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London Paramount Entertainment Resort: Disneyland rival theme park to open in Kent | |
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A Disneyland-style theme park expected to attract 50,000 tourists a day is set to be created in Kent. | A Disneyland-style theme park expected to attract 50,000 tourists a day is set to be created in Kent. |
The £2 billion London Paramount Entertainment Resort to be built on the Swanscombe Peninsula between Gravesend and Dartford will feature rides based on Paramount films, BBC Worldwide shows and Aardman animations – including Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run. | The £2 billion London Paramount Entertainment Resort to be built on the Swanscombe Peninsula between Gravesend and Dartford will feature rides based on Paramount films, BBC Worldwide shows and Aardman animations – including Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run. |
Attractions based on films including The Godfather and Mission: Impossible are also planned for the site. | Attractions based on films including The Godfather and Mission: Impossible are also planned for the site. |
The 872-acre entertainment complex would include a large indoor water park, theatres, live music venues, cinemas, rides and restaurants – along with 5,000 hotel rooms. | The 872-acre entertainment complex would include a large indoor water park, theatres, live music venues, cinemas, rides and restaurants – along with 5,000 hotel rooms. |
Due to open in 2021, the tourist attraction financed by Kuwait’s Al-Humaidi family could bring 27,000 jobs to the area according to developers London Resort Company Holdings. | Due to open in 2021, the tourist attraction financed by Kuwait’s Al-Humaidi family could bring 27,000 jobs to the area according to developers London Resort Company Holdings. |
Dr Merilyn Canet, a councillor for nearby Sevenoaks Northern, welcomed the plan and said fears over tourist infrastructure we unfounded. | Dr Merilyn Canet, a councillor for nearby Sevenoaks Northern, welcomed the plan and said fears over tourist infrastructure we unfounded. |
She told The Independent: "The new resort should be tremendous. | She told The Independent: "The new resort should be tremendous. |
“It will create lots of jobs for the people in the area and should be great fun. We have five years to sort out how to accommodate tourists." | “It will create lots of jobs for the people in the area and should be great fun. We have five years to sort out how to accommodate tourists." |
Fenlon Dunphy, chief financial officer of the company, told The Sun the attraction would be a boost to local business. | Fenlon Dunphy, chief financial officer of the company, told The Sun the attraction would be a boost to local business. |
"This is going to have a hugely significant impact on the economy - we will dovetail into a lot of the other attractions in the area,” he said. | "This is going to have a hugely significant impact on the economy - we will dovetail into a lot of the other attractions in the area,” he said. |
“It will be a game-changer for much of Kent." | “It will be a game-changer for much of Kent." |
But companies from an industrial estate that will be demolished to make way for the park oppose plans for the work, which is due to begin in 2018 after suffering a series of delays. | But companies from an industrial estate that will be demolished to make way for the park oppose plans for the work, which is due to begin in 2018 after suffering a series of delays. |
It comes after the company suffered a setback in February when it overstated its cash assets in an accounting mistake that claimed the firm had more than £291,000, when in fact there was only £952 in the bank. | It comes after the company suffered a setback in February when it overstated its cash assets in an accounting mistake that claimed the firm had more than £291,000, when in fact there was only £952 in the bank. |
A spokesman for London Resort Company Holdings told the Independent the error did not impact the overall spend on the project. | A spokesman for London Resort Company Holdings told the Independent the error did not impact the overall spend on the project. |
Mr Dunphy told the Sun: "The accounting error is just that, an erroneous timing error that was corrected.” | Mr Dunphy told the Sun: "The accounting error is just that, an erroneous timing error that was corrected.” |
Figures submitted to Companies House revealed the company made pre-tax losses of £14.4 million in 2014. | Figures submitted to Companies House revealed the company made pre-tax losses of £14.4 million in 2014. |
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