Nerds rejoice, for Middle-Earth could be just an admission ticket (and probable road trip) away! It is rumored that the extraordinary success of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, along with the still-grossing The Hobbit, has led Warner Bros. to consider expanding the magical world into real-life. Read more about which movie’s theme park inspired the decision and other details after the jump!
I’m letting my LOTR obsession flag fly rampantly all over this post. Although it is only rumored, the news is a logical next step. These studios need more gold-filled vaults to swim in, and I’m already saving up to throw my checking account at them. To immerse yourself into the fictional folklore and culture of JRR Tolkien’s creation? To ride on roller coasters with impending nazgul danger abound? MY HEAD IS EXPLODING LIKE AN ORC’S BLOOD-LUST IN BATTLE!
How was the theme park’s discussion first sparked? By the success of Universal Studio’s The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! The theme park in Orlando has profited enormously since its gates were opened summer 2010, and a new world is currently under construction in Hollywood. Given the success of the Harry Potter series’ leap from book to movie to theme park, studios have looked to the Tolkien tales to follow in wildly popular footsteps.
From /Film:
Warner Bros., which already has a long relationship with the Tolkiens thanks to the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films (if not always a happy one), talked up the success of Universal Studios’ The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, describing how faithfully the park translated J.K. Rowling’s vision. The Tolkiens reportedly spoke with Rowling herself, and apparently liked what they heard. Universal then got in contact with the Tolkiens to discuss their ideas.
If the rumors are true, the deliberation is still in the baby stages. This Lord of the Rings park may take years to come to fruition, but all diehard Tolkien fans can hold hands (with me) and wait, patiently. And no, New Zealand’s preservation of The Shire is nowhere near my budget.
Are you thrilled about this rumor? Would you visit this theme park?
[via /Film]
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Totally. It would be cool.
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How funny this is on Lovelyish! I’m recommending it because I KNOW there are a lot of Xanga people who will be commenting all over this!
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and how does the world/kim feel about amber rose being pregnant with wiz, and all of a sudden kanye and kim have this rush baby. i bet she’s gonna give birth to a fake baby
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I would go to a LOTR Theme park in a heart beat.
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Hells to the yeah–as long as they don’t make it cheesy.
Man. Christopher Tolkien’s head is going to *explode*.
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I SO would!!
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if it’s broken into 3 parts and you had to pay each time you crossed into one, no.
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I would rather visit New Zealand.
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IS THIS EVEN A QUESTION OF COURSE I WOULD NOT VISIT I WOULD LIVE THERE.
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If it were close enough, and not too expensive, sure I’d possibly give it a shot for fun adventure. But honestly I’ve lived here in Florida 16yrs and never yet been inside DisneyWorld.
Oh and someone mentioned cheesy… well there is one already, family owned/operated, now in it’s 2nd generation which is rather cheap looking, (or was at least at time of filming) but many go to. I saw it on the video called Ringers: Lord of the Fans.
rose / 759 posts
Um, HELL YES. I am almost as big of a fan of LOTR as I am HP. I’ve been obsessed with Harry Potter since I read book 1. LOTR is as much of a legendary series as HP. I went to Universal this past summer with my family and yes, the HP park was amazing. >:D I’d definitely go to the LOTR one if they created it. I think they have the fan base population to do so, too.
What’s this about preservation of The Shire?
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Absolutely.
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Er I’ll give that cash-in a wide berth, I wonder how Tolkien would feel about this?