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Guide to Merlin Entertainments Parks

Merlin Entertainments is a British entertainment company with properties worldwide. Founded in 1998, it is one of the largest in themed entertainment. It has grown to acquire Gardland in Italy, The Tussauds Group, LEGOLAND, and more.

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Merlin Entertainments Parks & Resorts

  1. Alton Towers Resort

    Staffordshire, UK

    Opening date: April 30, 1860 (as a country estate) and April 4, 1980 (as a theme park)

    Water park: Alton Towers Waterpark

    Area: 910 acres

  2. Chessington World of Adventures Resort

    Chessington, Greater London, UK

    Opening date: 1931 (zoo) and July 7, 1987 (theme park)

    Area: 128 acres

  3. Gardaland Resort

    Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy

    Opening date: July 19, 1975

    Area: 64 acres

  4. Heide Park

    Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany

    Opening date: August 19, 1978

    Area: 210 acres

  5. LEGOLAND Billund Resort

    Billund, Denmark

    Opening date: June 7, 1968

    Area: 35 acres

  6. LEGOLAND California Resort

    Carlsbad, California, US

    Opening date: March 20, 1999

    Water park: LEGOLAND Water Park

    Area: 128 acres

  7. LEGOLAND Deutschland Resort

    Günzburg, Germany

    Opening date: May 17, 2002

    Theme parks: LEGOLAND Deutschland, Peppa Pig Theme Park Deutschland (2024)

    Area: 107 acres

  8. LEGOLAND Dubai

    Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Opening date: October 31, 2016

    Area: 73 acres

  9. LEGOLAND Florida Resort

    Winter Haven, Florida, US

    Opening date: October 15, 2011 (previously known as Cypress Gardens – opened on January 2, 1936)

    Theme parks: LEGOLAND Florida, Peppa Pig Theme Park Florida

    Water park: Legoland Water Park

    Area: 145 acres

  10. LEGOLAND Japan Resort

    Nagoya, Japan

    Opening date: April 1, 2017

    Area: 23 acres

  11. LEGOLAND Korea Resort

    Chuncheon, South Korea

    Opening date: May 5, 2022

    Area: 32 acres

  12. LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort

    Johor Bahru, Malaysia

    Opening date: September 15, 2012

    Water park: Legoland Water Park

    Area: 76 acres

  13. LEGOLAND New York Resort

    Goshen, New York, US

    Opening date: May 29, 2021

    Area: 150 acres (500 acres total land)

  14. LEGOLAND Windsor Resort

    Windsor, UK

    Opening date: March 17, 1996

    Area: 150 acres

  15. Peppa Pig Theme Park Dallas-Fort Worth

    Frisco, Texas, US

    Opening date: 2024

    Area: 14 acres

  16. Thorpe Park Resort

    Chertsey, Surrey, UK

    Opening date: March 20, 1999

    Area: 74 acres

  17. Warwick Castle

    Warwick, UK

    Opening date: 1978

    Area: 64 acres


Former Merlin Entertainments Parks & Resorts

  1. Abenteuer Park Oberhausen

    Oberhausen, Germany

    Years operated: 1996 – 2015

    Years owned by Merlin Entertainments: 2011 – 2015