Movie Park Germany

Location	Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Coordinates	51°37′12″N 6°58′21″E / 51.62°N 6.9725°E / 51.62; 6.9725Coordinates: 51°37′12″N 6°58′21″E / 51.62°N 6.9725°E / 51.62; 6.9725
Website	www.movieparkgermany.com
Opened	July 7, 1967 (1967-07-07) (2004 (2004) as Movie Park Germany)
Previous names	Warner Bros. Movie World Germany (1996 to 2004), Bavaria Filmpark Bottrop (1992 to 1993), Neue Traumland (1986 to 1991), Traumlandpark (1977 to 1985), Kirchhellener Märchenwald (1967 to 1976)
Rides	43 total 5 roller coasters 6 water rides
Slogan	Wow! I'm in the movies!

Movie Park Germany

Bermuda Triangle - Alien Encounter

The Old West

Hollywood Filmmuseum

The Movie Park Germany is a theme park with real movie studios in Bottrop-Kirchhellen. It consists of 6 areas based on the topic "fascination film".

The park was opened in June 1996 as "Warner Bros. Movie World Germany" on the former territory of the amusement park "Traumlandpark", which had already replaced an earlier attraction called "Märchenwald". During the time from 1992 to 1993, a short lived theme park called "Bavaria Filmpark" existed in this location as well. The laying of the cornerstone was in May 1994.

At the end of 1999, Warner Bros. Movie World started a cooperation with Six Flags Inc. As part of this cooperation, Warner Bros. gave the license rights to Six Flags, who in turn managed the park under the name Warner Bros. Movie World as a licencee.

In 2004, the park was under the leadership of StarParks, a sub-group of Palamon Capital, leading to the name of the park being changed into "Movie Park Germany" in 2005, with the Warner brothers theming excluded out of the park, and replaced by newer themes from 20th Century Fox, MGM, and Nick. In 2010 Parque Reunidos bought the park from Palamon Capital, and it still operates under the name Movie Park Germany, and has the same old theme lands, rides and etc.

Attractions

The park is divided up into 6 areas each with their own collection of attractions.^[1]

Hollywood Street Set

• Bermuda Triangle: Alien Encounter – an Intamin spillwater

Streets of New York

• Time Riders – Time-travel with John Cleese - Venturer simulators
• NYC Transformer - a Huss Top Spin
• NEW 2011 Van Helsing Factory - Rollerghoster darkride - a Gerstlauer Sleigh-Rollercoaster - This ride is set in the Ex-Gremlins building

Nickland

• Adventure Express - a SBF Kiddie Train
• Avatar Air Glider - a Zamperla Giant Skychaser
• Backyardigans: Mission to Mars - Vekoma Family Roller Coaster
• Barnyard Bumpers - a set of SBF Bumper Cars
• Blue's Skidoo - a SBF Jet ride
• Danny Phantom Ghost Zone - a set of Mack teacups as a dark ride
• Diego's Rescue Rider - a Zamperla Jump Around
• Dora's Big River Adventure - a Zamperla Log Flume
• Ghost Chasers - a Mack wild mouse
• Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Flyer - a Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster
• Sea Swing - a SBF Swing Ride
• Splat-O-Sphere - a Chance Rides Aviator
• SpongeBob Splash Bash - a Preston & Barbieri Splash Battle
• Swiper's Sweeper - a Zamperla Speedway
• Teenage Robot Roundabout - a Zamperla Kiddie carpet
• Wonder Pets Flyboat - a SBF Kiddie Freefall Tower

The Old West

• Bandit – Germany's first wooden roller coaster of modern times (Based on the Coney Island roller coaster The Cyclone)
• MP Xpress – a Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster
• Side Kick - a Huss Frisbee
• The High Fall - an Intamin Tilting Gyro Drop

Santa Monica Pier

• Crazy Surfer - a Zamperla Disk-O Coaster
• Hollywood Filmmuseum
• Pier Patrol - a Zierer Wild Water Rondell
• Pier Side Carousel - a Zierer Wave Swinger
• Rescue 112 - a Zamperla Fire Brigade
• Santa Monica Wheel - a SBF Ferris Wheel
• Stormy Cruise - a Zamperla Rockin' Tug

Mystery River and Ice Age

• Ice Age Adventure - an Intamin boat ride
• Mystery River - an Intamin rapid ride

Shows

Movie Park Germany features many live shows as well as a 4-D movie.^[2]

• Character Show - a live show featuring the Nickelodeon characters
• Crazy Action Stunt Show - a live action stunt show
• Movie Magic: Voyagers to Mars – a special effects show
• Movie Switch
• Shrek 4-D Adventure
• Wild West Showdown - a live show
• X-Men Revenge

External links

• Official Website Movie Park Germany

References

1. ^ "Attractions". Movie Park Germany. http://www.movieparkgermany.de/Home/home_en/ThePark/Attractions/tabid/390/language/de-DE/scat/Hollywood%20Street%20Set/sitem/Crazy%20Action%20Stunt%20Show/default.aspx. Retrieved 14 July 2010. 
2. ^ "Shows & Entertainment". Movie Park Germany. http://www.movieparkgermany.de/Home/home_en/ThePark/ShowsEntertainment/tabid/391/language/en-EN/scat/Shows%20and%20Entertainment/sitem/X-Men%20Revenge/Default.aspx. Retrieved 14 July 2010.