AshleeKel said:
StevenX said:
Also, any particular recommendations for (quick!) lunch on-park or dinner off-park? Off-park for dinner I was thinking about Ochsen one night and Alte Schmiede the other, although reading through this thread it sounds like Silver Lake Salloon one night and a buffet dinner the other might be nice.
Firstly, Food Loop is an absolute must. Whilst the food isn't amazing (although it's certainly nice), the overall experience is unlike anything else at a theme park. Other places I can recommend are the Greek canteen near Cassandra, and Tarte Flambee in France (next to the Euro Tower). They are both fairly unique, and are also fantastic.
The only place I've eaten off-resort is Apres Park, which is a pizzeria adorned with Europa merchandise. It's reasonably priced, and they do a pretty good currywurst pizza.
Thanks for the response - unfortunately, we didn't get to read it before visiting. We swung by Food Loop a couple of times but didn't really fancy the food there, which looked quite substantial. There were also queues most of the day, so we gave it a miss. We ended up eating in the evening at the Colosseo buffet (pretty good - particularly deserts) and at Silver Lake Saloon (OK food, but very slow service). During the day we ate at Mille Fleurs (decent pizza for the price) one day, and some Asian place in Holland (average).
The Sunday was pretty quiet. Longest queue of the day was 35 minutes (Wodan), and the park stayed open until 7pm. Monday was busier, with longest queue being 40 minutes and the park weirdly only open until 6.30pm. All in all we managed to do Wodan (x5), Blue Fire (x5), Silver Star (x5), Euro Mir (x5), MatterhornBlitz (x2), Swiss Bobsleigh Run (x2), Euro Sat, Universe of Energy, Ghost Castle, piccolo Mondo, EuroTower, Poseidon, Cassandra's CUrse, Pegasus, Atlantis Adventure, Pirates in Batavia, Fjord Rafting, Alpine Coaster & Atlantica SuperSplash - so I think we did pretty well.
It's a lovely park. Really wonderful theming and rides, and run pretty nicely - although I do think that improvements could be made. The level of finish wasn't quite what it could have been in some areas, and the cleanliness was so-so in some areas. Most rides were great, although I think they're short of a really great dark ride. Hopefully Arthur helps that. Silver Star, Blue Fire, Euro Mir and Wodan are all excellent and really get better with repeat riding.