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Coinciding with the new hotel opening by the entrance, Efteling refurbed their main shop, Efteldings, which is now open https://www.facebook.com/Themepark.nl/posts/pfbid0opcp6KmN8zjqPdfn8Q5zk6DFUQ8C2o3J2vVyagUdBT6R5vPWCaj7HJVwg9LSyNiVl

Just as a counter question, are we getting soft, or are out standards simply higher?

I stayed in a nice little hotel about an hour's drive away from Tripsdrill. That worked quite nicely as the parked opened at 9am, and given there's little open in Germany on a Sunday, it worked out nicely. Tripsdrill's location gave me slight Alton Towers vibes, in that it's around this hilly...

Blunt question here, why is this taking 2 years? Yeah okay, a new coaster and a big dark ride is a lot of work, along with theming up an area. But it's not like this is complex from a construction perspective, or that they're building anything groundbreakingly new?

Looks like the answer here then was "It doesn't"!

Finally have a chance to respond to this thread after the announcement. All very exciting, isn't it. I must admit, none of the speculated IPs captivate me that much beyond Back to the Future, simply because I don't have any attachment to them. But then again, the expected quality that comes...

Another year, another set of trip reports! I revisited Efteling for the first time in 7 years back in January, but now was the first time this year I went to a new park. As has become a tradition for me, I hit up 2 parks for my birthday. My original plan was to fly into Stuttgart, and go to...

I mean, it's a difficult one to answer, as so many parks offer discounts and such so that only a tiny proportion of visitors actually pay the advertised, on-the-gate price. Merlin and Six Flags are big examples here. Eg, Thorpe's on the day price is £66, but I can find some tickets for £29...

Cursed ride, love it.

I currently write this post whilst in a small hotel in Ludwigscahfen, a small city roughly halfway between Frankfurt and Stuttgart (at least, Google calls it a city, I'd call it a town). I flew out yesterday and visited Holiday Park. Today I'll visit Tripsdrill, and then fly home. Let's break...

Was here today, not much new to report on with regards to 100% Wolf (Unsure why the second photo has uploaded sideways, but you get the gist) Theres's loads of supports behind Sky Scream too, but couldn't see any more track about.

Damn, that could end up being a very good thing. CdA run their parks well, invest in them amazingly, and do well in general. The Eastern part of Germany is lacking a good theme park, and whilst Plohn is vaguely nearby, there's not exactly a lot of competition here. The park could easily be...

Just for absolute clarity, that's a fake account

I haven't seen or heard of the "Boost Mode" being used this year. That was a quick fix scenario in any case, and never seemed like a suitable long-term solution, so maybe it was just a "get it to the end of the season" thing.

A few big things that need addressing in this thread. This is something I see thrown about a lot now, but it's not a simple thing to do. The ride is a standard lift hill coaster. Adding on LSMs to the track and making the train capable of utilising it is not a quick or easy thing to do. In...