Formerly | Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd. (1998–2013) Merlin Entertainments PLC (2013–2019) |
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Company type | Private[1] |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 14 December 1998 |
Headquarters | , England |
Key people | Scott O'Neil (CEO) |
Revenue | £1,688 million (2018)[2] |
£327 million (2018)[2] | |
£230 million (2018)[2] | |
Owners | |
Number of employees | 30,000 (2024) |
Website | merlinentertainments |
Merlin Entertainments |
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Resort Theme Parks |
Legoland Parks |
Legoland Discovery Centres |
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Sea Life Centres & Sanctuaries |
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Madame Tussauds |
The Dungeons |
Peppa Pig World of Play |
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Little Big City |
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Other Attractions |
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Merlin Entertainments Limited is a British entertainment company based at Poole in Dorset, England, which operates a number of theme parks and other tourist attractions. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until November 2019, when it was acquired by a consortium that includes Kirkbi A/S (the investment arm of the Kristiansen family, which controls The Lego Group).