Enter the magical world of timeless stories with the DreamWorks Animation Zone, a part of the Hollywood-inspired theme park Motiongate Dubai in Dubai Parks and Resorts.

The family-friendly zone houses a total of 12 rides, four live experiences, four themed restaurants and five retail stores, serving as a one-stop-shop for all your entertainment requirements this weekend.

Featuring new, never-seen-before content created by DreamWorks Animation exclusively for Motiongate Dubai, plus state-of-the-art programmable ride systems, 360-degree rotating ride vehicles, built-in audio, massive multimedia projections and so much more, these rides are set to become one of the most memorable rides for guests.

The DreamWorks Animation Zone is a unique indoor-world of hysterical characters and heart-warming stories with four uniquely themed lands inspired by the blockbuster animated hits: Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Madagascar and Shrek.

Re-creating each film in their own uniquely themed 'lands', guests are welcomed by a majestic and multi-sensory fountain with sculptures of all the DreamWorks characters coming to life.

• Shrek Land: Step into the kingdom of Far Far Away and enjoy a brand new Shrek adventure where captivating story-telling and a good dose of Donkey's cheekiness awaits. Guests can plunge into excitement and adventure their wildest dreams with the Shrek's Merry Fairy Tale Journey which tells the tale of Shrek and Fiona's beautiful love story. Another family-friendly ride is Swamp Celebration where guests can rock and glide inside a hallowed out tree trunk.

• How to Train Your Dragon Land: Immersing guests in a multi-sensory experience, complete with stunning sights, spectacular views and even subtle sounds is what this land is about. Guests will be able to begin their journey on the Swinging Viking ship set on a thrilling rogue adventure that will leave guests feeling buoyant and off to sea. Visitors with young Vikings can experience Camp Viking an interactive, adventure play area amongst Viking ships featuring wet and dry areas. Finally, set amongst the Isles of Berk, the flagship ride Dragon Gliders a regional first, incorporating the best in new generation ride technology to bring a multi-sensory, action-packed adventure to guests.

• Madagascar Land: For thrillseekers too there is plenty of excitement at Madagascar land. Madagascar, Mad Pursuit  the fastest rollercoaster will take guests on a mad chase through the circus alongside the Zoosters along with Penguin Air where kids can manoeuvre their own aircraft gliders and Melman Go-Round - a whimsical and colourful carousel. Also playing is two live shows, Operation Penguin Shake inside King Julien's Sideshow Café restaurant and King Julien's Sideshow Stomp, a full dance show. The exhilarating Green Hornet High Speed chase awaits guests. Climb aboard this rollercoaster and careen through full of thrills and dizzying leaps.

• Kung Fu Panda Land: Guests can climb aboard a rollicking crazy adventure on a state-of-the-art 4D simulator with the Unstoppable Awesomeness Ride. For a more classic experience, guests can take Mr. Ping's Noodle Fling, a whirling, twirling tea cup ride where the rider is in charge for how fast they would like to . Kids and families can learn the art of Kung Fu from Master Po himself in an interactive show at Kung Fu Academy. - TradeArabia News Service