying the ride. After the ride I dont feel any inclination to do it again, more against it than I was previously actually.
I only ask because I've had my ticket kindly paid for by my girlfriends family and I feel I am wasting their money by being unable to go on/enjoy any rides.
I know the answer is usually do it until its not scary, but its so so scary. My brain won't let my body step onto the ride.
The difference is water rides I've found aren't as scary, while statistically more unsafe. Still uncomfortable tho.
I am sure many will simply say nothing to be scared about. But i was just wondering if theres any sage advice, helpful tips or is it as simple as: some people don't enjoy mechanical rides?
Hi! My family is planning on going on vacation during the summer and we still haven’t decided exactly where we’re going. My mother has brought up going to Dollywood as a location. I think it’s also important to note that I’m a big rollercoaster fan and so is my dad, so we’re the ones in the family who actually get on rides. However, ive always wanted to go to Universal, but after seeing vids of Dollywood online I’m now conflicted. I need some opinions on which one I should go to. I want some opinions not only just about the rides, but also the vibes, scenery, and theme.
Note: There’s only three of us in my family, so if your opinion has something to do with price keep that in mind.
I recently bought tickets for Alton Towers for a family day out, and it was fab. I booked through Attraction Tickets, so quick and easy, and such a great price with their discount code. Highly recommend to anyone planning a day out.
I am a roller coaster enthusiast that recently turned into a theme park enthusiast. In my adult life I have always visited Universal parks. For reasons that are going to take too long to explain on here I have never visited a Disney theme park. I want to change this and finally visit my first Disney theme park. Being an adult knowing that I love roller coasters so much, I never thought that I would love theme park as much as I do now. My partner has suggested that I start off by going to either Epcot or Hollywood Studios in Orlando. So being that I love thrills, I am an adult, and I love excitement with a lot of theming, which park do you think I will get the most bang for my buck being my first Disney park. Let me know your reasoning.
My family and I will be going to Orlando in July. We have 3 days to go to any park we want. We want to do Magic Kingdom of course, and Epic Universe but can’t decide if we should do two days for Universal, like Epic Universe and Islands of Adventure or Magic Kingdom and EPCOT.
We’ve never been to any which is why we’re asking for recommendations or advice.
Hi all, I am currently writing a research project on theme parks in the UK! This research aims to understand your preferences when visiting a theme park!
As many of you probably know, Theme parks worldwide implement a theory called ‘tourism experience design’ which aims to create a cohesive, immersive, and enjoyable experience for all visitors. This research wants to find out how you value the principles of experience design, and what aspects should be prioritised in the curation or evolution of a theme park.
If anyone could spare 5 minutes to fill out this questionnaire, it would be greatly appreciated, and hopefully, this research will benefit the Uk theme park industry.
Thank you 🤩
My partner and I will be spending three days at Phantasialand next month (quite an excessively long trip!). We just decided that wasn’t enough theme park for us, and booked one day at Europa-Park afterwards, staying in a resort hotel the night before. We have one day between Phantasialand and Europa-Park, and we are wondering should we:
— spend that day making a slow trip down through towns on the Rhine, maybe see a castle, maybe get to Rust in the early evening and get evening tickets to Rulantica, or
— get tickets for Europa-Park that day too, and just try to make it there as early as we can in the day, possibly even leave Phantasialand a bit early to stay nearer to Rust the evening before.
We can’t add an extra day at the end of the trip to do both, alas.
We haven’t spent more than two days at a theme park before, and thought we might need a “rest day” to pace ourselves; equally, we want to leave enough margin for train delays. On the other hand, this would be our first time visiting Europa-Park and it sounds like it really warrants at least two days; we will also be going on a day (or days) when the park will be very crowded.
For people with experience of Europa-Park or of multi-park roller coaster tours, what sounds like a better plan to you?
so sad. he will be misded. great asset to #sixflags
Hi! I'm a pretty overweight guy (6'0, 290 lbs, 48" waist but I can suck my gut in to about 44" without much discomfort, 50" hips, 30" thighs), and I haven't been to Great America since I was a kid. My dad (when I was young) was able to ride most of everything with me, and I'm about his size now, but I was unable to fit a coaster in my city's local 4th of July pop-up carnival a few years ago, so I'm curious whether or not I'll be able to do something like Six Flags Great America nowadays.
I especially want to try X-Flight since I was always too scared to ride it as a kid, and I want to finally conquer it, so that's the one I'm especially curious about. Raging Bull as well, although that's lower on my radar.
What coasters do you guys think I could fit, and what coasters should I not bother with?