Location | VAI Resort, Glendale, Arizona, United States |
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Coordinates | 33°31′15″N112°16′0″W / 33.52083°N 112.26667°W |
Status | Under construction |
Opens | 2024 |
Owner | Epic Resort Destinations |
Operated by | Epic Resort Destinations |
Website | matteladventurepark.com |
Mattel Adventure Park is an upcoming theme park under construction in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb in the metropolitan area of Phoenix. [1] [2] [3] It is planned to be an addition of the nearby VAI Resort. [4] It will be the first real-world attraction to feature properties adapted from toys and games manufactured by Mattel, as well as Arizona's first fully themed indoor/outdoor amusement park. [5] The park is scheduled to open on an undisclosed date in 2024. [6]
The park was announced and confirmed by Mattel on their website on August 7, 2023. [7] The Mattel website has a livestream camera to show the construction of the park in real time. [8] Construction of the park was delayed, however Mattel confirmed that the park they would continue to plan for a soft launch in late 2024. [9]
A second Mattel Adventure Park location in Bonner Springs, Kansas is being planned for a 2026 opening. [10]
The park will feature two Hot Wheels-themed roller coaster rides, called Bone Shaker and Twin Mill Racer. [11] Bone Shaker will reach a maximum height of eighty four feet.
Other attractions include a 4D theater attraction and accompanying fully-themed beach house based on Barbie, a complex featuring several kiddie rides themed to Thomas and Friends, including a train ride aboard Thomas the Tank Engine, and a miniature golf course with props based on classic Mattel games like Uno and Pictionary. [12] [5] [13]
All confirmed attractions (as of November 2023) are listed below.
Ride | Year Opened | IP |
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Hot Wheels Bone Shaker: The Ultimate Ride | 2024 | Hot Wheels |
Hot Wheels Twin Mill Racer |
Ride | Year Opened | IP |
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He-Man vs. Skeletor Laser Tag | 2024 | Masters of the Universe |
Barbie Beach House | Barbie | |
Barbie Flying Theatre | ||
The Barbie Rooftop | ||
Hot Wheels Unleashed 4D Ride | Hot Wheels | |
Hot Wheels Party Pit Stop | ||
Hot Wheels Go-Karting: Raceway | ||
Hot Wheels Speed Challenge | ||
Hot Wheels Go-Karting: Junior Raceway | ||
Thomas Adventure Train: Treasure Hunt | Thomas & Friends | |
Thomas & Friends: Party Station | ||
Bertie's Bus Stop | ||
Bulstrode's Stormy Voyage | ||
Flynn's Firefighting Academy | ||
Harold's Helicopter Tour | ||
Sodor Balloon Ride | ||
Dockside Play Park | ||
Uno! Wild Climb | Uno | |
Mattel Games Mini Golf | Mattel Games | |
KerPlunk Drop Tower | KerPlunk |
Mattel Adventure Park will be located just south of State Farm Stadium, home to the Arizona Cardinals, at the new VAI entertainment resort (formerly called Crystal Lagoons Island Resort), which will span sixty acres and cost one billion dollars total. [14] The concept for the theme park was developed in coordination with the resort's plan for expansion, whose opening will coincide with the opening of the park in 2024.
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