So many mixed emotions!
Fans of the The Hunger Games franchise got word late last year that a theme park based on the popular trilogy was in the works, and now we learn that Lionsgate is still pushing forward with the plan.
"During the quarter, we also continued to extend The Hunger Games franchise into new lines of business," Lionsgate executives reportedly told investors. "In addition to the mobile game partnership and The Hunger Games traveling museum we announced on the last call, we're deep into conversations with prospective partners on four continents to explore theme park attractions and other location-based entertainment opportunities."
Yay! Oh wait...
While the initial reaction from fans may be excitement, it quickly sinks in that the main plot of the trilogy is children killing children...and, well, that doesn't sound fun, so we really don't know how to feel about this.
Here are some Twitter users' reactions on the idea of opening a Hunger Games theme park:
they're building a hunger games theme park....sounds weird but idc i volunteer as tribute to go
? katie tures (@kturntt) August 20, 2014
I don't know if I should be scared of the Hunger Games theme park or excited. #HungerGamesProblems
? HungerGamesProblems (@THGPrblms) August 18, 2014
Producers in talks to create Hunger Games theme park attractions. So, kids fight each other to the death then exit through the gift shop?
? Jonny Chambers (@imjonnychambers) August 18, 2014
Hunger Games theme park? Unless it allows me to reenact the beach scene with Josh Hutcherson then I?m not interested.
? Fuck You, Caine? (@JoshsCakeBallz_) August 16, 2014
#HungerGames Theme Park Confirmed By Lionsgate http://t.co/j28lstzLut Because what says fun more than children killing each other.
? c???r (@Chirin97) August 16, 2014
A Hunger Games theme park is unnecessary.
? meaghan (@darkstilestho) August 16, 2014
I think the Hunger Games theme park attraction should involve a competition to write a better last half of the third book.
? Theme Park Insider (@ThemePark) August 16, 2014
I love The Hunger Games, buy I have no idea what a theme park for it would even be.
? Alana (@thealanastar) August 20, 2014
I'm inherently disturbed by the idea of a Hunger Games theme park...and this is coming from someone who LOVES The Hunger Games.
? Melissa Paige Johns (@Melissa_P_Johns) August 20, 2014
If a Hunger Games Theme Park is coming, does this mean we'll get to see kids hurt each other while the adults relax & indulge in decadence?
? Albert To (@BertIsTheWord) August 20, 2014
The only thing I'd ride is Liam Hemsworth. Would You Go To A ?#HungerGames? Theme Park? http://t.co/TichL2XAtp via @thefrisky
? Kathryn Oldenburg (@KLOldenburg) August 20, 2014
So. They're making a Hunger Games theme park. Am I the only person who thinks that this might not be the best idea?
? Shari (@shawazzles) August 20, 2014
There's going to be a hunger games theme park? "Ok kids go have and remember there's only one winner leaving the park today!"
? Thomas Laney (@TLane1214) August 20, 2014
Meanwhile, fans can gear up to catch The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 1 in theaters on Nov. 21.