More than 15 hours of comedy, music and fun: Europa-Park marks the start of the season with the "SWR3 Elchparty"

This year, spring already starts on March 19^th - with the big "SWR3 Elchparty? at EUROPA-PARK near Freiburg.
Every year, from 9 am to 1 am, thousands of visitors celebrate the start of the season in Germany's biggest theme park in collaboration with the radio-station SWR3 of Baden-Baden. This first party of the year lasts 15 hours. Participating: comedy-star Andreas Müller, the SWR3 Band, the SWR3 Live Lyrix and the great SWR3 dancenight.
To celebrate it's 30^th anniversary, EUROPA-PARK presents many pleasant surprises - such as the new water rollercoaster "SuperSplash?.

From March 19^th, a fantastic world of adventures can be discovered at EUROPA-PARK: no other leisure destination in Germany has a comparable offer of entertainment and fun for all age groups.
The spectacular water rollercoaster "SuperSplash? is the brand-new attraction in the season 2005, and the foundation stone of the 12^th themed area Portugal. Following in the footsteps of the most famous explorers, you will be challenged on an adventurous trip through the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean. This new spectacular attraction is the second highest and second fastest ride at EUROPA-PARK - and the visitors of the SWR3 Elchparty are standing in the forefront to go for a test ride.

SWR3 comedy-star Andreas Müller is on tour again in the regions of Germany where SWR3 can be heard. Those, who did not get tickets - nearly all shows until June are sold out - get a chance to see this ingenious voice imitator on March 19^th at Europa-Park, presenting parts of his live-show during the day. Amazement and fun by Andreas Müller!

The SWR3 Live Lyrix will again be a very special performance: SWR3-newsman Jan Seidel translates and iterpretes lyrics of songs which the actors Carola von Grot and Ronald Spiess then perform live. And the musical background is performed unplugged by the SWR3-Band. Lean back and close your eyes!

The amplifiers make noise, the microphones are whistling, the drums are trembling. The fog is lifting, the spots go on - then, the musicians of the SWR3-Band with Stefanie Tücking, Michael Spleth and Jan Garcia step out of the fog and all visitors in the EUROPA-PARK Dome start celebrating a live concert of a very special nature. Sing along and clap your hands! You can hear even more hits at the SWR3 dance night: Nicole Köster, Anneta Politi, Jochen Graf and Uwe Groke conjure up from the DJ-panel the most favorite songs for a hot partynight. Let's rock-and-roll!

Beginning is at 9 am and all visitors can celebrate until past midnight, even some of the attractions of EUROPA-PARK are opened longer. The tickets cost 30,00 ? during advance sale (plus charges), at the box-office 35,00 ?, reduced rates for SWR3-Club members. Tickets and further information are available at the SWR3 service center under the phone number +49 (0)7221 - 300 300 (Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm) and round-the-clock under www.swr3.de or at the EUROPA-PARK ticket-hotline +49 (0)1805 / 7 88 99 7 (12 cent/min. for calls within Germany).

For information about EUROPA-PARK and its hotels, please go to www.europapark.de. Opening hours: from March 19^th until November 6^th 2005 daily from 9 am to 6 pm (longer opening hours during peak season) and in winter from November 26^th 2005 until January 8^th 2006 (exept December 24^th/25^th).