NathP Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) Just saw this on my local news, very interesting, this is just 5 miles from me so I thought I'll share it here A new Disney-like entertainment theme park could be coming to north Kent, with the announcement of plans to spend two billion pounds building a theme park on an 872 acre brownfield site in the Swanscombe Penninsula. The developers behind the bid - London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH), are working in conjunction with the Hollywood-based Paramount Pictures company. LRCH claim if approved, their scheme would be of the largest regeneration projects in Europe and could lead to the creation of up to 27,000 jobs. "Our vision is to create a world-class entertainment destination, the first of its kind in the UK," he said. "We are at the start of a long journey, but have been encouraged by the support and buy-in we have had to date. We are particularly pleased with the appetite we are seeing from investors, who consider this a compelling investment proposition. "Over the next 12-18 months we will be progressing the planning application, while embarking on a wide-reaching programme of community consultation, while securing further commercial agreements with third parties. Our timetable for delivery, including the planning application process and construction timetable, is geared towards completion and opening in 2018." – Tony Sefton, Project leader, London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH) The proposed site is near Ebbsfleet International railway station - meaning it would be just a17-minute journey time from London, and two hours from Paris. The theme park would feature Europe's largest indoor water park, theatres, live music venues, attractions, cinemas, restaurants, event space and hotels. It would be twice the size of the Olympic site. If approved the developers project an opening in 2018. http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2012-10-08/plans-revealed-for-disney-style-theme-park-in-kent/ Edited October 9, 2012 by jedimaster1227 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 High res of the render... not that it shows anything realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werner Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Iff they just build an Aquatrax, this will be a big succes from to start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Honestly, I hope this isn't a sign that Paramount is going to buy back Kings Dominon, Kings Island, Carowinds, Great America and Canada's Wonderland. Cedar Fair has done such a good job taking care of those parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottjenkins Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I see a woody with a vertical loop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDR62 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I see a woody with a vertical loop! I noticed this but... they say this would be 4 times the size of the olympic park... that woody wraps itself happily around 50% of that picture... Seems unrealistically large. It certainly would be nice to have another park within 30min of me (Thorpe, Chessington and Legoland already) but I doubt this will progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdejarnette Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 It seems like a new international "Paramount Theme Park to Rival Disney" is proposed every few months and it never materializes... So best to keep expectations in check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
window Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Sky News have got a video interview with the project manager - http://news.sky.com/story/994756/paramount-park-plans-to-rival-disneyland-paris It could be fantastic if its comes off, but I aren't holding my breathe..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCoasters Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Hey look! Another proposed Paramount Park! Isn't this like the 6th or 7th project they've been involved in over the past few years? How many of those parks have gotten built? Exactly. I highly doubt this will go anywhere. It's just as outlandish as nearly every other proposed park is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I see a woody with a vertical loop! Not that I expect this park to ever happen, especially not in the proposed form we'd see here but you'd think Paramount would've learned from Son of Beast... Again, I'm not holding my breath that we'll see this concept gain any traction, but in the strange event it does, I hope that the place can find success. I do wonder though if the UK market is saturated when it comes to theme parks considering Merlin's presence alone, along with all of the smaller independent parks there. When was the last time a brand new full scale theme park even opened in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I'm sure Paramount actually has very little to do with this park outside of "we'll gladly take your money and license you the brand." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Streak Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Anthoer Paramount Park down the drain. Hopefully the one in Spain will be ready Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster5000 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Paramount are not developing this park. They only license their IP's to the park's developers. This is being developed by a London based company. Honestly though, I am excited! If this does go ahed it will be a short train ride away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I'm sure Paramount actually has very little to do with this park outside of "we'll gladly take your money and license you the brand." Exactly, Why wouldn't Paramount or any other company listen to a developer. It doesn't hurt to listen and if they do manage to get investors they stand to make money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Honestly, I hope this isn't a sign that Paramount is going to buy back Kings Dominon, Kings Island, Carowinds, Great America and Canada's Wonderland. Cedar Fair has done such a good job taking care of those parks. I don't think you have anything to worry about. I imagine there's a big difference between running a chain of parks and just licensing out your name to someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinning man Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Sorry if I may sound silly. But how, or were, paramount's parks when they owned them? Did they sell the parks because of financel difficulties, or am I just pressuming that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Streak Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I wonder if it will have a Face/Off themed ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) Honestly, I hope this isn't a sign that Paramount is going to buy back Kings Dominon, Kings Island, Carowinds, Great America and Canada's Wonderland. Cedar Fair has done such a good job taking care of those parks. Paramount would serve only as the licensor in this scenario. They wouldn't be operating or managing a park, like they did when they owned those parks. Intellectual property licensing and theme park operations are two very, very, VERY different worlds! EDIT: I see Chuck already answered this! lol Edited October 11, 2012 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Streak Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I hope it will be fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Sorry if I may sound silly. But how, or were, paramount's parks when they owned them? Did they sell the parks because of financel difficulties, or am I just pressuming that? The parks were not a core business of Viacom/CBS, so they were sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo-1991 Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) New concept Art for the promposed London Paramount Park have emerged with more in depth detail on what is planned http://www.londonparamount.info/media/1022/paramount_full-set.pdf Edited November 9, 2014 by ernierocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwaziBSRider1 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 This is a really interesting project. I skimmed through the first half of the proposal, and it looks like they've done everything right so far. Hopefully, it will turn out well for Paramount. If/when this park opens, I'll definitely be visiting during their debut season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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