Familypark, Amusement park in Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland, Austria.
Familypark covers about 145,000 m² in Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland and is Austria's largest leisure and family park. Its four themed areas are Erlebnisburg with rides for younger children, the Märchenwald as the oldest section with scenes from well-known fairy tales, the Mediterranean-style Abenteuerinsel with the Götterblitz coaster, and the Bauernhof with a petting zoo and the Rattenmühle coaster. At the entrance stands a cream-and-tan stone structure with a crenellated top, a turret and an arched iron gate, above which a curved wooden sign reads "family PARK".
Erwin Müller moved from Vorarlberg to Sankt Margarethen in 1965 and worked as a stonemason in the Roman quarry, carving a life-size Saint George sculpture later placed at the park entrance. He opened a 1,500 m² fairy-tale forest in Schützen am Gebirge in 1966, and after the lease ended the park moved to its present site, where a zoo followed in 1970. The Müller family sold the park to Compagnie des Alpes in 2019.
The mascot is Filippo the cat, and the park's name changed from Märchenwald to Märchenpark Neusiedlersee in 1999 and to Familypark in 2010. The Fairy Tale Forest, the oldest section, displays scenes from well-known tales, while the Farm section has a petting zoo with goats, ponies and donkeys. A life-size sculpture of Saint George carved by founder Erwin Müller stands in the entrance area.
The park lies in Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland, about 10 km southeast of Eisenstadt and roughly 60 km from Vienna. The grounds cover around 145,000 m² across four themed areas, so allow a full day to walk between the Fairy Tale Forest, Adventure Island, Adventure Castle and Farm. The entrance area holds the life-size stone sculpture of Saint George carved by founder Erwin Müller.
The Biberburg water ride, opened in 2022, combines a traditional log flume with an enhanced splash finale zone. This creates a memorable experience that many visitors discover only upon entering the park.
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