‘Night At The Museum’ Theme Park Concept Art Reveals An Unmade Ride Based On The Film Franchise
By Josh Spiegel/June 16, 2021 8:40 am EST
While plenty of films lead to theme-park attractions, especially films designed for the whole family, not everything makes the successful shift. But some get close. Recently, some concept art for a theme park ride tied to the Night at the Museum franchise was unearthed online, allowing us to get a glimpse at what might have been.
Theme Park University found some concept art for an unmade attraction designed for an un-named park themed to the first movie in the Night at the Museum franchise, courtesy of Legacy Entertainment. From the looks of it, the dark-ride-style attraction would’ve sent its guests through a facsimile of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where they’d encounter many of the exhibits that come to life at night and torment Ben Stiller.
‘Night At The Museum’ Theme Park Concept Art Reveals An Unmade Ride Based On The Film Franchise
By Josh Spiegel/June 16, 2021 8:40 am EST
While plenty of films lead to theme-park attractions, especially films designed for the whole family, not everything makes the successful shift. But some get close. Recently, some concept art for a theme park ride tied to the Night at the Museum franchise was unearthed online, allowing us to get a glimpse at what might have been.
Theme Park University found some concept art for an unmade attraction designed for an un-named park themed to the first movie in the Night at the Museum franchise, courtesy of Legacy Entertainment. From the looks of it, the dark-ride-style attraction would’ve sent its guests through a facsimile of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where they’d encounter many of the exhibits that come to life at night and torment Ben Stiller.
Theme Park University found some concept art for an unmade attraction designed for an un-named park themed to the first movie in the Night at the Museum franchise, courtesy of Legacy Entertainment. From the looks of it, the dark-ride-style attraction would’ve sent its guests through a facsimile of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where they’d encounter many of the exhibits that come to life at night and torment Ben Stiller.
Never Say Never
But it’s a little surprising that this specific art never turned into something real. The film franchise grossed more than a billion dollars, and the first film spawned multiple sequels. More to the point, the idea of the movie lends itself quite naturally to theme-park attractions. (And anyone who knows the Disney theme parks knows that they love…or, well, they used to love the balance between education and entertainment.)
