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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
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
Lodging: Alton Towers Hotel, CBeebies Land Hotel, Luxury Treehouses, Splash Landings Hotel, Stargazing Pods, Woodland Lodges
Area: 910 acres
Chessington World of Adventures Resort
Chessington, Greater London, UK
Opening date: 1931 (zoo) and July 7, 1987 (theme park)
Lodging: Azteca Resort Hotel, Explorer Glamping, Safari Resort Hotel
Area: 128 acres
Gardaland Resort
Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy
Opening date: July 19, 1975
Lodging: Gardaland Hotel, Gardaland Hotel Magic & Adventure
Area: 64 acres
Heide Park
Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany
Opening date: August 19, 1978
Lodging: Heide Park Abenteuerhotel
Area: 210 acres
LEGOLAND Billund Resort
Billund, Denmark
Opening date: June 7, 1968
Lodging: Hotel LEGOLAND
Area: 35 acres
LEGOLAND California Resort
Carlsbad, California, US
Opening date: March 20, 1999
Water park: LEGOLAND Water Park
Lodging: LEGOLAND Hotel, LEGOLAND Castle Hotel
Area: 128 acres
LEGOLAND Deutschland Resort
Günzburg, Germany
Opening date: May 17, 2002
Theme parks: LEGOLAND Deutschland, Peppa Pig Theme Park Deutschland (2024)
Lodging: LEGOLAND Holiday Village
Area: 107 acres
LEGOLAND Dubai
Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Opening date: October 31, 2016
Area: 73 acres
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
Lodging: LEGOLAND Beach Retreat, LEGOLAND Hotel, LEGOLAND Pirate Island Hotel
Area: 145 acres
LEGOLAND Japan Resort
Nagoya, Japan
Opening date: April 1, 2017
Lodging: LEGOLAND Hotel
Area: 23 acres
LEGOLAND Korea Resort
Chuncheon, South Korea
Opening date: May 5, 2022
Lodging: LEGOLAND Hotel
Area: 32 acres
LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Opening date: September 15, 2012
Water park: LEGOLAND Water Park
Lodging: LEGOLAND Hotel
Area: 76 acres
LEGOLAND New York Resort
Goshen, New York, US
Opening date: May 29, 2021
Lodging: LEGOLAND Hotel
Area: 150 acres (500 acres total land)
LEGOLAND Windsor Resort
Windsor, UK
Opening date: March 17, 1996
Lodging: LEGOLAND Castle Hotel, LEGOLAND Hotel, LEGOLAND Village
Area: 150 acres
Peppa Pig Theme Park Dallas-Fort Worth
Frisco, Texas, US
Opening date: March 1, 2025
Area: 14 acres
Thorpe Park Resort
Chertsey, Surrey, UK
Opening date: March 20, 1999
Lodging: Thorpe Shark Cabins
Area: 74 acres
Warwick Castle
Warwick, UK
Opening date: 1978
Lodging: Caesar’s Tower Suites, Knight’s Village Glamping, Knight’s Village Lodges, Warwick Castle Hotel
Area: 64 acres
Former Merlin Entertainments Parks & Resorts
Abenteuer Park Oberhausen
Oberhausen, Germany
Years operated: 1996 – 2015
Years owned by Merlin Entertainments: 2011 – 2015