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Tokyo to get Madame Tussauds and Legoland attractions
27 Jun 2011
Merlin Entertainments Group has announced plans to expand into Japan, with Madame Tussauds and Legoland sites set to open in Tokyo.
Madame Tussauds Tokyo will be based on the third floor of the Decks Tokyo Beach Mall in Odaiba and will open as a temporary exhibition in October, with plans to make it permanent if it proves popular.
It will be the fourth version of the popular waxwork museum in the Asia Pacific region, with attractions currently open in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Bangkok.
Another will begin welcoming visitors in Sydney from the beginning of next year.
The permanent Legoland Discovery Centre is due to open its doors in the Decks Tokyo Beach Mall in June 2012.
It will feature highlights including a 4D cinema, Lego rides and the highly popular Miniland exhibit, which includes miniature representations of some of the world's most famous buildings.
Glenn Earlam of Merlin Entertainments Group said: 'Japan is a very exciting marketplace and we have been looking for suitable sites in Tokyo, and other parts of the country, for some time, and believe that Decks Mall offers a great opportunity for us.
'We have chosen two of our best attractions to start - unique attractions in a very special and unique city.'
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Madame Tussauds Tokyo will be based on the third floor of the Decks Tokyo Beach Mall in Odaiba and will open as a temporary exhibition in October, with plans to make it permanent if it proves popular.
It will be the fourth version of the popular waxwork museum in the Asia Pacific region, with attractions currently open in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Bangkok.
Another will begin welcoming visitors in Sydney from the beginning of next year.
The permanent Legoland Discovery Centre is due to open its doors in the Decks Tokyo Beach Mall in June 2012.
It will feature highlights including a 4D cinema, Lego rides and the highly popular Miniland exhibit, which includes miniature representations of some of the world's most famous buildings.
Glenn Earlam of Merlin Entertainments Group said: 'Japan is a very exciting marketplace and we have been looking for suitable sites in Tokyo, and other parts of the country, for some time, and believe that Decks Mall offers a great opportunity for us.
'We have chosen two of our best attractions to start - unique attractions in a very special and unique city.'
Opodo cheap flights, hotels and car hire - let the journey begin!
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