Uncharted 3 – the games’ set pieces lend themselves well to a themed rollercoaster (pic: Sony)
A Spanish theme park is getting its own Uncharted roller coaster, making it the first ever attraction to be based on a PlayStation game.
While the idea of turning a video game into a theme park attraction is nothing new, it seems like it’s become rather popular lately. Mostly thanks to the efforts of Nintendo.
With Super Nintendo World open in Japan, and locations still planned for the US and Singapore, it wouldn’t be surprising if PlayStation and Xbox have at least considered their own alternatives.
A whole PlayStation theme park remains nothing but a dream at the moment, but Sony has licensed Uncharted to be the first of its game franchises to get a theme park attraction. Specifically, a roller coaster.
Said roller coaster isn’t expected to open until 2023 and is being built at a Spanish theme park called PortAventura.
The ride’s existence was ‘leaked’ by Spanish streamer AuronPlay, who boasts the second most followed Twitch channel in the world.
We say leaked, there’s clearly a partnership involved as PortAventura’s website advertises the upcoming ride using clips from AuronPlay’s stream and describes the leak as ‘awesome.’
HobbyConsolas has provided a couple extra details; namely, that the roller coaster will be an indoor ride situated in the Far West area of the park.
Photos of the ride’s construction have been shared on Twitter via Freak Planet (which covers theme parks and attractions) but, as you can see, it’s still very early in development. You’d certainly never know it was Uncharted themed based on these pictures.
One curious detail is that the logo used in PortAventura’s advertising is the one from the Uncharted movie rather than the games. So, this may suggest that the ride is taking more of its inspiration from the former.
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Considering the Uncharted movie was a box office success, it makes sense for the ride to capitalise on it. Plus, it’s the most recent piece of Uncharted media to come out as there hasn’t been a new game since 2017’s Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.
That said, it’s far too early to tell if the ride will be directly based off the movie’s plot or if it will incorporate any of the movie actors like Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg.
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A Spanish theme park is getting its own Uncharted roller coaster, making it the first ever attraction to be based on a PlayStation game.
