Barbie’s Seaside Home is coming to Kansas Metropolis, Kansas.
Mattel and Epic Resort Locations revealed Monday that they are going to open a second Mattel Journey Park location in Bonner Springs, Kansas — a city within the Kansas Metropolis metro space — in 2026. This information comes lower than a yr after the duo introduced the world’s first Mattel Journey Park will open in Glendale, Arizona, in 2024 as a part of the upcoming Vai Resort.
“We’re proud and excited to announce Kansas Metropolis, Kansas, because the second themed leisure vacation spot location for Mattel Journey Park, an Epic Resort Locations licensing partnership with Mattel,” Mark Cornell, president of Epic Resort Locations, stated in a press launch. “We’re bringing Mattel’s powerhouse manufacturers to life via state-of-the-art know-how and interesting experiences. This new vacation spot is certain to offer infinite enjoyable for the entire household.”
Primarily based on what we all know thus far, it looks like each parks have comparable choices. The discharge asserting the brand new location states that Mattel Journey Park Kansas Metropolis will supply the identical “extremely anticipated sights” as Mattel Journey Park Glendale. These sights embody two Scorching Wheels curler coasters referred to as Scorching Wheels Bone Shaker: The Final Trip and Scorching Wheels Twin Mill Racer.
Scorching Wheels Bone Shaker: The Final Trip is a family-friendly coaster that can climb to a top of 84 toes and can characteristic the basic Scorching Wheels sizzling rod cranium design. With its double loop and two corkscrew maneuvers, thrill seekers will love the Scorching Wheels Twin Mill Racer coaster.
Mattel Journey Park Kansas Metropolis may also have a He-Man versus Skeletor laser tag area designed to appear like Citadel Grayskull, an 18-hole miniature golf course impressed by basic Mattel video games like Magic 8 Ball and Pictionary, and an Uno-themed play space.
Youthful guests will benefit from the “Thomas & Buddies” space with 5 rides and sights, together with an indoor play house.
Kens and Barbies of all ages will really feel proper at residence on the park’s larger-than-life Barbie Seaside Home. This interactive attraction will characteristic a Barbie Dream Closet Expertise that makes use of hologram know-how to convey Barbie to life. It’s going to even have a Barbie-themed flying theater and a Barbie-themed rooftop restaurant and bar.
“Mattel Journey Park Kansas Metropolis will convey our iconic manufacturers to life with epic curler coasters, family-friendly sights, an immersive theatre, themed eating, and a lot extra,” stated Josh Silverman, chief franchise officer at Mattel. “We’re thrilled to increase these themed leisure locations and invite new followers to expertise the world of Mattel in all-new methods as they create lasting recollections with family members.”
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Along with Glendale’s Mattel Journey Park, there may be an upcoming Peppa Pig theme park in Dallas and a Common theme park designed for younger children coming to Frisco, Texas. Mattel Journey Park Kansas Metropolis is the most recent in a pattern towards smaller, family-friendly theme parks dubbed micro parks. These parks are smaller than conventional theme parks and do not require the identical degree of planning, cash or time to take pleasure in. This leaves time to expertise different space sights and actions throughout your trip.
Regulate TPG for updates on all of those parks. You can too go to the Mattel Journey Park web site for an up-to-date listing of sights and extra particulars on the progress at each Mattel theme parks.
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