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The world’s best theme park has been named – but you’ve probably never heard of it


THE best theme park in the world has been named and it’s just a short plane ride from the UK – yet you’ve probably never heard of it.

Called Europa-Park, it is the largest theme park in Europe and has been voted as the best amusement park by Amusement Today.

 Europa-Park has been voted the best theme park in the world

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Europa-Park has been voted the best theme park in the worldCredit: AFP

The park, located in Germany, won the title of Best Theme Park in the annual Golden Ticket Awards.

It was one of the only European entries to make the list, with the other award going to Blackpool Pleasure Beach, where Valhalla won Best Water Ride.

The rest of the awards went to attractions throughout North America and China.

Europa-Park is not just the largest theme park in Europe, but also the second most popular, coming in second to Disneyland Paris.

 The park is located in Germany in Rust

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The park is located in Germany in RustCredit: Getty – Contributor
 The park has a number of themed lands representing European countries

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The park has a number of themed lands representing European countriesCredit: Alamy
 Each land has iconic attractions and buildings based on the country

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Each land has iconic attractions and buildings based on the countryCredit: Alamy

The park is located in Rust in the south-west of Germany, and is spread across 234 acres.

Built in 1975, it is home to 100 rides including 13 roller coasters, with the fastest being the 80mph Silver Star ride.

The park has 13-themed lands based on European countries – Germany, England, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Portugal, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Spain and Russia.

The England land features iconic attractions such as London taxis, red buses and the Globe Theatre.

 The park is built over 250 acres

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The park is built over 250 acresCredit: Alamy
 The park is the second most popular in Europe - just behind Disneyland Paris

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The park is the second most popular in Europe – just behind Disneyland ParisCredit: Alamy
 The park receives rave reviews from families on TripAdvisor

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The park receives rave reviews from families on TripAdvisorCredit: Alamy
 There are 13 rollercoasters throughout the park

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There are 13 rollercoasters throughout the parkCredit: Alamy

There is also the land of Grimm’s Enchanted Forest and Adventure Land.

Parents love the park, with it rated 4.5 stars on TripAdvisor from over 13,000 reviews.

One user wrote: “After returning from another trip at Europa Park, my thought remains that it is the best theme park in the world.”

Another person wrote: “Just brilliant, definitely beats Disneyland Paris, no contest.”

Others praised the “short queues” as well as being “cheaper than Disneyland”.

The park is to open a brand new water attraction called Rulantica later this year, with 25 new water rides, a surf simulator and a hotel.

The Jersey Devil Coaster is the tallest, longest and fastest’ single rail rollercoaster to open at Six Flags Great Adventure

Europa-Park is one of the most popular in the world according to the number of annual visitors.

The park welcomes 5.7 million guests every year – 400,000 more than Disneyland Paris.

Closer to home, a new theme park called Gulliver’s Valley Resort is to open next year in the UK.





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