From Associated Content, the latest in a string of alternative uses for hangars is an indoor park with a not-so-obvious theme: Charles Dickens.
Dickens World ride attractions will include the Haunted House of Ebenezer Scrooge, Fagin’s Den of Thieves, and The Great Expectations-themed boat ride based on the escape of Magwitch the convict. The $116 million project was the dream of theme park designer Gerry O’Sullivan-Beare in cooperation with the Dickens Fellowship. Former Fellowship joint secretary Thelma Grove acted as consultant on the theme park.
Dickens World is located in the port town of Chatham Maritime near Medway, where Dickens spent a portion of his childhood. Paradoxically, the park has been constructed inside a huge modern aluminum airplane hangar.Step inside and you’ll see a recreation of 19th century archways, cobblestone streets, and sewer; and you’ll be greeted by an assortment of actors portraying Dickens characters as well as a magnificent display of animatronic characters.
