Plopsaland Deutschland

Haßloch, Germany

“Expedition GeForce remains one of the best European coasters”

Every coaster enthusiast in the world knows Holiday Park, the former name of Plopsaland Deutschland. Despite the fact that this German amusement park isn’t huge, it has one unique selling point: Expedition GeForce. This Mega Coaster opened in 2001 and it put Holiday Park on the map. Nowadays, the park is owned and operated by the Belgian Plopsa Group. Plopsa is mainly known for their child-friendly theme parks, so they added loads of family rides to the park. This may seem uninteresting from a coaster fan’s point of view, but Plopsaland Deutschland actually made a huge leap forwards during the past few years. The overall theming level has risen steadily and multiple new roller coasters are under development for the near future, including a Mack Rides Xtreme Spinning Coaster.

ROLLER COASTERS

Expedition GeForce is Plopsaland Deutschland’s biggest star. It’s built by Intamin and it has won multiple awards. Many enthusiasts consider it as the world’s best steel coaster and it’s easy to notice why. GeForce’s first drop is nothing less than legendary, the ride has tons of airtime and the curves are very intense. Over time, the ride has developed a little rattle, but this doesn’t make the experience any less awesome than it used to be. Unfortunately, Expedition GeForce often runs only one train, so capacity is limited. My most recent visit to Holiday Park took place on a relatively quiet day, but the queue remained at 30 minutes all day long.

As of 2025, Plopsaland Deutschland has a total of three operational roller coasters: Expedition GeForce, an indoor coaster for children and Sky Scream. This is a Sky Rocket II manufactured by Premier Rides, which you may recognise if you’ve ridden Tempesto or Tigris at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Tampa. And although I don’t consider this as ideal rides for those big Busch Gardens theme parks, it’s a perfect thrill ride for a medium-sized park like Plopsaland Deutschland. The ride is fitted with a horror theme and a creepy (very elaborately themed) queue line.

OTHER EXPERIENCES

Plopsaland Deutschland has many flat rides for every age and there’s even an indoor section themed to several Plopsa IPs. A relatively recent addition is Wickieland, a carbon copy of its namesake at Plopsaland De Panne. The area is beautifully themed and it features a Disk’O Coaster, a Splash Battle and a playground. Other popular rides are Wickie Splash and Dino Splash, two well-themed water rides. The Plopsa Group added brand-new decoration to these rides in recent years, so they both look stunning. Don’t miss them, but be warned: queues get rather long during those hot summer days!

WORTH A VISIT?

Plopsaland Deutschland would be a fine amusement park without Expedition GeForce. But thanks to this awesome roller coaster, it has become a must do for every theme park fan. It’s easy to combine Plopsaland Deutschland with a visit to Tripsdrill or Europa-Park, as they are both within manageable driving distance. So if you haven’t ridden GeForce yet, there’s literally no reason to postpone your visit any longer.

Is Expedition GeForce the world’s best roller coaster? Is Plopsa Group doing a good job with this park? And have you experienced the rather explicit scenes of Burg Falkenstein before it was transformed into a Smurfs dark ride? Share your opinion in the comments section at the bottom of this page.