- Autostadt welcomes visitors again, daily from 10:00 to 18:00 starting 27 May 2021
- Outdoor hospitality facilities largely open
- Presentation of a negative rapid antigen or PCR test, proof of recovery from Covid-19 or proof of vaccination required
- Digital contact tracing and registration via e-guest app
Wolfsburg, 25 May 2021– Mounting anticipation – the Autostadt in Wolfsburg is ready to take off again: On 27 May 2021, the Autostadt park will reopen again after several months of shutdown. Visitors can access the theme park daily from 10:00 to 18:00 on presentation of a negative rapid antigen test (available for free at one of the public testing stations) or a PCR test, confirmed proof of their recent recovery from Covid-19 or official proof of vaccination. For digital contact tracing purposes, they are also required to register with the Autostadt's e-guest app to be able to enter the individual buildings or areas, such as the customer service centre, the motoring museum ZeitHaus, the shops and the exhibitions, and to enjoy the outdoor hospitality facilities.
The Autostadt management says: "We are delighted to be able to welcome visitors to the park again at last, after such a long time. We would also like to use this opportunity to thank all of our staff – regardless of whether they are currently working fewer hours than usual, from home or here on site – as the situation over the past few months has been difficult for everyone involved. We are therefore all the more looking forward to the start of the summer season with our visitors, and to offering them smaller yet still fascinating highlights throughout the year."
Visitors can enjoy the culinary delights served by the theme park's café "Erste Sahne" and the organic bakery "Das Brot" in outdoor areas. The restaurants BEEFCLUB and AMano will be serving food out on their terraces from Friday, 28 May onwards. Both welcome advance bookings, which can be made from now onwards by calling 0800 6 11 66 00, or via email to: restaurants@autostadt.de. Whether the outdoor hospitality facilities are able to open or not depends on the weather. Please see autostadt.de/restaurants for more information about the opening hours.
Lagunenzauber, on the other hand, sells culinary delights that can be enjoyed at home. On offer are tasty gourmet hampers as well as numerous delicacies home-made on site. Every day, the organic bakery "Das Brot" sells freshly made bakery products to take away.
The Autostadt can only be accessed via the Piazza or Parkstrasse on presentation of a negative rapid antigen test (free public testing station test), proof of recovery from Covid-19 or official proof of vaccination – this also applies to customers who are collecting their vehicles. All Autostadt visitors can get a free rapid antigen test at the Ruhrmedic drive-in test centre in the Autostadt grounds, for example. A confirmation via the ePassGo app, the Corona-Warn-App or a printed confirmation dated the same day, for example, are all acceptable proof.
For digital contact tracing purposes, all visitors must also register with the Autostadt's e-guest app to be able to enter the individual buildings or areas such as the customer service centre, the motoring museum ZeitHaus or the brand pavilions. The app can be downloaded for free from the App Store as well as the Google Play Store. The Autostadt recommends that all visitors should conveniently download the app at home and complete their registration beforehand. Once at the Autostadt, visitors can check in directly in the respective entrance area by scanning a QR code. More information about the registration process is available here: autostadt.de/anmelden.
The safety measures at the Autostadt include social distancing floor markings, Plexiglass shields, contactless processes (payment processes, doors) as well as an access concept for the Piazza. In addition, a maximum number of visitors at any one time has been defined for all buildings and closed spaces on the basis of the government guidelines. All visitors, customers and staff are legally required to wear a medical grade face mask (surgical mask, or a face mask that meets the KN95/N95 or FFP2 standards)throughout the Autostadt grounds. This applies inside all buildings as well as in all outdoor areas, including the StadtBrücke, the car parks and whilst walking from the short-stay car park at the ServiceHaus to the GroupForum. The Autostadt kindly asks all visitors to comply with these rules.
The Autostadt hopes to be able to gradually reopen all of its attractions in close coordination with the local authorities. Due to the government's infection control measures, we are currently unable to offer you the following attractions and activities, for the time being:
Off-road course
· Test drives
· WelcomeLounge at the station
· Indoor play areas
· Tower tour
· Works tour
· Kickstarter GR4ID
· Cinemas
Please refer to the Autostadt homepage at www.autostadt.de/aktuell for the latest updates.
