In order to continue, you must be signed in.Theme Park Insider - November 2015 Sony Pictures Adds 'Zombieland' and 'Underworld' Franchises to New Studio Theme Park Motiongate Dubai, the multi-studio movie-themed park slated to open next year, has announced details about two more of its planned attractions. The two attractions will be located in the Sony Pictures Studio zone at the United Arab Emirates theme park, which is scheduled to open in October.The first is "Zombieland Blast Off," a 184-foot drop tower ride, based on the 2009 amusement park spoof.Guests will venture into an abandoned funhouse, fleeing from zombies which roam this area of the park. As they walk through the once bright and happy funhouse, guests are now faced with barricaded doors, scrawled survival tips, and improvised weapons. As the zombies begin to close in, the only way to escape is straight up! Riders are sent screaming into the sky over the Pacific Playland Boardwalk on a thrilling drop tower experience.

And the second is "Underworld," a 4D theater show, based on the Kate Beckinsale franchise.The battle between vampires and lycans has endured through the ages. Selene has just escaped from captivity when the world has declared war on vampires and the government has ordered a mass cleansing. In a desperate search for her love Michael, and the daughter she never met, Selene fights off monstrous lycans. The audience quickly finds themselves in the middle of a supernatural war in this action-packed theatrical 4D experience.Earlier, the park announced "Hotel Transylvania," a seven-minute dark ride offering a "monster-filled journey, unfolding a never-seen before story with Dracula, Mavis and his band of frightfully funny friends." Plans for the land also appear to include a Green Hornet-themed roller coaster, a Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs water ride and Ghostbusters show.In addition to the Sony Pictures Studios zone, Motiongate Dubai is slated to include:An unspecified Hunger Games attraction and Step Up stage show in the Lionsgate section of the parkSmurfs Village, with family roller coaster and play areaA Dreamworks Animation land, with roller coasters and a motion simulator rides based on Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, Shrek, and How to Train Your DragonMotiongate Dubai is part of the multi-park Dubai Parks and Resorts development

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Since Dodgson was a well-known mathematician, the Wonderland Alice encounters is full of logical conundrums and mathematical satire I can’t even pretend to understand, despite having written my thesis on Carroll, Alice, and Wonderland. Because I spent so much time with the original stories during my research semester, I also became fascinated with any and all retellings or adaptations of them. The Looking Glass Wars trilogy by Frank Beddor One of the most hotly debated topics in Alice scholarship is what, exactly, Dodgson’s relationship was with the real Alice. There are pages missing from his journal that indicate that something scandalous went down. I love the theory these books put forward: that Alice was actually Alyss, a princess from another universe, who told Dodgson the truth of her experiences being dethroned and threatened by her evil aunt, the Queen of Hearts (or Redd), only to have him turn the whole thing into a big, fat, fictionalized lie. I loved these books.

They’re full of badasses. Beddor’s story is a loving tribute to the originals. Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin An older Alice looks back on her life as Dodgson’s muse and paints a pretty tidy picture of the whole thing. The writing is okay, the story becomes predictable, and I don’t have much to say about it beyond that. Well, except that it would be very hard not to be bitter about being seen as a fictional character forever, with your real self always on the back burner. Verdict: Borrow because even if I didn’t like that much, lots of people loved it. Alice in Zombieland / Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter (September 25, Harlequin Teen) I just received copies of these books, and I’m very intrigued by them. Alice (Ali) must learn to fight the undead to avenge her family, and she has to learn from a super bad boy with secrets. I haven’t gotten very far into the first book yet, since I just got it a few days ago, but I’m looking forward to diving into what will no doubt be some dark, grisly fun.

Verdict: Hinges on your feelings about zombies, but I’ll probably Buy because there will be a long wait at the library for this one when it comes out and it’ll be excellent reading for those (let’s hope!) last hot days of Southern summer. American McGee’s Alice / Alice: Madness Returns video games These games have wonderful soundtracks and incorporate the darker aspects of Wonderland into a creepy world that Alice must navigate to learn about herself and her past. My favorite quote is from the first game: “When is a croquet mallet like a billy club? Whenever you want it to be.” Verdict: Buy if you like this kind of crossover, because when you buy Madness Returns, you get a download code for the original PC game so you can play it on your console of choice. Do you have favorites to recommend or least-favorites to dis? Bring it on in the comments. Sign up for our newsletter to have the best of Book Riot delivered straight to your inbox every two weeks.