Theme park ride based on Princess Diana's fatal crash opens tomorrow

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A theme park ride which allows people to experience the crash which killed Diana, Princess of Wales is set to open and charge people £20 a time to take part.

People will be able to vote on whether they think the Royal family was involved in the collision at the end of the ride.

The attraction is part of a new park celebrating US magazine the National Enquirer and opens tomorrow in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, reports The Mirror .

Creator Robin Turner said: “It’s a 3D computer model, and you’re looking down on what looks just like Paris, but it’s three-dimensional.

“It’s projected, and you see the buildings and everything in a 3D presentation.

“And it shows the pathway as she left the Ritz hotel, and the paparazzi chasing her, and the bang-flash that we think blinded the driver and how it happened.”

Turner told website Daily Beast : “There’s no blood. There’s none of that. You see the car crash through computer animation.”

The attraction will lead people through conspiracy theories surrounding the crash.

Turner said: “You will be polled on what you believe was the cause of her death and who was behind it. We ask questions like ‘Do you think the Royals were involved?’ ‘Do you think she was pregnant?’ All we do is ask questions on what’s your opinion.”

Turner added: "It’s definitely not in poor taste. It’s just showing the route of what happened.

"For people who’ve never been to Paris, it’s just showing the topography, and the distance, and the tunnel, and that kind of stuff. It’s done very professionally."

Rick Laney, head of communications for the park, confirmed to the Mirror, the attraction existed although said it was a “small part” of the 'Royal Closet' attraction.

He said: “It features an interactive screen where you can flip through the closets of royal family members and an activity where you can examine their family trees.

“The Diana piece is only a small part.”

The Princess, 36, was killed alongside Fayed, 42, in the backseat of a Mercedes Benz S280 driven by Henri Paul on August 31, 1997.

Investigators said the vehicle crashed at an estimated 65 miles per hour into a concrete pillar in Paris’ Pont de l’Alma tunnel. Paul, 41, also died.

The park is said to have 100 attractions within its 20,000-square foot space including a tribute to the famed September 1977 Enquirer cover photo of the corpse of Elvis Presley in its open coffin.

JackWorthing on May 24th, 2019 at 14:41 UTC »

This reminds me of the story of the widely hated former Superstar Limo ride at Disneyland California Adventure (now a Monster's Inc. ride). Apparently, the ride was originally supposed to have more exciting "paparazzi chase" storyline, but was slowed down and revamped after the death of Princess Diana.

wolf_on_the_fold on May 24th, 2019 at 13:52 UTC »

This sounds like a Mitchell and Webb meta sketch where they discuss this idea and ultimately reject it.

HueKnewTwo on May 24th, 2019 at 13:01 UTC »

.....what a world. Is this the ride you take after JFK's sunny romp through Dallas?