The last we heard on the new KING KONG 360 3D attraction was a couple weeks ago, when filmmaker Peter Jackson opened up about the project. Well it seems everyone’s favorite giant ape has been busy since then!
Within the past couple weeks the King of the Jungle has left his mark on a couple California landmarks! That’s right folks! Kong is loose and has been stomping around The Golden State. He first decided to visit the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodger Stadium. The famous genre monster stomped across the storied field before smashing through the outfield wall. Don’t believe me? Check out the video for yourself below or over in our videos section.
Catastrophe struck at Dodger Stadium early yesterday morning, when giant ape footprints were found lining the baseball field, tracking from home plate through to center field. Further investigations revealed that the footprints belonged to none other than King Kong, who had decided to monkey around in the famous stadium on his way to headlining a new attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood, King Kong 360 3D.
Kong will be making his way through various parts of Los Angeles in the next few weeks as he makes his way back to his new home at the theme park.
The ape will star in King Kong 360 3D, a next-generation, interactive theme park experience designed by Peter Jackson, director of the award-winning 2005 Universal Pictures film on which the attraction is based. It is scheduled to open by the Fourth of July holiday.
But Mr. Kong wasn’t done sight-seeing just yet. He then paid a visit to the popular Santa Monica Pier for a little dip in the ocean and destroyed a lifeguard truck in the process. Along with the video for this event, showing the destruction Kong has left in his path, we’ve also got some shots from the disaster. Be sure to check all that out above and below.
Surfers, tourists, and local Los Angelenos alike were stunned yesterday morning by a rather HUGE mystery: the discovery of 15-foot long footprints in the sand at Santa Monica Pier!
A local fisherman was perhaps the only person who caught a glimpse of the creature responsible. “Everything started shaking,” he said. “Then I saw this thing. Bigger than any whale … eyes dark and menacing, teeth as big as the poles under the pier here.” Police are cautioning people not to panic and to be careful not to fall into the deep footprints on the beach. Residents and tourists are wondering what kind of monster could be responsible for footprints so massive.
Some people are suggesting that the footprints belong to none other than King Kong, who has been making his way through Los Angeles en route to his new home at Universal Studios Hollywood. Last week Kong wreaked havoc at Dodger Stadium by marking up the baseball field with his gigantic footprints, similar to the ones found at Santa Monica Pier. King Kong will be headlining King Kong 360 3D, the brand new, revolutionarily interactive attraction designed by esteemed director Peter Jackson, and it’s possible that Santa Monica Pier was just his latest stop on his journey to Universal Studios Hollywood.
So now the question remains: Where will Kong strike next? We’ll keep our eyes and ears open as we wait for Kong to reach his destination this Summer: Universal Studios Hollywood!
KING KONG 360 3D – Dodger Stadium
KING KONG 360 3D – Santa Monica Pier
KING KONG star Naomi Watts