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Re: How do Funparks compare
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2011, 06:09:53 »
Were the funparks visited set up as an amusement park (rides) or as an interactive play experience like bonnie referred to?  

The Zirndorf funpark is a theme-oriented outdoor park with a huge glass hall (HOB-Center) and a shopping area (you usually pass through there when you leave the park).

The outdoor areas are knights, pirates (a 60ft version of the 3940) dinos (12ft tall T-Rex), adventure, construction, western and farm.
Every areas has activities to offer (getting "gold nuggets"/small precious stones from a huge sandpit for Western) that kids between 5 and 12 will be able to enjoy (There are full-size Playmo-cows and horses to milk and wash in the Farm area (for the little ones) and slack-slines and 4 different balancing courses in the adventure section).
One area (a new one every year) has a quest with the chance to win Playmo-sets (you hand in the found codeword and there are winners for each month or maybe week - Prizes will be sent to you because you have to leave your address)
ENtry fee is 8Euros for everyone (except under 4 year olds), but we have always thought it's a GREAT deal.
Because all other activities are free.

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Re: How do Funparks compare
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2011, 06:23:19 »
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The indoor area is huge and there are tables where children can try and play with virtually all sets (even 1.2.3 can be found in toddler-safe surroundings). Staff is present and will try to put sets back into order when one of the tables is left by a group of children.
Food or drink are NOT expensive in the restaurants (and you can bring your own food/drinks and have a break at the numerous tables, benches or on the lawn areas.)
The best deal is the child's menu: For 4-5 euros you get something like a "Happy Meal" There is a warm main course (chicken nuggets with fries or a small pizza or pasta e.g.) + a drink (0,33l) in a Playmobil Holo-cup that is yours to keep + a dessert (custard or fruit salad) + one free klicky in a plastic bag. When we go there, even we parents go for that menu, but you can get real full-sized meals for 6-8 Euros as well.
A lot of the outdoor area has got water involved so you should bring spare clothes AND/OR bathing suits/trunks for the kids. Don't go make them go there in their sunday clothes.  ;D
There are also tumblers to dry your kid's clothes but there may be a fee on them.
The shop area has got ALL regular, MOST German exclusive and ALL DS sets on shelves. They have got a section with special offers (usually sets that have just gone out of sale (even some DS ones if you're lucky)). The prices are NOT so special but the variety of sets is just wow. You can buy some small Playmo items that you can get in the fun park action areas in the shop as well. (treasure chests; marine animals; baby dino eggs; huge shells) for 1 or 1.5€ there so for adult collectors there is no need to go to the magic shells among the 6 year olds to fish for the exclusive marine animals.

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Re: How do Funparks compare
« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2011, 06:29:59 »
We usually go there for a whole day (my brother lives nearby so we have never been to the theme hotel that is right next to the park - Maybe others can report their experiences - Looks like there are gifts for kids if you stay there with your family) and it's no problem spending 6-8 hours with 5-9 year olds.

There is a minigolf course (extra fee) bewteen the park and the hotel and even a diving range for adult golfers if I remember correctly in the same area.

There are no "rides" but there are interactive games for kids at a certain schedule where kids can participate (knights' tournament with costumes; softball cannon shooting at the castle wall; mini-club disco in the indoor area form 4.30 to 17.15 pm)
 The indoor area has a climbing section
Indoor parking is 3€ for the whole day.
More questions? I'll try to answer them.

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Re: How do Funparks compare
« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2011, 08:00:27 »
More questions? I'll try to answer them.

I am SOOOO JEALOUS. I wanna go there. Though having stuff for kids only SUCKS BIG TIME.

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Re: How do Funparks compare
« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2011, 08:48:51 »
Though having stuff for kids only SUCKS BIG TIME.

Why ? Playmobil is a kids toy after all and that is expected i suppose. I think we need to remember that us collectors is a minority and the key customers are kids and also that kids also present here. i think the above statement is a bit ott actually  :) :)
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Re: How do Funparks compare
« Reply #15 on: September 28, 2011, 09:06:20 »
Why ? Playmobil is a kids toy after all and that is expected i suppose.
Well, I see no point. And it's annoying. IMO. What if I wanna play with the cowies? :hissyfit:

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Re: How do Funparks compare
« Reply #16 on: September 28, 2011, 11:45:35 »
Though having stuff for kids only SUCKS BIG TIME.

You can play golf and minigolf outside.
And there ia a coffee bar inside for us - next to the kids' playing tables.
And at the moment there's an exhibition on the second floor gallery inside the HOB center with 3 collectors' dioramas and the history of geobra products (130 years - Oh yes, it existed before Playmobil)
I'll add photos....

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Re: How do Funparks compare
« Reply #17 on: September 28, 2011, 12:18:23 »
Here are my girls fishing for marine treasure in one of the magic shells.

Next you can see one of the outdoor climbing areas (adventure theme)

And then we have slipped back in time to the baby triceratops. The huge T-Rex is just a few feet away (GROAAAARRR!)

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Re: How do Funparks compare
« Reply #18 on: September 28, 2011, 12:20:38 »
Here are some pictures from the HOB exhibtion on geobra's history. Geobra sold piggy banks at some time.

And here are the first ever made klickys with their inventor Hans Beck.

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Re: How do Funparks compare
« Reply #19 on: September 28, 2011, 12:25:19 »
Then we have Playmolution (Playmo + evolution) in the exhib for us adults.