TODAY, MADAME TUSSAUDS LAS VEGAS’ BRAND-NEW SPIDER-MAN FIGURE TO DEBUT
CROUCHING ON SIDE OF THE VENETIAN LAS VEGAS®
Iconic Super Hero Joins Marvel Super Heroes 4D Experience at All-New
Madame Tussauds Las Vegas Attraction
Today, poised dramatically above the heads of Las Vegas visitors will be Marvel’s Spider-Man, the newest figure to arrive at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at The Venetian Las Vegas. The beloved Marvel Super Hero’s debut follows the successful launch of the attraction’s Marvel Super Heroes 4D Experience®. The figure of the iconic web-slinger will spend its first three days in Las Vegas clinging to the side of The Venetian’s Campanile Tower, ready to spring into action. Positioned approximately 35 feet above the ground on the Strip-facing side, near the entrance to Madame Tussauds Las Vegas, the figure will be easily visible by passersby.
After his stint crouching on the side of The Venetian’s Campanile Tower, Spider-Man will join Nick Fury in the exhibition space adjacent to the attraction’s new Marvel Super Heroes 4D Experience. In this new 70-seat theater, guests can watch their favorite Marvel Super Heroes save the world. The pulse-pounding, 4D experience means the action spills out of the screen over the audience with thrill-enhancing special effects—from sprays of water and smoke clouds to tremors beneath viewers’ feet.
The film was created by one of the leaders in CGI feature films and 4D attractions, Threshold Animation Studios. For the theater experience itself, Madame Tussauds Las Vegas worked in partnership with SimEx-Iwerks, which specializes in designing, building and operating special F/X driven cinematic attractions that feature blockbuster content from the world’s major film studios. They build successful partnerships that provide 4D Experience® films and services to more than 150 attractions in 30 countries.
The figures of the Marvel Super Heroes were created by Madame Tussauds’ creative team and brought to life by a team of sculptors who worked closely with Marvel. The creation of the figures began in 2012 and took nearly countless hours to complete.
Madame Tussauds is open 365 days of the year and opens at 10 a.m. For more information, call (702) 862-7800 or go to www.MadameTussauds.com/LasVegas.
ABOUT MADAME TUSSAUDS LAS VEGAS
Madame Tussauds Las Vegas is ALL NEW! The interactive wax attraction is located on the Las Vegas Strip in front of the Venetian and features eight unique rooms including the amazing Marvel Super Heroes 4D Experience. Take pictures with life-like wax figures of your favorite celebrities and show friends back home you hung out with the stars while in Las Vegas! Step into the movies with Will Smith, pose for paparazzi with Lady Gaga, relive a crazy Vegas night with Bradley Cooper and fight crime alongside Nick Fury.
ABOUT MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS
Merlin Entertainments is the leading name in location-based, family entertainment and has seen dynamic growth over the last five years. Europe’s Number 1 and the world’s second-largest visitor attraction operator, Merlin now operates 99 attractions, eight hotels/three holiday villages in 22 countries, across four continents. The company delivers memorable and rewarding experiences to its 54 million visitors worldwide, through its iconic global and local brands, and the commitment and passion of its managers and more than 22,000 employees.
In the United States, Merlin has 19 attractions including two stunning LEGOLAND Resorts – LEGOLAND Florida with its Water Park and LEGOLAND California theme park with Water Park, SEA LIFE aquarium and exciting new hotel; Madame Tussauds celebrity wax attractions in New York, Washington D.C., Las Vegas and Hollywood; LEGOLAND Discovery Centers in Chicago; Dallas/Fort Worth; Kansas City Missouri; Atlanta, Georgia; and Westchester, New York and SEA LIFE aquariums in Phoenix, Arizona; Kansas City, Missouri; Dallas/Fort Worth; and the Mall of America in Minneapolis – underlining the company’s position as the world’s biggest global aquarium operator.
About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit marvel.com. © MARVEL
