Merlin Entertainments

Merlin Entertainments plcMerlin Entertainments er en britisk-baseret koncern, der driver forlystelsesparker over store dele af verden. Den har hovedkvarter i Poole. Merlin er nr. 1 i Europa og er samtidig verdens næststørste foretagende inden for besøgsattraktioner.Legoland.dk: LEGOLAND® Malaysia åbner lørdag Eksempelvis er det Merlin Entertainments der ejer Legoland-forlystelsesparkerne.

Merlin er etableret i 1999 og er siden 2005 ejet af investeringsselskabet The Blackstone Group, det selvsamme år Merlin opkøbte dele af Legolandparkerne. Under Blackstone opkøbte Merlin Gardaland i 2006, en italiensk forlystelsespark. I 2007 blev virksomheden fusioneret med Tussauds GroupTussauds firm bought in £1bn deal og sidstnævnte ophørte med at eksistere som navn samme år, idet det blev videreført som Merlin Entertainment.

Lokationer

Resort theme parks Navn Lokation Åbningsår År købt Noter Alton Towers Resort Staffordshire, UK 1860 2007 Erhvervet i handel med Tussauds Group Thorpe Park Resort Chertsey, Surrey, UK 1979 2007 Erhvervet i handel med Tussauds Group Chessington World of Adventures Resort Chessington, Greater London, UK 1987 2007 Erhvervet i handel med Tussauds Group Gardaland Resort Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy 1975 2006 Købt i 2006 under Blackstone. Heide Park Resort Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany 1978 2007 Erhvervet i handel med Tussauds GroupWarwick Castle Warwick, UK19782007Erhvervet i handel med Tussauds Group

LEGOLAND parks Navn Lokation Åbningsår År købt Noter Legoland Billund Resort Billund, Denmark 1968 2005 Erhvervet i handel med Blackstone Legoland California Carlsbad, California, U.S. 1999 2005 Erhvervet i handel med Blackstone Legoland Deutschland Resort Günzburg, Germany 2002 2005 Erhvervet i handel med Blackstone Legoland Dubai Resort Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2016 - Åbnede som en del af Dubai Parks and Resorts i Jebel Ali. Legoland Florida Resort Winter Haven, Florida, U.S. 2011 2011 Cypress Gardens erhvervet og omdøbt Legoland Japan Resort Nagoya, Japan 2017 - Nybygget temapark Legoland Korea Resort Chuncheon, South Korea 2022 - Nybygget temapark Legoland Malaysia Resort Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2012 - Nybygget temaparkLegoland New York Resort Goshen, New York, U.S.2021 -Nybygget temapark Legoland Windsor Resort Windsor, UK 1996 2005 Erhvervet i handel med Blackstone

Peppa Pig parker Navn Lokation Åbningsår År købt Noter Peppa Pig Theme Park Florida Winter Haven, Florida 2022 -Nybygget temapark Peppa Pig Theme Park Dallas-Fort Worth Frisco, Texas 2024 -Nybygget temapark

Midway-attraktioner Navn Lokation Åbningsår År købt Noter Australian Treetop Adventures Australia 2005 2010 Canopy walkway blev erhvervet I handel med MFS Living and LeisureBlackpool Tower Circus Blackpool, UK 1894 2011 Sandcastle Waterpark Blackpool, UK 1986 2022Drift fra efteråret 2022Cadbury World Birmingham, UK19902022Operation and brand licences from summer 2022The Bear Grylls Adventure Birmingham, UK2018 The Dungeons Alton Towers Blackpool London Warwick York Edinburgh Berlin Hamburg Amsterdam Shanghai 201920111974-19752000201320002005 1992 Eye Brand Blackpool London Sydney 189420001981 201120072011 DreamWorks Tours: Shrek's Adventure! London 2015 - Bruger karakterer fra Shrek franchise under licens fra DreamWorks Animation.LEGOLAND Discovery Centres Birmingham at Arena Birmingham Manchester at the Trafford Centre Berlin at the Sony Center Oberhausen Phoenix at Arizona Mills Atlanta at Phipps Plaza Bay Area (San Jose) at Great Mall of the Bay Area Boston Chicago at The Streets of Woodfield Columbus at Easton Town Center Dallas Fort Worth at Grapevine Mills Kansas City at Crown Center Michigan at the Great Lakes Crossing Outlets New Jersey at American Dream Meadowlands Philadelphia at the Plymouth Meeting Mall Westchester (New York) at Westchester's Ridge Hill San Antonio at the Shops at Rivercenter Toronto at Vaughan Mills Melbourne at the Chadstone Shopping Centre Beijing Shanghai Shenyang Hong Kong Osaka Tokyo Istanbul Scheveningen BrusselsLittle Big City Berlin, Germany Beijing, Kina20172018 Madame Tussauds London Blackpool Vienna Prague Berlin Amsterdam Hollywood Las Vegas Nashville New York Orlando San Francisco Sydney Beijing Chongqing Shanghai Wuhan Hong Kong New Delhi Tokyo Singapore Istanbul Bangkok Dubai Budapest Peppa Pig World of Play Shanghai Auburn Hills (Michigan) Grapevine, Texas Chicago, Illinois

Leidschendam2018 201920192020

2022Peter Rabbit: Explore and Play Blackpool2022Sea Life Birmingham Blackpool Brighton Great Yarmouth Castelnuovo del Garda Gweek Hunstanton Manchester London Scarborough Weymouth Loch Lomond Bray Blankenberge Berlin Hanover Königswinter Konstanz Munich Oberhausen Speyer Timmendorfer Strand Helsinki Jesolo The Hague Porto Benalmadena Istanbul Orlando Melbourne Mooloolaba (Sunshine Coast) Sydney Auckland Shanghai Nagoya Iskandar Puteri Busan BangkokThis is Holland Amsterdam20172022Merlin take on day-to-day operations of this flying theatre

Fremtidige lokationer +NavnLokationPlanlagt åbningsårLegoland Shanghai Resort Jinshan District, Shanghai, Kina2024Legoland Sichuan Resort Chengdu, Sichuan, Kina2025Legoland Beijing Resort Fangshan District, Beijing, Kina2024Legoland Shenzhen Resort Shenzhen, Kina2024Legoland Belgium Gosselies, Belgium2027Legoland Discovery Centres Hamburg, Germany2023 Miami, Florida at American Dream Miami2023 Pittsburgh at The Mall at Robinson2023 Washington at Springfield Town Center2023

Tidligere lokationer Navn Lokation Åbningsår År erhvervet Skæbne Lukkeår/solgt Noter Abenteuer Park Oberhausen Oberhausen, Germany 1996 2011 Lukket 2015 Formerly known as CentrO.Park (1996–2011) & Sea Life Abenteuer Park (2013) Earth Explorer Ostend, Belgium 2004 - Solgt 2013 Falls Creek ski resort Victoria, Australia 1946 2011 Solgt 2019 Acquired in MFS Living and Leisure deal, sold to Vail Resorts in 2019. Hotham Alpine Resort Victoria, Australia 1925 2011 Solgt 2019 Ski resort acquired in MFS Living and Leisure deal, sold to Vail Resorts in 2019. Legoland Discovery Centre Duisburg Duisburg, Germany 2007 - Lukket 2013 Moved to Oberhausen after a few years. Legoland Discovery Centre Hotham Mt Hotham, AZ at Hotham Alpine Resort 2018 - Lukket 2018 London Planetarium London 1958 2007 Lukket 2010 Acquired in Tussauds Group deal as it shares the same site as Madame Tussauds London. Closed and the space is now used by Madame Tussauds London for exhibitions & other attractions. Madame Tussauds Washington DC Washington D.C.2007 -Closed2021Closed since 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.The San Francisco Dungeon San Francisco2014 -Closed2022Closed since 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.The Wheel at ICON Park Orlando Orlando2015 -Sold2018Opened as the Orlando Eye; Operations were reverted to the owner and Rebranded in 2018. Sea Life Hastings Hastings, England 2008 - Solgt 2012 Now belongs to the Blue Reef Aquarium chain. Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary Oban, Scotland 1979 - Lukket 2018 Sea Life St. Andrews St. Andrews, Scotland 1999 TBA Solgt TBA Now operates as the St. Andrews Aquarium. Manly Sea Life Sanctuary Manly, Australia 1965 2010 Lukket 2018

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