A theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is preparing to launch a 3D attraction which will allow guests to live out the final moments of Princess Diana before her fatal car crash in 1997.
According to Unilad , the tourist attraction is part of the brand new National Enquirer Live! theme park which pays tribute to the US tabloid magazine, The National Enquirer.
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In 1997, Princess Diana was a passenger in a car travelling through the Parisian tunnel in Paris.
The Mecedes-Benz S280 sedan smashed into the concrete wall of Paris’ Pont de l’Alma tunnel as it was being relentlessly pursued by camera-wielding paparazzi.
Diana, her partner Dodi Fayed, and the driver of the car were all killed in the disastrous crash.
The so-called ‘ride’ is actually a 3D computer model which allows guests to feel as if they’re traveling the same fateful route.
At the end of the ride, guests are given the opportunity to cast their vote in a poll asking whether they believe the Royal Family was involved in 36-year-old Diana’s fatal crash.
Creator Robin Turner said the ‘ride’ is done “very professionally.”
“There’s no blood,” he told The Daily Beast . “There’s none of that. You see the crash through computer animation.”
He explained guests will experience the pathway Diana walked as she left the Ritz hotel the night of her crash, the paparazzi chasing her car, and the “bang-flash” that he claims is what The National Enquirer believes “blinded the driver”, resulting in the crash.
Princess Diana is not the only royal aspect of this new theme park.
In an interview with The Mirror , Rick Laney, head of communications for the park, said the Diana ‘ride’ is only one part of the ‘Royal Closet’ attraction.
“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,” he explained.
The theme park is described as being meant to “deliver the story behind the story of the tabloid that created an industry.”
There are other attractions available for guests to explore inside the park, largely relating to conspiracy theories and tabloid news.
One attraction lets guests track a route of supposed Big Foot sightings.
Other rooms explore more celebrity-related conspiracy theories, like that surrounding Princess Diana’s crash.
There’s an entire room dedicated to the late pop-singer Michael Jackson and his own conspiracy theories, such as a mock-up of Jackson sleeping in his supposed hyperbaric chamber. In this exhibit, an animatronic Jackson turns to look at visitors before going back to sleep.
Guests will learn how the Enquirer got the infamous photo of Jackson in the chamber, which they explain was taken after Jackson agreed to pose for pictures.
Entry into the museum won’t be cheap, but adults and children alike are invited to visit.
According to NBC News , adults will be charged $26.99 for a ticket with children’s tickets coming in at $16.99.
Operators claim it will take guests between two to three hours to fully tour the 20,000-square-foot park.
The Tennessee park is slated to open to the public on May 25.
A second National Enquirer museum is due to open in Branson, Missouri, on June 28.
The park’s website offers little detail on the similarities or differences between the two parks but offers guests to “explore the crimes of the century” and promises “fascination for all ages.”
