Sony Pictures Entertainment will open a theme and water park based on popular characters from films produced by Columbia Pictures in Thailand.
The Columbia Pictures’ Aquaverse will open on Oct 11th in partnership with local developer Amazon Falls, in Bangsaray, about 90 minutes from Bangkok. Attractions will include characters from movies ranging from Ghostbusters to Jumanji to Hotel Transylvania.
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Sony has launched a transformation of the former location of the Cartoon Network Amazone Water Park in Na Chom Thian, Thailand, into its first theme park. Cartoon Network’s Amazone water park opened in 2014, but stopped operating during the covid-19 pandemic. It then announced that it would no longer be operating as Cartoon Network Amazone and was going to be reinvented as Columbia Pictures Aquaverse with attractions all themed around Sony Pictures’ movies.
Themed attractions still to come are Bad Boys, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and Zombieland. A Go-Kart racing track set to Bad Boys is still in the works. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will be a lazy river and a mega wave pool that has three massive television screens. Zombieland Zone will have a series of horrifying themed waterslides.
Ghostbusters Zone consists of three rides the Proton Stream, Ghost Trap Adventure and Slimer Speed Racer. The Proton Stream is a fully enclosed 75-foot water dome slide, the world’s first and only such attraction. Ghost Trap is a 360-foot water coaster ride that takes terrifying twists and turns through three different ghost traps. Slimer Speed takes two guests on an epic vertically upward water slide going up to 30 mph.
Hotel Transylvania is a kid friendly water park area that has over 100 water features like sprayers, foundations and it as nine slides. This themed waterpark area includes plenty of photo-ops with Dracula and the gang!
Surfs Up is a great for thrill seekers. If you have never surfed before, this is a great way to give it a go while enjoying the continuous flow to allow you to get as many tricks in as you can. There is even a professional surf instructor there to help guide you. If you are a seasoned surfer, this is great way to perfect some of your tubular moves.
The Emoji Movie Mini Golf is a great way to take a break from all the thrills and anxiety from riding some of the exhilarating rides in the Aquaverse. The Emoji Movie Mini Golf is 9 holes of fun as putters make their way through the themed mini course.
Jumanji Zone is a group of themed water slides, including the Jaguar Mountain, which sends riders 55 feet up toward the Jaguar’s gaping mouth. The Jungle Stampede is a water slide that goes through a water tunnel and shoots riders out of a hippo’s mouth at the end. The Viper has unexpected twists and turns that may drop you when you least expect it, so stay alert when riding this water slide.
The 14-acre (5.7-hectare) park, located in an area already home to 5-star beach resorts and restaurants popular with tourists, will continue to open new attractions in the future.
The South-east Asian nation expects to attract as many as 10 million tourists this year and about 30 million visitors next year.
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