Name: Europa-Park
Item: Europa-Park
Author: germanadmin

Europa-Park is located in Rust, in south-western Germany, between Freiburg and Strasbourg namely in the heart of Europe, between the Black Forest and the Vosges, lies one of the world’s most beautiful theme parks. More than 5 million people from all over the world visit the park each season to enjoy the excitement offered by more than one hundred attractions and shows. The innovative European theme concept; one of the largest hotel resorts in Europe; the various decorations for each season; and the large number of diverse and colorful events make Europa-Park a one-of-a-kind getaway destination all year long.
Europa-Park is the largest theme park in Germany and the second most popular theme park resort in Europe, following Disneyland Paris.

The park is home to twelve roller coasters, the oldest being the Alpenexpress Mine Train, where a powered coaster speeds through a diamond mine, – and the newest coaster being Arthur, a suspended indoor/outdoor powered rollercoaster and dark ride combination. Europa-Park has very high capacity rollercoasters and attractions meaning the park can accommodate up to approx. 50,000 guests per day. It is also the location of the Euro Dance Festival.

Europa-Park is run by the Mack family which have produced vehicles since 1780, circus wagons since 1880 and rollercoasters since 1921. Franz Mack (1921–2010) in 1958 took over the family firm, Mack GmbH & Co (now Mack Rides), together with his brothers. Together with his son Roland (b. 1949) he visited the USA in 1972 and was inspired to open a theme park in Germany, as an exhibition site for his company’s products.

At first the park was planned to be located in Breisach. It was named “Europa-Park” after Breisach’s nearby Europaweiher, a small artificial lake which commemorates a historical pilot poll in Breisach held in 1950, in which 95.6% of voters were in favour of European unification. The Breisach site was deemed unsuitable because of flooding hazard, and the project was moved some 30 km further north, where the Macks bought the park of the historical Balthasar castle in Rust.

The park opened in 1975 with an area of 16 hectares. It counted 250,000 visitors in the first year, 700,000 in the second, passing the million mark in 1978.

Events Calendar

Park Map

Opening Hours

Summer Season 2016

Sat 19th Mar 2016 – Sun 11th Nov 2016 – 9am – at least 6pm

Winter Season 2016/2017

Sat 26th Nov 2016 – Sun 8th Jan 2017* & Sat 14th Jan 2017 – Sun 15th Jan 2017 – 11am – at least 7pm**
*closed Sat 24th & Sun 25th Dec 2016
**the park closes at 6.30pm on Sat 31st Dec 2016

Prices 2016

PRICE CATEGORIES	SUMMER SEASON
Infants (under 4)	FREE
Children (aged 4-11)	€38.50
Children on their birthday (up to their 12th birthday and on presentation of an identity card)	FREE
Adults (aged 12+)	€44.50
Senior Visitors (aged 60+) When visiting Europa-Park, enjoy a free piece of cake at the Balthasar Castle Restaurant (Summer Season) or on selected days a mug of mulled wine (Winter Season). You will receive a voucher for these special treats at the Information Office at the Main Entrance. Valid Mon – Fri from 30th Nov – 23rd Dec 2015.	€38.50
Visitors with Disabilities (disability ID required) On presentation of your disability ID we offer reduced entry to Europa-Park for €38.50. Wheelchair users and blind visitors are entitled to free entry to Europa-Park on presentation of disability ID showing ‘B’ – (accompanying visitor required, who we also offer a reduced entry price to).	€38.50
Groups (20+ paying visitors) No individual payment possible, the busdriver or tour guide has to purchase all tickets for the group, and a tour agency address is required. You are required to register your group visit online prior to arrival.	€38.00
Schools and Nursery Schools Prices for schools at Europa-Park are valid for groups of 10+ paying visitors. For every 10 students, one teacher is entitled to free entry. Each additional teacher will pay the discounted group ticket price (€38.00pp). You are required to register your school group visit online prior to arrival. We will also need you to supply an official school certificate confirming the school group visit. The schools entry price is not valid for evening or apprenticeship schools. The schools entry price is not available on Sundays, Public Holidays, or during school holidays of the schools respective region.	€26.50
2 Day Tickets (Valid for 7 days from the date of the first visit and non-transferable)
2 Day Tickets Children (ages 4-11)	€72.50
2 Day Tickets Adults	€84.00
2 Day Tickets Senior Visitors (aged 60+)	€72.50
2 Day Tickets Visitors with Disabilities	€72.50

Clubcard Children (ages 4-11)	€155.00
Clubcard Adults	€185.00
Clubcard Guests Senior Visitors (aged 60+)	€160.00
Clubcard Visitors with Disabilities	€155.00
Parking Pass (only for Clubcard Members)	€18.00
Parking Pass for Visitors with Disabilities Visitors with ‘aG’ and ‘BI’ on their disability ID are entitled to a free parking pass – granting free parking for 365 days	FREE
Parking (for park visitors)	€5.00
Parking (for hotel guests)	FREE

Getting Here

By car

From the North: Motorway A 5 – direction Basel – exit ‘Rust’ (57 b)
From the South: Motorway A 5 – direction Frankfurt – exit ‘Rust’ (57 b)
Parking: €5 for Europa-Park visitors, free for hotel guests

By bus

Ringsheim train station is just 4km from Europa-Park and regarded as the official stop for Europa-Park – from here you can reach the main entrance of Europa-Park and the Europa-Park Hotels by taking the 7231 bus service, which runs at regular intervals.

By plane

There are a number of airports located close by to Europa-Park:

Black Forest Airport Lahr (20km)
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (64km)
Aéroport International Strasbourg (64km)
EuroAirport Basel (90km)
Stuttgart (175km)

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