New immersive attraction to open in the UK with indoor racing track and ‘top secret' games
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A HUGE new indoor immersive attraction is set to open in a UK city - after success across Manchester and Dubai.
Little Lion Entertainment, behind attractions such as Chaos Karts and Pac-Man Live Experience, revealed the plans for the new entertainment site in London.
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A new indoor gaming attraction is opening in London
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Arcade Arena London will have both of the popular games inside
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New images of Arcade Arena London show both the go-karting and Pac-Man attraction inside.
In the Pac-Man experience, players become Pac-Man themselves while walking around a life-sized maze.
Becoming the yellow chomper, players will have to dodge ghosts and collect power pellets to win.
And in Chaos Karts, guests live our a real live Mario Kart game with real go-karts on virtual tracks.
Power ups and weapons such as laser guns and hammers are then given out to players to help them win.
This is similar to the current Battle-Kart attraction in Sittingbourne, Kent.
And Arcade Arena London will have a "top secret" third game as well.
Little Lion Entertainment founder Tom Lionetti-Maguire said the attraction was "redefining the attractions industry and joining the gaps between live experiences and video games."
He added: "This new venue will be the first of many new location announcements over the coming months, both within the UK and abroad as we embark on our ambitious growth plans.
"Our London Arcade Arena will be our boldest, most electrifying venue yet, bringing both of our existing games to as prominent a location as you can get in London, and just wait until you see the third game we have in store!'.
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The new London attraction is set to open sometime in 2026.
Arcade Arena first opened in Manchester in 2023, followed by Dubai in 2024.
And Little Lion Entertainment is also behind the popular Crystal Maze Live Experience.
Guests can act out some of the difficult challenges from the TV show before heading into The Dome at the end.
Here is what it is like to visit, as we tried it out for ourselves
In the mean time, we've rounded up seven other indoor attractions you can visit across the UK when the weather is bad.
And we went down to the indoor urban theme park in London - here's what to expect.
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