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World's first Jumanji-themed park launches in the UK

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Updated 15:50 16 May 2023 GMT+1Published 14:47 16 May 2023 GMT+1

World's first Jumanji-themed park launches in the UK

The world's first ever Jumanji-themed park has opened its doors

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

The world's first ever Jumanji theme park has opened its doors in the UK.

Already having a huge fan base, thanks to the 90s classic featuring Robin Williams, Jumanji has picked up an even bigger following with Dwanye Johnson leading the hugely popular franchise.

Chessington World of Adventures will be the site of the long-awaited theme park, with Chessington and Sony forking out over £17 million in the hopes of thrilling visitors.

The theme park's divisional director, Tim Harrison-Jones, said: "We know what it takes to create the ultimate adventure for our guests, spread over 128 acres the Resort already delivers surprises around everyone corner with over 40 wild rides and attractions, [a] zoo with over 1,000 majestic animals and two themed hotels, plus glamping!"

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Harrison-Jones continued: "What could be more exciting than bringing the global hit Jumanji film franchise to life within the single largest development Chessington has ever seen?"

The World of Jumanji theme park cost £17 million to build.
Chessington World of Adventures Resort

In addition to Chessington's current rides and attractions, the 'World of Jumanji' is bringing in spanking new ones with 'Mandrill Mayhem' being their first ever inversion rollercoaster, that takes you around a 55-foot high jaguar shrine.

Guests can also enjoy rides 'Ostrich Stampede' and 'Mamba Strike', and if you want to stay overnight, there are six Jumanji-themed bedrooms you can book.

Jeffrey Godsick, EVP of Global Partnerships and Brand Management and Head of Location Based Entertainment at Sony Pictures Entertainment, said they were 'thrilled' to put 'World of Jumanji' together.

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He continued: "After being entertained by the films for so many years, fans now have the chance to experience Jumanji in a whole new dimension, and we are thrilled to be going on this exciting adventure with the creative team at Chessington as Jumanji further expands with its very own themed land."

One of the main attractions is Mandrill Mayhem, an inversion rollercoaster that takes people around a giant Jaguar statue..
Chessington World of Adventures Resort

If you do want to try out the new Jumanji rides, you'll need to be at least 1.2 metres tall to be guaranteed to ride them all, so make sure anyone going meets that requirement.

By the way Jumanji fans, another movie starring the cast of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Jumanji: The Next Level is in development.

Director, Jake Kasdan, and leading star, Dwayne Johnson, have said they'd be heading back into the jungle once they were done and dusted with Red One, an action-adventure Christmas movie due to release at the end of this year.

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While it's going to be happening, given that movies take a while to film, don't expect a new Jumanji flick for quite some time yet.

In the meantime, there's always the theme park to tide you over.

Featured Image Credit: Chessington World of Adventures Resort

Topics: TV and Film, UK News, Theme Park

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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