The best theme parks in Europe
The top 3 according to 50 votes from people: Efteling (Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands) · PortAventura World (Salou, Spain) · Thorpe Park (Surrey, UK). (Updated Sep 16, 2026.)
Europe's top theme and amusement parks according to enthusiast rankings, attendance figures and traveller reviews: rides, theming and atmosphere.
Top 15
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1
Efteling (Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands)
Fairy-tale park opened in 1952, famous for the Fairytale Forest and the Baron 1898 dive coaster.
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2
PortAventura World (Salou, Spain)
Mediterranean resort with PortAventura Park, Ferrari Land and Shambhala, one of Europe's tallest coasters.
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3
Thorpe Park (Surrey, UK)
Island theme park near London with Stealth and Hyperia, the UK's tallest coaster.
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4
Disneyland Paris
Europe's most visited theme park resort, with two parks and Disney Village in Marne-la-Vallée.
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5
Liseberg (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Scandinavia's largest amusement park, with the wooden coaster Balder and Helix.
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6
Gardaland (Lake Garda, Italy)
Italy's most visited theme park, on the shores of Lake Garda.
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7
Walibi Belgium (Wavre, Belgium)
Belgian park known for thrill rides such as Kondaa and Pulsar.
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8
Tivoli Gardens (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Opened in 1843, one of the world's oldest amusement parks, in the heart of Copenhagen.
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9
Energylandia (Zator, Poland)
Fast-growing Polish park with one of Europe's largest collections of roller coasters, including Zadra.
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10
Puy du Fou (Les Épesses, France)
History-themed park famous for its large-scale shows and the night spectacle Cinéscénie.
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11
Parc Astérix (Plailly, France)
Park themed on the Asterix comics north of Paris, with the coaster Toutatis.
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12
Phantasialand (Brühl, Germany)
Compact park near Cologne with immersive theming and coasters like Taron and F.L.Y.
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13
Europa-Park (Rust, Germany)
Germany's largest theme park, with 18 European-themed areas and repeatedly voted the world's best park at the Golden Ticket Awards.
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14
Mirabilandia (Ravenna, Italy)
Adriatic-coast park with Katun, one of Europe's longest inverted coasters.
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15
Alton Towers (Staffordshire, UK)
Britain's biggest theme park, set in the grounds of a Gothic mansion, with Nemesis and The Smiler.
Candidates
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16
Heide Park (Soltau, Germany)
Northern Germany's largest park, home to the wooden coaster Colossos.
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Comments (4)
Efteling is pure magic, the Fairytale Forest at Christmas ❄️
Just back from Europa-Park, deserves #1. Voltron is insane.
Energylandia is massive and still cheaper than the others, Zadra is an incredible coaster
Europa-Park at #1 is the right call, and Rulantica next door is great too.