{
  "id": 17964891,
  "title": "UK Theme Park Alton Towers Permanently Closes David Walliams Attraction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/uk-theme-park-alton-towers-permanently-closes-david-walliams",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T13:00:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/11/alton-towers-closes-david-walliams-attraction-1237212084/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The World of David Walliams, an attraction at British theme park Alton Towers, is shutting up shop. The Merlin Entertainments-owned park said it would permanently close the Walliams-themed attraction after it opened in 2021, bringing to life characters from his books, such as Gangsta Granny. A Merlin Entertainments spokesperson told Deadline: “As the 2026 peak […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}