Prestigious Awards for Europa-Park

2023: The Europa-Park themed resort once again received several awards as part of the renowned 'Parkscout Audience Award 2023'. In November, over 60,000 participants voted on the locations as part of German leisure and entertainment industry, and Europa-Park maintained its top position as the most popular theme park in Germany, as well as achieving first place in the categories of Best Value for Money and Most Child-friendly Theme Park. The other awards included in the award:

- Most popular themed ride: 1st place for 'Pirates in Batavia', 2nd place for 'ARTHUR'

- Most popular shows: 1st place for the illusion show 'SCERET'

- Most popular events: 2nd place for 'Winter Magic'

- Most popular gastronomy in a theme park: second place for Europa-Park

- Most popular innovation in a theme park: 3rd place for 'Nikola Tesla’s Beautiful Croatia'

- Most popular rollercoaster: 3rd place for 'blue fire Megacoaster'

- Most popular family rollercoaster: 3rd place for 'Eurosat – CanCan Coaster'

- Most popular water attraction: 2nd place for 'Fjord Rafting', 3rd place for 'Atlantica SuperSplash'

2023: For the seventh time in a row, the trade magazine 'Parkscout plus' named Europa-Park 'Europe’s best theme park’, and for the third time in a row, the Rulantica water world as 'Europe’s best water park’. 'Vikingløp', which opened in February as the largest speed slide in Europe, was also recently awarded the title 'Germany’s best new water slide'.

"Europa-Park is not just the most visited seasonal theme park in Europe, it is  also particularly impressive as a complete package, with over 100 attractions, a huge range of shows, six high-class hotels and an excellent price-performance ratio,” say the experts in the trade journal. The jury was particularly impressed by the attractions: 'WODAN – Timburcoaster' received 'Germany’s best wooden rollercoaster' and 'Eurosat - CanCan Coaster' received 'Germany’s best family rollercoaster' in Europa-Park. The popular Pirates of Batavia ride is Europe's Best Dark Ride, closely followed by ARTHUR in second place in the same category. The Europa-Park Hotels are also represented: The 4* superior themed hotels 'Bell Rock' and 'Colosseo' are repeatedly among the top 5 in the 'Europe’s best theme hotels' category.

2023: At the ‘European Star Awards’, magazine Kirmes & Park Revue named Europa-Park as 'Europe’s best theme park’, while the Rulantica water world took second place in the 'Europe’s best water parks' category. The 'European Star Award' was presented for the 12th time and is considered one of the most important awards in Europe for the continent's leisure and water parks. Awards were also given to the most breathtaking new products as well as the most spectacular attractions, rollercoasters and water slides. The 'Voletarium' once again secured the title of 'Europe’s best dark ride’, while the family attraction 'ARTHUR' (2nd place in the category 'Europe’s best family attractions'), the wooden rollercoaster 'WODAN – Timburcoaster' (8th place in the category 'Europe’s best wooden rollercoasters') and the water rollercoaster 'Poseidon' (5th place in the category 'Europe’s best water attractions’) were also recognised. 'Vikingløp', the largest speed slide in Europe, secured fourth place in the 'Best new water attraction in Europe' category and the 'Vinter Rytt' halfpipe slide took fifth place in the 'Europe's best water slides' category.

2023: Europa-Park was named 'Customer Favourite 2023’ by 'Focus Money' magazine in the category of theme and leisure parks. With the highest possible rating of 100 points, the family business once again sets itself apart from all other German theme parks as the industry winner. For the tenth time, DEUTSCHLAND TEST, together with the Institute for Management and Economic Research (IMWF), examined the popularity of around 20,000 brands and companies in more than 200 industries in a broad study. With a grandiose 100 points, Europa-Park is the only theme park that can look forward to being awarded the 'Gold' rating, once again showing that it is valued by its guests for its special quality and the exceptional offerings for visitors of all ages.

2023: The German National Tourist Board (GNTB) determined the most popular sights in Germany in an online survey of more than 25,000 travellers from around the world between September 2022 and June 2023. The result: The Europa-Park resort still occupies the top-ranked spot, making it the most popular travel destination in the Republic. 'We are very grateful to be so highly valued by our visitors in Germany. For us, this is a great confirmation of our attention to detail, our quality, innovation and the high level of service we provide for our guests. It’s the best thank you that we could receive, directly from our guests. Economically, Europa-Park has an impact on the entire region and all of Baden-Württemberg,' says Europa-Park owner Roland Mack. Since 2012, visitors to the GNTB website have been able to use this campaign to name the tourist destinations they consider particularly recommendable. Only international participants are counted. The entries result in a ranking of the top 100.

2023: The Europa-Park themed resort is able to celebrate its position as industry winner of the 'Highest Appreciation' rating. This is the result of a broad study by the Institute for Management and Economic Research (IMWF) on behalf of DEUTSCHLAND TEST and Focus Money, examining the 20,000 largest companies and organisations in Germany. With the maximum number of 100 points, Germany's largest theme park is at the top, standing out clearly from its industry competitors. Around ten million online judgments were recorded for the five areas that determine a company's reputation: management, sustainability, product and service, performance as an employer, and profitability.

2023: The travel experts at Travelcircus once again voted Europa-Park as first place in the ranking of the best theme parks in Germany, with 22.72 out of 25 possible points. In its sixth theme park assessment, the booking platform analysed the 45 most popular theme parks in the country and over 1,300 attractions. Alongside admission prices, opening times, reviews, visitor numbers and Instagram posts, all attractions were also examined and categorised. Overall, Europa-Park performed best among all German theme parks, once again proving its special quality and exceptional offering for visitors of all ages. Germany's largest theme park was also able to secure awards in the categories 'Top Instagram', 'Top Rollercoaster', 'Top Rating' and 'Top Water Attractions'.

2023: The Europa-Park hotel resort is one of the most innovative companies in Germany, as determined by the business magazine 'Capital' in collaboration with the data and analysis institute Statista. Overall, the six Europa-Park hotels received the highest possible rating of five stars in the analysis of the ‘Most Innovative Companies in Germany 2023'. The Europa-Park hotel resort received an award in the 'Gastronomy, Tourism & Leisure' category. More than 3,200 industry experts in management positions were surveyed for the study. The central aspects of the study were the areas of 'products and services', 'processes' and 'corporate culture'.

2023: The Europa-Park themed resort is named 'Germany’s most coveted theme and leisure park'. In the F.A.Z. Institute's study of the most coveted products and services in 2023, Germany's largest theme park achieved the highest score. As part of the study, the F.A.Z. Institute analysed around 12,000 service providers and products. For example, price-performance ratio, customer satisfaction, quality, service, recommendation, and popularity were assessed.

2022: The wine and gourmet magazine Falstaff ranked the ‘Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant’ seventh among the top gastronomic establishments in Germany. The food, the service, the drinks and the ambience were rated. The Europa-Park Resort's restaurant, located in the lighthouse of the 4* superior hotel ‘Bell Rock’, achieved 95 out of a possible 100 points and four out of four possible forks.  

2022: Along with the reopening of YULLBE GO in the Q 6 Q 7 district in downtown Mannheim, the glass bridge between the two halves of the district also received a brand-new look. For the extraordinary project, MACK Media was awarded the ‘Special Mention’ at the German Design Award 2023. Europa-Park's creative agency impressed the international jury in the category ‘Excellent Communications Design - Integrated Campaigns and Advertising’.

2022: Europa-Park is again voted the best theme park in Germany at the coveted ‘Parkscout Audience Award 2022’, also taking first place in the categories Value for Money, Child-friendliness and Gastronomy. In November 2022, 58,000 participants voted on the offers available in the German leisure and entertainment industry. The readers of ‘Parkscout’ voted Europa-Park first for several categories (best amusement park in Germany, best value for money, most child-friendly amusement park, best gastronomy in an amusement park). The popular family attraction ‘Pirates in Batavia’ took first place as the best theme ride in Germany and the boat ride ‘Josefina's Magical Imperial Journey’ took silver as the best innovation in a theme park. Numerous other attractions in Europa-Park are among the best in the country: The horror event Traumatica (2nd place) and Winter Magic (3rd place) are among the best events in a theme park. The shows ‘The Return of the Sultan’ (2nd place) and ‘ACE - The Adventure Begins’ (3rd place) are among the best shows. The 4* superior hotels ‘Krønasår’ and ‘Colosseo’ took 2nd and 3rd place in the category of the best themed hotels.

2022: This year, the Leaders Club Germany once again presents the Leaders Club Award in the German-speaking area to promote innovative gastronomic concepts in the industry. On 18th November, ‘Eatrenalin’ was able to hold its own among six finalists at the Zollverein event in Essen, winning the Golden Palm. The unique gastronomic event concept ‘Eatrenalin’ was opened on 4th November 2022 at the Europa-Park Resort, taking guests on a futuristic journey to different worlds of enjoyment.

2022: As part of the IAAPA Expo, the world's largest trade fair for the leisure industry, the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) in Orlando presented Roland Mack with the coveted ‘TEA Thea Award’. The successful Baden entrepreneur received the ‘Buzz Price Award' for his life's work and his outstanding entrepreneurial achievements as well as his great commitment to the industry. The Thea Awards have been presented since 1994 to recognise individuals and companies for excellence in the entertainment industry.

2022: The specialist magazine ‘Parkscout plus’ has named Europa-Park ‘Europe's best theme park’ for the sixth time in a row. Overall, the Europa-Park Resort comes in at least 3rd place in 7 of the 15 categories. Germany's largest theme park is also praised for its theming. The jury was particularly enthusiastic about particular attractions: the popular family attraction 'Pirates in Batavia' is 'Europe's best dark ride'. The 'ARTHUR' family rollercoaster follows in second place in the same category. The 'Eurosat - CanCan Coaster' scores as 'Germany's best family rollercoaster’ and takes 3rd place in Europe. In addition, 'WODAN - Timburcoaster' wins in the category 'Germany's best wooden rollercoaster' and takes second place in Europe. Europa-Park Hotels are also represented: the 4* superior themed hotels ‘Bell Rock’ and ‘Colosseo’ are among the top 5 in the ‘Best Theme Hotels’ category.

2022: The Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, DIE WELT and the Cologne consulting and analysis institute ServiceValue have awarded Germany's largest theme park 'Gold' in the 'Service Champions' ranking. With a Service Experience Score of 64.5 percent, Europa-Park is also the industry winner. This means that Germany's largest amusement park is not only the industry winner, but also one of the 400 best companies in Germany overall.

2022: At the Dutch Awards, Traumatica receives a Scare Award for the second time from the Dutch Scare Network for the best European event. The jury states that the horror event is outstanding in terms of concept, decoration and make-up. 

 

2022: The 'Wellness Stars Germany' distinguish the Europa-Park Hotel-Resort as the only resort in the country with their seal of quality.

Economics Minister Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut MdL presents the post-certification certificate, which once again honours the hotel resort with the highest possible five stars. The seal represents reliability among the wide range of offers in the wellness area, as well as for high-quality offers.

 

2022: In the independent analysis ‘Top Service Quality 2022/23’ carried out by Statista and TESTBILD, Germany's largest theme park received the best possible rating of ‘Excellent’ for its service performance, making it the industry winner in the area of amusement and theme parks. 

2022: Marco Gerlach from the ‘Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant’ is voted into the select group of ’50 Best Sommeliers’ at the Rolling Pin Awards.

2022: The editors of the Schlemmer Atlas restaurant guide honoured sommeliers Marco Gerlach and Vincenzo De Biase with the ‘Top50 Sommelier’ award at the ‘Schlemmer Atlas industry meeting TOP50 Sommeliers Germany’. 

2022: The leisure portal for Europe 'Worldofparks.eu' voted Europa-Park second place for the category 'Europe's Best Theme Park' and the newly themed family attraction 'Josefina's Magical Imperial Journey' for the category 'Best Innovation in a European Theme Park'. The show 'The Return of the Sultan' made it into the top 3 in the category 'Best Show in a European Theme Park'. 

2022: At the IAAPA Expo Europe in London, the largest and most important trade fair for the leisure industry, the British trade magazine ‘Park World’ chose Europa-Park as ‘Best Large Park’ in the ‘Park World Excellence Awards’. The trade magazine’s expert jury present the awards to the best operators, suppliers, manufacturers and entertainment specialists from all over Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

2022: On 10th September 2022, Europa-Park is awarded the coveted industry 'Oscar', the 'Golden Ticket Award', as 'Best Amusement Park Worldwide' for the eighth time in a row. This means that Germany's largest amusement park can once again defend its title against renowned amusement parks such as Walt Disney World, Merlin Entertainments and Universal Studios.

2022: According to an online survey by the German National Tourist Board (DZT), Europa-Park is once again one of the most popular travel destinations in Germany. Around 15,000 international visitors from 30 countries once again voted Europa-Park as second in the list of tourist favourites in the country. First place goes to the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, which since spring has been enriched with YULLBE from MackNeXT. Europa-Park is at the top of the ranking in the ‘Leisure and Animal Parks’ category. 

2022: According to a study by the magazine ‘Focus Money’, Europa-Park is the most frequently recommended theme park. As the industry winner, Europa-Park can look forward to receiving the ‘highest recommendation’ rating. The study is based on more than 496,000 customer reviews. 

2022: In the ecological evaluation by the ‘Institute for Management and Economic Research’ (IMWF) and the ‘DEUTSCHLAND TEST’, Europa-Park was the only amusement park to achieve all 100 possible points, making it the industry leader. The magazine ‘Focus Money’ awards the company with the for ‘Germany's Best Sustainability’. 

2022: The Europa-Park restaurant, located in the lighthouse of the 4* superior hotel Bell Rock, received three red chef's toques in the prestigious ranking of the Gault&Millau restaurant guide. 

2022: Europa-Park is named ‘Customer Favourite 2022’ in the Theme and Leisure Parks category by ‘Focus Money’ magazine. With the highest possible rating of 100 points, Europa-Park is once again the industry winner among German theme parks.

2022: The Europa-Park restaurant, located in the lighthouse of the 4* superior hotel Bell Rock, is ranked 33rd among the best restaurants in Germany in the respected Hornstein ranking, with 90 points and two crowns. This means that head chef Peter Hagen-Wiest and his team have risen by seven places and one crown. 

The Gusto guide also visited the fine dining restaurant in the 2021/2022 test season and re-evaluated it. The verdict is nine out of a possible ten pans. 

At the sixth ‘Night of the Stars’, Peter Hagen-Wiest and his team ranked 29th among the best restaurants in Germany. The Michelin Guide 2022, the Gault-Millau 2021, the Gusto, Der Feinschmecker - The 500 best restaurants in Germany 2022, the Great Restaurant & Hotel Guide 2022 and the Schlemmer Atlas 2022 are evaluated.

2022: The travel experts from Travelcircus chose Europa-Park as the 1st place when ranked among the best amusement parks in Europe, with 21.84 out of 25 possible points. For the final evaluation, the experts take into account the factors of price-performance, rating, awareness, fun factor for all ages and Instagram. Overall, Europa-Park performed best in the study, where it also secures awards for the categories ‘Top Instagram’, ‘Top Rollercoaster’, ‘Top Rating’ and ‘Top Demand’.

2022: As part of the Trickstar Professional Awards 2022, the VR experience YULLBE GO receives the Trickstar Business Award. The award is given to innovative and forward-looking business models for projects or companies in the animation industry. 

2022: The Austrian website ‘familienurlaub.info' chooses Europa-Park as one of the best destinations for a trip in Germany. This gives Germany's largest amusement park the title ‘TOP Trip Destination 2022’. Over 6.68 million ratings from over 7,600 tourism destinations were analysed. 

2022: Jürgen Mack, owner of Europa-Park, is appointed ‘Chevalier dans l'ordre des Palmes académiques’, one of the highest honours of the Republic of France, for his commitment to the French education system. 

2022: For the eighth time in a row, on 9th March 2022, the MICHELIN Guide Germany awarded the ‘Ammolite – The Lighthouse Restaurant’, located in the lighthouse of the 4* superior hotel Bell Rock, with two Michelin stars. The Ammolite continues to be one of the top restaurants in the gastronomic scene in Germany.

2022: ‘Focus’ magazine gives Europa-Park the highest possible number of points in the ‘Customer Advice’ study in the ‘Theme and Leisure Parks’ category, making Europa-Park the industry winner.

2022: On 17th February 2022, the news channel ntv and the German Institute for Service Quality (DISQ) award Europa-Park with the German Service Prize In a national comparison, Germany's largest amusement park prevailed against various competitors for the ‘Event’ category. 

2022: With Europa-Park, the municipality of Rust once again takes the coveted first prize in the ‘Traveller Review Awards’. At the annual awards, Booking.com, the world's largest digital travel platform, honours the most hospitable cities in the world in 2022, as well as the most hospitable cities and regions in Germany. 

2022: Europa-Park is named ‘Company of the Year 2022’ by ‘Focus Money’ magazine. According to a scientific study by the Institute for Management and Economic Research (IMWF) in Hamburg, Europa-Park is the industry winner among German amusement parks with the maximum points of 100. The ‘Company of the Year 2022’ study honours companies that have done particularly well in the studies of ‘Prize Winner 2021’, ‘Highest Trust 2021’, ‘Customer Favorrites 2021’ and ‘Germany's Best - Sustainability 2021’. 

2021: Europa-Park receives several awards at the 'Parkscout Audience Awards'. It is once again voted the best amusement park in Germany. The ‘Horror Nights - Traumatica’ take second place as the best theme park event, as does the gastronomy at Europa-Park. The ‘Pirates in Batavia’ attraction is awarded gold for the best themed ride. When it comes to rollercoasters, the Mack Rides systems, 'blue fire Megacoaster', asserts itself as the second-best rollercoaster, with ‘Poseidon' as the third best family rollercoaster. For best water attraction, 'Fjord Rafting' stands in 2nd place and 'Atlantica SuperSplash' in 3rd place. ‘ARTHUR’ is awarded bronze in the categories ‘Best Theme Ride’ and ‘Snorri's Adventure’ as the best theme park innovation. In addition, the 4* superior hotels ‘Krønasår’ and ‘Colosseo’ took second and third place in the category of the best themed hotels. Almost 50,000 participants voted on the German leisure activities, making the 'Parkscout' Audience Award one of the most important awards in the theme park industry.

2021: MackNeXT receives the coveted Brass Ring Award at the IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando (USA). YULLBE impressed the international jury in the 'Best New Product: Virtual Reality' category. The Brass Ring Awards recognise specific areas of the global amusement park industry and are considered among the most prestigious awards in the industry.

2021: The 'Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant’, with sommelier Marco Gerlach, is voted 37th in the list of '50 Best Sommeliers' at the ROLLING PIN Awards in November. The restaurant, with 2* chef Peter Hagen-Wiest, is located in the lighthouse of the 4* superior Hotel Bell Rock and is part of top-level gastronomic scene in Germany. The ROLLING PIN AWARDS have tens of thousands of participants, and are considered to be one of the largest, most important and most desirable series of awards in the catering and hotel industry. 

2021: Europa-Park receives 'Europe's best theme park’, as well as the 'European Star Award' from the 'Kirmes & Park Revue' magazine at the 'Euro Attractions Show', the largest European trade fair for the leisure industry. In addition, landing in 3rd place are the rides 'ARTHUR' as 'Europe's best family attraction' and 'Poseidon' as 'Europe's best water attraction’. 'WODAN - Timburcoaster' takes 5th place in the 'Europe's best wooden rollercoaster' and the popular 'Pirates in Batavia’ lands among the top ten in the category ‘Europe's best dark ride '. The 'European Star Award' has been presented since 2012 and the international jury, which also includes rollercoaster pioneer Werner Stengel, has 35 members.

2021: In October, the internationally-recognised Parksmania Award comes to Rust. The online magazine Parksmania.it honours Europa-Park as 'European Park of the Year' and the 'Pirates in Batavia' as 'European Top New Attraction'. The Parksmania Award has been presented since 2001 and shows the excellent, first-class quality of what is on offer at Germany's largest amusement park.

2021: At the Parkscout plus Award, Europa-Park takes first place in 5 of 15 categories, with the editorial team confirming Europa-Park as 'Europe's best amusement park'. Also up on the podium are the 'Pirates in Batavia' as 'Europe's best dark ride', 'WODAN - Timburcoaster' as 'Germany's best wooden rollercoaster' and 'Eurosat - CanCan Coaster' as 'Germany's best family rollercoaster'.

2021: The Europa-Park Hotel Resort is once again awarded the 'Family Holidays' seal of quality for being particularly family-friendly. The award remains valid from 2022 to 2024 and is awarded jointly by Tourismus Marketing GmbH Baden-Württemberg and Dehoga Tourismus Baden-Württemberg GmbH.

2021: 'Horror Nights - Traumatica' is awarded the Dutch Scare Award as 'Best European Event 2020' by the Dutch platform scarezone.nl, retrospectively for 2019. Dennis van Breukelen from scarezone.nl praises, in particular, the ongoing development of the event, especially in the immersive area. 

2021: On 9th September 2021, Europa-Park is awarded the coveted industry ‘Oscar’, the 'Golden Ticket Award’, as 'Best Amusement Park Worldwide' by the international trade magazine 'Amusement Today' for the seventh time in a row. This means that Germany's largest amusement park can once again defend its title against large amusement parks such as Walt Disney World and Universal Studios, as well as new parks in Asia. 

2021: At the 'European Identity and Cloud Awards' on 15th September 2021 in Munich, Europa-Park receives the coveted prize in the 'Customer Identity and Access Management' category for its innovative MackOne online registration service. With the help of this new development, since this year the guests of the Europa-Park Resort have been able to access many digital offers with just one account. The panel of experts gives one of seven awards for this customer-friendly solution and particularly praises the innovative strength of the project, which was implemented in just four months.

2021: The travel experts from Travelcircus award Europa-Park 24.07 out of 25 points in the ultimate 'Freizeitpark Check 2021'. As in the previous year, Germany’s largest amusement park takes first place. To determine the ranking, the experts compared the 55 most popular amusement parks in Germany and over 1000 attractions. In addition to admission prices and opening times, the factors of price-performance ratio, online ratings, awareness, fun factor for all ages and Instagram posts were also taken into account for the evaluation. Europa-Park takes the categories 'Awareness' and 'Instagram' for itself.

 

2021: Europa-Park is the only theme park that is among  ‘exemplary companies during the crisis’. Institute and IMWF (Institute for Management and Economic Research) in May 2021, honouring companies in Germany that were particularly socially committed during the Coronavirus crisis. Europa-Park is among a total of almost 300 award-winning companies from various industries.

 

2021: The hotel resort of Europa-Park is one of the most innovative companies in Germany, as determined by the business magazine ‘Capital’ in cooperation with the data and analysis institute Statistica. Overall, the Europa-Park hotels received five stars, the highest possible rating, in the analysis of 'Most innovative companies in Germany 2021’. This is the highest possible rating. The most innovative companies in Germany were chosen by 'Capital' for the second time.

2021: At the beginning of March, the 'Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant' is awarded two Michelin stars for the seventh time in a row.  With their unique concept at the highest level of quality, head chef Peter Hagen-Wiest and his team represent exquisite cuisine far beyond the borders of the region. The Ammolite continues to be one of the top restaurants in the gastronomic scene in Germany.

2021: Europa-Park is among the ‘digital champions’ of Germany, as shown by a large-scale study commissioned by Focus Money magazine and published in February by the Institute for Management and Economic Research (Hamburg). On a scale from zero to 100, Europa-Park achieved the full number of points, making it the industry winner among theme and amusement parks. It is therefore considered a winner within the theme and amusement park industry. This award confirms the driving role that Europa-Park has played for years in the areas of virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) for the global amusement park industry, as well as the progressive approach towards guest communication. Germany's largest amusement park is increasingly using digital tools such as the Europa-Park app, which visitors can use to buy tickets and queue up at the attractions virtually.

2021: For the 13th time, the travel portal meintophotel.de honours the best family hotels in German-speaking countries with the Family Cup 2020. The 4* superior hotel 'Krønasår - The Museum-Hotel' is able to convince the jury of well-known industry representatives and win the accommodation category. According to the experts’ opinions, the loving, high-quality details both in the rooms and in the suites succeed in creating an incomparable fantasy journey to a natural history museum: with beds in the form of old travel suitcases for little adventurers, authentic furniture and perfectly staged accessories that provide the backdrop to create the perfect illusion. 

2021: The municipality of Rust is named the most hospitable place in Germany by Booking.com for the third time in a row. The 'Traveler Review Awards' honour hosts who stand out for their particularly high level of hospitality. Based on the guest reviews of the accommodations, the municipality of Rust once again found the highest percentage of positive reviews of accommodation providers.

2021: The water adventure world Rulantica, which opened in 2019, is awarded a 'Leading Edge Award' by the World Waterpark Association (WWA) in January, with a particular emphasis on the teamwork behind Rulantica. With this prize, the World Association of Water Parks and Water Parks honours particularly innovative and creative projects in the industry and the associated role as a pioneer. 

2020: The 4* superior hotel 'Krønasår' is awarded at the ceremony in the Four Seasons Fairmont Hotel Hamburg as one of the '101 best hotels in Germany'. In addition, the 'Krønasår' hotel is honoured as a special find in the additional ‘Trouvaillen' category. The ranking was published for the first time in autumn and is the only hotel ranking that combines objective quality standards with perceived customer satisfaction.

2020: Rulantica and Europa-Park are honoured as the best international institutions of their kind at the 'Park World Excellence Awards 2020' of the British trade magazine 'Park World' in mid-December. They both land at the top of the categories 'Best Water Park' and 'Best Large Amusement Park' with more than 1.5 million annual visitors. Another 'Park World Excellence Award' went to the themed area 'Vinterhal' in the themed water world Rulantica as 'Best water park experience'. The awards of the British trade magazine 'Park World' recognise the 'very best' operators, suppliers, manufacturers and entertainment specialists from all over Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). 

2020: Europa-Park once again receives the 'European Star Award' in 2020 as the 'best amusement park in Europe' and thus defend its position throughout Europe. In December 2020, a jury of over 30 representatives and journalists from the leisure industry select Germany's largest amusement park, as well as other honours: And there are other honours: 'ARTHUR - in the kingdom of the Minimoys' again takes first place in Europe among family attractions. Among water parks, Rulantica immediately makes it to second place. WODAN - Timburcoaster takes third place among the best wooden rollercoasters. Europa-Park is also among the top ten for best water attractions with 'Poseidon' in 8th place. 

2020: In November, for the first time, the 'Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant' is awarded 18 points by the Gault & Millau restaurant guide. With their unique concept at the highest level, head chef Peter Hagen-Wiest and his team represent exquisite cuisine far beyond the borders of the region.

2020: At the end of the year, ‘Parkscout’ presented the coveted Audience Awards for the 15th time, considered some of most important awards in the German amusement park industry. Over 55,000 participants casted their votes and once again voted Europa-Park the best amusement park in Germany with top marks. Among other things, the 'Pirates in Batavia' receive best themed ride and the Rulantica water world as the best adventure pool.

2020: In November, for the first time, the 'Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant' is awarded 18 points by the Gault & Millau restaurant guide. With their unique concept at the highest level, head chef Peter Hagen-Wiest and his team represent exquisite cuisine far beyond the borders of the region.

2020: Europa-Park wins one of the highest awards in the entertainment industry again in November. The popular family attraction 'Snorri Tours' in the Scandinavian themed area, where the mascot has had his own themed ride since winter 2019, is awarded the coveted TEA Thea Award. The Themed Entertainment Association present the TEA Thea Awards for the 27th time. The experts particularly praised the excellent development of a classic family attraction in combination with the latest projection technology and also added: “The tight schedule for the construction of such a high-quality attraction deserves the highest recognition. Completing the building, the theming and the installation into the amusement park in just over a year is an amazing achievement.”

2020: Europa-Park achieves a double victory in mid-November at the tenth anniversary of the 'Worldofparks-Award 2020' public award. The 'Pirates in Batavia' lands in first place in the 'Best new product in a European theme park' category and is also chosen as the front runner in the 'Best major themed ride in a European theme park' category. With 'ARTHUR' in second place, another family attraction from MACK Rides makes it onto the podium. MACK Rides is also among the top 3 in the category 'Best European Manufacturer of Amusement Park Attractions'. 

2020: Michael Mack and his MackNeXT team are named 'Innovator of the Year 2020' by the renowned specialist magazine 'Die Deutsche Wirtschaft'. In November, with almost 22,000 evaluated votes in the cross-sector ranking, they win the largest audience award, going up against established companies and global corporations. Michael Mack and MackNeXT are honoured with the award for innovative projects in the areas of VR, film, branding and storytelling.

2020: 'Rulantica - the new water world of Europa-Park' receives the 'Parkscout plus Award' as 'Germany's best water park' after just 11 months. Germany's largest amusement park takes first place in 6 out of 14 categories, as the editorial team also confirm Europa-Park as 'Europe's best amusement park'. At top of the podium stands the reopened 'Pirates in Batavia' as 'Europe's best innovation' and the 'ARTHUR' attraction as 'Europe's best dark ride'. The 4* superior hotel 'Bell Rock' is also awarded gold as 'Europe's best theme hotel'.

2020: In September, the American trade magazine 'Amusement Today' presents the coveted 'Golden Ticket Awards'. Germany's largest amusement park can look forward to a very special title: the top-class jury honoured Europa-Park with the 'Renaissance Award' for the reopening of the popular family attraction 'Pirates in Batavia'. In doing so, it pays tribute to the extraordinary commitment of the owner family Mack who brought the themed ride, which was destroyed by a fire in 2018, back to life in a fantastic way after only 24 months of construction, .

2020: This year, Europa-Park is once again considered of the nation's top attractions according to the German National Tourist Board: Germany's largest amusement park is the second most popular travel destination for foreign tourists, ahead of Neuschwanstein Castle.

2020: As part of the 'FIZZZ Awards 2020', in September the best gastronomy concepts in Germany are chosen in Düsseldorf. Thomas Mack is chosen by the expert jury as the 'successful restaurateur of the year’, due to his “enormous obsession with detail, his endeavour to always work at the highest level and to set new impulses”.

2020: In September, 'Der Feinschmecker' names Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant 'Restaurant of the Year'. “Few of the top restaurants in this country are as cosmopolitan and glamorous’, says editor-in-chief Deborah Gottlieb.

2020: At the beginning of March, the Michelin Guide awards the 'Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant' with two Michelin stars for the sixth time in a row.

2020: On 3rd February, Thomas, Michael and Ann-Kathrin Mack are honoured with the renowned industry award 'Hotelier of the Year' in Berlin. “The eighth generation of the Mack family has set the course for the next few decades with investments of around 200 million Euros. This requires the foresight and the courage to take entrepreneurial risks,” said jury chairman Rolf Westermann.

2019: At the beginning of December, the well-known leisure portal 'Parkscout' presents its coveted audience awards for the 14th time, making it the most important award in the German amusement park industry. Around 50,000 participants voted on the leisure activities in Germany, with Europa-Park taking first place six times. Europa-Park achieved first place in six categories. Voted the best amusement park in Germany, Europa-Park impresses with 'Rulantica - The Musical' as the best show and, for the third time in a row, with the best gastronomy.

2019: In November, Germany’s largest amusement park is awarded the coveted Brass Ring Awards in three categories in Orlando. 'Paddington on Ice - the Grande Voyage' impressed the expert jury, who vote the attraction as 'Most Creative Sports/Stunt Show'. In addition, Europa-Park is awarded first place in the category 'Best Employee Reward and Recognition Program - Amusement Parks and Attractions, Including Water Parks, With Annual Attendance More Than 1 Million'. Katja Mack deserves a special honour, as the founder and director of the Europa-Park Talent Academy receives the 'Live Entertainment Excellence Spirit Award'.

2019: Europa-Park is awarded the Excellent Class of the coveted Corporate Health Award. When applying for the award, the company health management of Germany's largest amusement park, under the direction of Miriam Mack, faced an industry-wide comparison via a demanding scientific selection process. 347 companies and organisations applied, 14 received the seal of quality

2019: The leisure experts agree: Europa-Park is not only 'Europe's best theme park', but the 'ARTHUR' ride is also rated as 'Europe's best family attraction'. “The consistent theming, family-friendly attractions and own hotels are convincing across the board,” said the jury. For the 'Euro Attractions Show’ in Paris, the largest European fair for the leisure industry, the trade magazine 'Kirmes & Park Revue' honours the best theme parks, the most breathtaking innovations and the most spectacular attractions with the 'European Star Awards'

2019: At the 'parkscout plus' award, Germany's largest amusement park takes first place in 7 of 16 categories. The editors choose Europa-Park as 'Europe's best amusement park'. Right at the top of the podium are the 'Eurosat - CanCan Coaster' in the 'Germanys best family rollercoaster' category and the 'ARTHUR' attraction as 'Europe's best dark ride'. The 4* superior hotel 'Bell Rock' is also awarded gold as 'Europe's best theme hotel'. 'Parkscout plus' is a German specialist magazine for the leisure industry.

2019: In September, Europa-Park is once again awarded the coveted industry ‘Oscar’ the 'Golden Ticket Award’ as 'Best Amusement Park Worldwide'. Germany's largest amusement park is able to defend its title again against renowned amusement parks such as Disney and the competition from new parks in China and South America.

2019: At the end of February, the 'Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant' is awarded two Michelin stars by the Michelin Guide for the fifth time in a row. Chef Peter Hagen-Wiest and his team have proven the level of their versatile, inspired cuisine with a consistant format. This makes the restaurant, located in the lighthouse of the 4* superior Hotel Bell Rock, one of the 48 best restaurants in Germany.

2019: In search of the most respected family company, the magazine 'Focus Money', together with the Cologne-based analysis company Service Value, examined 1,000 family companies across Germany. This year, Europa-Park reaches 18th place nationwide; Germany's largest amusement park is also among the 'Top Ten' in Baden-Württemberg.

2019: In January, Booking.com, one of the world's largest digital travel platforms, presents the coveted 'Guest Review Awards'. At the seventh of the annual award ceremonies, the well-known Internet portal presents, for the first time, awards not only for accommodation but also the most hospitable places in the world. Across Germany, the municipality of Rust, with Germany's largest amusement park, leaves even popular cities like Berlin, Hamburg and Munich behind and takes a fantastic first place.

2018: The well-known leisure portal 'Parkscout' presents its coveted audience awards for the 13th time at the end of 2018. Europa-Park achieved first place in seven categories. Voted the best amusement park in Germany, Europa-Park also impresses with the new VR experience 'Eurosat Coastiality' as the best new innovation and 'Rulantica - The Musical' as the best show.

2018: In December, for the eleventh time, Freizeit-Verlag Landsberg honours the best family hotels of the year in German-speaking countries. The 4* superior hotel 'Bell Rock' prevails in the 'Lodgings' category, as well as winning the 'Family Cup 2018'.

2018: Following 2017, this year the influential restaurant guide Gault & Millau awards 17 out of 20 possible points to the fine dining restaurant once again. Europa-Park is still the only theme park in the world with a 2* restaurant.

2018: The themed hotels of Germany's largest amusement park have two reasons to be happy in November: The 4* superior hotel 'Colosseo' retakes its title in the 'Car Travel' category at the coveted 'Sunny Heart Awards' from Thomas Cook. The 4* hotel 'Castillo Alcazar' also makes it to second place. In addition, the three 4* superior hotels in Europa-Park once again receive five Wellness Stars and are able to adorn themselves with the recognised 'Wellness Stars' seal of quality for three more years.

2018: In October, the exemplary eco-balance of the Europa-Park Hotels is recognised with the 'DEHOGA Umweltcheck'. The five 4* and 4* superior hotels all look forward to the gold rating.

2018: In September, the magazine 'Testbild' and Statista GmbH once again award companies, service providers and institutions in Germany with the seal of quality 'Best Service Quality'. Europa-Park achieved first place in the amusement and theme parks category.

2018: In September, Europa-Park is once again awarded the coveted 'Golden Ticket Award'. For the fifth time in a row, Germany's largest amusement park has competed against internationally renowned amusement parks such as Disney, Cedar Point (USA), Universal (USA), Efteling (Netherlands), Liseberg (Sweden), Tivoli (Denmark), and also prevailed against competition from new parks in China and South America.

2018: In the summer, as part of a survey by 'Welt am Sonntag' on family friendliness, Europa-Park once again impresses in a cross-sector comparison and is awarded the gold rating for the third time in a row.

2018: When it comes to top career opportunities for university graduates in Germany, according to magazine ‘Focus’, Europa-Park is at the forefront as an employer: In August, the 'Career Atlas' is Germany's largest amusement park in the 'Vacation and Leisure' category with the top mark of 100 points at the top of the industry and is therefore one of the most attractive employers in the nation.

2018: The world's largest travel website TripAdvisor presents the ‘Travelers Choice Awards’ for theme parks in July. According to the survey, Europa-Park is Germany's most popular amusement park, and also received the silver medal for Europe; the company stands at seventh place worldwide.

2018: In April, the editors of the 'Schlummer Atlas' honour the 50 top hoteliers in Germany for the tenth time - including the Europa-Park Hotel Director Logis Michaela Doll-Lämmer.

2018: Germany's largest amusement park is by far the most popular excursion destination in Baden-Württemberg, according to the Stuttgarter Zeitung/Stuttgarter Nachrichten at the beginning of the year with the advisory support of the state's tourism association.

2018: The business editorial team of 'brand eins Wissen' and the statistics portal 'Statista' have identified the most innovative companies in Germany for the third time and announce in February that Europa-Park GmbH & Co - Hotelbetriebe KG is one of thousands that made the leap onto the leaderboard. 496 companies from across 20 industries can call themselves 'Innovator of the Year'. The award represents pioneering roles in intelligent products, processes or services.

2018: When it comes to the popularity of companies in Germany, Europa-Park stands at the front. According to a study published by 'Deutschland Test' and 'Focus Money' in February, the best amusement park in the world came in 13th place in the nationwide survey. The 150 most popular companies were selected from 1,000 companies.

2018: In January, the largest German holiday and travel portal 'HolidayCheck' award the 4* superior hotel 'Santa Isabel' the 'HolidayCheck GOLD Award'. This is a very special recognition and is only given to hotels that have received the award at least five times in a row.

2017: In December, the international leisure portal 'Parkscout' presents its coveted 'Audience Award' for the 12th time. Around 35,000 participants voted and chose Europa-Park as the winner in two categories. Germany's largest amusement park with the 4* superior hotel ‘Colosseo' lead both categories of 'Best Leisure Park Gastronomy' and 'Best Theme Hotel'.

2017: On 3rd and 4th December, the Freizeit-Verlag Landsberg honours the best wellness and family hotels of the year. Once again, the great award ceremony takes place in Germany's largest amusement park. The Europa-Park Hotels receives two awards: The 4* superior hotel 'Santa Isabel' for 'Small Wellness Aphrodite' in the 'Lodgings' category. In addition, the 4* superior hotel 'Bell Rock' also wins the 'Small Family Cup' in the 'Lodgings' category.

2017: A perfect implementation of the cross-media 360-degree concept; at the IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando/Florida in November, Europa-Park wins the coveted Brass Ring Award in the 'Digital Marketing Campaign' category for the continent's largest flying theatre. The award honours specific areas of the global amusement park industry and is one of the most prestigious awards in the industry.

2017: In September, Europa-Park receives awards in seven categories in September at the trade magazine 'parkscout | plus' awards: Europa-Park looks forward to awards as both Europe and Germany's best amusement park. The 'Voletarium', the largest 'flying theatre' in Europe, not only wins the nationwide comparison as the best innovation, but also leaves the newly opened rides in European amusement parks behind. In addition, the 4* superior hotel 'Bell Rock' wins in two categories: as the best theme hotel in Germany and Europe. The themed ride 'Arthur - In the Minimoys’ Kingdom' is also voted number one by the editorial team in the 'Germany's best dark rollercoaster' category.

2017: At the 'European Star Awards', which the specialist magazine 'Kirmes & Park Revue' presents in Berlin in September, Europa-Park takes first place in three categories: In the most important category, Germany’s largest amusement park is again named 'Europe's Best Theme Park'. Furthermore, the largest flying theatre on the continent, the 'Voletarium', takes first place among 'Europe's Best New Rides' and the rollercoaster 'Arthur - In the Minimoys’ Kingdom’ also welcomes the 'Europe's Best Family Rides' category from the top of the podium.

2017: In the opinion of the top-class jury, Germany's largest amusement park once again impresses at the 'Golden Ticket Awards' of the internationally renowned specialist magazine 'Amusement Today'. For the fourth time in a row, Europa-Park wins the 'Best Amusement Park Worldwide' category in September.

2017: After 2016, Europa-Park is again considered, by far, one of the most family-friendly companies in Germany this year. In a national, cross-industry study on behalf of 'Welt am Sonntag', Germany's largest amusement park once again achieves one of the highest marks of all industries and the gold rating. The strength of Europa-Park is, in addition to its family-friendliness, an above-average service performance, according to the study.

2017: The German National Tourist Board (DZT) announces in August that Europa-Park is also one of the top attractions in Germany in 2017. For foreign visitors, Germany's largest amusement park is the nation's second most popular travel destination.

2017: In July the international travel website 'TripAdvisor' presents the 'Travelers‘ Choice Awards for Amusement Parks 2017'. Millions of reviews and opinions from travellers from all over the world are counted. According to the survey, Europa-Park is the most popular amusement park in both Germany and Europe. Germany's largest amusement park even scores third place worldwide.

2017: On 22nd April 2017, Europa-Park receives one of the highest awards in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles: The popular family attraction ARTHUR receives the coveted THEA award for the best driving system. The 'Themed Entertainment Association' (TEA) presents the THEA Awards 2017 for the 23rd time.

2017: The world's largest travel website 'TripAdvisor' presents the 'Travelers' Choice Awards' in January. Once again, four themed hotels make it into the German top 10 in the 'Family' category: The 4* superior hotel 'Bell Rock’ is up on the podium once again at third place, with the 4* superior hotel 'Colosseo' taking a strong fourth place. The two 4* hotels 'El Andaluz' and 'Castillo Alcazar' also secure a very good seventh and eighth place

2017: In January, the largest German holiday and travel portal 'HolidayCheck' awards two Europa-Park hotels once more. Both the 4* hotel 'Castillo Alcazar' and the 4* superior hotel 'Santa Isabel' are among the most popular accommodations in the nation and once again receive the coveted 'HolidayCheck Award'.

2016: As part of the Thomas Cook 'TravelConneXion' sales event, the 4* superior hotel 'Colosseo' is awarded the exclusive 'Sunny Heart' hotel award for the second time. The Europa-Park themed hotel thus defends its title in the 'Family car trips' category from the previous year.

2016: In Spring, after the 'Schlemmer Atlas' awards the wine expert Vincenzo De Biase from Europa-Park as one of the best 50 sommeliers in Germany, the 50-year-old is then named Sommelier of the Year in 'Great Restaurant & Hotel Guide' at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October.

2016: After 2014 and 2015, Germany's largest amusement park is again at the top of the winners' podium this year. At the 'Golden Ticket Awards' of the renowned specialist magazine 'Amusement Today', Europa-Park is named 'Best Amusement Park Worldwide' by a top-class international jury for the third time in a row.

2016: In a survey by 'Welt am Sonntag' on the family-friendliness of German companies, Europe's most popular amusement park is put to the test alongside more than 400 other companies from over 60 industries. Europa-Park not only wins in the 'Amusement parks' category, but also excels in a cross-sector comparison. In addition, the renowned Sunday newspaper awards the ‘Gold’ rating to Germany’s largest amusement park for its outstanding service quality.

2016: The online portal 'FamilyChecks' chooses Europa-Park as one of the most popular trip destinations in Baden-Württemberg.

2016: Once again, the world's largest travel website 'TripAdvisor' chooses Europa-Park as the 'most popular amusement park in Germany and all of Europe' at the Travelers ‘Choice Awards. Germany’s largest amusement park thus defends the title that it has been awarded in the two previous years.

2016: Beim 13. At the 13th gastronomy summit in Frankfurt am Main, 2* chef Peter Hagen-Wiest from 'Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant' is included in the circle of the 50 best chefs in Germany. The important award is presented by the Schlemmer Atlas.

2016: In May the restaurant guide 'Schlemmer Atlas' honours the wine expert Vincenzo De Biase from Europa-Park in Berlin as one of the best 50 sommeliers in Germany.

2016: The tour operator DERTOUR has been honouring the best leisure and holiday parks in Europe for many years. Once again, over 600 experts from the tourism industry visited Europa-Park and came to a clear conclusion: The overall victory of the 'Golden Pine 2015' goes to Germany's largest amusement park once again.

2016: The world's largest travel website TripAdvisor presents the ‘Travelers Choice Awards’ for family hotels. The Europa-Park Hotel Resort secures three of the first five places: The 'Bell Rock' hotel takes first place, followed by the runner-up, the 'Colosseo' hotel, and the 'El Andaluz' hotel in fourth.

2016: Together with the career network 'Xing' and the employer application portal 'Kununu', the news magazine 'Focus' honours Europa-Park as the 'best employer'.

2016: Four Europa-Park hotels receive the HolidayCheck Award 2016 from the vacation and travel portal 'HolidayCheck'. Over 1 million guests participated, voting the 4* superior hotels 'Bell Rock', 'Colosseo' and 'Santa Isabel’, as well as the 4* hotel 'Castillo Alcazar’, among the 152 most popular hotels worldwide.

2015: As part of the 'TravelConneXion' sales event, the 4* superior themed hotel 'Colosseo' is voted 1st in the 'Car Travel' category and is honoured with the exclusive Sunny Heart Hotel Award.

2015: The trade magazine 'Top Hotel' selects the 4* superior hotel 'Colosseo' in first place and awards it with the Family Cup 2015 in the 'Leisure program' category.

2015: Europa-Park takes first place three times at the Brass Ring Awards, which are presented annually by the IAAPA International Association during the Attractions Expo in Orlando/Florida. The musical in-house production 'Spook Me! The Europa-Park Musical ', the ice show ‘Surpr'Ice with the Gods of Greece 'and the cross-media marketing campaign ‘#EPdaydream’  all take first places.

2015: Europa-Park receives the Leader of the Year Award as 'Employer of the Year'. The prize is awarded once a year by the magazine 'rolling pin' for gastronomy and the hotel industry.

2015: The fine-dining restaurant 'Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant' in the 'Bell Rock' hotel in Europa-Park retains its 16 Gault Millau points and 2 Michelin stars, which it was first awarded in 2014, for the third year after its opening.

2015: Europa-Park wins twice at the European Star Award: A jury from the specialist magazine 'Kirmes & Park Revue' has repeatedly named Europa-Park the 'best European theme park' and the 'ARTHUR - in the Minimoys’ Kingdom’ themed ride as 'Europe best family attraction '.

2015: At the renowned 'Golden Ticket Awards' of the American trade magazine 'Amusement Today', Europa-Park is voted the 'best amusement park worldwide' by a top-class jury made up of numerous experts from the international amusement park industry.

2015: According to the German National Tourist Board (DZT), Europa-Park is the most popular sight to visit in Germany. This makes Germany's largest amusement park the number 1 travel destination for foreign visitors and, for the first time, ousts Neuschwanstein Castle from the top of the list.

2015: Once again, the world's largest travel website 'TripAdvisor' chooses Europa-Park as the 'most popular amusement park in Germany and all of Europe' at the Travelers ‘Choice Awards. With this, Germany’s largest amusement park defended a title that was first awarded to it in 2014.

2015: For the second time since 1997, Europa-Park is awarded the renowned Hamburg Food Service Prize for its 'outstanding hospitality and food service'.

2014: The fine-dining restaurant 'Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant' in the 'Bell Rock' hotel in Europa-Park is awarded the second Michelin star around two years after it opened.

2014: Europa-Park wins the Brass Ring Awards in the categories 'Live Entertainment Excellence Best Overall Production', 'Games and Retail Excellence Merchandised Display' and 'Marketing Excellence Television Commercial'.

2014: The world's largest travel website 'TripAdvisor' names Europa-Park the 'most popular amusement park in Germany and all of Europe' at the Travelers ‘Choice Awards.

2014: Europa-Park is the first European theme park to be voted the 'best theme park in the world' at the 'Golden Ticket Awards'.

2014: Europa-Park receives the audience award for 'best amusement park' at the Parkscout Awards. For the first time, all other categories are awarded by an independent jury, with Europa-Park also occupying numerous top positions.

2013: A year after opening, the fine-dining restaurant 'Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant' in the 'Bell Rock' hotel in Europa-Park is awarded a Michelin star and 16 Gault Millau points.

2013: The magazine 'Stern' names Europa-Park the test winner in the leisure test. Germany's largest amusement park achieves 1st place with an overall rating of 9.0, making it the most attractive leisure location in all of Germany.

2013: 'TripAdvisor', one of the world's largest travel websites, awards the ‘Travelers Choice Awards’ for attractions for the first time in 2013, making Europa-Park the clear leader. Europa-Park is not only the most popular amusement park in Germany, but also in Europe.

2013: In a survey by the German National Tourist Board (DZT) among 15,000 foreign tourists, Europa-Park achieves 2nd place among the 100 most popular sights in Germany. Neuschwanstein Castle takes 1st place and Cologne Cathedral (UNESCO World Heritage Site) ranks 3rd.

2013: Europa-Park in Rust is the first amusement park in the world to be awarded the 'Green Amusement Park' certificate by TÜV SÜD. The focus of the certification is, among other things, the building and system technology, the construction method, the land use, the traffic management as well as the handling of wastewater and contaminated sites.

2013: Four Europa-Park hotels are recognised by the users of the hotel rating platform 'HolidayCheck': The 4* superior hotel 'Colosseo' wins the HolidayCheck Award 2013 in the 'Family' category, which is awarded based on over 780,000 hotel reviews . It is one of the 99 most popular hotels worldwide. The hotels 'Santa Isabel', ‘Castillo Alcazar’ and ‘Bell Rock’ each receive the TopHotel Award.

2013: Over 40,000 readers vote for Europa-Park in the coveted Parkscout Audience Award in 13 different categories. Europa-Park takes first place five times: 'Best amusement park', 'Best price-performance ratio', 'Best amusement park novelty' ('WODAN Timburcoaster'), 'Best rollercoaster' ('blue fire Megacoaster') and ‘Best website’. Europa-Park makes it to 2nd place in six categories: 'Best water attraction' ('Poseidon water coaster'), 'Best themed ride' ('Pirates in Batavia'), 'Best amusement park event' ('Magical Winter Weeks') , 'Best theme park gastronomy' and 'Best themed hotel' (hotel 'Colosseo'). Germany's largest amusement park takes third place in a further four categories: 'Best children's rollercoaster' ('Pegasus - Die YoungStar rollercoaster'), 'Best amusement park show' ('Luminocity'), 'Best amusement park event' ('Horror Nights') ) and 'Best theme hotel' (Hotel 'Bell Rock').

2012/13: At the world's largest trade fair for the leisure industry, the IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando (Florida), the best theme parks in the world are honoured with the IAAPA Brass Ring Awards. Europa-Park receives three awards: The world's first looping restaurant 'FoodLoop' is presented with a prize for the best gastronomy. In addition, two Europa-Park shows are honoured in the entertainment category: the summer show 'Imperio' on the piazza of the 4* superior hotel 'Colosseo' and the show 'Mysteria - Castillo Mystico'.

2012: Europa-Park scores highly at the prestigious 'Golden Ticket Awards' in the 'Best Amusement Park' category as the second best park in the world and continues to be the best amusement park in Europe. In a total of 25 categories, amusement park and rollercoaster experts vote for their favourites in the US American magazine 'Amusement Today'.

2012: Europa-Park receives an award for its employee training program at the IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando, Florida. The Brass Ring Award for Human Resources Excellence is given for exceptional training and further education programs. Germany's largest amusement park has been relying on internal training and sustainable personnel development for many years.

2012: For the eighth time in a row, the hotel 'Colosseo' of the Europa-Park Hotel Resort receives the Neckermann Primo Award. With this award, the hotel 'Colosseo' has consistently proven to be one of Neckermann customers' favourite hotels since it opened in 2004.

2012: Over 600 travel agency employees choose Europa-Park as the best amusement park from the DERTOUR program 'Amusement parks 2012'. Germany's largest amusement park is awarded the 'Golden Pine 2012' in the 'Offer' and 'Eating & Sleeping' categories and comes in second overall.

2012: The world's first looping restaurant 'FoodLoop' in Europa-Park receives the TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) Thea Award in the gastronomy category in Los Angeles. The Thea Award is given for special achievements in the entertainment sector.

2012: At the Parkscout Audience Awards, Europa-Park is voted 'Germany's best amusement park' by over 40,000 readers. In 10 of the total of 14 categories, Europa-Park makes it onto the podium several times: Europa-Park takes first place in the categories 'Best amusement park', 'Best value for money', 'Best amusement park show’ (‘Luminocity'), ‘Best employee in an amusement park’ and ‘Best rollercoaster’ ('blue fire Megacoaster'). The 'Horror Nights' takes 2nd place in the 'Best Amusement Park Event' category and the hotel 'Colosseo' takes 2nd and the 'Santa Isabel' 3rd place in the 'Best Theme Hotel' category.

2011: In December, Europa-Park is once again named 'Europe's best amusement park' and honoured with the Parksmania Award for its innovative ideas and further developments.

2011: For the second time, the 4* superior hotel 'Colosseo' at Europa-Park is recognised as the best family hotel in the German-speaking region as part of the Family Cup 2011 and receives an award for particular family-friendliness in the ‘Lodgings' category. The prize is awarded by Freizeit-Verlag Landsberg.

2011: At the 'Golden Ticket Awards' presented by 'Amusement Today', a renowned US American newspaper that primarily deals with theme parks, Europa-Park takes third place in the 'Best park 2011' category for the first time, making it the only European park in the top 10. For the category 'Best Halloween event 2011’, Europa-Park takes 5th place as the only non-US-based park.

2011: Europa-Park takes first place in the 'Event' category at www.toptagungslocations.de: Over 4,000 newsletter subscribers voted and selected the categories of 'Top Conference Locations 2011' and the 'Top Event Locations 2011’ from 71 event locations that are listed in the current edition of the 'Special Conference and Event Locations' manual,

2011: For the sixth time in a row, the Hotel 'Colosseo' of the Europa-Park Hotel Resort receives the Neckermann Primo Award. With this award, the hotel 'Colosseo' has been one of Neckermann customers' favourite hotels since it opened in 2004.

2011: At the Parkscout Audience Awards, Europa-Park is once again voted 'Germany's best amusement park'. In addition, the 'Horror Nights' receives the title of 'best amusement park event'.

2010: Europa-Park is once again named 'Europe's best amusement park' and honoured with the Parksmania Award for its innovative ideas and further developments.

2010: Once again, Europa-Park is voted one of the top 10 best amusement parks in the world by international amusement park experts as part of the Golden Ticket Awards.

2010: This year, the Freizeitpark Tester Team e.V. vote Europa-Park the ‘Best amusement park'. In addition, Germany's largest amusement park comes in first for the categories 'Best amusement park for children' and 'Best rollercoaster'.

2010: Europa-Park is the first amusement park in the world to receive the recognised 'Fit for Kids' certificate from TÜV Süd. The TÜV certificate documents the excellent level of safety and child-friendliness at Europa-Park.

2010: Europa-Park is the most popular trip destination in Baden-Württemberg, according to the result of a survey by SWR in which viewers of SWR television and users of www.swr.de could choose their favourites from a total of 50 trip destinations throughout Baden-Württemberg.

2010: Europa-Park is the overall winner of the amusement park service study commissioned by ntv and tv 14. Germany's largest amusement park achieves the maximum number of points with 100 points. In terms of both service and performance analysis, the market leader in Germany impressed across the board.

2010: Europa-Park is voted the 'Best amusement park' by around 43,000 readers of the amusement park portal www.parkscout.de. In addition, Germany's largest amusement park takes first place in the categories 'Best amusement park innovation' and 'Best amusement park show' and also achieved top ratings in the categories 'Best amusement park event', 'Best rollercoaster' and 'Best theme hotel’.

2010: The 4* superior hotel 'Colosseo' is selected by the travel portal 'TripAdvisor' as one of the 25 best hotels in Germany. The Italian themed hotel thus receives the Travelers' Choice Award and places 7th in the ranking of the best hotels. This makes it the only hotel outside of Berlin that makes it into the top 10.

2009: The Dutch theme park website www.rides.nl awards Europa-Park as 'the most innovative theme park'. In addition, Germany's largest amusement park is honoured with the Rides Award for the 'Best new attraction' (blue fire Megacoaster).

2009: As part of the 'Euro Attractions Show' in Amsterdam, Europa-Park receives the Parksmania Award, making it 'best amusement park in Europe' for the first time.

2009: The Freizeitpark-Tester-Team e.V. names Europa-Park the 'Best amusement park'. In addition, Germany's largest amusement park convinces the jury for the categories of 'Best rollercoaster' (blue fire Megacoaster), 'Best amusement park for children' and 'Best hotel' (hotel 'Santa Isabel').

2009: Over 600 travel agency employees choose Europa-Park from the DERTOUR program 'Amusement parks 2008' as the best amusement park. Germany's largest amusement park is honoured with the Golden Pine 2008 in the categories 'Offer', 'Eat & Sleep' and 'Overall Winner'.

2008: Europa-Park is named 'Amusement park of the year' by around 40,000 Parkscout readers with the Parkscout Award. In addition, Germany's largest amusement park receives the Parkscout Award 'Best show' and five other top placements in the categories 'Best new', 'Best event', 'Best rollercoaster' and 'Best non-coaster attraction’.

2008: Europa-Park takes 2nd place in the 'Event Locations' category at the 2008 Conga Award. The Conga Award is considered the most important award in the meeting and convention industry and is presented by the Association of German Event Organizers e. V.

2007: For the third time, the 4* superior hotel 'Colosseo' is voted one of the ten best hotels worldwide in the tour operator's range by Neckermann customers. The Neckermann Primo 2007 is awarded in London.

2007: Europa-Park is honoured for the fourth time by the Italian Parksmania Club with the Parksmania Award, once again being voted the 'best European amusement park'.

2007: The British travel magazine 'Sunday Times Travel Magazine' rates Europa-Park as the best amusement park in Europe.

2007: In the vote for the best amusement park from the DERTOUR program 'Amusement parks 2006', over 500 travel agency employees choose to bestow the 2006 Golden Pine to Europa-Park for the categories 'Offer', 'Eat & Sleep' and 'Overall Winner’.

2006: The 4* superior hotel 'Colosseo' is once again chosen as one of the ten best and most popular hotels by Neckermann Reisen 2006. The Neckermann Primo 2006 is presented in Frankfurt.

2006: For the 32nd RDA workshop, as part of the 'Red Bus' campaign, Europa-Park is honoured with the 2006 main ‘Innovation’ prize for its concept reader trip.

2006: In a Parkscout online survey, more than 35,000 participants choose Europa-Park as the 'best amusement park of the year'. In addition to the title 'Best show of the year' for 'The Gladiators are Coming', Germany's largest amusement park also wins the title 'Best new product of the year' with 'Atlantica SuperSplash'.

2005: Europa-Park receives the Golden Pony Award 2005 from the specialist magazine 'Games and Parks Industry'.

2005: The business magazine 'Forbes' selects Europa-Park as one of the top 10 amusement parks worldwide, the only amusement park in Germany and the only family business to make the list.

2005: For the third time in a row, the Italian Parksmania Club gives the Parksmania Award to Europa-Park as 'best European amusement park' and confirms it 'has an absolutely outstanding position in the European environment'.

2004: The Europa-Park hotels 'Castillo Alcazar' and 'El Andaluz' receive the Neckermann Primo as Neckermann's most popular hotels worldwide.

2004: The Europa-Park hotel 'Colosseo' is voted 'Hotel Property of the Year' by the jury of the industry conference 'Hotelforum 2004'. Industry experts consider this award to be a hotel Oscar.

2004: Europa-Park receives the highest rating in a test in which the Hamburg B.A.T. Leisure Research Institute, on behalf of the ‘Stern’, examin the quality of German amusement parks.

2004: Europa-Park receives the 'Best Exhibitor Award ITB 2004' at the International Tourism Exchange in Berlin. In the 'Tourist Companies' category, Europa-Park took 3rd place alongside Boeing and Lufthansa.

2004: The restaurants of the Spanish themed hotels of the Europa-Park Hotel Resort 'El Andaluz' and 'Castillo Alcazar' receive the 'Family Restaurant 2003' award from the Baden-Württemberg Tourism Association and DEHOGA Baden-Württemberg.

2004: Germany's largest amusement park receives the Italian Parksmania Award as 'best European amusement park' for its variety of attractions and very high level of service, as well as for its role as a trendsetter.

2003: Europa-Park is the first amusement park worldwide to be certified as a 'certified leisure facility according to DIN 4112’ by TÜV Süddeutschland in Munich. The certificate is based on conditions that include regular individual tests of the rides and their uninterrupted continuation.

2003: Europa-Park is the first international amusement park to receive the Parksmania Award 2002 for 'best European amusement park'.

2002: The Europa-Park hotels 'Castillo Alcazar' and 'El Andaluz' receive the Neckermann Primo Award and are thus among the ten most popular Neckermann hotels.

2002: Europa-Park takes 1st place in the competition for the award of Partner of the Year by the bus specialist magazine 'Omnibus Revue/Bus Aktuell'.

2002: Europa-Park receives the main prize in the category 'Advertising material for bus tourism partners' for its 'Handbook for Bus Tour Operators'.

2002: 'Loopy Awards 2002': 'Poseidon' water rollercoaster receives gold for the best water attraction tested by the Rollercoaster Friends and ThemeParkVision.net.

2001: 'Spirit of Excellence Award', 1st place in the 'Best Supervisory Training Program' category.

2000: The ‘Spirit of Excellence Award', the world's highest employee training award, awarded annually in Atlanta by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, IAAPA. 1st place in the 'Best Safety Awareness Program' category, 2nd place in the 'Best Orientation Program' category.

2000: 'TUI Holly 2000' bestow an award as one of the 100 most popular holiday hotels worldwide.

2000: The two Europa-Park hotels receive the 'Top House in Ortenau' award.

2000: The orientation training of Europa-Park, under the title 'Radiant Stars of Hospitality’, is awarded the German Bronze Training Prize by the BDVT.

1997: Europa-Park is again the winner in a comparison of the consumer magazine 'plus'.

1997: Europa-Park receives the Hamburg Foodservice Prize for forward-thinking achievements in the catering industry. It is awarded to companies that have particularly contributed to the industry.

1996: Stiftung Warentest once again awards Europa-Park the rating of 'very good' as the only German amusement park. This puts Europa-Park ahead of Disneyland Paris in the assessment.

1992: In a comparison of European amusement parks, the Italian tourism magazine 'Gente Viaggi' gives Europa-Park the highest number of points in all evaluation categories as the only park.

1992: Stiftung Warentest compares EuroDisney with other amusement parks and assesses Europa-Park as 'currently the most attractive alternative to EuroDisney'.

1990: In Washington, Europa-Park receives the Liseberg Amusement Business Applause Award, a kind of Oscar for theme parks.

1990: Stiftung Warentest awards Europa-Park the rating of ‘very good’ as the only German amusement park.