Theme Parks and Amusement Parks in Germany

OK, the kids are fed up with castles, palaces and museums, take a day out to visit one of Germany's theme parks or amusement parks. Your tiny ones will love a day at Playmobil Land, a giant indoor park full of larger than life Playmobil toys and playgrounds. For roller coaster fans, Europa Park offers the largest roller coaster in Europe and over 100 rides.

Europa Park

Overview: Germany's biggest amusement park, Europa Park is Germany's answer to Disneyland. You can stay in one of many hotels there and explore different European countries (albiet amusement park style) in their different themed areas. Plenty of great roller coasters and fun rides for the kids
Location:
Freizeit- und Familienpark Mack KG
Europapark-Straße 2
77977 Rust near Freiburg
Germany
Close to Strasburg, Karlsruhe and Freiburg

Movie Park

Overview: See Hollywood up close in Germany at this movie theme park - rides, shows, roller coasters and special events - very much like a smaller version of Universal Studios.
Location:
Warner Allee 1,
46244 Bottrop-Kirchhellen
Close to Essen, Dortmund, Cologne and Düsseldorf.

Phantasialand

Overview : Phantasialand Amusement Park boasts the largest indoor roller coaster in the world and several other spectacular rides. From fantasy worlds, to the Colorado Rockies and Africa - I have yet to visit, but it looks like a lot of fun - water parks, playgrounds for the kids, lots of rides and plenty of shows. If you are an amusement park fan you might want to put this on your top ten list.
Location:
Phantasialand
Schmidt-Löffelhardt GmbH & Co. KG
Berggeiststr. 31-41
50321 Brühl
Close to Aachen, Düsseldorf, Cologne and Bonn

Heide Park

Overview : A fun amusement park with plenty of roller coasters and water rides, this is a favorite destination for people in northern Germany.
Location:
Heide Park Soltau
Heidenhof
29614 Soltau
Near Bremen, Hamburg and Hannover

Holiday Park

Overview: One of the largest theme parks in Germany, this is a popular destination for families and in addition to plenty of roller coasters and great rides, offers some spectacular laser shows and fireworks displays.
Location:
Holiday-Park-Straße 6
67454 Hassloch/Palatinate
Germany
Near Karlsruhe, Mannheim, Heidelberg and Frankfurt

Legoland Germany

Overview: Take the little engineers and architects to Legoland Germany for a day to enjoy rides, shows, and of course, lots and lots of Legos.
Location:
LEGOLAND Allee
89312 Günzburg
Germany
Near Stuttgart, Munich , Ulm and Nuremburg

Spieleland

Overview: Great amusement park for kids - Ravensburger makes all those great wooden toys and puzzles you always think are going to be heirlooms.
Location:
Ravensburger Spieleland AG
Liebenau
Am Hangenwald 1
D-88074 Meckenbeuren
Near Fridreichshafen and Ravensburger on Lake Constance (the Bodensee).

Playmobil Land

Overview: The Playmobil theme park is great for the little ones - lots of themed play areas and things to do for children under 10 or so. This is an excellent place to spend a day or a few hours so the kids can run off some steam.
Location:
PLAYMOBIL-FunPark
Brandstätter Straße 2–10
90513 Zirndorf (Bayern)
Near Nuremburg in Bavaria