Phantasialand

This video was originally published on October 16, 2018

Excerpt : "From Paris to Phantasialand’s Hotel Lin Bao in Bruhl, Germany
After having visited some of the best theme parks in Europe, including Efteling which is one of our favourites, our theme park fan friends advised us to check out Phantasialand for the quality of its theming and attractions. The park is just beginning to communicate in French (for the Belgian market initially) and is situated in Brühl near Bonn and Cologne, which is quite a long train ride from Paris. But it would take more than that to put us off, and we really wanted to spend a few days this summer in the Hotel Lin Bao, with its Asian inspiration.

Our arrival at the park in the shuttle (which was free despite what was indicated on the website) was very disconcerting. Between the minimalist entrance and the hotels directly on the roadside, it’s far from what we are used to from other parks. Parks generally have a big area of grounds around them, if only to create a buffer zone and protect the locals from any inconvenience and to organise the car parks and entrance. Phantasialand is cruelly lacking in space which, it appears from the articles that we have read, may be the reason that it has not developed in the same way as Europapark for example (it opened on April 30th, 1967 and has 33 attractions). The “imagineers” had to be extra creative.

However, once inside you’re in another world with an attention to detail that can be sensed as soon as you step into the hotel. The Lin Bao was designed along the ancient principles of Feng Shui. The greeting, in English, is impeccable, and the whole building and the bedroom have a restful atmosphere. We were even lucky enough to receive a visit from the local mascot and had a swim in the pool. An entrance to the park leads directly to the Asia land, enabling you to prolong the theme experience (I can imagine that it’s the same for Matamba which leads directly to the Africa land). The only small problem was the restaurant which didn’t take the theme far enough, and lacked clarity in the different menus: sometimes drinks are included, sometimes they aren’t…

Come with us to check-out Phantasialand’s Hotel Lin Bao in this episode of the Revo-Rama!"

Learn more : https://english.papacitoyen.reves-connectes.com/2018/10/16/the-revo-rama-discovering-phantasialand-video/