First look at unseen images of what £2.5billion ‘UK Disneyland’ theme park could have looked like before being scrapped

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THE ambitious plans for a £2.5billion taxable parkland dubbed the UK Disneyland has been scrapped - but unseen images person revealed what it could person looked like.

London Resort was archetypal announced backmost successful 2012, with plans to physique connected the Swanscombe Peninsula in Kent.

Aerial illustration of the London Resort taxable   park.

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Unseen images of the now-scrapped London Resort person been revealedCredit: The London Resort

Illustration of a London edifice   attraction with bears, a river, a waterfall, and people.

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A Paddington successful Peru thrust would beryllium includedCredit: London Resort

Illustration of a Ghostbusters thrust   with Slimer.

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Guests would beryllium capable to combat monsters connected a Ghostbusters rideCredit: London Resort

However, the taxable parkland ran into a fig of problems implicit the years, including the tract being designated an SSSI for nationally important invertebrates, breeding birds and plants.

And this week, a High Court judge ordered London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH) into liquidation.

But caller images that were ne'er released person revealed what the taxable parkland could person looked like.

A immense outdoor plaza would beryllium basal don Paddington, Kent Live reports, with Madame Kozlova's steam just and his London location featuring.

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A Paddington successful Peru area would person a vessel ride, that goes to spot Paddington's family.

And some a Ghostbusters and Peaky Blinder attraction was meant to beryllium portion of the park.

The Ghostbusters thrust would spot passengers usage 'proton packs' to bust the ghosts.

Sadly, these are to ne'er travel into fruition pursuing the scrapping of the plans much than a decennary on.

A spokesperson for LRCH said: “The imagination of the London Resort has been ended by the courts.

"Natural England fatally wounded the scheme, a azygous creditor has killed it and, with it, immoderate accidental of the UK competing connected the envisaged standard of London Resort.”

Man visits 'barren wasteland' wherever 'UK Disneyland' hopes to physique contempt taxable parkland setback

London Resort was acceptable to beryllium a two-park resort, with plans for it to unfastened successful 2024, followed by the 2nd parkland successful 2029.

It would person been 3 times larger than immoderate different taxable parkland successful the UK, with six lands.

Collaborations included BBC, Paramount and ITV, with plans for 50 rides, including 8 rollercoasters.

The Studios would person 'blockbuster movie features' specified arsenic car chases and espionage, portion The Woods would beryllium a fairytale land.

Illustration of a London edifice   with a carousel, blistery  aerial  balloons, and Paddington Bear.

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Sadly the Paddington attraction volition not spell aheadCredit: London Resort

A King Arthur-based onshore would beryllium The Kingdom, portion The Isles would person rides based connected mythical beasts.

A Mesoamerican The Jungle onshore and a 23rd period The Starport finished disconnected the lands.

More than fractional of the edifice would beryllium undercover, with plans for a expansive plaza, edifice and adjacent a waterpark.

Thankfully determination is simply a immense caller taxable parkland that looks acceptable to unfastened successful the UK.

Timeline of London Resort

October 2012 - The London Resort is announced arsenic London Paramount Entertainment Resort, to unfastened successful 2019

April 2013 - Discussion implicit improvement aft find of a uncommon taxon of spider

May 2014 - London Paramount Entertainment Resort granted Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project status

December 2014 - Partnership with BBC Worldwide announced

March 2015 - Partnership with Aardman Animation and BFI announced

September 2015 - Opening day pushed backmost to 2021

November 2016 - Waterpark plans scrapped, opening day pushed to 2022

June 2017 - Paramount pulls out, with parkland renamed arsenic The London Resort

September 2017 - Opening day pushed backmost to 2023, with estimated costs rising to £3.5billion

November 2018 - Opening day pushed backmost to 2024

April 2019 - Partnership with ITV Studios announced.

November 2021 - Natural England designates the country arsenic a SSSI for nationally important invertebrates, breeding birds, plants and geology

March 2022 - Resort exertion is withdrawn

March 2023 - London Resort Company Holdings goes into administration

April 2023 - A Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) is agreed on

May 2023 - The transportation of a crippled of land, considered a worldly change, occurred without anterior announcement to the CVA supervisor

June 2024 - Swanscombe Development LLP, the onshore for The London Resort, is listed for sale

October 2024 - Paramount tells the High Court that LRCH had not adhered to their obligations nether the CVA

December 2024 - The judgement is published

New Year 2025: Further High Court hearings are scheduled to determine the destiny of London Resort

January 2025: A tribunal proceeding volition find whether LRCH tin participate administration

Universal Studios has revealed plans to physique a immense caller edifice successful Bedfordshire.

Set connected 476 acres of land, the resort would besides person 500-room edifice and adjacent its ain bid station.

If fixed the go-ahead, it volition beryllium the first Universal taxable parkland successful the UK.

Currently unfastened astir the satellite are 5 Universal theme parks.

This includes Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Japan, Universal Beijing Resort and Universal Studios Singapore.

And Universal's Epic Universe is opening successful Florida this twelvemonth - here's what you request to know.

Illustration of the London Resort, a planned taxable   parkland  with fireworks.

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The plans person officially been scrapped, 13 years laterCredit: London Resort

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