Babelsberg Film Park
The Babelsberg Film Park is a seasonal amusement park in the Babelsberg district of Potsdam . The theme park has over 20 film-specific attractions, four shows, a 4D and XD cinema, original sets and exhibition areas on film and the film trade. The film park is part of the media city Babelsberg and is located directly next to the Babelsberg film studio , the oldest large-scale film studio in the world and the largest film studio complex in Europe, in which, since 1912, under the names Deutsche Bioskop , Ufa , DEFA and now Studio Babelsberg, more than 3000 cinema and TV films were made.
history
After the reunification , a "film and TV experience" was opened on the Babelsberg studio site in 1991. First of all, typical film workplaces, parts of the prop stock and some exterior decorations were shown to bring the visitors closer to the film world, German film history with the focus on the Babelsberg location and cinematic handicrafts and tricks. In 1993, based on theme parks such as Universal Studios Hollywood, the studio tour and the first stunt show started . Flimmy the film park mascot was created in 1996. In 1998 , the children's park "Panama" was added with Janosch's participation . After the successful children's book by Janosch Oh, how beautiful Panama is , a small world was created with the legendary journey of tigers and bears in search of Panama. In 1998, the original props from the movie Prinz Eisenherz (1997) turned into the adventure restaurant of the same name with events from the time of princes, knights and maids. In 1999 the 15 m high volcano arena was built for the stunt show. There, 2,500 visitors can experience the daily live stunt show under the open sky in roofed areas in almost any weather. In the anniversary year 2011, the Blue Ball moved from Berlin's Breitscheidplatz to the Filmpark with the Dome of Babelsberg, an integrated XD adventure theater. In 2012, the making-of show The Three Musketeers in 3D for the film, shot entirely in Babelsberg, opened, the sets of which can be viewed in the Filmpark. Since 2017, as part of the so-called backlot tour, the original exterior set “Lummerland” by Jim Knopf and Lukas the locomotive driver can be viewed before the cinema release .
Attractions
- Guided backlot tour to the original Gute Zeiten, Bad Zeiten outdoor set and the scenery of Lummerland from the movie production Jim Knopf and Lukas der Lokomotivführer (2017) as well as original props from the movies Sonnenallee (1999), Der Baader Meinhof Complex (2008 ) and Monuments Men - Unusual Heroes (2014).
- The studio in the Traumwerker Hall: hands-on film craft, a look behind the scenes in the prop, mask, costume; and in the cinema a film on the more than one hundred year history of Studio Babelsberg
- Caligari-Halle with the lucky dragon Fuchur from The Neverending Story 3 - Salvation from Fantasies (1994) and the original rotary model from the remake of Andreas Dresen's Timm Thaler or the sold laugh (2017).
- The Sandman - Adventure in Dreamland : Details of the Babelsberg animation production and making-of of the Sandmann film (2010)
- Film sets and props from several films
- Stunt show in the Vulkan Arena
- The making-of show for the international cinema production The Three Musketeers (2012) including original costumes
- TV show, interactive live show about the making of a TV magazine
- Show "film animals in front of the camera" in TV studio 1
- 4D action cinema ( showscan cinema with benches that move synchronously with the film and 3D films)
- XD adventure cinema Dome of Babelsberg opened in June 2011 as a new attraction
- Burggarten
- Street of giants
- Western street with saloon and gold panning facility
- Medieval town with original film structures from the film Uprising of the Fishermen of St. Barbara, shot for GDR television in 1988 (Director: Thomas Langhoff )
- "Prinz Eisenherz" adventure restaurant, original set from the German-American film Prinz Eisenherz (1997)
- Dock 8 - The mysterious submarine as a submarine simulation, original setting from the film Hostile Waters (2007)
- Little Muck's Gardens: Replica of the sets of the DEFA fairy tale film The Story of Little Muck (1953) based on original plans
- Boat trip through the dream world of Janoschs Oh, how beautiful is Panama
- the largest tiger duck in the world was set up for the 30th anniversary of the Janosch tiger duck
- Original Löwenzahn construction vehicle, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2010 and with which Peter Lustig went on air for 25 years
- Original witch house from the ARD fairy tale film Hansel and Gretel (2012)
- Game world with bumper cars and adventure simulator
- Jungle adventure playground for little guests
- various dining facilities
Special exhibitions
- For the first time there was a special exhibition in 2007, detached from the seasonal opening time: The exhibition "The Lord of the Rings ™ -Motion Picture Triology - The Exhibition" in the Caligari Hall. The visit was not included in the entrance fee to the Babelsberg Film Park.
- From May 1st to August 14th 2011 the special exhibition "Star Trek" took place in the Caligarihalle.
- From October 13, 2018 to March 10, 2019 you could visit the special exhibition: "Harry Potter ™: The Exhibition" in the Caligarihalle, regardless of what the Babelsberg Film Park has to offer.
Web links
- Website of the Babelsberg Film Park
- State capital Potsdam: Babelsberg Film Park
- Website of the “Prinz Eisenherz” restaurant in the Babelsberg Film Park
- Film tourism: Babelsberg Film Park
- Sebastian Blottner: And action. Visiting the Filmpark-Babelsberg . Berliner Morgenpost . September 21, 2017. Accessed December 30, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Filmmuseum-Potsdam
- ^ Sarah Kugler: "Lummerland" in the Babelsberg Film Park - an island with two tunnels . Potsdam latest news . April 15, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ Filmpark Babelsberg: Star Trek - The Exhibition. Accessed August 10, 2011.
- ^ Harry Potter ™: The Exhibition - Official exhibition in Potsdam. Retrieved March 5, 2019 .
Coordinates: 52 ° 23 ′ 8 ″ N , 13 ° 7 ′ 2 ″ E