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6:12 "western world is doing wrong and what Europe is doing right" What an extremely weird phrasing. Europe is the western world. In fact it's the birthplace of the western world, that later expanded to North America and Australia.
Yeah same, the western world is Europe as well. Indeed weird
@@yula3723 The western world is Europe, and a few satellites Europeans started.
was thinking exactly that when I heard him say that
No non englishneurope is never really seen as west because west in reality means uk usa Canada Australia
@@catyhell724
really?? this was a troll reaction right? 😂😂😂
you can't really be that ignorant
where do you think the people that discovered and stood at the birth of the USA, Canada and Australia came from?
All three were founded by the western Europeans... (not just the English) who were originally seen as 'the western world" way before those new countries were even founded 😎
It's so wierd how he keeps comparing the "Western world" with Europe...? Europe is very much part of the West lol
Those new world types don't have a sence of hystory and bad education otherwise he would have known that that the west stems from western europe. But he's angelsaksen so they are always a bit of in that regard.
@@arturobianco848 he's Australian right?
@@sleepcrime I believe so yes. At least he sounds like one.
He meant to say, non colonized Western world!
Btw, he failed to mention that the European culture goes way further back than that of the US, Canada or Australia for that matter and that certainly has an impact on the European standards compared to the rest!
Every single nation in Europe has its own culture and own identity for around a thousand or more years while the US was only colonized around 350 years or so with a mixture of Europeans and started to create their own mixed culture instead of merely preserving or copying their European roots!
If history had taken a different course and New York would still be New Amsterdam it would be an entirely different city with a different culture and different standards, and so probably the entire US too, and most likely the world!
@@arturobianco848 he does not sound Australian at all. He is either from the US or Canada. Definitely NOT Australia...
Disney Paris had a rough start actually. They didn't do their market research right and completely ignored the fact that we have more vacation time and are not willing to blow our whole budget on just a theme park. Also at first they didn't allow guest to bring in their own food even checking bags at the entrance! That didn't sit well with us. We are used to parks and museums offering beautiful picknick areas to enjoy your own food from home.
They also wanted to attract customers from all over Europe. Completely overlooking language barriers (can you imagine standing in line for a movie-themed ride with plenty of movie and audio clips where you have to queue into 30 different queues for 30 different languages?) and the fact that people already have suitable theme parks in easy travel distance. I've been to a couple when I was a kid, for some it meant getting up at 5 am, but we never took a hotel room.
I was 11 when EuroDisney (as it was called at the time) opened. Over the first couple of years, some of my friends succeeded in badgering their parents into going for the summer holdiay.
None of them went back.
And good weather ...should have built it in spain
@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t I was 9 going on 10 when it opened and I’ve never been but always wanted to go. My friends have all been before when they were young with their parents, and as adults with their own children - they all prefer Disneyworld in Florida
@@HenryLoenwind I once read that Euro Disney could have opened where now Walibi is in the Netherlands, but they choose France because of the price I think. However the Netherlands was one of the choices because of language barriers, and they thought the French would be willing to speak English in Disney at the time. So why not pick France. Now come today where many of the Euro Disney workers are Dutch because of our wiliness to speak foreign languages. However I could be wrong about this because I can't find the place where I read it.
I grew up with the Efteling and saw a lot of parks, but my second best memories are of Phantasialand Germany! 🥰👌🏼 I have to say, it's a pretty long time ago! 😅✌🏼
same to me..live in Limburg and both a 0ne hour drive...Love both parcs.
De Efteling blijft een klassieker! Ik ben nu 27, maar ga ieder jaar (min coronajaren) minimaal elke maand wel een keer😂
@@ashleydeborahvanwijnen Lekker hoor! 👌🏼 Blijft toch de beste speeltuin die je kunt wensen, want je bent nooit te oud voor de Efteling! ✌🏼
Ik zou niet eens weten hoe de efteling er nu uit zou moeten zien. Ik ben er al iets meer dan 15 jaar daar al niet meer geweest.. 😕
I keep saying this but that's because I'm so proud. I'm a castmember at Efteling, I grew up with the park as child and going there would be the highlight of my year! Now I'm there everyday, I see the behind the scenes, the filthy toilets, the bussy kitchens and the small cafetaria's for the castmembers and I can say it is just as magical to work there every day as it was to visit when I would only go once a year as a child
In my experience, theme parks just aren't the main focus of our vacations. It's not: let's go visit that theme park and while we're at it, this and that attraction nearby, it's: Let's go to this place and visit any number of attractions, oh and there is a theme park nearby, so why not spend a day there, too.
It's weird to me, as a Dutchman, to see someone make so many video's about our little country. 😅❤
Much love 🙏🏻
I visited Phantasialand ❤️ last year.
This park is so well designed. You won't see a cable or sockets. Nothing reminds you to outside. You're diving into this magical world surrounded by awesome sounds. You don't wanna leave this place. My favorite ride there is 'Taron'☺️
Europeans love the old fairy tales , legends and sagas. Grim , anderson , mother goose , 1001 arabian nights etc . Every story has something to be learned and not every story has an happy ending. Disney suggar coated all of them but the creal reality of the fairytales is they where verry brutal and bloody .
Even if they wrote before Grim and Andersen Perreault, and madame le prince de Beaumont should be cited too.....
@@mailen7341 True true , there are so many writers and stories its hard to give them the due respect they deserve .
@@marcusfranconium3392 I hope you were not offended my comment was not meant to be a critic. 😊😊
And you are right Folktallers gave human beings so many stories, and so many of them will remain unknown, in a way it is sad.
@@mailen7341 Not offended at all but you are right there are so many writers of folktales its hard to mention them all. and many of these tales hold life lessons . that people now glance over or dont even realise.
@@marcusfranconium3392 exactly Folktales are the ancients wisdom made to pass throught time....how clever they were !
From own experience, Phantasialand is one of the most beautiful and versitile themeparks Ive been at. It is phenomenal for families with amazing design and theming. Yet, the park is known for its great rollercoasters which broke many world records. Its just so good
The park has divided their space into different areas. Theming it as: South america, Asia, the wild west, steampunk, medieval, etc. So so well themed
The low attendance rate in theme parks, is because Europeans have SO many more options when it comes to entertainment/doing things in their spare time. I live in America at the moment. Large stretched out strip malls, with hardly any cultural significance or stuff to do around aside very American things like Axe throwing, playing pool, going to a giant movie theatre etc. Anywhere in Europe, you live to live. And life is all around you. You walk outside because walking is an experience. No one walks in America, because there's nothing to do or to experience in suburbs and endless urban sprawl.
Europe also has the advantage of being much older that the US so no matter where you are you usually only have to drive for 1 hour at most to visit some sort of historical building, monastery or castle.
And for most of them you don't have to spend a lot of, if any, money to experience them.
@@edenfeledrum1540 But most of those buildings and cities have been build the way they are now, in the last 500 years. The united states has had ample time to create the same. Yes there are sightseeing's in ancient cities, but most cities in Europe, have younger infrastructure that uses the human experience as a forefront. It is just a cultural/mindset difference. We live very different lives culturally.
I went to the Efteling, Europapark, Phantasialand and Euro Disney but Europapark is my favorite of all. Situated in the black forrest it makes it worth to venture out as well. They have big octoberfests and also with halloween there are live action actors running around as zombies and other creatures on Horrornights. Nothing is more funny the seeing girls run away scared for a zombie with a chainsaw without the chain 🤣🤣🤣🤣.
I love themeparks, with Phantasialand and Efteling as the top 2. Once visited Disneyland Paris, but in comparison it lacks on all aspects and is the most expensive park as well. This really shows how different the EU is compared to the US.
Yup i don't really like disneyland Paris that much. It's good park don't get me wrong but the over commercialized aspects always interfers with the immergen factor. In a differnt way the commercials in europapark also gives me bad vibes. It still is an axcelent park but it might have been the best for me if thay hadnt have those.
Hi Charlie, Phantasialand is probable the best themed parc in the world. It is however more catering to the Thrill seekers. I think you would like efteling better. Not that you can't do both in the same trip since the parks are about a 2 hour drive away from each other. Now if you think thats to long a drive about in the middle is another good themepark "Toverland" its one of the newer upcoming parks (not on par with the other 2 parks but not that far behind). There are some good revieuw on it it might make for nice reaction video.
Phantasialand is good but Europapark is way better
Phatasialand caters to all ages, but above all families. They have a whole area just for families with children, and they have some great rides for those who don't want the big thrill.
@@swanpride Lets just say that compaired to the Efteling Phantasialand isn't that great for family's with younger kids. But you are correct that the earia around Wuzetown is in itself a nice kids earia.
Both parks are good for family's but where Efteling is a worldclass in that Phantasialand is only good.
@@arturobianco848 Not just the area around Wuzetown, there is at least one ride suitable for children in every part of the park. Though I was less intend on comparing parks with each other (partly this is a matter of taste), I was just wondering about the assessment that Phantasialand is for thrill seekers. It is ALSO for thrill seekers, but not exclusively.
@@swanpride The original comment was meant as an compairison. Both are good family parcs but Phantasaialand caters more for thrillseekers wich they excell at for a europeaan park.
Nothing wrong with the parc since its me favorite european theme park closley followed by efteling.
for some reason Europapark doesn't really do it for me don't get me wrong i like that park to but for a lot of people thats number 1.
The owners of Europa park actually built a water park next to the amusement park called Rulantica pretty recently and its one of the most beautiful I have ever seen, it opened around 2-3 years ago i think
The video dude said "What the western world is doing wrong, and what Europe is doing right", Europe is part of the west, is the original "the west" and has the most western countries
in France, could try "puy du fou" that's an "historical" themed park and Futuroscope... (and many more)
This video gives my EU Ego a boost. I see this as a compliment to the EU. For me the Efteling is just an 2 hour drive and Phantasialand is 2 hour en 45 minutes and it worth it for sure
I miss Camelot honestly, in the UK - was great fun and I still remember the jousting performance they had there. Best dark ride I have ever been on is in Blackpool - Valhalla. Amazing flume ride :)
I didn't expect the Schwebebahn to appear in this video haha!
I like to see you are interacting way more with the videos than your first videos. I see your channel growing!
Efteling is on my list of things to visit while I'm in the Netherlands next time.
Since you are a Yank, Europapark in Southern Germany might also interest you. It's like a miniature Europe, very kitsch but still somehow sweet and full of heart.
If you go to efteling trie to avoid the holidays and take at least 2 days to vist the park. I would suggest doing toverland to its not even an jours drive away from efteling and is the coming park in the Netherlands. O and 1 tip don't come this year, there is major construction going on in the efteling.
Yeah that person above me is absolutely right, holidays are so busy, it's insane. You can easily queue for 90-120 minutes for a 1.5 minute ride.
Go on a schoolweek, hell even a weekend is better then holidays
Depending on where you live, you can easily visit one, two or three amusement parks.
A family or group ticket is often cheaper than the individual prices for the local fun fair rides, for example the Hamburger Dom. And another advantage, usually you can and are allowed to bring your own drinks and food.
In the summer, some regions and/or organizations also organize accompanied excursions for younger students who are unable to go on vacation.
Efteling of course my all time favourite im 44 years now everytime something new is being made in the Efteling I have to go.....but Fantasialand and Europapark are my second and third place!
Efteling is so boring and overrated, literally any other theme park is better
@@lesliej.5612 Depends what you want in a themepark Leslie ,if you just want thrilling rides go to walibi holland/belgium. Then efteling is not for you doesn't make the park boring though. I have done a couple of hunderd coasters and still love the efteling (just a shame the coaster are bit suckey in the Thrill aspect i'll admit).
@@lesliej.5612 Yeah that's why it has 5-6 million yearly visitors. Like 3 million or something higher then the next park in the country
One thing that adds to European theme parks, and especially UK ones, is the issue of planning restrictions. The reason why Nemesis at Alton Towers in England was such a hit, is that because of height planning restrictions, most of the ride had to be built in a dug out hole. This creates an amazing experience where you feel you have no idea if you're going to hit the side of the wall or not and no idea where you are going next.
Phantasialand has been on my wishlist like....forever.
This vid just made it destination nr.1 with the family as soon as I can manage it 😁.
Been there a couple of times, it's very good! Worth to stay overnight in one of the hotels too, theyre cool.
I live in Cologne Germany and Phantasia-Land is right around the corner, but I've never been there. I'm gonna try it out after seeing this
Living in London, it's a train ride to Disneyland Paris and we can easily do a few days there as a short break. I loved the Efteling when I was in the Netherlands and since it's based on traditional fairy tales it's timeless.
I life one hour away from Phantasialand. Me and my friends often went there instead of going to school. I love this park and every opportunity I have is used for going there. In August last year I was there three times and still want to go more often. It's just a really nice and phantastic place and the roller coasters are perfect. Especially F.L.Y., Colorado and Taron.
About the smoke/fog in Phantasialand, they use fog machines in the entire Rookburg (steampunk) area, from chimneys to manholes but a way that it seems legit and real.
Why visiting fakes castles when you have plenty of real ones everywhere and almost in each village with centuries of historical background from the neolithic painted caves to the last battle ground sites of WW1 and WW2, passing by Roman and medieval sites ?
And do some shoppings in walkable cities with character, and have a drink afterwards on a terrace at the market place.
You are right
Phantasialand has one of the BEST themeing in europe and some of the best launch coasters I had been on Taron and F.L.Y.
I live near Europa Park and every time i go there it's a blast. Love this park.
Did you know that rollercoaster are also being built in the Netherlands, by vekoma, they made 148 rides. Just for knowing.
It’s really true. I just came back from a very fun day in Disneyland Paris. It was a 5 hour drive for me (I live in Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
It’s so easy to travel to different country’s
Last year I went to Phantasialand in Germany, which is a 3 hour ride!
I'm 53, but I still love thrill rides. I only can't ride them constantly. I need to settle my stomach down, otherwise I get stomach acid and will get sick. Phantasialand is great and I want to go there again. So many has changed there after I went there last time.
Phantasialand is really great. Please watch a documentary about it. Greetings from Germany
We also have a flying staircase in belgium it is called vlooibergtoren.
Although its a valid point ,we do get to live in these historical places.But the natural beauty you have in the states makes us wanna see it for ourselves.I suppose its apples & oranges .This is why I would travel all around the world if could ,for now I have a great alternative in the www.
The manufacturing part is not completely true. The design is in Europe but the parts are produced all over the world. And the total costs of the current roller coasters is in the 6 figure numbers.
So the shipping is not an issue. Certainly with the price of a ride to manufacture in comparison with the transport costs.
Lekker bezig man .
agree i live in portugal and i can catch a bus to go to either a medieval castle or an old lighthouse. its rly nice
Hehe...you were wondering what the people in the village think....a whole bunch work there with Phantasialand being the biggest employer, also the citizens can visit the park for free..
Being one of the best parks in whole of Europe, they are rather proud of it...also the park resides to the side and has massive soundproofing...Also Visitors get from the autobahn via the Phantasialand- road directly into the park without passing the city at all...its rather thought through...i go there since i was 5 yrs old...but its gotten really really good in the last 10 years...(i'm 38)
totally recommended
I’ve been to Phantasia Land a couple of times, it’s fantastic! They even have an indoor drop tower, I don’t think that’s really common.😂 Also, the park has a roller coaster (Colorado Adventure) opened on May 11th 1996 by the legendary King Michael Jackson. Proud to say I’ve been sitting in the coaster seat he has been sitting in.😱
Anyway, it is a great park! Though I really want to go the US one day, visiting LA and Universal Studio’s and stuff. I’m definitely not just going for the Theme Parks!
i love the way you examen things and the way you express them...
@16:23 Phantasialand in rural Germany? Basicallly next to Cologne and within reach from the Ruhr area ? 10-15 million people+ within 2 hr drive ?
This guy asked if he’s biased, and the answer is yes. There are many highly themed parks besides Disney and Universal I the US. Dollywood, Silver Dollar City, Knott’s Berry Farm, and both Busch Gardens Tampa and Williamsburg are some of the best examples.
16:11 being there doesn't feel real, it's escapism at it's best 😍
As a counterpoint, Europe has very few record setting thrill rides.
For those you usually need to go to the USA or Japan, or maybe Dubai.
Vekoma, one of the manufacturers, is actually less than 30 minutes away from where I live. For 10 years we actually lived in the village where this company is at. We would see it when they were making a rollercoaster because they would build it before it was completely finished. From where we live we can visit 2 themeparks, Efteling and Phantasialand, within an hour from our home, by car obviously.
Saying Phantasialand is in the middle of nowhere in a small town, when said small town is right next to germany's 4th largest city.
I'm a hardcore themepark and rollercoaster enthusiast living right next to phantasialand. I used to go there multiple times a month for several years.
What I find ironic is that whilst disney tried to set foot into Europe with Disneyland Paris that place has been close to bankruptcy since ages and no one really cares for it that much, yeah it's a fun park and all but it's immensely overshadowed by a lot of the individually owned parks scattered across europe.
Also with phantasialand in brühl there have never really been any complaints from the people living there. Phantasialand cannot expand, on one side there are the houses of people, on another there's a nature reserve and on the third there's the autobahn, not only are they confined in space but they have very strict regulations on how tall they are allowed to build their rides as well. They are and always will be confined to that small space that they are in. But, I personally see that as a very positive thing since limitation forces innovitation and Phantasialand has shown that with every ride they have created. Instead of building up they build down, creating immersive mlti layered tunnel system and floors that the rollercoasters are based on to be able to create larger drops in a place where they arent allowed to build over I think 20-25 meters above ground.
Phantasialand is also very respectful towards the people living there. All the rides close to houses are built indoors for noise reduction, once a year the entire park is closed for visitors and citizens of the town get the entire park for themselves, free admission. And one of the stories I really like is that there's an old lady living basically on phantasialands grounds in her house and they have made a contract that she is allowed to live there and they cannot build there or anything until she has died.
Edit: Also the fog in the steampunk area in phansasialand is real, it comes out of the cutters, out of the pipes etc.
Phantasialand is an important part of my childhood😂 it isn't far away from where i live
Phantasialand is actually not in the middle of nowhere. It’s right beside Cologne.
Efteling currently has a very bad entrance, because they are building a new hotel and are doing maintenance at the official entrance. But it's still bad. It is slowly starting to become Disneyland Paris because there is always something under maintenance.Efteling currently has a very bad entrance, because they are building a new hotel and are doing maintenance at the official entrance. But it's still bad. It is slowly starting to become Disneyland Paris because there is always something under maintenance.
Thanks for show us 👍
I went to Efteling when was my little daughter older … 🤔
The last time i was in Phantasialand was in the early to mid 90's.
Efteling, as a child being there.
Phantasia land is expensive, as the Efteling too. There are more then 10 themeparks in the Netherlands, last year i was in Toverland, awesome. And zoo's in the Netherlands, i lost count how many we have. I live near the newest, wildlands.
He's not wrong. Two of our favourite parks are Legoland Billund (Denmark) and Nigloland (France). These are parks that we visit while visiting the country and are just a fantastic day out. We'll be going to Nigloland for the fourth time coming summer. It's in the north of France and a two night stop over there with one day for the park just beautifully cuts our travel time from the south of France in half. It's nothing like Efteling, but it still provides enough rides and attractions for a wonderful day and it's not too expensive so we can even afford to eat in the restaurants in stead of carrying around our own food.
I think it is always the same. The things you see where you actually live are being "normal" or unexciting to yourself so you appreciate a change of scenery. I did never feel "special" about living around 15 castles in a 30 mile radius. This doesn't make my place of living "better", just different. What drives my levels of excitement are my once in a while Trips to the U.S. where I do several week long road trips to visit your famously National Parks which in my view are more beautiful, bigger and also better maintained due to your great National Park Service. It is a lifetime goal of mine to visit at least 90% of all US national parks.
The Efteling did take inspiration from the production value of Disney rides back in the day.
Efteling!!!! It's the greatest park, way nicer than Eurodisney and way less expensive. It is really for toddlers til 99+. We have more rollercoasters now, but also cute things for children. Dutch people are all about the Efteling and it also attracts also lots of tourists.
I don't know about the U.S., but at least in Germany, there are themeparks without any rides to speak of. My children liked for instance the Saurierpark Kleinwelka and Kulturinsel Einsiedel, which are also close to each other. Kulturinsel Einsiedel (Cultural Island of Einsiedel) is actually the easternmost point of Germany. They are very small, just enough for an afternoon visit, but they work.
I think that's really one of the main differences.
The US is very focused on offering bigger thrills and crazier coasters than the year before but as a result many of the coasters have little to no theming and some themeparks even run ads and billboards inside.
Europe is much more focused in building parks that offer people an escape from those things. The park is construced as it's own mystical world instead of just a place to house rollercoasters.
EuropaPark is awesome! The last shots of his video were all EuropaPark! You should check out a video about that one
Only theme park I did enjoy thus far is Tivoli in København, Danmark.
Phantasialand yea i remember 30 years ago, i was so scared lol
the only Orlando like large theme park resort where people fly from far away to visit, could be Europa Park. But more and more park go for resort type and build hotels and an additional water park (see Phantasialand, Plopsa parks, Energylandia etc.). Also after visiting Orlando resorts you will be surprised its cheap in Europe.
lol public transport is not the most effective here in Europe, especially if not living in a metropolitan area. Taking the train or bus takes mostly 2x or 3x longer as a car drive. I'm from Luxembourg and there are like 9 theme parks in a less than 4h drive away. Also Phantasialand is NOT in rural Germany its right next to Cologne
Charlie, the grass seems always greener elsewhere) I am from Europe, and lived in the US - I think USA has so much to offer: for example, most of all the natural wonders Europe doesnt have as many, that grand space of US, road trips are much easier to make in US rather than in EU, same language across whole US. In Europe, there is still lack of English speakers.
13:00 Whereas this is true, people oftentimes do not casually drive that far away from home. That is something more commonly done for an annual vacation. People from the US are commonly a lot more car-centric.
Phantasialand is my home park and it looks exactly like in the video. There's steam / mist in this area of the park and it looks even better at night. Maybe you can make a video on it eventually or do a reaction to like walkthrough videos or onride POVs?
Do they still have that tower chair lift with all the electricity, I went there with school but it was about 20 years ago 🤣
I have been to quite a few theme pards in here in Europe where I live and in the US. Cedar Point in Ohio is my favorite, they have the best rides IMO. I have been there 4 times. When I went to Disney World in Florida I really liked the RV park we stayed in, more than I liked the park itself
I actually worked in the efteling. Loved it! I lovr the park with all my heart. Its truly a beauty.
There is a place here in the Netherlands that is called madurodam. It is a miniature park of the Netherlands and you can walk in between al the little houses and such. You also have a few interactive things in the park witch are really fun and always liked to go there as a kid.
Gonna visit phantasialand for the 3rd time in one year in some weeks. The place really is out of this world. I love it. Also like Efteling and Toverland. You should also look into Toverland
also, beyond the smaller size of most parks, some of them face other challenges. Phantasialand, for example has strict regulations on what they can build, being right up against some housing. So they cannot build as tall and have to get more creative, like their B&M Inverted Coaster, Black Mamba, which has been build mostly into trenches connected by tunnels. Some of Phantasialands theming is also to prevent noise complaints, with fake rocks around Taron and Rookburgh being completely enclosed on all sides.
source: I work there ^^
visiting this august; would you say one day is enough to get a few re-rides on Taron as well as to get all the other coaster credits?
@@lansulin depends on the day. Weekends will be very full. Taron tends to get less long queues after mid-day. But the park is not actually that big, if you're just after the credits, 1 day might be enough. But if you wanna see the park, take your time, maybe a show (all things I recommend), 2 days it is.
@@TripleTSingt thank you, might try to visit on a week day then
i just thought about it, i can reach 3 castles within 30 minutes of driving. (i live in the netherlands)
Oh and the fog in phantasialand is added in
efteling in the winter is like a dream , winter efteling look it up 😁
Belgium has nice parks, like Plopsa land..
Phantasialand is not that far from the Netherlands, especially if you come to Limburg in NL. My advise would be if you visit the Netherlands, make a place in the province Limburg you base, and you can easily travel through the Netherlands or to Germany, Belgium, France, etc. And it will show you more of the diversity of the Netherlands, and not just the flat lands. From Eindhoven (N. Brabant, close to Limburg) it is about an 1:30 hour drive to Phantasialand. Also 1:30 to Walibi Holland [Flevoland], and similar distance to Walibi Belgium [near Brussels but in Wallonia part.] Walibi Holland (in Flevoland) might be a thing for you. There also is a Walibi in Belgium - in a time in history it also was known as Six Flags.
From Eindhoven to the Efteling is about 30 minutes to an hour.
Also close to Eindhoven is Helmond translated Hellmouth, nothing really special, a few interesting building designs, monuments, it also has a castle, and a "unique" name in my opinion. But I would also recommend places in the province Limburg self, depending on what your tastes are like - what you want to see and do during a vacation/stay. Just because it is so different from the typical Dutch stereotype.
There also is a Asterix and Obelix park in France from the comics and movies; Parc Astérix. [3:30 hours away from Eindhoven, and France has Toll routes, so there is that.]
I am European - but would be considered more of a "local" - as child and with school etc. I've visited most the theme parks in my life.
As an adult I don't have the time or money for it, even if public transport is an option I would advise a car for transport, or parts of the transport.
I love "le puy du fou" and futuroscope in France and Europapark in Germany! In France, there are plenty of smaller theme parks that children love, such as the "Little Prince" park or the Tellure mining park in the middle of nature (caving and rock climbing) or in the middle of the forest with zip lines.... I haven't tried phantasialand yet but it looks awesome. In Western Europe (France, Germany, Belgium and Spain), we have a lot of choice. They are created according to the environment and or the history of the region and the country so that it is also playful and cultural.
That dragonclaw as you called it is in fact the entrance to the Efteling
Fun fact every dutchmen in Netherlands has at least been once to Efteling
Its was the biggest and most visited themepark in Europe till Disneyland paris came in
Hey Charlie, good video! Disney, 6 Flags and most other theme parks in the U.S. are just so commercially driven to me. They don't seem original.
Efteling looks totally awesome and Phantasialand sounds so too.
Dude, please blink....my eyes hurts xD
Hes speaking about the EU right where he is showing the city of Bern which is in Switzerland xD
Phantasialand Germany is amazing
Disney got his inspiration from Tivoli gardens one of the oldest amusement park i the world its in Denmark
Ye but the themeparks in Florida are owned by the same companies and because of this they don't feel /have competition with eachother
loads of europeans do actually just go to paris for disneyland...
I love around 30-40 mins away from the efteling and I visit atleast twice a year. And I gotta say it's def worth going!
Look at Liseberg in Gothenburg in Sweden.
Six Flags Flevoland in The Netherlands : Remember The Goliath !
A vote here for a Tripsdrill and Liseberg oh and Grona Lund
Let's be fair, if you wanna go to Disneyland Paris you have to go for at least 3 days... Especially with kids. I've been to many theme parks myself. But a lot of them are big. Not as big as in America but the most, you need at least 2 days to see everything. And maybe the theme parks in Belgium are not that popular. But with young kids.. I think we have amazing parks. And also the Netherlands, Paris and Germany is not that far. 4 hour drive max.
I highly recommend you to take a look into toverland at the Netherlands. A 21 year old park that also takes theming to a next level
I live just 5 minutes away from efteling
i have great memories visiting phantasialand when i was a kid and that were great times,... but the prices they want today... just not possible anymore.. 57€ for an adult,.. ..
I know from the shirt Dominic is wearing that we live in the same city 🤣🤣🤣 which is in many ways the Florida of Australia lol, Surfers would definitely be Miami 😂 no one is gonna know what I'm saying 😬😂
As a Dutchman who has gone to every single Dutch themepark, 2 German and 2 Belgian ones.. I definitely prefer rides over theming.. Although I love the Efteling, I’d much rather go to Walibi Holland (which used to be Six Flags), purely because the coasters there are much more entertaining, even though the theming isn’t quite as good.. That’s why my number 1 themepark I’d really love to go to one day is Cedar Point..
The rollercoaster in Phantasialand of David Lindbergh that's tthe best teamed rollercoaster in the world.
Next to the track there is also a hotel.
The rollercoaster is flying next to the rooms.
When you visit that rollercoaster it's like you walk in to your fantasy.
And it's going beyond your imagination.
The Efteling celebrate this year her 70 anniversery.
Disney Paris celebrate this year her 30 anniversery