This image Mandrill Mayhem takes customers on a wild ride through jungle obstacles and ascends the Jaguar Shrine from the movies
Opposite page John Burton standing in front of the Mandrill Mayhem ride
environment and a story – all the same things as an architect does on any project, and to the same baseline standards.
‘World of Jumanji started as a picnic field on a steep hill and I was asked to transform it into a themed area with a rollercoaster. I started with sketches that grew into plans – and we have the same planning rules to follow on things like height restrictions and noise regulations and environmental impact as any other project. Massing studies have to be considered very carefully, and the sightlines are really important; we want people to be so immersed in that world that their attention isn’t broken by anything.’
While the rollercoaster is obviously the item that grabs visitors’ attention first, it is only part of the carefully
Right World of Jumanji started life as a picnic field on a steep hill before transforming into the theme park attraction it is today