EPbuddy: Park Wait Times
Wout van Os Travel iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
EPbuddy: Park Wait Times is a free Travel app for iPhone and iPad by Wout van Os. Rated 4.0/5 from 1 ratings. Requires iOS 18.6. Updated October 12, 2026.
- Rating
- 4.0
- 1 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 21 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 12
- 2026 · v1.9
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About EPbuddy: Park Wait Times
Discover the magic of Europa-Park and Rulantica with EPbuddy – your ultimate guide to hassle-free adventures! Say goodbye to endless waiting and hello to more thrills! Get instant updates on wait times for every ride, so you can skip the lines and dive into the fun. Plan your day like a pro with real-time park hours and smart alerts when things change. Why EPbuddy? - See live wait times for all attractions and shows, neatly organized from busiest to least busy - When a ride is down, see since when, so you know whether it's worth waiting - Eye-catching colors that smoothly shift based on wait lengths: green for quick rides (under 15 minutes), yellow for moderate waits (up to 30 minutes), and red for longer lines - Star your favourite rides and shows to keep them pinned at the top of the list - Check height and age limits before you walk across the park, so nobody is turned away at the entrance - Full ride stats at a glance: top speed, height, ride duration, g-force and sensation ratings - Photos of rides, restaurants, shows, places and train stations, with a full-screen viewer - Showtimes for today and tomorrow, in your language, filtered by park (Europa-Park, Rulantica or the hotels), with every performance time and one tap to find the venue on the map - Tap a show for its upcoming times, duration, late entry and description - In the park with location on, see the shows near you, nearest first, with the distance to each - A Restaurants tab showing which restaurants and bars at Europa-Park and Rulantica are open right now, filtered by park, searchable, with the closest ones first when you're in the park and one tap to find each on the map - On the map, closed restaurants are greyed out so the open ones stand out, and every restaurant shows whether it is open - Restaurants with mobile ordering are marked with a small bag: see whether ordering is open, the next pickup time and the full menu with prices, then order in the official Europa-Park app with one tap - Reserve a table straight from a restaurant's card, where the restaurant offers it - A complete opening hours calendar, including hotel guest early access - Virtual Line status, so you can see whether return times are still available - Interactive park maps with turn-by-turn navigation to find your favourite attractions fast – works when you're in the park - An "Open now" filter on the map that hides closed rides, restaurants and shows - Watch the EP-Express trains move along their track live, and tap a station to see when the next trains arrive (to the second as they get close), how long the ride takes to every stop and roughly when you'll get there - The Panorama Train and the Monorail on the map, with typical travel times from every station, including a full loop - A satellite map view, plus a small map with walking time and a Navigate button in every ride's details when you're in the park - Point your camera at any attraction for AR overlays showing live wait times right in front of you, now with the trains and stations too – works when you're in the park - Stay in the loop with instant notifications for park hour updates - Glance at wait times and see which restaurants are open right on your Apple Watch, with automatic updates and complications for your watch face - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with today's opening hours and the wait times of your favourite rides - Touch and hold the app icon to jump to the map, showtimes, opening hours or restaurants - Made for iPad and iPhone Duo: see the list and the details side by side, with keyboard shortcuts on iPad - Available in English, German, French and Dutch Whether you're visiting for the first time or you're a park veteran, EPbuddy lets you make every moment count at Europa-Park and Rulantica!
What’s new
Version 1.9 · Updated October 12, 2026
New: widgets. Put Europa-Park's opening hours on your Home Screen or Lock Screen, with the next opening days on the medium size, or keep the wait times of your starred rides in view. Tap a widget to go straight to the calendar or the ride. You can also touch and hold the app icon to jump to the map, showtimes, opening hours or restaurants. New: photos. Rides, restaurants, shows, places and train stations now have photos. Swipe through them and tap one to see it full screen, with pinch to zoom. New: EPbuddy on iPad and iPhone Duo. The list stays on one side while the ride, show or restaurant you tap opens beside it, with today's opening hours at the top. On iPad the map fills the whole screen, and keyboard shortcuts take you straight to each tab, the map and the opening hours. Every info sheet now starts with what you came for: the wait time, the showtimes, the next trains or whether a restaurant is open, with the photos just below. Tap a show in the Showtimes list to open its details: the times still to come, how long it lasts, whether late entry is allowed and a description. The map has a new "Open now" filter under More that hides closed rides, restaurants and shows. EP-Express arrival times are now worked out from the trains' live positions and count down to the second as a train gets close. Trains also join and leave stations on the map more smoothly. Features that need your location, such as Near me and Navigate, now stay visible when they can't be used, and tell you why and how to turn them on. EPbuddy is faster and smoother, and text on info sheets no longer changes colour when you pull a sheet up.
App privacy
The developer, Wout van Os, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Coarse Location
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
Used for: Analytics
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