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Italy's Gardaland last weekend officially opened the world's first Jumanji dark rides to visitors. It's the first of several planned Jumanji-themed attractions at Merlin theme parks worldwide.
Yesterday, The Guardian ripped Walt Disney World's old Ellen's Energy Adventure ride with an article entitled, "A pro-fossil fuel Disney ride voiced by Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Nye? Yes, it existed." The Ellen ride has been closed since 2017, but several other cringe-inducing attractions remain at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. Here are my five picks for attractions that need to change - or go extinct like Ellen's Energy Adventure.
The new Jumanji dark ride that opens next month in Italy will not be a one-off. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Merlin Entertainments announced today that they have completed a deal for Merlin to develop and install an undisclosed number of Jumanji-themed attractions at its theme parks and water parks in Europe and North America.