Amusement Park

Movie Park Germany

A film-studio park in the Ruhr where Bikini Bottom, Adventure Bay and a Wild West wooden coaster sit within a short walk of each other.

Dorsten · Germany · Europe
Typical visit
Ages
Booking
No minimum
The Santa Monica playground and the Roxy 4D cinema have no minimum height at all.
Under 90 cm
Zuma's Zoomers takes children under 90 cm when an adult rides with them.
From 90 cm
Sea Swing, SpongeBob Splash Bash and Backyardigans Mission to Mars all start at 90 cm; on the last two an adult must ride along until the child reaches the marked second height.
From 95 cm
Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Flyer, the small family coaster, starts at 95 cm, with an adult required alongside until the marked second height.
From 145 cm
The High Fall free-fall tower is the tallest requirement in the park at 145 cm.
Halloween extra
From October the park runs its Halloween Horror Festival, and the horror houses are not included – they are booked separately.
Skipping queues
A paid Speedy Pass is sold for shorter waits at the attractions.
Allergies
The park publishes an up-to-date allergen table covering its restaurants.
OUR FAMILY ASSESSMENT

Family Intelligence

Movie Park Germany was founded in 1996 and is built as a set of film and television backlots: a Santa Monica boardwalk with a big wheel and a playground, SpongeBob’s Bikini Bottom, the PAW Patrol area Adventure Bay, a fairy world for Cosmo and Wanda, and a Wild West corner holding Germany’s first wooden roller coaster. The mix is unusually flat at the young end – a cluster of rides with low or no minimum height sits together, so a three-year-old is not simply waiting while older siblings ride. The one thing to plan around is the calendar: from October the park turns itself over to a Halloween event, which changes the tone considerably for younger children. Food is spread across express counters, snack bars and cafés, and card payment is the only option at some of them.

Family FAQ

Are there height or age limits at Movie Park Germany?

The Santa Monica playground and the Roxy 4D cinema have no minimum height at all.

Can you bring your own food to Movie Park Germany?

The park publishes an up-to-date allergen table covering its restaurants.

Why kids will love it

The characters here are the ones small children already watch at home, and they get rides with their names on rather than a poster in a shop window. Older children get the coasters and a free-fall tower at the other end of the park. In between there is a Ninja Turtles driving school where a child practises at the wheel and leaves with a personalised licence – bookable in advance, and the kind of thing that gets talked about on the drive home.

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