Holidayworld Maspalomas Center — Attraction in San Bartolomé de Tirajana

There’s a lot to like about Holidayworld but ultimately there are just a few too many things that don’t work (sometimes literally) that suppress what would otherwise be a higher rating.

Let’s start with the positives. You are welcomed into a vast underground parking area – free for four hours – which is a huge bonus for anyone travelling in from outside the immediate vicinity. Inside the park there are fairground style rides in ‘Wooland’, a bowling alley (at an extra charge), an arcade, escape room and food court upstairs with a wide selection of eateries – all very tasty at a not exorbitant price considering the captive audience. The park itself opens at 1700 and remains relatively quiet for the first couple of hours meaning short queues!

So what took the shine off? Well, a lot of the attractions/machines were broken. Now we all accept that maintenance is needed from time to time, however, a quick look at some previous reviews suggests that it is the same attractions affected time and again. Furthermore, inside the arcade there were so many machines out of order (including the only change machine) that we had no choice but to leave earlier than we’d planned once we exhausted our supply of coins.

Beyond those mechanical maladies, the organisation was somewhat lacking. Despite relatively low visitor numbers (at least early in the evening) the staff often seemed to struggle to manage the lines effectively causing needless backlogs.

In summary, definitely worth a visit but make sure you bring a wallet full of coins (€1...

Unfortunately I have to give this amusement park two stars. After I had already payed for the tickets, I walked in and found out that for most of the attractions, you can't be longer than 1,90m or 1,95m. For reference, I am 2,08m. I was very disappointed that this was not mentioned to me prior or that there were no signs at the entrance which recommended a certain hight. Additionally, the lady who sold us the tickets clearly noticed I was above average height. As a result of this, I could only use around 25% of the attractions. These were fun nonetheless but it would have been a better experience if I could use them all.

Furthermore the park was open until 00:00. I wanted to get cotton candy on a stick, but the stand was only open until 23:30. There was no sign which mentioned opening times so it was annoying that it closed before.

Luckily, there was one cafe that was open until twelve. We were quite thirsty so we wanted to get something to drink, however, to our surprise, we couldn't pay with the same debit card which bought us our tickets. This was anothet pet issue which, at the end of the night, added up to the frustration.

Summarized, this experience was dissappointing, I don't recommend it for tall people in general and for tourists to go in the late evening hours. The park might be a better experience overday.

I kindly suggest the theme park to consider placing more signs at the beginning of the park regarding the height and to clearly communicate closing and opening times...

Visited this place with my cheeky little sis and lanky brother. Where do I begin...we were chauffeured here in a Tesla of all things, sat in the front sit like the queen I am. When we arrived we were amazed by the amount of places we could get grub, Kind of felt like Simba when Timone and Pumba show him everywhere he can find bugs to eat. The park itself is not that big, my brother's ego definitely bigger. We turned a corner and were faced with a giant swinging pirate ship, which at its highest point was looking straight down at the ground. We were shook'th to the core to find out that they had a set of human sized cages on either end of the poop deck, which you could volunteer as tribute to be locked in, whilst the ride was in motion. It is also to be noted that these cages had no seat belts or chairs, leaving victims to freefall at the mercy of the ride conductor. I was hanging on for dear life while my siblings were swinging from the roof of the cage like apes. This ride was 10/10. There was a plane ride that flung you into every dimension possible, which also left bruises on the backs of my calves as I was holding on so intensely during said ride. 9/10 for this one. The ferris wheel, last but not least, this bad boy was teasing me from the day I saw it from my hotel room balcony. AH-MAY-ZING We left after 30 mins, had a...