Trip Planning: Information, advice and questions!

[Skyscraper]

A heads up for anyone flying with easyJet from Manchester airport... From Wednesday November 19th, all easyJet departures and arrivals will be from Terminal 2.

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Also... The EES system is fully live at Basel Airport, so it is advisable to allow extra time for that.

 

[Bowser]

I got an email from the park saying that hotel rooms for 2026 season go on sale soon. They seem to give the impression that they sell out very quickly, is this accurate? I vaguely recall seeing discussion about this before.

We're planning on going in May 2026 but unsure if we'll stay onsite or Airbnb, mostly depending on how our upcoming Phantasialand trip goes.

So wondering if this is hyperbolic marketing on their part or they are the theme park equivalent of Taylor Swift tickets? I did a price check booking a while back and didn't seem to notice a particular issue with lack of availability and if we did stay we'd likely need a suite which presumably is less in demand.

 

[Llama]

It is mostly marketing hype, though I think there can be a rush in very specific circumstances: people who want a specific room number on specific dates, booking around certain annual parties, getting to the cheaper Eco rooms before anyone else, things of that nature. For a normal trip I don't think you have to worry.

 

[Manchester1894]

The cheap rooms go very quickly

 

[Skyscraper]

I got an email from the park saying that hotel rooms for 2026 season go on sale soon. They seem to give the impression that they sell out very quickly, is this accurate? I vaguely recall seeing discussion about this before.

We're planning on going in May 2026 but unsure if we'll stay onsite or Airbnb, mostly depending on how our upcoming Phantasialand trip goes.

So wondering if this is hyperbolic marketing on their part or they are the theme park equivalent of Taylor Swift tickets? I did a price check booking a while back and didn't seem to notice a particular issue with lack of availability and if we did stay we'd likely need a suite which presumably is less in demand.

Members of the Hotel Friends programme get to book a week before it goes live to everyone else. It's not absolutely essential to book during the presale, unless you're looking at visiting during potentially busy periods.