Miniatur Wunderland opens rainforest section on 9 November
Published on 10/31/2026 at 16:39 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSSouth America expansion at a glance
- The operator will open the new section in Hamburg on 9 November 2026.
- The display brings Amazon rainforest, Andes and Atacama landscapes into the exhibition.
- About 30,000 trees and a railway line to Iguazu Falls are part of the new area.
- Miniatur Wunderland has grown continuously since 2000 and contains 15,400 metres of track.
Miniatur Wunderland will open its new Rainforest - Amazon, Andes and Atacama section in Hamburg on 9 November 2026. The venue says the official opening will take place in the morning, with the new area then available as part of the exhibition.
Rainforest section opens in Hamburg on 9 November
The opening is the latest step in the model railway attraction’s South America expansion. The operator announced the date on 12 October 2026 and describes the project as its newest South America addition. The display was created by the team in Hamburg together with the Martinez model-building family in Buenos Aires.
The new area covers more than 170 square metres and joins three contrasting landscapes. Its route passes through the Amazon rainforest, the Andes and the Atacama Desert. Named scenes include the ruins of El Dorado, Salto Angel, Machu Picchu, Rainbow Mountain, Valparaiso and the Paranal Observatory. The exhibition’s opening announcement for 9 November also describes a railway line leading through the rainforest to the Iguazu Falls.
The project follows four years of construction and technical preparation. The operator says the team is testing 250 trains before the opening, while real water is used in the Iguazu Falls scene. Final work also includes push-button controls, painted figures and small animals such as jaguars and river crabs.
How the new landscape fits the model railway
The Rainforest section extends the attraction’s existing collection of themed worlds rather than creating a separate museum. The display combines landscapes with rail traffic, lighting and interactive controls, giving the South America area a new route through tropical, mountainous and desert scenery.
Miniatur Wunderland has expanded continuously since 2000. Its operator lists 15,400 metres of track, 1,040 trains, 4,110 buildings and 260,000 figures across the exhibition. Those figures place the new section within a much larger working model railway, where the scenery and railway systems are presented together. The operator’s exhibition overview records the attraction’s continuing expansion and identifies Rainforest and Atacama Desert as the next themed world.
The combination of a fixed opening date and a new landscape changes what visitors can find inside the venue during November. A visit before 9 November falls during the final construction phase, while a visit on or after the opening date is intended to include the completed South America addition. The reported section details also place the attraction in Hamburg’s Speicherstadt and describe its railway and model-building elements.
Visiting Miniatur Wunderland: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The new Rainforest - Amazon, Andes and Atacama section officially opens on 9 November 2026 at Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg.
- The access situation changes on that date: the operator says visitors can explore the new area after its morning opening as part of the exhibition.
- The venue is in Hamburg’s Speicherstadt, the historic warehouse district, and the attraction’s published address is Kehrwieder 2, 20457 Hamburg.
- The section includes tropical forest, mountain and desert landscapes, with miniature railway infrastructure, interactive controls and a real-water Iguazu Falls scene.
- Germany uses the euro, and German is the official language for local visitor information.
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Frequently asked questions about Miniatur Wunderland
When does the Rainforest opening take place at Miniatur Wunderland?
The new section officially opens on 9 November 2026 in the morning. It then becomes available as part of the exhibition.
What is new at Miniatur Wunderland?
The Rainforest - Amazon, Andes and Atacama section adds more than 170 square metres of South American landscapes, including Machu Picchu, the Atacama Desert and Iguazu Falls.
Where is Miniatur Wunderland and how do you get there?
The attraction is at Kehrwieder 2 in Hamburg’s Speicherstadt. It is located in Germany’s historic warehouse district.
