Familypark Burgenland: Adventure and entertainment for young and old
The Familypark in Sankt Margarethen is with around 145,000 m² area Austria's largest leisure and family park. Everyone who has children knows this park in Eastern Austria. It was founded in 1968 as a family business with the name “fairytale forest“. The theme park has had its current name since 2015. The cat Filippo is the park’s mascot.
Short info:
- Where is the park? Märchenparkweg 1, 7062 St.Margarethen in Burgenland (near Rust on Lake Neusiedl)
- opening hours? Season 2023: from April 1st to November 5th. Here you can find the current opening hours
- Entrance fees: Day ticket from 3 years online from approx. €37.00. All prices can be found here.
- Is it worth a visit? Yes, especially with children. But adults don't miss out either.
- What is on offer? There are roller coasters, water rides, round trips and themed rides for all ages. Children's heights are measured before the ride!
There are around 80 attractions available in four themed areas:
- adventure castle: Theme world with attractions for younger visitors (e.g. balloon carousel, dragon train, vintage car convoy)
- fairytale forest: Oldest part of the park with stories and representations of well-known fairy tales. Is only of interest to small children.
- Adventure Island: Mediterranean-style theme world with roller coaster and larger rides (e.g. Leonardo's flying machine, crocodile track, sea dragon, god's lightning)
- Farm yard: Attractions related to rural life (e.g. Rattenmühle roller coaster, tractor ride, apple flight, forest animal race)
The highlights
Of course, the highlights depend somewhat on the age and size of the child. One of the most visited highlights in the park is the roller coaster Götterblitz. For those who want to feel the wind in their hair, this attraction offers the ideal opportunity. The Rattenmühle family roller coaster also ensures enjoyable driving with its quick changes of direction.
A unique experience awaits visitors at a Sightseeing flight at a height of up to 20 meters with Leonardo's flying machine. Those who have mastered the technique can even perform a rotation around their own axis. Roman tower From here you can enjoy a breathtaking 360-degree view of the nature reserve of the Rust hills and the Lake Neusiedl.
A special experience is the Wildwasserbahn BiberburgHere, guests can expect a fast ride in a tree trunk, past funny beaver scenes, before taking an open lift to a height of 17 metres. For refreshing moments on hot summer days, numerous water attractions You can do a few laps on the flying fish or venture into the cool water on the crocodile train. Neptune's water world and the waterworks offer additional water fun with bubbling and diverse water features.
New in the Familypark since 2024
Azurgo: A giant swing that swings you up to 12 meters high. This attraction is surrounded by colorful dragon eggs and offers an exciting flying experience. Children over 100 cm can ride accompanied by an adult, and over 120 cm can ride alone.
Eichen-Convoy: Here a group of funny gnomes ensure that there are always enough acorns for energy production. This trip is possible for children over 100 cm tall, younger children need an escort. There is also the sailors' meeting place, a souvenir shop and 16 newly designed fairy tale scenes
General
In addition to the 31 rides, the Family Park offers numerous other adventures, such as adventure and water playgrounds, climbing gardens, musical theater and hands-on games, where there is a lot to discover. Overall, the park is very beautiful and spacious. There are enough places to escape the hustle and bustle. For the very young, there are changing stations and microwaves for baby food.
Tip: From 25 October to 5 November the famous Halloween Festival at Familypark instead! Look forward to shows and scary-beautiful decorations!
Food & Drink
Several restaurants and stands offer classics such as meatloaf or schnitzel rolls, hot dogs, chips, homemade stone oven pizza, pasta or ice cream. For those who are health conscious, the Familypark offers organic chickpea curry with basmati rice for 10.90 euros, various bowls with fish/vegan meatballs/or chicken and chickpeas and vegetables, focaccia (salad pizza), vegan burgers, various salad variations and more. You can find all the stations with menus in the app.
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