Angry Birds theme parks heading to the UK

Tomorrow, the Angry Birds invade space – but they also have Great Britain in their sights.

Insanely popular mobile games developer Rovio has already announced plans to launch anAngry Birds adventure parkin its native Finland, but now it plans to do the same for the UK, according toReuters.

It seems the company is looking to Disney as a muse but on a smaller scale, by planning to launch a series of ‘themed activity parks’ that are set to feature Angry Birds swings, slides, climbing walls and arcades.

Rovio marketing exec Peter Vesterbacka, says: "We want to make Angry Birds a permanent part of pop culture. We’re just getting started. We can’t afford to invest billions into theme parks. We are a tiny company from a tiny country."

Gravity-based puzzler Angry Birds Space launches on iOS, Android, PC and Mac tomorrow (Thursday, March 22nd).

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