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Man this is a great Blog. Glad I found it!
This park is mind blowing. The best food ever at a theme park! Employees who are happy to be there. Outlaw Run is one of my favorite coasters ever! Thunderation is the best Mine Train I have ever been on. Time Traveller is truly unique.
This park doesn’t fly under the radar. It is a mega park. Yet enthusiast pay so much more attention to Cedar Point. Yet it seems like Kings Island keeps getting better and better.
Sad to read about the restraints on Banshee. That looks incredible. Was there when I last visited.
My goodness this sounds and looks amazing! I love me a B&M Flyer, but this is a high cut above. Does this have an element as intense of a pretzel loop?
Good job exposing the line jumper. They are scum!
All curves are pretty intense and the two corkscrews are fun too.
Don’t think that “Saltgrass Steak House” sounds very appetizing.
I am a huge fan of out and back for wooden coasters. Never preferred the compact ones very much. Yet Boardwalk Bullet takes it to such an extreme that I find it fascinating. If I get anywhere near here I would love to take a couple rides on it.
We did this coaster last Sunday. although the track is excellent and great fun, I did not like the suspended part. We seated on the front row and had because of that a good view, but I can imagine if you do not lift your head to follow the track and/or are seated on the next rows, you cannot see a lot of the flight and can only see the environment pass by at high speed.
On top we had to wait for more then 1 hour, despite the fact that the park opened at 11, we were one of the first persons to enter the park and were positioned 8th or so at the entry of Rookburgh area. But the area stayed closed until 11:30 and on F.L.Y itself we had to wait yet another 30 minutes. (for reasons that were not explained but my guess is: technical difficulties).
Also the embarking was cumbersome: having an handkerchief in your pocket was forbidden (!) and had to be put in the locker or thrown away. (which is making the wait line again longer).
So: track design: 10/10. Coaster feeling: 7/10 (slightly discomfort for myself). Waiting time: 1/10.
Hi Tom,
thanks a lot for your in-depth review. How were the waiting times in the rest of the park? Did you enjoyed the Wintertraum event nevertheless?
Best Regards
Tobias
Hi Tobias,
waiting lines are a real problem at Phantasialand. Overall I can say that the app is not reflecting the real waiting time. If the app indicates 30 min, one need to take more like 40 min at least into account. Taron was also +/- 45 minutes. Colorado Adventure and Raik about 30 minutes (not 15-20 as indicated on app and at ride entrance). Mystery Castle, Chiapas: only few minutes waiting.
Wintertraum was nice. nice decoration, good atmosphere.
Phantasialand has 3 big problems, if you ask me :-): long waiting times, chaotic approach (which sometimes causes the long waiting times, ref. F.L.Y. ), (but also unlogic decisions like another collecting point for the “pfand” of the gluhwein (so not in the original booth but then 100 meters away, etc), the maze which is the park itself (I noticed, afterwards, they indicated on the map now the area’s with stairs. It is very small printed in red on the map, but it is there. I can tell we did a lot of stairs that day) and last but not least: very limited area’s to sit and enjoy food and drinks. Most is outside and not protected for the weather. (and a very limited number of seats and tables) We were lucky that it was dry but if you are there on a rainy day you can forget to enjoy eating a bratwurst with fries. (either because it is raining, either because the limited number of seats and tables are wet). The inside restaurants were open but nowhere possible to read what was on the menu (not in the app and not outside the restaurant). so to avoid costly surprises, we ate outside.
I was in Phantasialand on several occasions: spring, summer and winter. In all occasions it was very busy and having the above issues. But it IS a nice themed park with a variaty on unique attractions. If they only could tackle the above, then that would really improve the experience and it becomes worth the money. (it is rather expensice compared with other parks).
Kind regards, Tom
Hey Tom,
that sounds like a busy day at the park. I’ve been to the park a many times, yet I normally don’t experience that many issues on my day of visit.
Regarding the restaurants: You should totally give them a try! Phantasialand has a superb cuisine and charges reasonable prices (around the same level as the restaurants in Brühl and other nearby cities) – only Hansa Park offers a lower price for their food (yet the quality is not 100% comparable).
Regards
Tobias
Your point about it being like a themed section of a bigger amusement park was a great insight!
Schöner Bericht, tolle Bilder.
Die Webseite ist sehr hübsch gemacht. Danke für die vielen Eindrücke und Hinweise =)
Man this is a great Blog. Glad I found it!
This park is mind blowing. The best food ever at a theme park! Employees who are happy to be there. Outlaw Run is one of my favorite coasters ever! Thunderation is the best Mine Train I have ever been on. Time Traveller is truly unique.
This park doesn’t fly under the radar. It is a mega park. Yet enthusiast pay so much more attention to Cedar Point. Yet it seems like Kings Island keeps getting better and better.
Sad to read about the restraints on Banshee. That looks incredible. Was there when I last visited.
My goodness this sounds and looks amazing! I love me a B&M Flyer, but this is a high cut above. Does this have an element as intense of a pretzel loop?
Good job exposing the line jumper. They are scum!
All curves are pretty intense and the two corkscrews are fun too.
Don’t think that “Saltgrass Steak House” sounds very appetizing.
I am a huge fan of out and back for wooden coasters. Never preferred the compact ones very much. Yet Boardwalk Bullet takes it to such an extreme that I find it fascinating. If I get anywhere near here I would love to take a couple rides on it.
We did this coaster last Sunday. although the track is excellent and great fun, I did not like the suspended part. We seated on the front row and had because of that a good view, but I can imagine if you do not lift your head to follow the track and/or are seated on the next rows, you cannot see a lot of the flight and can only see the environment pass by at high speed.
On top we had to wait for more then 1 hour, despite the fact that the park opened at 11, we were one of the first persons to enter the park and were positioned 8th or so at the entry of Rookburgh area. But the area stayed closed until 11:30 and on F.L.Y itself we had to wait yet another 30 minutes. (for reasons that were not explained but my guess is: technical difficulties).
Also the embarking was cumbersome: having an handkerchief in your pocket was forbidden (!) and had to be put in the locker or thrown away. (which is making the wait line again longer).
So: track design: 10/10. Coaster feeling: 7/10 (slightly discomfort for myself). Waiting time: 1/10.
Hi Tom,
thanks a lot for your in-depth review. How were the waiting times in the rest of the park? Did you enjoyed the Wintertraum event nevertheless?
Best Regards
Tobias
Hi Tobias,
waiting lines are a real problem at Phantasialand. Overall I can say that the app is not reflecting the real waiting time. If the app indicates 30 min, one need to take more like 40 min at least into account. Taron was also +/- 45 minutes. Colorado Adventure and Raik about 30 minutes (not 15-20 as indicated on app and at ride entrance). Mystery Castle, Chiapas: only few minutes waiting.
Wintertraum was nice. nice decoration, good atmosphere.
Phantasialand has 3 big problems, if you ask me :-): long waiting times, chaotic approach (which sometimes causes the long waiting times, ref. F.L.Y. ), (but also unlogic decisions like another collecting point for the “pfand” of the gluhwein (so not in the original booth but then 100 meters away, etc), the maze which is the park itself (I noticed, afterwards, they indicated on the map now the area’s with stairs. It is very small printed in red on the map, but it is there. I can tell we did a lot of stairs that day) and last but not least: very limited area’s to sit and enjoy food and drinks. Most is outside and not protected for the weather. (and a very limited number of seats and tables) We were lucky that it was dry but if you are there on a rainy day you can forget to enjoy eating a bratwurst with fries. (either because it is raining, either because the limited number of seats and tables are wet). The inside restaurants were open but nowhere possible to read what was on the menu (not in the app and not outside the restaurant). so to avoid costly surprises, we ate outside.
I was in Phantasialand on several occasions: spring, summer and winter. In all occasions it was very busy and having the above issues. But it IS a nice themed park with a variaty on unique attractions. If they only could tackle the above, then that would really improve the experience and it becomes worth the money. (it is rather expensice compared with other parks).
Kind regards, Tom
Hey Tom,
that sounds like a busy day at the park. I’ve been to the park a many times, yet I normally don’t experience that many issues on my day of visit.
Regarding the restaurants: You should totally give them a try! Phantasialand has a superb cuisine and charges reasonable prices (around the same level as the restaurants in Brühl and other nearby cities) – only Hansa Park offers a lower price for their food (yet the quality is not 100% comparable).
Regards
Tobias
Your point about it being like a themed section of a bigger amusement park was a great insight!