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Merlin Entertainments

British leisure company

Merlin Entertainments Limited is a global entertainment company based in London, England, which operates a number of theme park resorts and other visitor attractions. It is currently owned by the consortium Motion JVCO Ltd, which includes Kirkbi (the investment arm of the Kristiansen family that also controls the Lego Group), Blackstone Inc and CPP Investments.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1

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Legoland Theme Parks around the World as of 2023
Photo: HansBrooke97, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Merlin Entertainments Limited is a global entertainment company based in London, England, which operates a number of theme park resorts and other visitor attractions. It is currently owned by the consortium Motion JVCO Ltd, which includes Kirkbi (the investment arm of the Kristiansen family that also controls the Lego Group), Blackstone Inc and CPP Investments.2

The story

Founded by Nick Varney in 1998.1

Leadership

Who has led Merlin Entertainments, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • amusement park
  • theme park

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • Merlin Entertainments Group Denmark
  • Sea Life Arizona

Also owns

  • Chessington World of Adventures
  • Legoland Billund
  • Legoland Discovery Centre
  • London Eye
  • Madame Tussauds
  • Sea Life London Aquarium
  • The Brighton Aquarium And Attached Walls And Piers And Railings And Lamps
  • The Tussauds Group
  • Thorpe Park

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1998Founded Founded1

Sources

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