Plopsa Indoor Coevorden, Drenthe Province, The Netherlands

2ShockFly 5:00 PM Jun 9, 2017

Only the thrill rides excited our 4 year old
The title says it all, I literally cannot think of much positives to take away from this visit. Yes, the parking lot is free and right next to it, but that's about it. To quickly sum up the negatives: - famous characters only come by quickly for 5-10 minutes and one at a time - the Bumba show (main attraction) is only at 2:30 pm - adults pay money for entrance, while there's nothing at all to do for adults - the food/drink prices are extremely high - fast food and horrible snacks everywhere!!!!! - there is 1 healthy thing to eat: a € 5,50 sandwich the size of a Subway footlong, but half of the quality - there is 1 healthy thing to drink: water - servings are very small and quality is reasonable if I'm being positive - rides are being altered between ride A and ride B all the time - rides are based on length only, which is ridiculous - the area is very small To elaborate on some of these: the rides are based on length, including shoes, and that determines your ticket price as well. Our son is 4,5 years old and just 98 cm with shoes, a lot smaller than other kids of his age, so he didn't get to go in the rides for 100cm and above, while he's a thrill seeker first class. He's very brave and not a bit afraid of roller coasters or anything else with speed/height/drops. Of course I understand there has to be a limit and some rides require a certain length for safety, but they should look at the combination of age and length for everything else. To give you an example: he was allowed to be accompanied by me in The Lighthouse even though there was a roughly 10cm gap between his legs and the safety bars. Next to us was a father who was quite fat to say it bluntly and I noticed that because of his posture, there was even more room between the legs of his daughter and the safety bar. Even though I estimated her at least 2 years older than my son. So it's a fake safety measure to just look at the kids length. Our 1 year old daughter also came along, obviously, but there were only three thing to do for her: the playground next to the restaurant, the carousel and the frog ride. The frog ride didn't interest her one bit, it's not at all more thrilling than riding in the car seat with mom or dad at the wheel. That's of course not to say we try to make a car ride thrilling, not at all. It's just to state how boring it is even for a 1 year old. Luckily, it's free for her. But be warned when you have a 1 or 2 year old that already has reached the 85 cm limit. We do think it's an attraction for 3 to 8 year olds roughly. We ended up spending 4 hours here, including a roughly 45 minute lunch break, the 20 minute Bumba show and a short coffee break. Speaking of coffee: the coffee served in the restaurant is of reasonable quality, but a very small cup, regardless of cappuccino or regular. There are also coffee vending machines near the sides where you can pay € 2,80 or 3,50 for a size S or XXL cup and even the size S cup is twice the size of what you get in the restaurant. I wouldn't bother with the cappuccino however, because my XXL sized choice was 9/10th milk and 1/10 coffee. And not even a strong one at that. All in all, it was enjoyable for our 4 year old, but it was expensive, especially the food. Everything was literally twice the price of what we paid in Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen. It's completely ridiculous and like I said before, it's also horrible that 99% of all food an beverages are very unhealthy choices. I'm not going to pretend I'd like to see a quinoa salad and spinach juice on the menu, but this is even worse than a McDonald's, KFC or Subway in every single way. Each of those also have some sort of a healthy option, Plopsa Indoor Coevorden hasn't.

2The_TCs 5:00 PM Sep 3, 2017

Decent enough park for its target audience, but the prices are ludicrous.
Before you get in: Standard fee is pretty steep at €10 for a small child and €20 for anyone over 1 meter. There are vouchers to be found online & probably printed media, but why ask your customers to find these? The positives: - The park is clean, well kept and has enough nice rides and attractions to keep the kids amused. - When we visited the weather was nice enough to also use the outdoor area which gives you quite a few extra options. - The staff is very polite & helpful - There was no queuing anywhere when we were there (in the summer holidays) The negatives: - As if the entry fee isn't steep enough, you are asked to pay an additional €6 for parking your car. We didn't find out until we left when we were suddenly reminded by signs that if we wanted to be let out, we better cough up this extra charge (when you get in the barriers simply open and let you in without any mention). - The theatre show is a joke. About 10 minutes in and over half the audience have left. - The prices in the shops & restaurants are simply insulting. To ask people to pay €11 for a small meatball with a few chips or €3.50 for a lolly is beyond greedy. Note: - Most rides are limited to ones height, if your kids are outside of the 85-130 cm range, this park is not for them. The kids enjoyed themselves but everything just shouts greed at you which ruins the experience. Won't be back.