Schloss Dracula is a walk-through at Fantasiana, so strictly it isn’t a ride. It opened in 2008, built by the park with figures by Hofmann, and tells Count Dracula’s story from inside his castle.
It runs all year, with live actors and animatronics, which is pretty ambitious for a small park. It’s aimed at families and older children and isn’t too frightening. At Halloween the scares are reportedly turned up, so go then if you want a proper fright.
| opened | 2008 |
|---|---|
| manufacturer | Fantasiana and Hofmann |
| intensity | gentle |
| comfort | silky |
Grab something cold and eat it out in the sunshine. Vampires aren't keen on that!
Once you're back out in the daylight with your neck still intact, sit down and enjoy the fact that nobody's following you.
Read the opening chapters on the way. A traveller arrives at a castle and slowly realises he shouldn't be there, which is pretty much the walk-through in a nutshell.
Watch it the night before, so you walk in with Lugosi's Count already in your head. Every shadow in the castle will look like him.
If you'd rather your vampires were brooding than terrifying, this one's for you. It's not much like the castle in tone, but it's a fun option.