Universal Kids Resort - Frisco, Texas

[rabbitsmoon]

Efteling to UKR is such a stark comparison. Granted, one has been building up for 75 years, and European parks seem to offer better value on average than their US counterparts, so it's not really fair.

But it is an interesting cultural comparison. I love how much being at Efteling feels like being at a really nice public park. Everything in the fairytale forest is so cool, and it's even better because it's swathed in greenery. They make a real effort to be ecologically minded, and it shows.

Meanwhile, UKR sprouted in sprawl of north Dallas. I guess we shouldn't be surprised there's so much concrete.

 

[TexasMidway]

Meanwhile, UKR sprouted in sprawl of north Dallas. I guess we shouldn't be surprised there's so much concrete.

I think that's where a lot of the frustration lies as well. UKR was supposed to provide more of an escape from the concrete jungle of DFW.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Efteling to UKR is such a stark comparison. Granted, one has been building up for 75 years, and European parks seem to offer better value on average than their US counterparts, so it's not really fair.

It's not a comparison anyone should be making. Does Eftling have the same reduced capacity of the Texas park? No, so it has more money per day they can make to reinvest and pay off projects. Kaatsheuvel also doesn't have the same economic or social cirucmstance that Dallas-Fort Worth has. Lets look at Disney+ pricing as an example: in America is $11.99 a month, in India it's $0.84.

But it does support the argument they should have contracted this out and they would have had a much better result. Any of the European operators, even Merlin or Six Flags (and I’m not trying to be mean, they just know how to design better to the budget they had).

Six Flags should not operate this park. This is ridiculous.

 

[rabbitsmoon]

It's not a comparison anyone should be making. Does Eftling have the same reduced capacity of the Texas park? No, so it has more money per day they can make to reinvest and pay off projects. Kaatsheuvel also doesn't have the same economic or social cirucmstance that Dallas-Fort Worth has. Lets look at Disney+ pricing as an example: in America is $11.99 a month, in India it's $0.84.

Also, even though it's a private company, The Efteling Nature Park Foundation controls all the shares and reinvests the profits directly back into the park. Worlds away from a park run by a publicly-traded, multinational media conglomerate.

I'm a proud Texan, but it's hard not to be jealous of the way they do things over there sometimes. If I could pick one thing to steal from the Netherlands, though, it would probably be the bike lanes.

 

[Disneyhead]

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