Columbia Pictures’ Aquaverse In Thailand

Sony introduced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Thai water park firm Amazon Falls to create Columbia Pictures’ Aquaverse, which is about to roll out new rides starting in October.

The park shall be developed from an already-existing Amazon Falls water park web site in Bangsaray, a beachside vacationer location about 90 minutes from Thailand’s capital, Bangkok. Among the rides that shall be featured are water coasters primarily based on “Men in Black” and “Ghostbusters,” go-kart tracks primarily based on “Bad Boys for Life” and youngsters areas primarily based on Sony animated movies like “Hotel Transylvania” and “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.” The Sony licensing partnership is being integrated into Amazon Falls’ plans to increase the park from simply water-based rides to different points of interest, with new rides steadily being launched by means of 2022.

“We are delighted to be teaming up with Liakat Dhanji and Amazon Falls on launching Sony Pictures’ first theme and water park and are inspired by his vision of creating an immersive entertainment destination for Thailand,” Jeffrey Godsick, Sony’s EVP of world partnerships and model administration and head of location-based leisure, mentioned. “Columbia Pictures’ Aquaverse is the next step in Sony Pictures’ larger global strategy to grow and expand location-based entertainment by utilizing its strong global film and TV brands. We are creating opportunities for all audiences around the world to immerse themselves deeper into our stories through water parks, touring exhibitions and theme park attractions.”

“Sony Pictures Entertainment and Columbia Pictures’ breadth of global content, technology and talent leadership will be invaluable in creating a fully immersive experience that will bring curiosity and wonder to a global audience,” Liakat Dhanji, CEO and chairman of Amazon Falls, added. “The launch of Columbia Pictures’ Aquaverse represents a first step in what we envision to be a broader collaboration that will pioneer the future of an integrated entertainment destination as part of the EEC’s smart city. Alongside our unique rides and attractions, we look forward to forging new partnerships with top accommodation, technology, retail and F&B partners as we curate an unmatched lifestyle experience that will resonate with all our visitors.”

The announcement of the brand new park comes as Thailand struggles to get well from the most important financial hit introduced on by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the nation has been capable of comprise the virus comparatively nicely, with solely 95 deaths reported, Reuters reviews that the estimated quantity of family debt in Thailand has reached a report $447 billion USD. A big issue within the financial downturn has been the collapse of tourism, as strict border closures value lodges and theme parks a lot of their enterprise.