Italy's first amusement park dedicated to the world of cinema is about to open outside Rome.
Cinecitta World, named after the renowned Italian film studio, is designed by three-time Oscar winner Dante Ferretti and master film composer Ennio Morricone. The park comes complete with set recreations and soundtracks loosely based on famous film genres.
President of Cinecitta Parks, Emmanuel Gout, boasts of the spirit behind the park's attractions.
"The idea is that people will also enter not only set, but the confusion of a place where we are shooting movie. Everything will be illusion because it's cinema; so we have to be close to illusion, but the idea is that, just after the gate, you will find a world, which is totally different."
Dante Ferretti, who has worked with the studio for most of his career, says the theme park has a direct link to the robust history of Italian cinema.
"Yes, it's mythical, Cinecitta is Italian cinema. And Italian cinema is Cinecitta. Cinecitta World is an extension of Italian cinema."
Cinecitta World mixes heart-stopping roller coasters with the pleasure of cinematic recreation, with attractions like the Erawan elephant drop tower, the space-ship themed Altair corkscrew roller coaster, and the ancient Rome water coaster.
The park will open on July 24th.
