Germany's Europa Park opens its Rulantica indoor water park
Germany's Europa Park last week opened its new indoor water park, Rulantica. At 32,600 square meters (350,900 square feet), the Nordic-themed park is one of the largest indoor water parks in the world.

Photos courtesy Europa Park
To give you a better idea what Rulantica looks like inside, here is the park's opening promotional video (in German):
And here is Rulantica's line-up of attractions, listed by themed land and starting with the giant wave pool at the heart of Rulantica and continuing clockwise around the park:
Lumåfals (Land of Mermaids and Waterfalls)
- Surf Fjørd: Wave pool
Vinterhal (Glacier Mountain)
- Isbrekker: Two Shotgun Fall body slides, ending with a 1.5-meter free fall into the water (min. 130cm)
- Vinter Rytt: Four-person Tornado Wave slide (min. 125cm)
- Svalgur Rytt: Family raft ride (min. 110cm)
- Stormvind: Two-person funnel slide (min. 110cm)
- Två Fall: Two-person tube slide (110cm)
Skog Lagoon (Forest Lagoon)
- Skog Lagoon: Relaxation pool with bubble loungers, whirlpool and small waterfalls
- Skogbar: Swim-up bar

Skip Strand (Adventure Pool)
- Överstor: Family water slide (min. 6 years)
- Översnabb: Children's water slide (min. 6 years)
- Översnurra: Tube slide (min. 6 years)
- Hoppablad: Water obstacle course
- Vågstycke: A stranded steamer-themed play area
- Nordstjernan: Another ship, a sunken three-mast vessel, to explore

Outdoor Area
- Frigg Tempel: Heated outdoor pool
- Vildstrøm: Rapids river
- Tempel Krog: Swim-up bar
Rangnakor (The City on Stilts)
- Dugdrob & Vildfål: Two AquaRocket free-fall slides. (min. 12 years)
- Odinrås - Hugin & Munin: Adjacent two-person dueling slide tunnels. (min. 125cm)
- Komfort Hyddas: Four-person cabanas (extra charge), Loki I + II, Thor I + II, Odin I + II and Freya I + II
Trølldal (Land of the Trolls, Children's area)
- Schabernakker: Children's double slide
- Tommelplums and Kullerbuller: Children's slides
- Climbing playground
- Shallow pools
- Water playground
Snorris Saga
- Snorris Saga: Lazy river

The park is open from 10am to 10pm daily, with one hour of early admission starting at 9am for Europa Park's hotel guests. (The park will be closed on Christmas, Christmas Eve and January 17, and will close at 7pm on New Year's Eve.) Current admission is €38.50 for adults and €35.50 for children ages 4-11 as well as adults with disabilities. Evening tickets, valid after 5pm, are €3 less. Lockers are €1 a day, and Rulantica is using a cashless "Rula" wristband system for purchases inside the park.
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It’s the wristband system.
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Bold move to allow people to carry drinks in the water. How exactly do guests pay for those? Do they carry their wallets while swimming?