Barbie is the queen of the field workplace, having change into the second billion-dollar film of 2023, With success like that it’s not exhausting to think about that proper now plans are being thought of to not solely create Barbie film sequels but additionally to develop Barbie as a franchise. So the place is the Barbie theme park experience?
Because it occurs, there have been plans underway to carry Barbie into the theme park world that pre-dated the Barbie film, on the Mattel Journey Park that’s presently underneath development in Glendale, Arizona. Sadly, any followers hoping to go to Barbie’s Seashore Home should wait, as Mattel Journey Park has been formally delayed into 2024.
The Mattel Journey Park, which is ready to incorporate sights associated to not simply Barbie however Sizzling Wheels, Masters of the Universe, and extra, was initially presupposed to open in 2022. However as with all different theme park initiatives noticed main development delays because of the pandemic shutdown. Since then, nonetheless, we’ve seen the park proceed to be delayed. Theme Park Tribune introduced the not-unexpected information at present that the park is not seeking to open this yr.
The park is predicted to incorporate a pair of Sizzling Wheels-themed curler coasters, a Masters of the Universe-inspired laser tag area. A miniature golf course with holes impressed by Mattel board video games and a Thomas and Pals children’ play space.
One has to consider that contemplating the huge recognition of Barbie proper now, there’s going to be a concerted effort to get Mattel Journey Park open to the general public whereas the iron continues to be sizzling. The park will embrace a “life-size” Barbie Seashore Home which is able to embrace a “Dream Closet” expertise inside, and a rooftop bar and restaurant up above. A Barbie flying theater attraction, one thing just like Soarin’ Across the World at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, has additionally been introduced.
Whereas all indicators level to the Barbie space of the park being related on to the favored doll, not through the hit film, one has to surprise precisely how the theme park rights for one thing like that work out. You’d should think about Mattel Journey Park would love to have the ability to use the Barbie film in its sights contemplating how fashionable it’s. And seeing Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in a theme park attraction wouldn’t be that loopy contemplating what number of film stars are a part of theme park sights at different parks.
Warner Bros. for its half, doesn’t have any theme parks within the U.S., nevertheless it does provide a studio tour in Southern California and it has additionally licensed out its IP to different theme parks, equivalent to when the Wizarding World of Harry Potter got here to Common theme parks.
This received’t be Barbie’s first-ever theme park expertise, nevertheless it has been a very long time. Again in the summertime of 1994 Mattel and Walt Disney World reached a deal that introduced The Magical World of Barbie, a 20-minute reside stage present on the America Gardens Theater within the American Pavilion at Epcot.
