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K.J. Yossman The world’s first “Jumanji”-themed land has opened at Chessington World of Adventures in the U.K. The land, which consists of three new rides as well as an interactive experience, represents the single largest investment in Chessington’s history. World of Jumanji includes the world’s first “Jumanj” rollercoaster, titled Mandrill Mayhem, a winged, launch, shuttle rollercoaster consisting of with 144 tonnes of steel track that turns riders upside down at 42 miles per hour. The ride sees guests sitting in the arms of a mandrill while dodging jungle hazards before rocketing to the summit of the 55ft tall Jaguar Shrine – and then travelling the track backwards.

Wheelhouse is getting ready for a rollercoaster ride.

Sony Pictures is launching an immersive entertainment destination next month called Wonderverse at the giant Oakbrook Center mall near Chicago with attractions from the studio’s film, TV series and video games including Jumanji, Ghostbusters, Bad Boys, Zombieland and Uncharted.

A new family attraction celebrating The Gruffalo and other much-loved children's book characters is opening in Blackpool next month.

A huge new family attraction celebrating much-loved children's book characters The Gruffalo, Zog, The Highway Rat and more is to open next to the seaside in Blackpool this summer. £2.3mn has been spent to create the new Gruffalo and Friends Clubhouse which celebrates the colourful characters from popular author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler.

K.J. Yossman Sony Pictures Entertainment has inked a deal with U.K.

Sony Pictures Entertainment and theme-park corp Merlin Entertainments are teaming to extend the Jumanji brand through a range of exclusive rides, lands, retail outlets, and themed hotel rooms across the latter’s global network of theme parks and waterparks in Europe, UK, and North America.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterPrepare to enter the world of Jumanji.The 1995 adventure movie, starring Robin Williams — and the Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart-led sequels — will be the inspiration of new rides, lands, retail outlets and themed hotels.Sony Pictures, the studio behind the billion-dollar film franchise, and Merlin Entertainments, the company that operates Legoland and Madame Tussauds, have entered into a multi-territory exclusivity agreement to develop and operate attractions across Merlin’s Resort Theme Parks and Waterparks in Europe (including the United Kingdom) and North America.The first “Jumanji” experience to be brought to life will be a theme park ride, which will open in April this year at Merlin’s Gardaland Resort in Italy. A second activation is already in development at a different, yet-to-be announced theme park for a 2023 launch.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMerlin Entertainments on Thursday began construction in China of a Legoland theme park and resort that it says will be the world’s largest.The theme park resort on the Dapeng Peninsula, on the eastern edge of Southern Chinese mega-city Shenzhen, is set to cover 580,000 square meters and will cost $1.08 billion (RMB7 billion) to build. The park is due to open in 2024.It will be exclusively operated by Merlin Entertainments, with Hazens Holdings as its local partner.Aimed at children aged 2-12 and their families, the park is intended to cater for visitors looking for multi-day breaks.

A survivor of the Alton Towers Smiler crash has had to postpone her dream wedding because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Bored Brits will be pleased to hear that the UK travel and tourism industry is making tentative movements towards re-opening after the coronavirus lockdown.