This is a Glossary of all The Best Theme Parks In Europe. The Majority of parks shown are the fastest, scariest and have the best thrill factor.
Ferrari Land is a theme park in Barcelona, Spain. The park opened on 6 April 2017. It is a theme park that pays tribute to Enzo Ferrari, founder of the mythical team that bears his surname. The park has 13 attractions that mix technology and… Read More »Ferrari Land
Dragon Khan is located within PortAventura Park. It is the park’s second most famous attraction after the Shambhala roller coaster. It was opened along with the rest of the park and on its inauguration day broke the world investment record with eight, and the world’s… Read More »Dragon Khan – PortAventura Park
Velikolukskiy Myasokombinat is located within Wonder Island. It consists of 2 trains of 5 cars per train. Passengers are arranged in 2 rows for a total of 20 passengers per train. Theme Park: Wonder Island Location: San Petersburg, Russia Type: Steel roller coaster Height: 124… Read More »Velikolukskiy Myasokombinat – Wonder Island
Colossus is located within Thorpe Park. It is the park’s first major attraction. Colossus was the world’s first roller coaster with ten inversions; an exact replica, called the 10 Inversion Roller Coaster, was later built at Chimelong Paradise in Guangzhou, China. It retained its title… Read More »Colossus – Thorpe Park
Altair is located within Cinecittà World. The 10 lap roller coaster is one of the best products of Cinecittà World. A roller coaster unique in Italy with 10 intertwined spirals to create the sensation of “interastral travel”. Theme Park: Cinecittà World Location: Roma, Italy Type:… Read More »Altair – Cinecittà World
Boulder Dash is located within Lake Compounce. This ride was ranked the #1 Wooden Roller Coaster in the World by the Golden Ticket Awards in 2004 and from 2013 to 2016, until slipping into third place in 2017. The trains were built by Philadelphia Toboggan… Read More »Boulder Dash – Lake Compounce
The Ultimate is located within Lightwater Valley. In 1991, it took the record of longest roller coaster in the world from The Beast at Kings Island. Following the opening of Steel Dragon 2000 in Japan, it became the second longest roller coaster in the world… Read More »The Ultimate – Lightwater Valley
Valhalla is located within Blackpool Pleasure Beach. It is one of the most expensive water rides ever to be built and is one of the longest indoor dark rides in the world. Both a dark ride and a water ride, Valhalla uses special effects which… Read More »Valhalla – Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Revolution is located within Blackpool Pleasure Beach. It was Europe’s first fully looping roller coaster. The ride consists of two raised sections of track with a vertical loop in the centre. The train is launched off the first raised platform, into the loop, and up… Read More »Revolution – Blackpool Pleasure Beach
The Big One is located within Blackpool Pleasure Beach. The ride opened to the public on 28 May 1994 as the tallest roller coaster in the world. It held the record until July 1996, when Fujiyama opened at Fuji-Q Highland in Japan; Big One remains… Read More »The Big One – Blackpool Pleasure Beach
The Smiler is located within Alton Towers. The Smiler holds the world record for most inversions on a roller coaster. The train dispatches from the station, playing audio of a man saying “join us!” The train immediately enters into a sweeping drop 180-degrees to the… Read More »The Smiler – Alton Towers
Wodan Timbur Coaster is located within Europa Park. The coaster is the park’s first wooden coaster and was built by Great Coasters International that was responsible for many coasters around the world including Troy at Toverland and El Toro at Freizeitpark Plohn. Wodan Timbur Coaster… Read More »Wodan Timbur Coaster – Europa Park
Wildfire is located within Wildlife Park. The roller coaster is both the fastest wooden coaster in Europe, and second tallest wooden coaster in the world. Throughout the 2-minute ride, trains travel through three inversions and twelve airtime hills, while reaching speeds of up to 115… Read More »Wildfire – Kolmården Wildlife Park
Hyperion is located within Energyland. It is themed to a fictional mission to Saturn’s moon Hyperion and reaches a height of 77 metres (253 ft), has a maximum speed of 142 kilometres per hour (88 mph), and features several hills and banked turns. As of… Read More »Hyperion – Energyland
Steeplechase is located within Blackpool Pleasure Beach. This is the only operating steeplechase style roller coaster left in the world. The riders sit upon a horse-shaped vehicle which can seat one or two people in line. The ride has two chain lift hills and the… Read More »Steeplechase – Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Grand National is located within Blackpool Pleasure Beach. It is themed and named after the Grand National; with elements of the ride signposted to mimic features of the horse race. The trains climb the lift-hill and pass under the ‘They’re Off’ sign and race through… Read More »Grand National – Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Red Force is located within Ferrari Land. Recreate the feeling of driving a Formula 1. It’s inspired by Kingda Ka roller coasters and Top Thrill Dragster. It incorporates three 12×9 m Ferrari shields weighing 9 tons. It is the Third highest roller coaster in the… Read More »Red Force – Ferrari Land
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is located within Disneyland. The history of the ride tells that some time in the late 1800s, gold was discovered on Big Thunder Mountain in the American Southwest. Overnight, a small mining town became a thriving one. Mining was prosperous, and… Read More »Big Thunder Mountain Railroad – Disneyland
Nemesis is located within Alton Towers. The four-inversion roller coaster was one of the first Bolliger & Mabillard rides to be installed outside of the United States and the first in Europe (as an independent company). The ride has been very well received, consistently ranking… Read More »Nemesis – Alton Towers
Djurs SommerlandIt is an amusement park located in Djursland, Denmark, just north of the town of Nimtofte, 23 kilometers west of Grenaa and 36 kilometers east of Randers. The park opened in 1981 and has progressively expanded every year since then. The park is, as… Read More »Djurs Sommerland
