Heide Park Halloween
Autumn Halloween season with scare zones, horror mazes and evening opening.
Heide Park Resort
Hybrid resort · Europe
🇩🇪 Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany
Northern Germany's record-setting thrill park
Overall score7.5
Opened
1978
Size
210 acres (85 ha)
Rides
30 attractions
Avg. visit
7 hours
Ticket range
$43–$74 USD
Events & shows
Visual Archive
Heide Park sits in the Lüneburg Heath and holds an unusual density of superlatives: Colossos was the world's steepest wooden coaster at opening, Krake was Germany's first dive coaster, and Flug der Dämonen is one of Europe's longest wing coasters. Scream's 103-metre drop tower is visible from the car park.
The theming is lighter than Phantasialand's, but the ride roster and short queues make it the best pure-thrill day in northern Germany.
Plan Your Visit
Hours & tickets
- Operating hours
- Typically 10am-6pm, extended in high summer
- Seasonal closures
- Closed roughly November to late March apart from Halloween event dates
- Queue-skip pass
- Express Pass available in several tiers on busy days. From about $25 USD.
- How long to stay
- Full day
- Multi-day tickets
- 2-day tickets available with on-site hotel and Holiday Camp packages.
- Season pass
- Annual or season pass from about $120 USD.
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- Hamburg (HAM), ~85 km; Hannover (HAJ), ~90 km
- Public transit
- Train to Soltau, then a local bus or short taxi to the park entrance
- Parking
- On-site parking available. Around $9 USD per day.
- Staying over
- Heide Park Abenteuerhotel, Holiday Camp cabins and Port Royal pirate-themed hotel on site
Accessibility
- Accessibility
- Flat, sandy heathland site that is broadly step-free, with accessible toilets and a companion ticket. Most coasters require independent transfer from a wheelchair.
Good to know
- Who it suits
- Leans toward teens and thrill seekers with Colossos and Krake, though there is a decent children's area
- Best time to visit
- Weekdays in May, June or September; avoid German summer school holidays
- Dining
- Straightforward German quick-service; the hotel restaurants are the better sit-down option
- Outside food
- You can bring your own food and drink.
- Weather cover
- Largely open, flat parkland in northern Germany with limited indoor cover; dress for wind and rain, and expect coaster pauses in storms.
- Baby care
- Baby changing and nursing facilities available in the main service areas.
- Rentals on site
- Stroller / pushchair hire and Lockers available on site.
- Currency & payment
- EUR; cards and contactless accepted, cash useful at smaller stands.
- Official app
- Heide Park Resort app (iOS/Android): wait times, map and show times.
Archival records
World's tallest wooden roller coaster at opening (Colossos)