Wonder Park — Family Discussion Guide
A guided conversation resource to help families explore the themes of Wonder Park through a biblical lens.
Key Takeaways
Creativity and wonder can be good gifts that reflect God’s design in people.
Love, courage, and taking responsibility for mistakes are treated as meaningful virtues.
The story can suggest that imagination and inner resolve are enough to overcome darkness, which may compete with Christian hope in Christ.
Fantasy elements blur reality and wish-fulfillment in ways that may need clarification for younger viewers.
Discussion Questions
What is good about June’s imagination, and where do we need to remember that only God creates reality and gives lasting hope?
When June feels afraid or overwhelmed, what would it look like to bring those feelings to God instead of hiding them?
Was June’s big coaster idea wise, or just exciting? How can we tell the difference between courage and recklessness?
The movie talks a lot about believing in yourself and pushing through hard things. How is Christian hope in Jesus different from just trusting yourself?
Guidance Notes
Wonder Park is a bright, imaginative family adventure with warm parent-child affection, playful humor, and a strong emphasis on creativity. The main concerns for families are moments of peril and scary tension, plus a worldview that treats imagination as a kind of reality-shaping power rather than clearly grounding hope in truth or in Jesus Christ.
The film warmly celebrates creativity, family affection, courage, and perseverance. It also presents Wonderland in a way that blurs the line between imagination and reality, with a child’s ideas treated as a kind of world-shaping force. That is not the same as explicit occult practice, but it can still nudge children toward a view that inner imagination or self-belief is the answer to fear and brokenness. Christian families may want to affirm imagination as a gift from God while also reminding children that healing, truth, and lasting hope are not created by us; they are received from the Lord and ultimately anchored in Jesus Christ. Parents may want to discuss the difference between make-believe, creativity, and real spiritual hope.
Scary fantasy peril
Imagination as power
Scripture References
Family Discussion Guide — Wonder Park (2019)
Use this guide after watching Wonder Park together to explore its themes through a biblical lens.
Key Takeaways
- Creativity and wonder can be good gifts that reflect God’s design in people.
- Love, courage, and taking responsibility for mistakes are treated as meaningful virtues.
- The story can suggest that imagination and inner resolve are enough to overcome darkness, which may compete with Christian hope in Christ.
- Fantasy elements blur reality and wish-fulfillment in ways that may need clarification for younger viewers.
Discussion Questions
- What is good about June’s imagination, and where do we need to remember that only God creates reality and gives lasting hope?
- When June feels afraid or overwhelmed, what would it look like to bring those feelings to God instead of hiding them?
- Was June’s big coaster idea wise, or just exciting? How can we tell the difference between courage and recklessness?
- The movie talks a lot about believing in yourself and pushing through hard things. How is Christian hope in Jesus different from just trusting yourself?
Guidance Notes
- Wonder Park is a bright, imaginative family adventure with warm parent-child affection, playful humor, and a strong emphasis on creativity. The main concerns for families are moments of peril and scary tension, plus a worldview that treats imagination as a kind of reality-shaping power rather than clearly grounding hope in truth or in Jesus Christ.
- The film warmly celebrates creativity, family affection, courage, and perseverance. It also presents Wonderland in a way that blurs the line between imagination and reality, with a child’s ideas treated as a kind of world-shaping force. That is not the same as explicit occult practice, but it can still nudge children toward a view that inner imagination or self-belief is the answer to fear and brokenness. Christian families may want to affirm imagination as a gift from God while also reminding children that healing, truth, and lasting hope are not created by us; they are received from the Lord and ultimately anchored in Jesus Christ. Parents may want to discuss the difference between make-believe, creativity, and real spiritual hope.
- Scary fantasy peril
- Imagination as power
Scripture to Explore Together
- Genesis 1:1
- James 1:17
- Colossians 1:16-17
- Psalm 56:3
- 1 Peter 5:7
- Philippians 4:6-7
- Proverbs 22:3
- Ephesians 5:15