The Daily Populous Tuesday May 19th, 2026 night edition
Authored by europapark.de and submitted by SpiritGaming28

Europa-Park is a place for shared experiences – for families, groups of friends and visitors from all over the world. Following an amendment to the Smoke-Free Environment Law in Baden-Württemberg, new legal regulations on smoking will apply to theme parks in future.

From 1 June 2026, smoking at Europa-Park will therefore only be permitted in designated smoking areas. The regulation applies to cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes, e-shishas, tobacco heaters, water pipes and similar vaping products.

To help guests familiarise themselves with the new situation in good time, designated smoking areas will be set up in the park from the start of the season on 28 March 2026. The locations are clearly marked and can also be found, for example, in the Europa-Park & Rulantica app. We ask all guests to use these areas for smoking and thank you for your understanding.

C0R0NASMASH on May 18th, 2026 at 12:27 UTC »

Check out the Facebook comment section about this topic. People threaten to "never return" over this and that it is humiliating to stand in designated areas.

I laughed so hard that I closed the tab

fractalfrog on May 18th, 2026 at 12:23 UTC »

I've lived in Germany for over 20 years, yet it's always a shock whenever I return from a trip to see how prevalent smoking is here.

theKurac on May 18th, 2026 at 12:09 UTC »

You'll still be allowed to smoke in designated areas.