Top 10 European Theme Parks
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2024
- Europe is home to over 750 million people. With more than 800 theme parks for them to choose from, Europeans have a variety of options when it comes to thrill seeking. Many of these parks feature a huge collection of rides and roller coasters, unique from country to country. In fact, Europe is home to some of the world’s oldest continuously operating theme parks, many of which opened over 100 years ago! In the years since, hundreds of new parks have opened to the public, each one offering new attractions, expanding in size, and attracting an ever increasing number of guests. But which are the top 10 most popular theme parks in Europe, today?
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Disney: • Disneyland Paris accue... , • Walt Disney Studios Pa...
Efteling: • Efteling openingstijde... , • Efteling Dronevlucht -...
Parc Asterix: • Video , • L'Aérolaf : venez prof... , • Un parc pour les grand... , • Les soirées d'été : at...
Legoland Windsor: • A Magical Stay Awaits... , • HRH Prince Louis arriv... , • Brick or Treat 2019
Gardaland: • Svelate tutte le aree ... , • Oblivion: il tuo viagg...
Tivoli Gardens: • Tivoli Gardens in Cope...
PortAventura: • Red Force | POV | Ferr...
VIDEO STRUCTURE:
00:00 Introduction
00:40 10. Parc Astérix
01:36 9. Legoland Windsor
02:43 8. Gardaland
03:38 7. Liseberg
04:37 6. PortAventura
05:52 5. Tivoli Gardens
07:07 4. Walt Disney Studios (Disneyland Paris)
08:22 3. De Efteling
09:26 2. Europa Park
10:40 1. Disneyland Park (Disneyland Paris)
11:59 Conclusion
Sad that phantasialand doesn’t get the love it deserves!
Phantasialand is still very popular with just over 2 million visitors. It was just shy of being included in this list :)
It does, just doesn't have the capacity for that many guests...
This should of been a best top 40 in the world, not just top 10.
Course it gets the love it deserves.
It doesnt report their visitor numbers anymore for many many many years now. Since then Mexico, Klugheim and Rookbourgh were build. So all their top and so major areas (except africa) are build after the last public visitors figure and so should also have increased the visitor numbers for sure.
I think it’s a bit overrated.
such a shame that phantasialand isnt on here, it's at least top 3 in quality.
But i guess the general public doesn't know.
Phantasialand is amazing! but its rather small! it has a lot of good coasters, but the actual size of the park isnt very big. i guess they just cant fit so many people in it!
I thought the exact same thing about Alton Towers in the UK
Yeah I was shocked Phantasialand and Alton Towers both missed out
I’m going to Phantasialand on Thursday, if the German government don’t red zone the Netherlands! So excited to ride F.L.Y, or should i say fly F.L.Y?
@@xd136 hallo landgenoot xd
2:24 it’s also the number 1 coaster in the world
Phantasialand should be on this list, i guess this list is based on visitors. So Phantasialand doesn't publish those but it is more than 1 million for sure. It is a Beautiful parc.
Phantasialand had 2.050.000 visitors in 2019 which earned it the 14th spot in the list
It is based on visitor numbers, you're right. Phantasialand is a fantastic park :)
Haha wat een top profielfoto
Ayoooo ruben koet
@@GoudLoodje de enige echte
I visited them all. All great but Disneyland, Efteling and Phantasialand were my absolute favourites. Best overall experience
Efteling and Phantasialand are both awesome! :)
@@coasterbot so why don't you put on Phantasialand? putting asterix in front of phantasialand is an insult, stupid
Why isn't Phantasialand in this list?
I have been to none of these parks. I am in the states but I would love to visit any one of these!🙂🙂💯💯
Hopefully you get to visit some of them in the future! :)
Well the efteling looks just stunning
It does doesn't it!
It absolutely is stunning!
I went there last monday, absolutely love the efteling :D being dutch i get to go every year haha
Awesome video Harry! I learned a lot about these parks.
Thanks my dude :)
PortAventura is probably my favourite on this list despite the poor operations at the park. The ride collection they've got there is too good. The areas are amazingly well themed too. Spent a week at the resort last year and I wasn't bored for even a second.
tbh operations aren't that bad... i've experienced much longer queue times at other parks
@@Swarleyy from what i've seen of the park it's not that it's long but it's that it's longer than it should be
Efteling is my homepark. It's really something else. The enviromental restrictions might sound like a hindrance, but it allows it to be a beautifull green park. The theming is amazing. It all just works so well.
The only thing it's lacking in is thrilling coasters. It's a familypark, so it will allways focus on darkrides and flatrides, and the coasters they do have are amongst the best decorated in the world. But the rides themselves are not special. If they could get 2 worldclass coasters in there, it would belong on any top 10 parcs in the world lists.
Maybe the new circus themed Coaster will be the one we've been waiting for
The thing is though: Efteling doesn't need thrilling coasters, since that is not the aim of the park at all. The aim is to provide an overall experience througout the entire park with consistent storytelling and theming. Thats why i rate Efteling as a top tier park, only outclassed in Europe by Europapark.
@@nickdentoom1173 It indeed doesn't need those coasters, it's number 3 spot here proves that. And I will be going to the Efteling annually either way, and later I will be taking my children and grandchildren there.
It's just that that is the only thing about the Efteling that isn't already worldclass. The decoration on the coasters they do have is phenomenal, especially the Baron 1898 and the Vliegende Hollander.
But every park can improve something, and I think one or maybe 2 real intense coasters, in their usual decoration, would fill the only gap they have. So I'm really looking forward to the rumoured multi-launch coaster that's planned. It will take a while before it will be built, especially now with corona, but still.
I’m sorry I live in NL and Efteling is a beautiful park but unless you have kids it really didnt blow me away, I’ve been many better parks even in Europe and found the catering facilities really lacking. Some of the features looks a tad dated and tacky in my opinion. Phantasialand is a much better theme park tbh.
If you want thrilling coasters in Europe come to england, but efteling is all about the atmosphere
2:40 yeah coz legoland windsor is the best theme park in the world. They got DUPLO Dino Coaster. No other parks in the UK got a chance
Coasterhocky Gaming Boy Your average four to eight year old would certainly think so!! The Legoland in California opened up ten minutes from our home in San Diego when my kids were six and two, and it was their FAVORITE PLACE ON EARTH for about five years....
Legoland Windsor Is The Worse UK Theme Park. £38 To Ride 5 Rides Really. If You Want To Go To LEGOLAND The Ride Times Are Huge Nothing Is Less Than 30 Minutes. 200 Minutes For The Dragon And 150 Lego Ninjargo. it’s Not As Good As It Used To Be It’s A Rubbish Theme Park And Is Losing Visitors And I Can See Why
edvaira6891 excuse me. DUPLO Dino Coaster crushes all. Even lil phantom and steel vengeance and lightning rod and flying dinosaur
ItzJadenCr but DUPLO Dino Coaster makes it all WORTH IT
DUPLO Dino Coaster is the best thing to ever grace this earth
Coasterhocky Gaming Boy Duplo Dino Coaster Is For 4 Year Olds.
I've been to Walt Disney Studios, de Efteling and Disneyland park. I can safely say that the Efteling is the best out of these. Walt Disney Studios was a huge disappointment. I've been there last winter and there were like 5 rides open. Rock 'n rollercoaster was closed because they're changing it to Avengers stuff. Really a shame.
We'll see after the large expension
I Think for now Walt Disney Studio’s is not that good but when the big expansion is completed there will be no discussion this will be Europe’s best Themepark !
Disney is redeveloping quite a lot right now
I agree the Disneyland Paris resort is a big dissapointment and deffinently the worst out of all Disney resorts
Efteling aswell as Europapark (and probably Many other parks in europe) is way better
@@trollekont1710 yeah but it's developing rn so it might be better now!
Why does Europe have such beautiful theme parks?
More importantly, why is Europe so beautiful?
Yes
Cause we are lucky bastards?? I dunno
You can thank Victor Hugo for that. No, really, he's the one man that sparked the architectural preservation movement back in the mid-19th century in France. And it soon spread all over Europe where people still take pride in maintaining, preserving, and recreating the aesthetics of the past. And this pride and cultural identity bleeds into our themed entertainment.
Lol I live in Germany and I find the USA sooo much more beautiful
Its the history i guess.
Well i'm happy with it, that my favorite national park De Efteling is on the third place and my other favorite Europa Park stand on the second place :)
Nice video
Thanks!
It still blows my mind that attendance in the millions goes to these parks.
A idea for maybe a follow up to this would be the effect of Covid 19 on these parks.
Keep up the great content
I've been to Legoland Billund in June 2017 with my grandpa's camper van for two days. I wasn't into coasters at the time, since i was 10 but i really liked the park. Polar explorer is my favorite family coaster especially the ending when i thought we would go backwords but it was a drop track which was unexpected. The haunted house was great and me not knowing that there was a drop ride at the end which was good
Visited de Efteling, Disneyland Paris and Disney Studios Paris, Parc Astérix and Port Aventura. Also the not listed Phantasialand and Movie Park Germany. Yes, (western) Europe is truly stacked with great theme parks!
I have been to 9 of these 10 and the last one « Liseberg » was planned for this spring before the covid-19 ^^. Disneyland, Efteling are my favorites along side with Phantasialand which is unfortunately not in the top 10.
Nice list. I was surprised to see Legoland on the list. Although it wasn’t on this list, Alton Towers is my number one bucket list European theme park. Hopefully I’ll get to go there someday.
Alton Towers is awesome, and just shy of this list (it might place 11th in Europe honestly). I do hope you get to visit one day Cami! :)
12:16 that macro effect looks absolutely incredible here - the coaster looks legit like a model 😁
I know right!
2:15 I see what you did there.
I just now noticed 😂
What? Do tell.
@@TheRadioAteMyTV I think he made a pun by the type of ride, "River Rapids", so Rapids=Rapidly
@@MrMauricio192 Oh, thank you so much. I am embarrassed I couldn't catch that with several viewings. Appreciate the mental lift.
That's some big brain moment
For anyone sad about Phantasialand, Alton Towers or Legoland Billund: the top 11-20 of last year was from 20 to 11: Chessington, Heidepark, Legoland Germany, Thorpe, Futuroscope, Legoland Billund, Phantasialand, Alton Tower, Parque Warner & Puy du Fou. The top 14 had more than 2 million visitors, and from Thorpe more than 1,9 million still. So roughly the "top 15" had more than 2 million visitors.
Where did you get that list from?
An interesting list. I’ve only done 3 of these but have most of the others on my bucket list.
I wish there was a magical portal I could travel through to get from my house in America to any one of these incredible parks in Europe and then be back home when the day is over.
Every single one of these are a bucket list park for me. ;) I'll be making my way into Europe probably in a year or two. I still have to explore the parks in my home country, the US!
That's awesome, I hope you do get to experience these parks :)
I have been in Liseberg two times and once in Paris Disneyland, but I would say that Liseberg is the best one I have been to due to the nature and just the theme. But the best time is in halloween as they decorate it so beutifully! Not going this year on halloween due to there being alot of people those times and I was already on summer there and it was awesome :)
SO glad that Tivoli Denmark are 5! So glad to see
1:33 YESSSSS #DUPLODINOCOASTERGANG
Thanks for adding portaventura
Port Aventura had 5.2 million in 2019... 5 in 2018 and 4.7 in 2017
Eso es el resort con el Caribe Aquatic park y Ferrari Land incluidos. La otra cifra es de unicamente de PortAventura Park.
No that includes the water park and Ferrari world
How is the video called of the shot on 12:17 in the video? I have seen it once but can’t find it anymore!
I think it's called Tilt-shift, Disney have loads of them across their RUclips channels :)
What is the name of the music used in this video? I love it!
Nice video
Futuroscope is also a good theme park in France. It's not that well known but as his name sound it's supposed to be a "futurist" park. They mostly have attractions that are linked to robot, attraction never seen before in France and also future ecology way of living. It’s not a big park like Disneyland Paris or Parc Asterix (to take French example), but it’s a really good park.
Now that's a park I've never heard of before. I'll have to look it up and check it out.
I've been to De Efteling and Disneyland. I am looking forward to visiting the others! Except Legoland :P
Legoland is nice! ;)
Hey I've done half of them, can't wait to attend the rest !
Awesome!
Nice video 👍 I've been to Disneyland and Europa park from the list . Second one liked more . I also expected to see in the list Alton towers and Phantasia Land
They are placed 13th and 14th
Both have lower attendance compared to the 10 in this list sadly.
@@coasterbot Attendance is important why? Not trying to argue, but Phantasialand has te greatest outdoor theming i have ever seen in a park, yes even beyond Disney, Europa Park and Efteling.
And energylandia
I tought liseberg wasnt gonna be on there but im so happy it is cuz its my favorite
I'm surprised Alton Towers, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Phantasialand, or even Energylandia weren't on this list. These and others in this video are all on my bucket list. Hopefully one day I'll get to travel outside of the US and go to Europe.
Very surprised that Alton towers wasn't on here, or even other UK parks like Thorpe park
Been to 2/10 parks! Need to go to more of them after COVID for sure!
Awesome! I've been to 6/10 myself, which actually surprised me quite a lot!
I’ve been to 1/10...
You missed Energylandia near cracow, poland. It sports the 2. most and newest rollercoasters worldwide, ove 130 attractions, and it even includes a water-park and the fee for both parks is just 31 €. Went there a few weeks ago and the park is clean, the food is very good and fairly priced, parking fee is like 5 €. No more than 20 mins waiting times for any attraction. And the coasters are just phenomenal!!! As a bonus cracow is a very beatiful city.
Initially I wanted to go do Disneyland Paris but after I visited Trustpilot and other reviews I changed my mind. Parking fee is 30 €, the cheapest meal is a hotdog with coke for around 11 €. It is is brutally overcroweded in 2022 and is has just three rather old rollercoasters. Security guys with MP´s at the entrance. The waiting times are the worst: 60 - 90 mins average. The park is quite dated imo and many of the rides - like Peter Pan etc. - are suited for kids aged 5-10.
Great Video
Thanks :)
I would not sit around waiting for those Disney upgrades as the company is hemorrhaging cash right now and will be for at least another year.
Dude your editing skills and image choices are amazing, they make these docs just feel like a really fun commercial. And as far as commercials go, you bring us places we have never heard of and show us their beauty so we do want to go there.
You need to get some side gigs actually doing their ads. "Would you like a Fresca?" as they say on The Boys.
Yeah, it's a shame really. Disneyland Paris, as a resort, really needs this upgrade but we'll see what happens.
Thank you, that honestly means a lot to me! I haven't had any professional gigs yet sadly, but maybe one day ;)
How is gardaland n. 8, i thoguh it wqs like n. 5 at least
Ich find the biggest chaneg difference of Mack Rides are the Swiss bob coasters.
I was this year the first time on the La trace du Houra( the last build) and i go normaly in the Europa Park( was the first one build). The Progression are very big at the Rollercoaster developpment
Been to Europapark, Efteling and Parc Asterix. And i think Parc Asterix is one of the underrated parks in europe.
I totally agree with you! I was in France a few years ago and i decided to visit Parc Asterix. Honestly, I didn't expect too much because I didn't know the park, but oh boy, what a magnificent surprise it was! Also, they are continuously adding new rides to the park, and it's said that they will be opening a multi-launch coaster next year or so
Phantasialand is also underated, wait my Profile picture is an phantasialand coaster🤔
@@Mental_Illboy You for real? That’s terrible. I’m sorry
@@dutchshark1580 No I was probably drunk when I wrote that 😂
Didn't remember writing down that comment. Just deleted it.
Praise Jesus 👏🏼
@@Mental_Illboy lol wtf!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
I liked the fact you added the ten-years-ago attendance to compare current attendance to
Yeah I thought it was a useful metric to see how parks have expanded over time :)
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Ok but which are the safest out of these? I only ever went to Gardaland since I’m from Italy but I’m willing to explore. But I want to know I’d be going to safe parks because, you know, I don’t wanna die.
All of the theme parks within this top 10 list are safe. 😊
I have been to Gardaland, Europa Park and both Disneyland parks in France.
Can't wait to get to those european parks! They look awesome!
We have visited 8 out of the 10 parks, could have been 9 if we had visited Tivoli which is still on my wishlist.
Awesome, 8/10 is good going!
Since I'm all about Disney (my photo was taken in front of Tower of Terror at Hollywood Studios at Disney World), I've been to every Disney park in the world. But I've also been to Parc Astérix and Europa Park. I want to go to Tivoli Gardens because Walt Disney got a lot of inspiration for Disneyland there. I've also heard a lot of good things about Efteling and am interested as well. Plus I've been to Futuroscope, which didn't make the top 10.
So many here that are on my bucket list. Although I admit I was shocked to see Legoland Windsor be the most popular park in UK, personally I expected Thorpe Park or Alton Towers to hit that spot. Done both the Disney parks and legoland when I was a kid, Disney being the one I admit I would still go too now haha.
Alton Towers would be 11th/12th on this list, so not far behind Legoland! :)
You're never too old for Disney!
@@kristenkim3681 visit Europa park it is the best park in Germany
@@collareddovepigeon5621 I've been there already, and although I enjoyed it and hope to go back, nothing beats Disney in my book.
Small correction: the Walt Disney Studios park currently doesn't have the backlot anymore since it's being changed into the Avengers Campus
Im going visit all!!!!
Where is Phantasialand???!!
There are a few missing, but I'll only mention the fist one that comes to my mind: Energylandia Poland. There are also ones here I wouldn't consider, but that's me being educated by you who'd know better than I do. ;) Thanks for posting!
Energylandia didn't have enough visitors (1.6 million) for a Top 20 list. It would have needed 100.000 more to make the #20 spot
@@MilanFourTimesEight Ok thanks for explaining.
0:40 Monty Python French Taunter: Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!
best is Universal Port Aventura, in Spain. After park, you go to the beach swimming.
u guys are so lucky with ur home parks, mine is oakwood and it's still about 3 hours away 😭
1 hour and 45 min from Phantasialand
1 hour from Efteling.
1 hour from walibi Belgium
2 hours from Plopsaland
5 hours from Europa park.
Yeah feels good ;D
2:15 "Rapidly" showing a rapid river EEEEH smart one there i gotta admit it.
That was entirely accidental. The one later where I said 'Rocky history' and showed rocks was on purpose though ;)
haha For the Germans and Dutch, the Efteling will remain the best park
We grew up with it it's in our culture
To go there with your grandchildren Like our grandparents did with us
I’ve only been to Disneyland Paris and I loved it. But I don’t like rollercoasters. And I’m exited of the new massive expansion for Walt Disney studios
ALTON TOWERS or THORPE PARK should definitely be on this list!
What about Phantasia land and Heide park in Germany?
Both have attendance lower than the ones on this list.
been to Legoland Windsor, PortAventura, Europa Park, Gardaland, Efteling and Disneyland Paris/Walt Disney Studios
get to energylandia its brilliant
efteling will be my nr. 1 forever, but im still happy to see it third place!
The Efteling looks awesome!
@@coasterbot it absolutley is!
I am really surprised that Phantasialand isn't in the list. I really deserved to be in there! One of the best parks in Europe!
Not enough visitors
It does deserve to be on the list but has an attendance lower than all 10 of these sadly.
This video is good however you forgot to include puy de fou.
Whats about Movie Park Germany?
it suprises me that he did not talk about the many dark rides in the efteling like the symbolica droomvlucht carnaval festival and more
How come the only British Park on there legoland? What about Alton Towers or Thorpe Park?
I k ow
for me is Europapark definetly number 1! And Phantasialand should be on the list I think
I’ve personally only been to Liseberg but I’m hoping to visit other themeparks
Liseberg is great!
If it was most popular thussie places, Phantasialand and Alton would definitely be on here
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but legoland windsor opened in 1996, not 1966. Just thought I'd let you know 👍 great video, btw!
Oh damn did I say 1966, I really didn't mean to. Nice spot, thank you :)
We love Coasta Bot!
Too kind!
Harry, of these parks, which have you visited??
Legoland Windsor, Gardaland, Liseberg, Europa Park and both Disneyland Paris parks :)
@@coasterbot ahhh very nice! I would love to know which was your favorite and least favorite!
The Efteling is my home park.
I have been to liseberg and tivoli gardens tivoli is my home park
Both are awesome :)
2:13 I think you mean 1996 rather than 1966 for when Legoland Windsor opened!
Legoland was built in 1992 the park that lay on the land before it Windsor Safari Park opened in 1966.
And Nigloland ??
F1 ,small racing car ,50cc ,ferrari , mercedes - benz & bmw sticker ,1 long round racing road .
Where’s Warner Bros Madrid? Doesn’t it have more guests than some of the others?
Sadly not!
The Efteling is great but if you're dutch (like me) and you go there much Times its getting boring
Ja dat heb ik ook. De Efteling blijft altijd mijn jeugd, maar omdat ik er al zo vaak ben geweest hoef ik het ook niet elk jaar te zien.
Sure, there are a lot of popular parks in the world, but it’s usually the unpopular ones who manage to surprise the most
Well this is true, but I feel like some of the worlds most popular continue to surprise and draw guests back! :)
PortAventuraaaa naana na naaaa🎶🎶
How is Phantasialand not on this list? I was expecting that to be number 1
Hollywood ,jurasic park ,jungle park ,4 kind of dinosour ,walk & look ,go out .
Please do six flags great America explained
im surprised Alton tower's isnt on this list ngl
Gardaland is getting worse and worse with time but it's the park that made me a theme park enthusiast
Yeah... At least the corsari are returned!
Efteling and Disney land are my favorites
in order:
Disneyland
Europa park
Efteling
Studio
Port avantura
Gardaland
Parc Asterix
St Paul
And this years I'll come to Plopsaland and Waliby belgium if possible (covid make this trip insecure ;( )
I forgot about my homepark which is Papea parc, but it's not trully important, and four little parks in france like Mer des sables, France Miniature, Didiland and Cigoland but steal useless to mention
Good that you mentioned Efteling, I am an animatronic from that park! ^^
Whoa
@@coasterbot Yes! Look up the new Mack coaster of Efteling, Max and Moritz. I am Moritz :D
(I AM A ROLEPLAY ACCOUNT, JUST SAYING IN CASE!!!!!!)
I’m from America and I think it might be a fun idea to do this for my country.
Not really - most entries would be a Disney Park... (7 out of 10)
How come Bakken isn't featured on here? Their attendance is 2.5 million?
Great question! Bakken is free to enter, whilst all of the parks mentioned cost a fee to get in. Free parks tend to have inflated attendance numbers as not all visitors ride the attractions. That's why they're not featured :)
@@coasterbot But isn't that the case with all parks? That not all guests will ride rides? A lot of parks offers a lot more than just rides like shows, restaurants and other venues and experiences that isn't a ride? I believe that half of TIVOLI Gardens guests do not ride rides, but just pay the entrance fee to get access to their shows and restaurants.
One question what roller coaster at Hershey park would be a good first time looping coaster. The only reason I Am asking because I want to start riding those types of roller coasters.
You don't really need to start with a specific roller coaster. You just need to build up courage to go on one.
@@stuehl8607 thanks that is such a nice comment thanks
The reason why Disneyland is the best is because it prioritises theming over everything else.
So many parks just whack a load of rollercoasters in, and hope for the best. Nah, that's not what people want.
But there are still better parks with theming like look at Phantasialand theming and compare it to Disney it's just better maybe not all but like fly Taron and Chiapas are just better and Efteling also has amazing theming