The Associated Press reported this week that "Dickens World", an amusement park based on the life and books of Charles Dickens, will open to the public on May 25, 2007 in Chatham Martime, southern England.
This theme park will project visitors into the world of Victorian England complete with rat catchers, thieves, and runaway children -- clearly not the Disney World model where everyone smiles and all is good in the world.
It was also reported that Dickens World will cost its developers $125 million to build the entity so clearly this is a serious venture. While I applaud the developers for taking a risk on developing a theme park with a focus on literature I have to wonder if reading/presenting Mr. Dickens' books are included in this theme park experience because if it isn't then I fear this theme park will have lost an opportunity to promote English literature versus simply providing entertainment to the masses.
An interesting project worth watching,
Todd
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