Phantasialand: General Discussion

[D4n]

PL queues over today and the weekend have been heavy. Summer holidays norm but also a very long ticket promotion (if you're on the email lists your attest to that, feels like an email every week offering discount tickets) has swelled attendance. I'm heading there this weekend. 60/70 min queues nothing out of the ordinary but someone on X said last week 100min queues were a thing. Assuming the ops are more Alton than Europa? Or do queue lines move quick is just they are very long. Heard FLY line is a long one for example

Operations are nowhere near Europa standards unfortunately . Would agree that they’re more akin to Towers, albeit with better ride availability

 

[Manchester1894]

I know you can buy quick pass + from Berlin office, but is it dated? Ie could I carry over to next day? I know the hotel pass is not dated. Just wondered about the paid versions. Thanks in advance. Some queues today!

 

[Bowser]

Probably not news but....

Phantasialand visitors beware: a notorious attraction with cult status is closed. The German theme park is warning online that the Chinese ghost dark ride, Geister Rikscha, is currently out of service. Closures and renovations are common, but this case immediately sets alarm bells ringing for fans.

Geister Rikscha is one of Phantasialand's oldest attractions, and the park is known for regularly closing and demolishing classics without prior notice.

Phantasialand waarschuwt voor sluiting van cult-darkride

Phantasialand-bezoekers opgelet: een foute attractie met een cultstatus is dicht. Het Duitse pretpark waarschuwt online dat de Chinese spookdarkride...

www.looopings.nl

 

[Plastic Person]

I was surprised to read on Loopings that Geister Rikscha is 250 metres long. It feels closer to 25000 when you're riding it.

 

[Rowe]

Until they've taken the signage down and security are telling visitors not to take photos, I'm not that concerned about Geister Rickscha's present fate.

 

[NuttySquirrel]

Probably not news but....

Phantasialand visitors beware: a notorious attraction with cult status is closed. The German theme park is warning online that the Chinese ghost dark ride, Geister Rikscha, is currently out of service. Closures and renovations are common, but this case immediately sets alarm bells ringing for fans.

Geister Rikscha is one of Phantasialand's oldest attractions, and the park is known for regularly closing and demolishing classics without prior notice.

Phantasialand waarschuwt voor sluiting van cult-darkride

Phantasialand-bezoekers opgelet: een foute attractie met een cultstatus is dicht. Het Duitse pretpark waarschuwt online dat de Chinese spookdarkride...

www.looopings.nl

 

[CSLKenny]

The park website literally states it is for maintenance work and a park spokesperson has commented to the local press:

The work is necessary to make the attraction available to experience again for our guests as soon as possible and to ensure smooth operation. Currently, it is not yet possible to estimate exactly when Geister Ricksha will reopen

Important to keep in mind it is a more than 40 year old ride system from a long defunct manufacturer. Spare parts are not exactly easy to come by.
Other than Hollywood Tour due to the major water damage incident during covid; permanent PHL ride closures always come with some kind of farewell rides from staff. While Geister just went down with technical issues it seems.