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October 6, 2020 By Attractions Magazine Staff 1 Comment

The Rumor Queue: Is Skyplex finally coming to Orlando, with Lionsgate branding?

In this edition of The Rumor Queue, we examine leaked documents that imply a new Lionsgate attraction is being considered for Orlando in place of the previously-announced Skyplex.

Skyscraper at Skyplex rendering
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Filed Under: International Drive, Theme Parks Tagged With: featured, International Drive, leaked documents, Lionsgate, lionsgate movie world, lionsgate world resort orlando, Orlando, rumor queue

June 5, 2020 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

Lionsgate Entertainment World announces June 24 reopening in China

Lionsgate has announced that it will reopen its world’s first “vertical” theme park, Lionsgate Entertainment World, on June 24 in Novotown on China’s Henqin Island near Hong Kong and Macau.

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Filed Under: Movies, Theme Parks Tagged With: China, featured, Lionsgate, lionsgate entertainment world, reopening, theme park

May 1, 2020 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

Lionsgate to host ‘A Night at the Movies! Live’ with ‘La La Land’

Lionsgate is inviting everyone at home to enjoy “A Night at the Movies! Live” with a special, free presentation of 2016’s “La La Land.”

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Filed Under: Event, Movies Tagged With: a night at the movies live, damien chazelle, featured, jamie lee curtis, josh hurwitz, la la land, Lionsgate, livestream

April 22, 2020 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

Lionsgate to adapt new ‘Hunger Games’ prequel, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

Lionsgate has announced that the studio will adapt Suzanne Collins’s upcoming prequel for “The Hunger Games,” titled “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.”

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Filed Under: Movies, Slider Tagged With: featured, hunger games, Lionsgate, movie, Movies, prequel, suzanne collins, the ballad of songbirds and snakes

July 2, 2019 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

Lionsgate Entertainment World to host grand opening July 31

Lionsgate Entertainment World, Asia’s first movie-themed theme park located in Hengquin, Zhuhai, is set to officially open its doors on July 31.

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Filed Under: Movies, Slider, Theme Parks, Video Tagged With: divergent, featured, gods of egypt, hunger games, Lionsgate, lionsgate entertainment world, Movies, Twilight, twilight saga, virtual reality, vr, VR Coaster

June 12, 2019 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

‘Twilight’, ‘The Hunger Games’-inspired rides coming to Lionsgate Entertainment World

Two new rides inspired by the “Twilight” and “The Hunger Games” franchises are coming to Lionsgate Entertainment World in China.

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Concept art for The Twilight Saga: Midnight Ride by Thinkwell Group
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Filed Under: Movies, Slider, Theme Parks, Virtual Reality Tagged With: China, featured, Lionsgate, lionsgate entertainment world, mainland china, Movies, The Hunger Games, the hunger games: mockingjay flight rebel escape, the twilight saga, the twilight saga: midnight ride, Theme Parks, Twilight, virtual reality, vr

November 13, 2017 By Matt Roseboom Leave a Comment

Volunteer as tribute at ‘The World of The Hunger Games’ theme park land

Hall of Heroes

By Jake Goldberg

If you have ever watched the Hunger Games movies, where children are forced into an arena to kill each other and thought, “This would make a great theme park!”, well, you’re in luck. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Movies, Theme Parks, Travel Tagged With: Dubai, hunger games, Lionsgate, Motiongate, Panem

November 7, 2015 By Matt Roseboom Leave a Comment

Out of the Loop: New theme park to feature ‘The Hunger Games’

Avatron theme park concept art

By Andy Guinigundo

Atlanta, Georgia – It was announced earlier this week that a new theme park would be opening just outside of Atlanta, Ga. Avatron Park will exclusively feature the Lionsgate movie property “The Hunger Games” with the possibility of others like “Divergent”, the “Twilight” series, and dance movie “Step Up”.

Park developers have stated this park will be unlike any other with its emphasis on the marriage between technology and entertainment. Vice Chairman James Ram stated, “We are pushing the thresholds of location-based entertainment storytelling like never before, thanks, in part, to our unique combination of experienced creative leadership and technology integration expertise. We look forward to sharing this game changing experience with future guests.”

Without providing a lot of details, it appears their aim is to provide a very individualized interactive experience that will be multimedia integrating Hollywood-styled storytelling and technology, perhaps similar to that of computer gaming. Park officials have stated they want to raise the bar on the current standard of immersive interactivity. This would seem to be aiming high indeed in that the masters of translating movies into theme park attractions includes Disney and Universal. Their latest offerings, such as Harry Potter and Carsland, have set an extremely high standard.

Park president Jo Ram was quoted, “Perhaps what sets Avatron apart is the highly individualized experience we are creating for the end user. Our interactive platforms cannot be replicated to scale inside the home. The goal is to deliver the most technologically advanced and real-time socially engaged, entertainment experience.”

One misconception is that Avatron Park will be the “Hunger Games” Theme Park. Hunger Games is indeed the marquee announced attraction. However, it would be akin to calling Universal Studios Orlando Resort the “Harry Potter Theme Park” which it simply is not. Details will continue to emerge as we approach its current target opening date of 2019.

• Andy Guinigundo is the author of the Out of The Loop column in “Orlando Attractions Magazine”. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife and three daughters. He grew up frequenting theme parks around Ohio and making trips to Orlando with his family. While for most of the year, he’s out of the Orlando loop, he tries to visit Florida at least once a year. You can follow Andy on Twitter at @AttractionsOOTL.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Avatron, featured, Lionsgate, The Hunger Games

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