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2021: Europa-Park General Discussion

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O'Mackays was limited time opening and Erdinger biergarten was open on my visit. Queues were appalling for food outlets and we went on a definitely quieter week.
 
They have recently undertaken a big recruitment drive. How successful that was remains to be seen, although the signs from F&B availability would suggest not great.

I’ve always found EP to struggle with food queues even pre-Covid and the current limiting if outlets only exasperates that issue.
 
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They have recently undertaken a big recruitment drive. How successful that was remains to be seen, although the signs from F&B availability would suggest not great.

I’ve always found EP to struggle with food queues even pre-Covid and the current limiting if outlets only exasperates that issue.
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Yes.

The place has so many eateries but on busy days you'd still queue for some. Saying that, this past week the park has been "medium" (50 min waits for top rides)... historically that wouldn't have a queue for chips stretching back 20 metres.

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Is this down to COVID, or are there other issues causing it?
 
One thing we did notice last month was that there were a few venues which were advertised as closed but were actually open. Bar Colosseo was a good example - advertised as totally closed but turned out to be open on a weekend.

Worth keeping your eyes peeled just in case.
 
Svalgurok is explicitly posted as closed on the Rulantica social media. However it was open on the two days I was at Rulantica this week.

Regarding the food and beverage situation, there was more open on Wednesday than Friday despite Friday being much busier. It's probably related to shift patterns but surprising they don't prioritise the busier days.
 
So Halloween is over and for the first time the park is staying open uninterrupted until the end of the winter season. The between seasons time now being named Hallowinter where Christmas trees and pumpkins currently co-exist along the pathways.
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Fjord Rafting, Atlantica Supersplash, African Queen and Arena of Football have closed for winter. Wildwasserbahn closes this weekend too.

Arena of Football is being renovated as the Adidas sponsorship ends, and for winter it will be home to a pop-up YULLBE GO for park guests in place of the bumper cars.

The usual ice sculptures display will not be taking place this year. Park say they didn’t want to risk the extreme costs involved again like last year. The Erdinger Hütte will also not be set up this winter.
 
A bit of a shame to see such cuts to the offering, although it’s understandable. The Hutte added some much needed indoor dining capacity too, so I do worry where that leaves F&B operations with so many existing closures already and an increased need for indoor seating.
 
Also with AOF closed for what I assume will be an upcharge YullBe attraction its another indoor thing gone
 
A real pity that there will be no Erdinger Hütte this winter. I assume the Bellevue is returning?
 
No Hütte is sad. But there's not the staff. They need to get the usual places open.

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Whilst the Arena of Football is getting renovated and made a temporary winter home to YULLBE GO, let us please take a moment to respect and appreciate the incredible work that went into this promotional video (aka my absolute favourite Europa-Park video of all time).

 
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