{"id":23277,"date":"2022-06-14T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2022-06-14T09:15:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T13:15:02","slug":"chuggington-franchise-expands-with-immersive-theme-park-attraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/chuggington-franchise-expands-with-immersive-theme-park-attraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuggington Franchise Expands with Immersive Theme Park Attraction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Herschend Entertainment Studios has expanded its <em>Chuggington<\/em> television franchise with its first immersive theme park attraction, Chuggington Adventure Depot, at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>The Chuggington Adventure Depot will allow young park guests to step into their own trainee Chugger, chosen from a modern and colorful fleet of train engines. Led by a conductor, the kids will go on an exploratory adventure in the free-play, wall-to-wall re-creation of the world of Chuggington.<\/p>\n<p>An adaptive mobility Chugger train that is ADA compliant is available to meet the needs of all guests, allowing every child to fully participate in the immersive experience.<\/p>\n<p>Preschoolers will also be able to meet characters from the show such as Wilson, Koko and Brewster, as well as visit Chuggington locales, including The Roundhouse, The Ice Cream Factory and The Repair Shed.\u00a0Custom <em>Chuggington<\/em> merchandise, <em>Chuggington<\/em> toys from Alpha Group US and photo experiences will be available as well.<\/p>\n<p>The TV series is currently airing on broadcaster networks and streaming platforms in over 100 countries. In the U.S., kids can view the show on Hulu, DisneyNOW and YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>Keith Dawkins, president of the Harlem Globetrotters and Herschend Entertainment Studios, said, \u201cThe Chuggington Adventure Depot at Silver Dollar City allows us the opportunity to leverage not only the power of the <em>Chuggington<\/em> franchise, but also the scale and influence of Silver Dollar City to reach kids and families in new and exciting ways. This strategic collaboration across our enterprise illustrates the kind of powerful opportunities that we can create for our audience, our businesses and our partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor over six decades, Silver Dollar City has entertained families, including even the youngest of children,\u201d added Brad Thomas, President and General Manager of Silver Dollar City Attractions. \u201cIn addition to all of our rides and attractions, which small kids can enjoy this summer, our National Kids Fest will be even more fun with the addition of the unique and first-of-its-kind <em>Chuggington<\/em> experience. To energize train-loving kids even more, families can leave the Chuggington Adventure Depot and head over to our authentic steam train to take a ride around The City.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Herschend Entertainment Studios has expanded its Chuggington television franchise with its first immersive theme park attraction, Chuggington Adventure Depot, at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":23278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1213,4602],"class_list":["post-23277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-chuggington","tag-herschend-entertainment-studios","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chuggington Franchise Expands with Immersive Theme Park Attraction - 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