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| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | December 16, 2016[1] |
| Owner | Dubai Holding |
| Operated by | Dubai Parks and Resorts |
| General manager | Denis Pascal |
| Theme | Show business DreamWorks Animation Columbia Pictures Lionsgate The Smurfs |
| Slogan | Where rides and movies come together! |
| Operating season | Year-round |
| Area | 45 acres (18 ha) |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 29 |
| Roller coasters | 7 |
| Water rides | 1 |
| Website | Official Website |
Motiongate Dubai (or Motiongate for short; stylized as motiongate) is a Hollywood-inspired theme park[2] located in Dubai Parks and Resorts, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, showcasing five themed areas and attractions dedicated to popular feature films and other media franchises like DreamWorks Animation, Columbia Pictures, Lionsgate, and The Smurfs and was opened on December 16, 2016.[3][4]
Motiongate Dubai is operated by Dubai Parks and Resorts. The park's opening date was originally scheduled on October 31, 2016, but was postponed due construction delays. It was opened on December 16, 2016.[5]
Theme park operations were temporarily suspended in March 2020 due to COVID-19 precautionary measures. It was supposed to reopen on April 8, 2020, but the closure was extended for the summer period with the destination reopening on September 23, 2020.[6] The company will "focus on the roll-out of the enhancement programme and completion of maintenance works during the closure period". On January 21, 2022, Lionsgate zone expanded to feature 2 additional movie franchises 'Now You See Me' and 'John Wick', also adding 2 rides to the park.[7]
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| Companies | Franchises | Characters | Locations | Year appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DreamWorks Animation (Universal Pictures/NBCUniversal/Comcast) | Shrek How to Train Your Dragon Kung Fu Panda Madagascar |
Shrek Donkey Fiona Puss in Boots Hiccup Astrid Toothless Po Alex Marty Melman Gloria King Julien Maurice Mort Penguins Capitan Dubois |
DreamWorks | 2016–present |
| Columbia Pictures | Hotel Transylvania Underworld Ghostbusters Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
Dracula Mavis Johnny Murray Selene Peter Venkman Ray Stantz Egon Spengler Winston Zeddemore Flint Lockwood Sam Sparks |
Columbia Pictures[10] | 2016–present |
| Peyo | The Smurfs | Papa Smurf Smurfette Brainy Smurf Vanity Smurf |
Smurfs Village[11] | 2016–present |
| Lionsgate | The Hunger Games Now You See Me John Wick |
Effie Peacekeepers |
Lionsgate[12][13][14] | 2016–present |
MOTIONGATE Dubai's Fright Nights (October 2018) - Held from the 18th of October until the 3rd of November, it featured 2 scare areas and a Saw themed maze.[15]
MOTIONGATE Dubai's Fright Nights 2 (October 2019) - Held from the 24th of October until the 22nd of November. Horrors from the screen featured photobooth from famous horror movies in history. Haunting of the Old Graveyard was a storytelling show. Into the Deadlands was a maze themed after a post-apocalyptic Earth. Zombieland was a maze with zombies.[16][17]
MOTIONGATE Dubai's Fright Nights 3 (October 2020) - Held from the 22nd of October until the 14th of November. Guests can expect a live horror show performed at the Hollywood Theater which will feature a 20-minute chronicle around the grim story of The Collector and his epic fight with the Hollow Heart Beast. In addition, a horror maze right out of your worst nightmares awaits at The Underworld where you join a secret society formed by The Collector to capture an ancient creature that hides in the old cursed crypt.[18]
MOTIONGATE Dubai's Fright Nights 4 (October 2021) – Held from 23 September until 6 November. A haunted cinema infested by a creepy legend from the past lurking in the dark. Six guests will be allowed inside this immersive ‘Nyctophobia’ experience at a time, and they must figure their way out within six minutes.[19]
MOTIONGATE Dubai's Fright Nights 5 (October 2022) – Held from 8 October until 31 October. The Legend of the Weeping Shadow scare zone investigates a vengeful ghost who is rumored to roam waterfront areas. Meanwhile, the Freak Show scare zone takes guests to the circus, where sideshow horrors and maniacal clowns roam around. The Halloween Fright Nights activities will end on a high note each day with The Nightmare Dimension Parade, where Halloween characters will walk through Studio Central, the main boulevard, just before park closing providing great photo opportunities for visitors and the potential to encounter the evil mastermind known as “The Boogeyman”.[20]
MOTIONGATE Dubai's Festive Thrills (Annually) – Held during the month of December. The Middle East's largest Hollywood-inspired theme park transforms into a winter wonderland, with a dazzling show of lights, park decorations, festive shows, a decked-up entrance gate, a mesmerizing 40-foot tree, a night market, the twinkling canopy on the main boulevard.[21]