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Merlin Entertainments Limited is a global entertainment company based in London, England, which operates a number of theme parks and other visitor 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 .
On 30 June 2014, Merlin and Nagoya city officially announced that they had signed a contract to construct Legoland Japan, to open in Nagoya harbour, Japan, in February 2017. [9] Construction officially began 15 April 2015. [10] The park was expected to cost around US$15 million to construct for the first stage. [11]
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 ...
Pages in category "Roller coasters operated by Merlin Entertainments" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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]
He has over 24 years experience in the visitor attractions industry and was appointed chief executive officer of Merlin Entertainments in 1999. He was later appointed a Director of the company on 20 October 2013. [2] Nick started his career in marketing, first with Rowntree and then with Reckitt Colman.