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Malta Popeye Village

Anchor Bay, Mellieha, Island of Malta MLH4808, Malta
21524782/3/4
Ranked #3 of 3 attractions in Mellieha
3.5 of 5 stars 147 Reviews
Type: Amusement/ Theme Parks, Tourist/ Visitor Centres
Owner description: Popeye Village Fun Park has grown from its days as the Film Set of the 1980 Musical Production "Popeye" into a number of colorful fun activities for... more » Owner description: Popeye Village Fun Park has grown from its days as the Film Set of the 1980 Musical Production "Popeye" into a number of colorful fun activities for all young at heart. For fun you will meet famous cartoon characters to greet and entertain your kids, grownups can be part of a filming experience with the animation crew, a number of attractions such as Santa's toy town, boat rides, (water trampolines, sun bathing decks, beach lido)summer only, food outlets and a winery offering free wine tasting. There is also Malta's largest jump around and a small fun park with rides for kids. « less
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Island of Gozo, Malta
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

Good day out for the kids. Its a bit of a trip back in time, but nice.

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London, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

We expected more people to be there we were the only ones about good job the buses were frequent. We would not recommend a visit.

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Dudley, England, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

i think in this village the time given for the trip is too long . we ended up sitting bored for two hours waiting on our coach. good place to visit but get the arriva transport to and from it it is only aprox 20mins and a lot cheaper. worth a visit if you like that sort of thing. theme... More

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Preston, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

but not for people with walking problems , but other wise good to pay a visit to see

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

My daughter enjoyed it much so and is a lovely view over malta well created. Would like to see again when I am back in malta.

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London
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

We had a fun time here with an 8 year old. Showed him some clips of the movie before going as Popeye isn't really on his radar. He had a blast. We watched them making the ubiquitous visitor participation video which was well produced and fun to observe. There is a boat ride for 15 minutes out into the bay... More

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Canberra, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

Not really of interest to us. We went snokling just nearby and that was good.

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Edinburgh
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012
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We visited Popeye Village with our 5 year old, it was quite quiet the day we went and I was actually surprised to see how many people were there that did not have children. I have to say first and foremost that my son enjoyed the few hours that we spent here but us adults found it extremely poor. I... More

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Eastbourne, United Kingdom
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

The village is very picturesque, the activities good fun, but most impressed with the young couple who were Popeye and Olive Oyl. They looked the part and worked so hard to entertain not just the children but adults as well. They were very talented and should go far!

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rotherham
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012

the last time I was here was in the 80's and it was an abandoned film set and basically was crap now its had a good makeover and was well worth spending 3-4 hours here ONLY if you have kids or are nostalgic for the popeye film.

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