Characters from crowd-favourite franchises such as Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, The Smurfs and more are ready for their close-ups with meet-and-greets available all days of the week at MOTIONGATE™ Dubai
Dubai, UAE, 27 March 2023: Meet Papa Smurf and Smurfette, take a picture with Po from “Kung Fu Panda”, dance with King Julien from “Madagascar”, or hang out with Drac and Mavis from “Hotel Transylvania”, all these characters and more await at MOTIONGATE™ Dubai, the region’s largest Hollywood-inspired theme park.
Available all days of the week, guests of all ages can interact with their favourite characters and take memorable pictures with them inside the beautifully themed areas of DreamWorks, Lionsgate, Columbia Pictures, and Smurfs Village.
MOTIONGATE™ Dubai is the region’s largest Hollywood-inspired theme park with 29 thrilling rides, attractions, and exciting entertainment experiences. Meet and greets are included in the MOTIONGATE™ Dubai Day Ticket and Annual Passes. Tickets are available for purchase on the park’s website or at the counter. For more information, please call 800-AMAZING (2629464).
About MOTIONGATE™ Dubai:
MOTIONGATE™ Dubai is the flagship theme park at Dubai Parks™ and Resorts and the largest Hollywood-inspired theme park in the Middle East. It also features the greatest number of roller coasters present in a single theme park in the Middle East. In a world first, three legendary Hollywood film studios – DreamWorks Animation, Columbia Pictures, and Lionsgate – as well as cartoon franchise The Smurfs, have come together at MOTIONGATE™ Dubai. The unique park features 29 thrilling rides and attractions and exciting entertainment experiences, including character meet-and-greets, dance performances, photo opportunities and more. MOTIONGATE™ Dubai has five distinct zones:
- The DreamWorks Zone is entirely indoors, featuring various rides and attractions such as the Madagascar Mad Pursuit, the fastest themed rollercoaster, as well as Dragon Gliders, a suspended roller coaster inspired by the How to Train your Dragon movie franchise. The zone also includes Kung Fu Panda Unstoppable Awesomeness, a 4D motion simulator and King Julien’s Sideshow Café, a Madagascar themed café.
- The Lionsgate Zone features immersive roller coasters including The Hunger Games-inspired Capitol Bullet Train roller coaster as well as the Now You See Me: High Roller and John Wick: Open Contract inspired from the movie franchise.
- The Smurfs Village Zone includes rides, attractions and play area for young children and families, such as the Smurf Village Express and Smurfberry Factory, all inspired by the popular cartoon franchise. The zone is home to Very Smurfy Café, a café inspired by the Smurfs franchise.
- The Columbia Pictures Zone features seven film-themed rides and attractions including Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs – River Expedition, Zombieland Blast-off, The Green Hornet: High Speed Chase, and Underworld 4D.
- The Studio Central at the park’s entry boulevard replicates ‘real’ working movie sets including a Supporting Roles bakery with a variety of treats, as well as the Studio Store for all movie-themed memorabilia.