A household of lovable pink pigs is making themselves proper at dwelling in Texas, and so they cannot wait so that you can come over and bounce up and down in muddy puddles with them.
On Saturday, Merlin Entertainments opened the nation’s second Peppa Pig Theme Park within the Dallas-Fort Value space, following the success of the primary location in Winter Haven, Florida.
The brand new Peppa Pig Theme Park is in North Richland Hills, a northeastern suburb of Fort Value. It is subsequent door to the 17-acre NRH2O Household Water Park and fewer than half-hour from the Legoland Discovery Middle and the Sea Life Grapevine aquarium.
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“Merlin Entertainments’ alternative to deliver an iconic kids’s tv character to life in a theme park is actually particular. We’re not solely answerable for constructing this stunning park, but in addition for preserving the magic of Peppa Pig on this immersive expertise for little ones. We hope households will create reminiscences of a lifetime right here,” chief govt officer of Merlin Entertainments Fiona Eastwood stated on the grand opening occasion on Feb. 28.
Tickets to Peppa Pig Theme Park begin at $27.99 per individual and embody one free digital picture obtain and one free digital video obtain. There are additionally packages that embody Peppa Pig ears and different collectible objects, and annual passes can be found for $99 per individual. Kids underneath 2 years of age don’t require a ticket to go to the park.
As a result of the park is close to different Melin-owned sights, combo tickets that embody admission to Peppa Pig World of Play Dallas, Legoland Discovery Middle and the Sea Life Grapevine aquarium are additionally accessible.
Peppa Pig Theme Park’s Texas location has 5 rides, a water play space and a great deal of actions designed only for youngsters. Daddy Pig’s Curler Coaster is an ideal first curler coaster for little ones however might even make dad and mom let loose a squeal or two. The opposite rides embody Peppa Pig’s Balloon Journey, Grandad Canine’s Pirate Boat Journey, Grampy Rabbit’s Dinosaur Journey and Mr. Bull’s Excessive Striker.
In between rides, youngsters can go to play areas throughout the park, such because the Muddy Puddles Splash Pad (deliver a swimsuit and a towel to dry off after), a bicycle and tricycle path, a playground, and a Enjoyable Truthful with free carnival video games and character meet-and-greets. Eating is offered at Miss Rabbit’s Diner, with kid-friendly menu objects like pizza, sandwiches and “muddy puddle milkshakes.”
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Like different Merlin-owned sights, the brand new Peppa Pig Theme Park emphasizes accessibility. Many rides and factors of curiosity have been designed with wheelchair customers in thoughts; the park additionally has accreditation by means of the Worldwide Board of Credentialing and Persevering with Schooling Requirements as a Licensed Autism Middle, which means employees members have sensory consciousness coaching, and every attraction has a sensory information for fogeys.
What units Peppa Pig Theme Park aside from different parks is that it’s particularly geared towards youthful youngsters. Kids will not need to be caught within the stroller shuffling from journey to journey all day lengthy. Peppa Pig Theme Park is sufficiently small and laid out so that children can run round and discover (whereas their dad and mom try and sustain with them).
Its smaller dimension additionally means you’ll be able to expertise the complete park in someday, making Peppa Pig Theme Park the newest in a pattern towards smaller and extra inexpensive “micro parks,” such because the Common Youngsters Resort theme park additionally underneath improvement in Texas.
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