Minecraft World Theme Park Land to Open in the UK in 2027 at a Cost of £50 Million - News
by William D'Angelo , posted 3 days ago / 4,436 Views
Mojang Studios and Merlin Entertainments have announced a theme park land based on the best-selling video game of all-time Minecraft will be opening in 2027 at Chessington World of Adventures in Greater London.
The "fully immersive" themed land is called Minecraft World and will cost around £50 million. It will feature Minecraft-themed attraction that includes a rollercoaster, interactive adventures, block built playscapes, themed retail, and themed dining.
"We’re absolutely thrilled to be bringing Minecraft’s creativity, bold adventures, and ridiculous fun to life at a theme park for the first time at Chessington World of Adventures," said Merlin Entertainments SVP of Global Brand Angela Jobson.
"Minecraft World will allow friends and families to play, explore and craft together on a truly epic scale. Working closely together with Mojang Studios we are meticulously creating an authentic world that the global community of Minecraft fans will want to immerse themselves in and experience the game in a whole new way."
Minecraft Senior Creative Director of Entertainment Torfi Frans Ólafsson added, "Minecraft World represents a meaningful milestone in our ongoing journey to expand the Minecraft universe. We're thrilled to have partnered with Merlin Entertainments to realise a place where you can literally be in the Minecraft Overworld and have an adventure of your own with your family and friends. The team at Merlin Entertainments and Mojang have worked hard to craft an experience that feels immersive, authentic and welcoming, and we can't wait for our community to experience it."
Chessington World of Adventures is a 35 minute direct train from London Waterloo. Visit the official website here.
View concept art of the Minecraft World themed land below:
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Anyone else think Minecraft was better before MS bought it?
Every game under Microsoft would have been better off not being owned by Microsoft, which was co-founded by a pedophile, by the way.
I have been legitimately happy with what Microsoft has done with Minecraft.
Keep in mind, I was playing Minecraft back when only Java "classic" existed on PC, so I have been there since the very start... Before the Alpha's. Before the Beta's.
The game has grown and become a solid forever title.
The movie, the tie-ins, the game-related paraphernalia, has all been pretty good... And the game support has been great.
And a big part of that is likely due to Microsoft's minimal involvement with the studio.
If there was a criticism I could level... It would be that every update breaks mods... I miss having Red Power alongside Industrial Craft.
And abandoning the visual overhaul update in 2019 sucked... And still no Ray Tracing support on modern consoles doesn't help.
i feel like paris or barcelona would be a better location for a theme park
