Park News
of a fire that spread through two themed lands and destroyed the classic Pirates of Batavia boat ride, Europa-Park is rebuilding and expanding. The Scandinavian area has been recovered, and
Park CEO Michael Mack confirmed via Twitter that the “pirates are coming back!”, though no official date has been announced.
Rulantica Cited to be the “most important milestone in the history of Europa-Park”, the Rulantica water park is set to open its doors before the end of next year. The park’s most ambitious project will cover a total surface area of 450,000-sqm, with 25 water attractions including 17 slides, indoor and outdoor pools, jet stream canal, and wild river. Rulantica will be themed around a Nordic adventure, and include eight of its own zones to enjoy year-round, furthering Europa-Park’s goal to strengthen its position as a short-break destination. Rulantica is being managed by Mack’s younger
generation; Michael, Thomas, and Ann-Kathrin Mack, who are realising the project together with two other local family-run construction companies, Rendler Bau and Wilhelm Füssler Bau. Additionally, ProSlide and Aquarena have been involved in installing the Rulantica slides and attractions
Europa-Park R
ust’s own Europa-Park is as busy as ever with projects touted to take the Mack-owned business into 2019 and beyond. In the wake
Krønasår
Constructed as part of the expansion, Krønasår will be Europa-Park’s sixth themed hotel. The seven-storey building will act as a natural history museum, and accommodate up to 1,300 overnight guests. Hotel guests will be greeted at the entrance area by
the imposing skeleton of Svalgur the sea serpent – part of the Norse-inspired story created by MackMedia that runs through the hotel and water park, which is accessible from the hotel via a bridge.
French area The end of the 2017 summer season saw a flurry of renovations and redesigns in the French themed area – home to the Eurosat CanCan coaster, and now the Eurosat Coastiality.
The original CanCan coaster was inspired by the
French style of dance of the same name, originating from 1830, and still performed by dancers at the Moulin Rouge in the Montmartre district today. Europa-Park’s nod to Vaudeville theatre includes a number of Parisian symbols, including a replica of the red mill. The Eurosat’s striking geodesic dome has also
received a lively Moulin Rouge inspired makeover – marking the first ever collaboration between an amusement park and the Moulin Rouge theatre.
Eurosat
In addition to having its rails and cables renewed, the Eurosat coaster has received revisions to its technology and theming in order to welcome the Eurosat Coastiality – a VR enabled version of the CanCan coaster. The Coastiality and CanCan coasters will share the updated track, loading from their own separate stations and queues. Eurosat Coastiality will invite guests to don their VR headsets in September. The virtual reality interface allows up to 14 visitors to move around freely in a pre- show room before travelling to the train station to climb aboard the coaster – all without having to take off their headset. The VR seamlessly transitions between the pre- show and ride experience. This ride innovation is made possible by the
collaborative efforts of MackMedia, VR Coaster, Holodeck VR, and EuropaCorp. VR Coaster developed the high-resolution content in close collaboration with MackMedia and EuropaCorp, and Holodeck VR is responsible for the development and implementation of the ride’s tracking technology that allows so many people to move freely in a virtual space.
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