Three years ago we reported on the announcement that 20th Century Fox would be getting it’s own theme park. Dubbed 20th Century Fox World, one of the themed areas would be of the Alien, Predator, and AVP franchises. Though originally scheduled to open in 2017, construction of the project has been slow and quiet.
Recently, however, I checked the themeparX message board which has been posting construction updates and it seems as though light may be at the end of the tunnel for the project. I was surprised to see a few images of Alien themed attractions. Check them out below.
We can clearly see Weyland-Yutani Logos on these attractions, of which there appear to be three so far: an elevator drop ride, a scrambler, and a suspended coaster.
The elevator better be called Express Elevator To Hell.
It would be disappointing if these are the only planned Alien & Predator attractions in the area, though rumor is we’re likely to see a coaster/dark ride main attraction for the themed zone.
There was supposed to be another 20th Century Fox World park to be built in Dubai, but it seems that project is totally dead. The Malaysia park is being built as part of a hilltop resort complex called Resorts World Genting, which features multiple hotels, a shopping mall, nightlife, a casino, and entertainment venues.
It’s likely the Genting Group has solidified the Fox license for their park, so even with the impending Disney acquisition, the Fox theme here should not be affected. Such was the case for Universal’s Islands of Adventure park in Orlando, Florida, which acquired the Marvel license long before their primary competitor, Disney, acquired that property. Universal Studios still maintains the Marvel license in their park.
Conceptual Artwork for the 20th Century Fox World Theme Park in Malaysia. Not the Derelict in the upper-middle.
I would guess this park will finally see opening sometime in 2019. What do you think of these attractions? Will you be traveling all the way out to Malaysia to experience these rides?
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Spoilers if any of you are planning to go to Malaysia for this.
https://vimeo.com/477361801
https://vimeo.com/383231973
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Full size:
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Yeah, Alien works much better in a dark ride format than a coaster one I think. Hopefully the indoor segment will include some animatronics.
"As part of the deal, Genting Malaysia said a new memorandum of agreement grants it "a license to use certain Fox intellectual properties" for the park, though which ones were not specified. It is updating plans to "complete the outdoor theme park utilising both Fox and non Fox intellectual properties," it said. The outdoor theme park also is getting a new name."
https://deadline.com/2019/07/fox-world-malaysia-theme-park-settlement-legal-1202654605/?fbclid=IwAR1at-mMwtuSUXDUHrPkaugNqnN-dfKojDFeNVXFPvd8vBpXsswfQ4ATUhE
I'm glad a resolution was found that allows for Genting to use some of the Fox properties they were planning to. Given some of the recent construction updates, my guess is the Alien franchise will remain as part of the park.
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That's nice.
Looks like a suspended coaster:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3mAosTWwAEyuVx.jpg
You can get a good view of the Alien area (Not seeing any Predator or AVP elements) in this video:
I count four rides in the zone, the main one likely being the large building with the orange track going into it.
Still, who knows how this will all end up considering the massive lawsuit.
Though the park remains under construction, the gift shop is open, here are some shots of the Alien and Predator merchandise.
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https://www.worldofbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20th-century-fox-officially-opens-worlds-first-specialty-store-in-genting-highlands-world-of-buzz-2-768x576.jpg
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Alien area, with the Weyland Yutani logos covered in blue tarp. Looks like the large structure in back there is planned to be the main coaster/dark ride.
Aye, he's a bit more scruffy lookin' now than he used to be back in the 80's.
Is that Local?
Could you make a trip to the Prometheus rover in downtown LA then?
The beach is much much much further away.
Would be so cool to recreate the Nostromo that you can walk around.
Not surprising News.
Theme parks based on intellectual property and corporate strategy is high risk, low yield exercises. Get the balance right and you'd be raking in Millions per day (as Disney's heyday attested). Get the mix wrong and you can bankrupt the parent company and devalue the brand (as Paramount land attested).
Look at the YouTuber who did the "Defunctland" video series (who started by reviewing retro, commercially successful rides), but then went onto post mortems of failed expansions and lost millions- or theme park park closures.
As much as I love Xenomorphs and Predators- I wouldn't bank on a million dollar theme park.
An ALIEN- WAR like they had at the Trocadero London in the early 90s is more suited.
Agreed, really hope it's not just traditional coasters and other such thrill rides with logos stamped on. They really should have some kind of dark ride with animatronic characters.
Looks like the Fox World Store is already open at RWG, you can see some Alien and Predator merchandise, other than the NECA toys, I can't say I've seen those items anywhere else.
Definitely going to snag me an AVPR shot glass should I ever make my way out there.
Seen here at 0:31
I remember this was announced back in 2014 or 15, and we were in Singapore at the end of 2015 into 2016 and was hoping to get up to KL. First Born got Dengue and got stuck in hospital for a week which put paid to any ideas about seeing if this was going anywhere.