The Movie Park Studio Tour is a brand new attraction to Movie Park Germany as a coaster and a dark ride combine for a tour around a lively movie studio.
As Movie Park Germany approached their 25th anniversary they wanted to celebrate with a brand new signature family attraction.
The ride pays homage to the classic studio tours that are offered by such studios as Universal Studios, Warner Brothers and Paramount Pictures in Hollywood, California.
But combined with a coaster element this makes the Movie Park Studio Tour a must-visit attraction in its own right despite it not being a real working movie studio like the aforementioned.
The ride takes guests on a journey through various movie sets as they witness movie magic right before their very eyes. From storms to car chases this multi-dimensional SFX coaster from Intamin is one impressive bit of design work.
With help from the Leisure Expert Group (who also worked on Tornado Springs at Paultons Park) the theming is absolutely wonderful and makes for the perfect addition to this movie-themed theme park.
The decors were constructed by P&P Projects and the media production is executed by IMAscore & IMAmotion who are the team behind the Alton Towers soundtrack.
The Movie Park Studio Tour Experience
The main story revolves around a big movie director that is creating his latest feature film and the guests are the main stars.
There’s no story as such beyond that other than the whirlwind experience of the fast-moving industry that is filmmaking.
The tour begins backstage before you are inside a tornado movie, then you’re on a monster movie set and then you’re on a Fast and Furious racetrack as you zoom out of the show building and into some outside coaster track before quickly returning back into the building for more fun.
There are many easter eggs dotted around the ride for film nerds to enjoy and lots of really well crafted and detailed props to admire giving this ride certified re-rideability factor.
Whilst many of the effects within the ride are screen-based they’re well blended with the environment.
Even better is that the ride can be changed to a horror theme for their very own Halloween festival as the screens can all be changed to a new storyline and actors road the queue line. Perfection.
Tornados are replaced with zombies and numerous beasts lurk the corridors.
Enough of me talking about it though come and take a look at a normal run-through (not Halloween) of Movie Park Studio Tour at Movie Park Germany.
The Nerdy Stuff
For those of you wanting to know the more nerdy details of the ride, here they are!
This multidimensional launch coaster combines a coaster and a heavily themed park ride.
It’s Europe’s first double launched indoor coaster with one backwards-launch section that features a state-of-the-art 360° turntable, a high-speed track switch and several special track features.
The ride can reach speeds up to 60 km/h and consists of a track length of 532 metres. The studio building is 3,800 square metres and consists of 12 scenes and an outdoor section.
Each train can seat 12 passengers and the ride consists of an onboard audio system guiding guests through the experience.
