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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Alex Hern Technology editor

‘Each guest experience will be different’: VR and the future of theme parks

Bumper cars with VR headsets, at the IAAPA expo in London
Bumper cars with VR headsets, at the IAAPA expo in London. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

In the fight for theme park visitors the battle lines have been drawn – monster trucks, virtual reality zombie warfare and “smellscaping”, just thankfully not all at the same time.

And while there was a sombre atmosphere around parts of London as tens of thousands lined up to pay their respects to the Queen, there were 10,000 more gathered in a convention centre in East London experiencing the future of the theme park.

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