![]() You can get a good point of view video of the ride on YouTube, of course, though the rider in the video seems a bit too excited about this relatively mild coaster: In Dubai it just features more mushrooms. The Smurf Express roller coaster ( starting here in this family vacation video) looks to me like the same model they have at DisneyWorld themed as Goofy’s coaster, which is the same, if I remember correctly, as the Rescue Rangers ride at DisneyLand. Hopefully, they found a safe way to continue meeting the characters. This is doubly a shame because the Playhouse is where the Papa Smurf Meet-and-Greet used to be. It’s a bit like the Middle Eastern version of Disney’s Hollywood Studios or Universal Studios.įrom a Smurfs point of view, you can ride the Smurf Village Express roller coaster, enjoy the Smurfs Village Playhouse live stage show, or take in the Smurfs Studio Tour (a dark ride that includes AstroSmurf).Ĭurrently, that Playhouse and The Smurfberry Factory, a kids play zone, is currently closed due to COVID. Rides and experiences are based on such movies as Hotel Transylvania, Kung Fu Panda, Ghostbusters, and Zombieland. It features areas themed on movies from Columbia, Dreamworks, and Lionsgate. Being indoors means it stays open 365 days a year. The Smurfs park in Dubai is part of a larger “Hollywood-inspired” theme park called Motiongate that opened in December 2016. Also, let’s touch on the park that was announced, but never happened… Dubai: Motiongate Let’s be virtual tourists, instead, and take a look at the three parks in order of their openings. There are still no Smurfs theme parks planned in the States, and I’m not holding my breath. The parks feature photo opportunities with larger-than-life-sized Smurfs, rides, and activities.įrom here in the United States, we can only look through the window at the birthday party we weren’t invited to. ![]() The last one, dubbed “Dream City”, is the largest and most recent, having opened in May 2020, with room for further expansion. The three Smurfs theme parks are located in Moscow, Dubai, and Shanghai. Where are there Smurfs theme parks, then? Truly one of the signs of the end of American Exceptionalism is the news from 2020 that there are now three Smurfs-themed parks located around the globe, but none of them are in the United States of America. ![]()
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