Spain’s largest theme park, PortAventura World, has closed a licensing agreement with Sony Pictures to build the first dark ride roller coaster inspired by the box office hit film Uncharted and based on the popular PlayStation video game franchise.
Opening in mid-2023, the new attraction will be located in the resort’s Far West zone and will allow visitors to go on ‘a dangerous search for one of the greatest treasures ever found’.
The exclusive ride reaches over 12 metres high in a unique enveloping space which will be 4,800 square metres and 16 metres high.
“We are excited to announce this strategic agreement with a company in the entertainment industry like Sony Pictures,” commented David Garcia, evp and md at PortAventura World. “This alliance will allow us to launch, on a global scale, our first dark ride roller coaster. We are convinced that this new attraction with state of the art technology will create great moments and memories for families and friends that come to spend their holidays and free time in our resort.”
Jeffrey Godsick, evp of global partnerships and brand management and head of location-based entertainment at Sony Pictures Entertainment, continued: “The team at PortAventura World has designed a thrilling ride so that fans of the game and film can now step into Nate and Sully’s shoes and go on their own white-knuckle, treasure-hunting race.”
Asad Qizilbash, head of PlayStation Productions, added: “Following the huge success of the Uncharted movie, we’re excited to see this entertainment franchise further expand into new and exciting spaces.”
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