European Trips

[FParker185]

I am currently planning a 3 week and one day trip to Europe again for 2009. I noticed from my trip reports that there was a lot of interest in costs and the planning process. I'm not to far into the planning process so I was thinking that if people are interested in what goes into planning a trip of this nature, I can post some stuff about how i plan and what not, in case anyone is planning on doing their own large trips in the future, and what seems to be the best way to do it, at least that I can come up with.

So if anyone is interested, let me know and I can post or PM the stuff I do for this.

Also, anyone who is 18+(NO EXCEPTIONS), can have 4 grand in cash in their hands within the next year, and has interest in doing a huge trip, PM me, I currently have an odd number of people.

[Coaster Justin]

Can't afford it, however good luck with it and I have a few parks you could go to that you haven't already.

Parque Warner Madrid
PortAventura
Parc Asterix
Disneyland Paris
Liseberg
Tusenfryd
Erlebnispark Tripsdrill
New Pleasureland Southport
Gardaland
Mirabilandia
Djurs Sommerland
Fårup Sommerland
Tivoli Gardens

I can't wait to hear where you're going so I can put it on my personal Park Count of You.

Just curious, how can you afford these trips? You must make At least a Million a year.

One last thing Mr. Parker, I would reccomend that in 2010 to go to Asia. China, Japan, and South Korea all have some good parks. Plus the New Rumored Paramount Park would be opened.

[rct2wizard360]

If I can find a way to come up with 4g, I'd definatley go.

[FParker185]

Tripsdrill is on my schedule, and I'm staying mostly in Belgium, Holland, Germany and Austria again. Spain is a bit far, Parc Asterix left a bad taste in my mouth from my last visit in 01, rest is either in acessable or just plain old cant fit it in. So far I got

Wiener Prater
Fort Fun
CentrO Park
Phantasialand
Europa Park (2 days)
Bobbejaanland
former Six Flags Holland
former Six Flags Belgium
Hansa Park
Wild- und Freizeitpark Klotten
Erlebnispark Strasswalchen
Skyline Park
MoviePark
Erlebnispark Tripsdrill
Holiday Park-Hassloch
Toverland (NL)

then for fairs..

Dusseldorf
Foire Du Midi (Belgium)
Tillburg (Netherlands)
Düren - Annakirmes(Germany)
Herne - Crangerkirmes (Germany)
Aachen - Sommerbend (Germany)
Hamburger Somerdom (Germany)
and a German-American Festival in Berlin, apparantly replicating parts of Los Angeles and they have American food and beer and it's promoted by a Mr. Richard Simmons, sounds so much like a Joke, I just have to see it

[Coaster Justin]

Dang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're going to go to more parks and fairs in 1 year than I have gone in almost 5 years. Man, I need to get a job.

I am still suggesting that you go to Asia in 2012. They have alot of good coasters like:

B&M Superman clone at Happy Valley in Beijing
Tokyo DisneySeas
Fuji-Q Highland with a 4D Coaster and a 107mph coaster
Intamin Water Coaster at Lotte World
B&M Junior Hyper at Universal Studios Japan
Chimelong Paradise
A Nearly 184ft Intamin Plug and Play Wooden Coaster at Everland
Universal Studios South Korea in 2012
MGM South Korea Park in 2011
Paramount Park South Korea in 2009

[rct2wizard360]

CoasterBoy have you ever BEEN to South Korea?

It's not a really happy place...

[Coaster Justin]

Yes I have been to South Korea several times and I have been to Everland in 2002. My dad's family lives there and every few years we fly there.


Its better than North Korea

By the way rct2wizard360, have you been to any amusement parks in South Korea?

[FParker185]

my next trip after this will be either Scandinavia or more likely the Far East, probably be in the 2012-2014 timeframe. Possibly with an organized trip such as ACE, ECO or one of Robb's trips.

One downside of these huge intercontinental trips is the time in between trips is pretty slow, bascially between now and this trip I'll be lucky to get to Coney Island Astroland in what will probably be it's last year and Holiwood Nights.

[rct2wizard360]

Coasterboy, I didn't attend any theme parks, as I was there on another aspect of my life.

So I was essentially a "tourist" you could say.

But no, theme parks were not on the adgenda.
I just didn't like it that much there.

[Coaster Justin]

Dude FParker any updates?

[bigb7965]

A Nearly 184ft Intamin Plug and Play Wooden Coaster at Everland

what is "plug and play" ?

[Coaster Justin]

This

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossos_% ... coaster%29

An Example would be El Toro at Great Adventure

[FParker185]

no one ever responded telling me there was little interest in the planning process, but now it is probably 90% planned and my schedule is....

(I do all my planning in notebook which screws up the format sometimes, and also offers no spell check)

July 14. Fly out of Chicago late afternoon

July 15. Land in London, store baggage and head to thorpe for the day, after that sightsee in london and stay the night in london.

July 16. Fly out of london to Dusseldorf and sightsee til the fair opens, and take the train to nearby Annakirmes Duren, hotel in Koln again.

July 17. Pick up car in the early AM and drive to Bobbejaanland in Belgium do open to close and drive to Formule1 near Efteling.

July 18. Efteling open - close, do the fair in Tilburg in the middle of the day (Efteling open til midnight)

July 19. Wake up "early" and head to Drivliet and be there for a few hours, then head to Druinell, then head to Amsterdam to "sightsee"

July 20. Amsterdam All day

July 21. Do Six Flags Holland open-close, after that drive towards Brussels.

July 22. Six Flags Belgium open to close then do Foire Du Midi in Brussels and spend night in brussels. Also sometime during the day head down to nearby Namur, BE for Foire Foraine De Julliet, hotel in Brussels.

July 23. Phantasialand open to close, hotel in Koln (on 23 or 24 go into Koln, do cathredal and whatnot)

July 24. Fort Fun open to close, hotel in Koln.

July 25. Toverland Open til close with a break sometime in the day for ?Dippiedoe? after that head to hotel and take the train to nearby Annakirmes Duren, hotel in Koln again

July 26. Be at Klotten at open, spend an hour or 2 there then head to Holiday Park til close after that head to Unterlander Volksfest in Heilbronn and spend the night in Heilbronn.

July 27. Tripsdrill open-close then drive to hotel in Mulhouse France, if time allows do the fair

July 28. Europa Park open til close return to hotel in Mulhouse (Formule1).

July 29. Europa Park open til close then head to Suttgart Hotel, if time allows do some sight seeing.

July 30. Sightseeing in Stuttgart, hotel in Stuttgart.

July 31. late start, go to Skyline park, possible Gerstlauer Tour finish out the day at hotel and sightseeing in Munich, eat at Hofbrau Haus

August 1. Deutsches Museum open til close, then sightsee and check out Augustiner Bier Garden.

August 2. Do half day in Munich then head to the alpine coasters and get them before they close, after that drive to Luna Euro Park in Milan.

August 3. Be at Gardaland at open, do that open til we're done then head to Hotel near Mirabilandia.

August 4. Mirabilandia open-close, hotel near Venice, but not in Vennice (price)

August 5. Full day in Vennice, hotel north of and out of Venice. (price again)

August 6. Leisurely drive to Wiener Prater possible stops at Hitlers Eagles Nest and E.Park Straswalchen (6 hour drive to Strasswalchen), check into hotel and do Prater til it closes.

August 7. Wiener Prater and Vienna Sightseeing, when we're done drive to Berlin.

August 8. Sightseeing in Berlin, at some point during the day, stop at German American Volksfest, at the end of the day Drive to Hamburg (if we can get to DOM before 11, it's family day, cheaper prices)

August 9. Hansa Park open til close then head to the Dom for the rest of the night and stay in Hamburg

August 10. Leave Early and drive up to Farup Sommerland, spend time there then drive down to and stay near Djurs Sommerland

August 11. Start at Djurs Sommerland for half the day then go to Tivoli Friheden after that drive towards Copenhagen.

August 12. Start day at BonBon Land and stay til mid day, then head to Bakken which is about an hour or so away and spend some time there, then go to Tivoli Gardens, allowing at least 4-5 hours there(they close at midnight), stay in copenhagen.

August 13. Drive up to Gotenburg Sweeden and hit Liseburg and ride the hell out of Balder. Stay in Gotenburg.

August 14. Drive to Heide Park, will take at least 7-10 hours and spend the rest of the day there til close then drive to Cranger Kirmes.

August 15. Return the car, drop off luggage at an airport or train station locker and take the train to CentrO Park, after that take the train to Aachen Osterbend. When we're done there, retrieve our luggage from where ever we left it and head to the airport and sleep there.

August 16. Fly Out early, trip is done.


Everything that is Denmark was supposed to be Spain up until about a week ago, so I'm still figuring some stuff out. Will be myself and one other person going. Also the trip starts out in London, that is dependent on who offers the cheapest airfare, as long as I've been checking airfares it's been Virgin Atlantic so a day in London is basically free, if it's someone else, that's getting cut from the schedule.

Costs go as such for 2 people (all costs are per person)

Euro Costs:
Park Admissions: €635
Hotel (fig on €25 a night at 30 nights)(€750 total) = €375
Food= (€15 a day) €450
Total so far= €1460 ($2190 @ €1=$1.50)

Total Costs:

Euro Costs: $2190
Car: $650
Air: approx$900
Gas: $400 per person at 5300 miles driven in a car that gets 40mpg at $6 a gallon, though milages and cost is probably low and mpg is high.

Grand Total per person: $4140, plus a few missing park admissions, Prater, Fairs, Amsterdam Sightseeing and about $300 in the 2 bridge tolls and ferry. Figure on $5000 covering it all.