2017: Voletarium

Soarin has (had? been a while since I've visited a Disney park with Soarin) Patrick Warburton...


NOTHING tops that...

I did overlook that in my assessment. Is there a German version of Patrick which Europa could get hold of?

Soarin' may be a better ride but Voletarium is a far better experience. I don't think this type of ride is one that generally appeals to enthusiasts as much anyway; heavily screen based and not really that thrilling. The general public do love Voletarium though and it has been a huge success for EP with 95% guest satisfaction in 2017!

I'm basing this off flying theatres in general, rather than specifically Volentarium. My family and I went to Ferrari Land last year, as well as PortAventura and the one attraction that we enjoyed together, as a whole family (both thrill seekers and those who hate anything thrilling), was Flying Dreams. These flying theatres work very well for the entire family.

I feel that Voletarium has settled in wonderfully now.

The queue has dropped from the long waits we saw in the middle of last season, which you would expect, and is now longer in the morning/evening peaks and quieter around lunch time.

I really enjoy it. The queue enhancements towards the end of 2017 have also enhanced the experience.

Going on the ride with zero queue was slightly confusing in terms of the building...definitely got lost 2/3 times =D.

I did enjoy it to be fair.

Just returned from a Europa trip, in which I rode Voletarium for the first time - And all I can say is wow! amazing ride! - the whole experience inc the queue/walkthrough, absolute disney-standard stuff!

I visited Shanghai Disney in April this year and rode their 'sourin' a few times, which was good, but I have to say I thought Voletarium absolutely surpasses it in my books.

the ride system itself felt more dynamic and seemed more 'thrilling' in its motions - the smells where crisp and instant, and the mist/cloud effects where on point!
The score was also beautiful, I May have gotten a little choked the first time I rode it! The film was Lovely - I loved the additional details of the occasional character flying past like the owl, robot, paraglider etc.

whilst SOURIN' was 'meh' and perhaps forgettable, and weirdly out of context with its queue/backstory, Voletarium was an absolute highlight, I was surprised and delighted! - It's up there with Arthur for me as a compelling immersive experience and maybe a new top 5 Europa ride.

On sourin' they had NO smells (might have been broken when i visited), no wind/mist/cloud/spray during segments which really needed it etc, so maybe these things are a sum of all their effects synching.

Even so - I preferred the whole back story and pre-show/queue theming and decoration on voletarium!

Bravo Europa!