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New futuristic images reveal how The London Resort will look when it opens in five years time.

The new concept theme park which has partnerships with the BBC, ITV Studios and Paramount Pictures is set to have six islands.

The 535 acre site will be built on the Swanscombe Peninsula near Dartford, with construction starting in 2021.

Bosses at the site have also announced a partnership with EDF Energy, and aim to make it the most sustainable destination theme park in the world.

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The London Resort is trying to pursue a Net Zero emissions goal.

Fresh images, released today (December 5) show "next generation" rides and experiences - with chiefs aiming for a 2024 opening date.

The 3.5 billion theme park has been billed as one of the most ambitious theme park projects ever in Europe and it will be the first development of its kind in Europe to be built from scratch since the opening of Disneyland Paris in 1992.

The specifics

(Image: The London Resort)

It will eventually be a two park resort, with the first gate opening in 2024 and the second expected in 2029, a decade from now.

It is expected 70% of the attractions will be undercover.

The entrance to the resort will be via a grand plaza that leads hotel guests and visitors through a High Street which will be bustling with shops, restaurants, hotels, a convention centre and a waterpark.

Visitors can start their journey in The Studios, a gritty, modern-day warehouse district that will be showing big blockbusters.

(Image: The London Resort)

Just to the north lies The Woods, an enchanted realm where springtime reigns eternal and the boundary between reality and fantasy dissolves.

Here, the young and young-at-heart will be invited to step through the pages of a storybook and embark on adventures that put a fresh spin on beloved bedtime stories, fables and fairy tales.

From the Woods, the journey continues through the ages into The Kingdom, an immersive realm of swords, sorcery, dragons and legend.

This is England as a dark and ancient land, a place of threatening and imposing castles and mystical Arthurian legends.

(Image: The London Resort)

To the north lay The Isles, a land of giant creatures, mythical beasts and adventures at the crossroads of imagination and reality.

Bosses say "jaw dropping architecture" will combine with magnificent rides and 21st century technology.

The past begins to blend with the future in The Jungle.

Ancient ruins of a mysterious long-lost Mesoamerican civilisation are seen pushing up through treetops.

Here, an overgrown environment, brimming with ancient secrets, surprising discoveries and strange mystical artefacts will be transported to the present by inquisitive explorers – young and old.

The final land, dedicated to futuristic experiences, alien encounters and big thrill rides, The Starport is a bustling 23rd century landing zone.

It will launch visitors into thrilling science-fiction adventures that are out of this world, leaving them mesmerised at things that should be impossible but are not.

'We're creating a first class theme park'

PY Gerbeau, chief executive of London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH) said: " We are creating a first-class theme park.

"A destination that maximises all the new, immersive and interactive technologies and experiences in the world.

“But we won’t just be creating a world class leisure destination, it will also be one of the most sustainable theme parks on the planet.

“We have three guidelines we work to when it comes to developing attractions.

“Number one is innovation.

"We’re not here to copy what’s been done before even if it has been successful.

"Number two is relevance.

"We need to consider that the customers of today will not be the customers of 2024.

"And the third is flexibility. We need to create a park that can evolve and adapt easily.”