Minecraft, the gaming global phenomenon, is to become a real-life destination in a deal with a UK-based theme park owner.Merlin, the owner of Legoland, Alton Towers and Thorpe Park, has agreed on a deal with Mojang Studios,

The best-selling virtual building game Minecraft is to become a real-life destination in a deal with UK-based theme park owner Merlin.

Fans of Minecraft will be able to enjoy a world first as the game is set to be brought to life at a UK theme park. Merlin, which runs Legoland, Thorpe Park, Chessington World of Adventures and Alton Towers, has struck a deal with Mojang Studios to create the first Minecraft attraction.

Mojang Studios, the Microsoft subsidiary in charge of the Minecraft franchise, has teamed up with Merlin Entertainments, the operator of UK theme parks including Alton Towers and Legoland, to bring Minecraft experiences to reality across the globe.

Minecraft theme parks are coming to the U.S. and UK from Merlin Entertainments, the company behind Legoland, Alton Towers, and Madame Tussauds.

Mojang has struck a $110 million deal with UK theme park operator Merlin Entertainment to bring Minecraft attractions to the US and UK.

The best-selling video game "Minecraft" is to become a real-life destination, as part of a multi-million-pound deal between theme park operator Merlin Entertainments and video game developer Mojang Studios.

From one blocky world to another, a new agreement has been struck between Minecraft and the group behind Peppa Pig World, Alton Towers, and Legoland, Merlin Entertainments

Minecraft is about to enter the real world. A theme park inspired by the computer game in which you make everything from rollercoasters to entire cities out of virtual blocks is coming to the UK. Minecraft-maker Monjang has struck a deal with Merlin Entertainments – Europe’s largest theme park operator that runs Alton Towers,