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[2025] Europa-Park General Discussion

Rob F said:
Dave don’t hate on the Mir, yes the coaster was average….. but the experience the lift the music and VIBE !!!
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I agree that the lift hill, top section (those views!) and the soundtrack are great, but the ride itself tracks awful I'm afraid. I'm glad to have ridden it once back in May, though, but once was enough.
 
Skyscraper said:
I agree that the lift hill, top section (those views!) and the soundtrack are great, but the ride itself tracks awful I'm afraid. I'm glad to have ridden it once back in May, though, but once was enough.
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I’m on the fence whether we will ride it on our visit next May.

Obviously the enthusiast in me wants to try it once, especially as it’s closing.

I appreciate tales of roughness are both subjective and somewhat overplayed in a community like this but the reports are so overwhelmingly negative I’m concerned about an injury spoiling our trip.

Are there any other comparable coasters?
 
Bowser said:
I’m on the fence whether we will ride it on our visit next May.

Obviously the enthusiast in me wants to try it once, especially as it’s closing.

I appreciate tales of roughness are both subjective and somewhat overplayed in a community like this but the reports are so overwhelmingly negative I’m concerned about an injury spoiling our trip.

Are there any other comparable coasters?
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I’d say Euro-Mir is more of a leg basher than a head basher. The ride has lap bars, so you won’t be bashing your head from side to side in the same way as on, say, Saw.

With that said, I did find it absolutely vile and liked it less than Saw (of the 137 coasters I’ve ridden, it’s not in my top 100, and I easily found it Europa’s weakest coaster), but I think enough people like it that I would still give it a go in your position. Euro-Mir is polarising rather than universally hated, I feel.
 
Yeah I'd say it's definitely worth doing once for the soundtrack, rave spiral and views from the top. Just brace yourself as much as you can and bear in mind that your bags must ride with you.
 
Mir is not going to cause injuries, it's not the Ultimate. The profiling on the first drop is pretty poor which results in a bit of shaking at the bottom but as it's got lap bars it doesn't really matter.

Really you should be riding it as many times as it takes to be facing backwards on the 2nd half. I'm always disappointed if I get it the "wrong" way for my final ride of it on any EP trip
 
Bowser said:
I’m on the fence whether we will ride it on our visit next May.

Obviously the enthusiast in me wants to try it once, especially as it’s closing.

I appreciate tales of roughness are both subjective and somewhat overplayed in a community like this but the reports are so overwhelmingly negative I’m concerned about an injury spoiling our trip.

Are there any other comparable coasters?
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I think it’s a bad ride but you should ride it, its not going to cause injury.
 
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Wouldnt even say it was rough on my ride this year. Just... mediocre.

Even going backwards at the end resulted in nothing. And that's usually a banker.

It'll do no major damage.
 
It's a bit janky and it chucks you around a bit, but in my opinion it's one of the most fun rides at the park. It's not going to give you any serious injuries and it doesn't give you awful head-banging headaches like most SLCs. The worst I've ever come off with is a bashed elbow. I really don't believe it deserves all the bad press it gets. I accept that there might be variations in experience due to rider height, build etc, but you have to try it to see for yourself really. It would be madness to avoid it altogether based on the negative opinions of others.
 
I love Mir, and have lapped it before. I wouldn't call it rough, but I understand why people say it. The first drop isn't great and the brake run is abrupt (along with the corner into it, especially if backwards). It's the profiling/design, which stands out because everything else in the park is smooth
 
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