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Merlin Entertainments Limited is a British entertainment company based at Poole in Dorset, England, which operates a number of theme parks and other tourist attractions. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until November 2019, when it was acquired by a consortium that includes Kirkbi A/S (the investment arm of the Kristiansen family, which controls The Lego Group).
The Orlando Eye by Merlin Entertainments is a 400 ft (122 m) tall Ferris wheel at Icon Park in Orlando, Florida, United States.It opened on April 29, 2015. The attraction was originally called the Orlando Eye, and was owned and operated by Merlin Entertainments, which also owns the London Eye Ferris wheel, the observation decks known as the Blackpool Tower Eye and the Sydney Tower Eye, and the ...
It also featured the Enchanted Oak Tavern, a restaurant located inside a giant tree-stump with a face of Merlin on it. This area has been demolished for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter , with its attractions incorporated into the Harry Potter universe as Flight of the Hippogriff and Dragon Challenge .
Merlin has launched three brand-new attractions for 2024. These include the UK's tallest and fastest rollercoaster, Hyperia at Thorpe Park – which is 236ft tall (beating Stealth by 31ft) and can ...
Merlin owns over 140 attractions across 23 countries, more landmarks than any other entertainment destinations company. Wheelhouse, meanwhile, is behind original series for Netflix, Hulu and Max ...
Legoland New York Resort is a theme park in Goshen, New York owned by Merlin Entertainments. Consisting 150 acres (61 ha) of seven Lego themed lands on a property of 500 acres (200 ha). The park contains numerous structures and attractions made of Lego or designed to resemble Lego. The park initially cost $500 million and took five years to ...
Blackstone had previously purchased Merlin in May 2005, which owned the Sea Life Centres and London Dungeon; [31] the two assets were combined as Merlin Entertainments, with Lego taking a 30% ownership share in the combined Merlin Entertainments. [32] Collectively, the four theme parks had approximately 5 million visitors per year at the time. [33]
DreamWorks Tours: Shrek's Adventure!, commonly referred to as Shrek's Adventure!, [1] [2] is a tourist attraction located in the County Hall building, London. It is a Midway attraction operated by Merlin Entertainments. [3] The tour is named after DreamWorks Animation franchise Shrek.