Theme park plans formerly backed by Paramount given £25 million investment

Rendering of futuristic looking building with silver facades and teal blue lighting. A rollercoaster track runs from out of the second floor of the building. The sky is blue with clouds and park goers are walking along the front water feature of the building.

A new investor has promised to put £25 million into long-running plans for an entertainment resort set to cost £5 billion. Engineering and construction group Keltbray is poised to inject the cash to the theme park plans, originally set to be based around the films of Hollywood studio Paramount Pictures.

The company has formed a joint venture with the project’s original backers London Resort Company Holdings, bankrolled by Ebbsfleet United owner Dr Abdullah Al Humaidi. The move brings new expertise to the porposals for the resort, set to be built on the Swanscombe Peninsula between Gravesend and Dartford.

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