King Kong in Blackpool (From Blackpool Citizen)

King Kong in Blackpool

1:46pm Monday 25th June 2007

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Blackpool tourist attraction Louis Tussaud's Waxworks has taken delivery of its latest arrival, King Kong.

The giant ape from the fictional Skull Island, famous for the 1933 blockbuster movie, has been described as the eighth wonder of the world.

And staff at Louis Tussaud's had their work cut out getting the 15ft model of King Kong's head into the building.

Now in the building, the head takes centre stage in the King Kong set, alongside the giant ape's six foot hand, where guests can stand in the giant's palm playing the damsel in distress or the fearless hero.

The new arrival took over three months to create and has moving animatronic eyes, with his coat made up of yak hair, which has been individually sewn into a silicone skin.

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