Description
With an area of 400,000 m², Freizeit-Land Geiselwind is Bavaria's largest amusement park in terms of surface area. Among the more than 120 attractions are Free Fall Tower, water rides and Germany's only looping roller coaster with forward and backward travel. This offering is supplemented monthly by action-packed live shows. Somewhat quieter, but all the more animalistic fun awaits visitors at the monkey reserve and petting zoo.
For families
Freizeit-Land is divided into different themed areas. Families with smaller children will find nice rides and attractions especially in the areas "Tuki's Crazy Farm" and "Freizeit-Land", from the chain carousel Around the World and the Ferris wheel to the cozy farm ride or the small roller coaster Doggy Dog. There are two free fall towers - Volcano for the grown-ups, Crow's Nest for the little ones - and right next to them is the dinosaur land T-Rex World. The Blue Gentian also provides fun as it whizzes around the lake.
Fast-paced adventures
The fun continues in the "Land of the Pirates" theme area. Here, among other things, Jack's Hideaway awaits, an interactive pirate experience where you search for treasure on four floors, over suspension bridges and past waterfalls, the Croco Rodeo, the Flying Machine and the Bounty ship swing. Other highlights include the Pirate River whitewater ride and, of course, the looping roller coaster Curse of the Kraken (formerly Boomerang), which is unique in Germany with its forward and backward ride. You'll get that mine feeling on the Pirate Spinner revolving gondola ride, where guests race in a gondola that circles around itself past a waterfall, a mine tunnel filled with mist, and along a clear mountain lake.
Faraway lands
In the "Dragon Bay" themed area, you'll travel to the Far East. In addition to bouncy cushions and trampolines, visitors will find Master Ling's magical garden maze, the Eye of the Dragon and the Dragon's Cave, a roller coaster ride in the dark. The new "Forbidden Kingdoms" area is home to the Cobra Coaster roller coaster. Also not for the faint of heart here is the ride Merlin and the magic Circle, where a double seat is launched some 80 meters into the air.
Discover animals
From the "Safari" theme area with its attractions such as the Taka Waka roller coaster, the Jungle Drop or the Dactari Adventure, you reach the animal section of the amusement park. Here, among other things, porcupines, llamas and mini-kangaroos await you. In the petting zoo, ponies, donkeys and goats can be fed and cuddled. Next to it is the large monkey reserve. There, the little Barbary macaques can be observed from a viewing platform.
In all areas, themed restaurants and snack bars cater for the physical well-being. Varied live shows also await visitors in the two large circus tents in Freizeit-Land and in the Pirate Arena.
Historical Information
The park itself dates all the way back to 1969, when the businessman Ernst Mensinger opened a “fairy tale bird and pony park” in Geiselwind. The animals were free to roam here without any enclosures, giving visitors something akin to a safari experience. A few years later, the first rides were built and live shows presented, and the former animal park slowly transformed into a theme park over the course of time.
In 2016, the theme park was sold to the showman Matthias Mölter, who was quick to introduce a number of changes, including longer opening hours, fresh show concepts and new attractions like the haunted house and 20-metre family free-fall rid
How to get there
By car:
Geiselwind is directly next to the A3 Nuremberg-Würzburg motorway and even boasts its own exit.
- From Württemberg: Take the A81 and merge onto the A3 towards Nuremberg in Würzburg.
- From Thüringen and Saxony, Geiselwind is accessible via Meiningen-Schweinfurt (A71), Coburg-Bamberg (A 73) and Hof-Nuremberg (A9 / A70).
By public transport:
From Würzburg main station, you can take bus line 141 to Scheinfeld Post and from there continue on line 167 to the centre of Langenberg. It’s then around 15 minutes’ walk on foot from here to the theme park.
From Nuremberg main station, take a local train to Markt Bibart and then bus routes 141 and 167 to the theme park as described above.
