The BBC Joins London's Proposed Paramount Theme Park

By Robert Niles: London's proposed Paramount theme park project is gaining some momentum, as its developers announced today that they've reached an agreement to bring the BBC on board as an intellectual property partner.

Concept art courtesy London Resort Company Holdings

The deal means that BBC properties such as Doctor Who, Top Gear, and Sherlock, could be made available to join Paramount Pictures IP such as Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, and The Godfather in the theme park, which is planned for a site on the Thames River east of London, in North Kent, adjacent to the Ebbsfleet International train station.

This is a "development agreement," rather than a final contract, so no specific attractions are yet approved for the project, which has been conducting "public consultation" meetings in the London area as part of its permitting and approval process. A final decision on whether to approve the park is expected from authorities in 2016.

Concept art for a Star Trek-themed attraction at the park. Image courtesy London Resort Company Holdings

The London Paramount Entertainment Resort is now planned for an Easter 2020 opening, and would include 12 major rides in its theme park, as well as an indoor water park, hotels with a combined 5,000 rooms, and a 2,000-seat live-performance theater.

Previously:

• Developers look east of London for new theme park plan

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