The Hollywood in the Desert

The world of endless fun and action-Motiongate Dubai awaits you at the magnificent Dubai Parks and Resorts. The largest Hollywood inspired theme park in the region offers rides and attractions that showcase the works of some of Hollywood’s biggest production studios. The Hollywood in the desert is divided into four zones inspired by Hollywood’s famous films including:

Dreamworks Animation

The animation zone houses four zones including:

●     Kung Fu Panda: Have your kids learn some serious Kung Fu at the Kung Fu Panda academy. To crown the experience, the kids meet Po the Panda before heading to enjoy Mr.Ping’s Noodle fling ride and the unstoppable awesomeness. 

●     Madagascar Land: Most people’s favorite area features a beautiful merry go round and onboard are all amusing characters from the Madagascar movie. The Penguin air ride has you cycling which dictates how high/low your aircraft Gliders can go. King Julien’s sideshow cafe offers quick bitings for you and your loved ones to kick up that glucose up for more fun! For some serious thrills, head on to the Madagascar mad pursuit rollercoaster ride that is the fastest in this area.

●     Shrek: Features two main rides. Shrek’s Merry Fairy Tale that takes you on an exciting journey of how Shrek and Fiona first met. The other ride is Swamp Celebration-a fast paced ride in a gigantic hollowed log which is pretty exciting. 

●     How to train your dragon: The area features three main attractions. Swinging viking ship moves back and forth at an incredibly high speed. The Dragon Glider rollercoaster ride zooms around the indoor space well, with your feet dangling in mid air ;) Finally, camp viking is a wet and dry play area to explore and enjoy fun games

Lionsgate

The rides and shows at Lionsgate zone features:

●     Capitol Bullet Train: The zone’s most popular attraction-a rollercoaster inspired by the world of hunger games takes you on a bumpy ride as it sends you back/forth and upside down from district 12 to the Capitol

●     Panem Aerial Tour: The 3D ride takes you on a ride over Panem to enjoy the picturesque views of iconic landmarks of the Capitol

●        A live stage show with dancing, singing and acrobatics derived from Step Up movies

Columbia Pictures 

The adventurous world of Columbia Pictures features multiple rides and shows including:

●     The Zombie Blast Off: Zombies are real here and the only way to escape the stinky creatures is a 58 metre drop tower. No much time left, just take on the ride :)

●     The Green Hornet: Hang on tight as you embark on a speedy chase-Green Hornet style through dangerous junkyards in a super fast car.

●     Hotel Transylvania: The coffin like carriage offers a creepy ride as you go exploring the haunts of Dracula, Frankenstein amongst others and funny creatures.

●     Underworld 4D: Dive into a multisensory experience like no other as underworld 4D takes you back in time all the way to 800 years of war between vampires and Lycans. In fact, you also roam the corridors of the vampire’s mansion as well as get to dine with the vampires. Impressive! I guess :)

●     Ghostbusters: Get ready for a battle for new york as you hop on the interactive ride with ghostbusters gang for a trip to the temple of Gozer for an epic battle in a quest to save New York city.

●     Flint’s Imagination Lab: The lab is dedicated to kids for fun filled moments performing various experiments. Besides, there’s also science themed slides, gigantic food and laboratory mazes.

●     Cloudy with a chance of meatballs: It’s a world of surprises where animals and food combine and giving rise to a new species. So cool, right? The river expedition on River Ride takes you into the jungle where you meet these foodimals

●     Ghostbusters Block Party: Imagine ghostbusters as dancers? Funny right? But they’re great dancers too!

Smurfs Village Rides 

The rides include:

Smurfberry Factory

The berry factory is for the entire family and calls for teamwork as you collect berries as they fly all over in the family play zone.

Woodland Play Park 

The wide outdoor play park hosts activities to be enjoyed by children.

Smurf Village Express

The rollercoaster is perfect for children for a ride through Smurf Village

Smurfs Studio Tours

Embark on an exciting tour with smurfs through movie studios and become a star of the show.  

Fun Facts Motiongate

●        The park covers 1.9 million sq ft which is big enough to fit nearly 33 American football fields and 24 UK football pitches

●        The park is inspired by 13 major film franchises

●        Dreamworks zone is so gigantic that it can accomodate five A380 aeroplanes

●        Hotel Transylvania attraction resides within a towering castle and has an exterior facade measuring 42 metres which is same height as 10 average female giraffes

●        There’s a total of five rollercoasters at motiongate with a total length track of 2, 593 metres

●        The park hosts a total of 3,170 seats

Helpful Tips

●        Get to the park early to not only avoid crowds, but also enjoy all rides and attractions

●        The weekdays are less crowded than weekends

●        Book your tickets online in advance to avoid queuing at the park

●        Have adequate charge on your phone/camera prior to getting into the park

●        The park has height restrictions hence guests may be restricted to some rides in the park

●        Smoking is not allowed in the park

●        No pets are allowed in the park expect for service animals

●        Facilities around the park include-ATM, First Aid Station, Strollers, Drinking Fountains, Wheelchairs, Lockers

Being the best in branded entertainment, Motiongate Dubai is a one stop entertainment destination for all ages. The options of how much you can do is solely on your hands. The options are simply limitless! Book your motiongate dubai tickets online in advance at itickets.ae, enjoy great discounts, have it confirmed instantly and receive 24/7 hr support for any queries that may arise.

Dalphine Wanjiru is a passionate content writer with over 6 years writing experience across different industries and currently working as a content marketer at itickets.ae. When I’m not writing I’m at Dubai Parks and Resorts and precisely Motiongate just experiencing the best of Hollywood in real life.