Filmpark Babelsberg, Movie-themed amusement park in Potsdam, Germany
Filmpark Babelsberg is a seasonal theme park in the Babelsberg district of Potsdam, next to Studio Babelsberg, with more than 20 film-related attractions, three shows, a 4D and an XD cinema, original sets and exhibition areas. Its entrance is a flat-canopied structure with large red letters spelling "FILMPARK BABELSBERG", brick pillars, ticket booths marked "KASSE 3" and "KASSE 4", and an open passage under a blue steel truss hung with spotlights. Inside, the grounds hold the 15-metre Volcano Arena for the stunt show, a medieval town built from sets of the 1988 DEFA television film Aufstand der Fischer von St. Barbara, and the blue glass hemisphere of the Dome of Babelsberg.
On 15 August 1991 a "Film and TV Experience" opened on the Babelsberg studio grounds, showing film workplaces, parts of the prop collection and outdoor decorations. In 1993, modelled on Universal Studios Hollywood, a studio tour and the first stunt show followed. The studios themselves, founded in 1912, produced over 3000 cinema and television films under Deutsche Bioskop, Ufa, DEFA and today Studio Babelsberg.
Filmpark Babelsberg opened on 15 August 1991 as a "Film and TV Experience" on the studio grounds, and the studio tour with its first stunt show followed in 1993, modelled on Universal Studios Hollywood. Visitors can walk through original sets, among them the medieval town built for the 1988 DEFA television film Aufstand der Fischer von St. Barbara and the Prinz Eisenherz set from the 1997 film. The mascot Flimmy appeared in 1996, and the 15-metre Volcano Arena, opened in 1999, seats 2,500 for the daily live stunt show.
The park is seasonal and sits directly beside Studio Babelsberg in the Medienstadt Babelsberg district, so it is reached from Potsdam or Berlin by regional train to Babelsberg station. The 2,500 covered seats of the 15 m Volcano Arena host the daily live stunt show in almost any weather. The site is entered through the canopy gate with the red FILMPARK BABELSBERG lettering and the KASSE 3 and KASSE 4 booths.
On the XD Motion Ride, seats move in sync with the images on screen, so passengers physically feel acceleration and directional changes. The ride combines film projection with mechanical movement for an intense experience.
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