DreamWorks partners on Russian theme parks
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Buy SPH photosGLENDALE, California (AP) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc says it is licensing its characters to a developer of theme parks in Russia.
The Regions Group of Companies plans to open parks in St Petersburg, Moscow and the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg in 2015.
DreamWorks said on Friday that the parks will be Europe's largest year-round indoor entertainment zones. The zones will be part of larger entertainment complexes, each featuring a mixed-use movie and concert hall, a movie theatre, a hotel and a retail centre.
Some franchises featured at the parks will include Shrek, Madagascar, How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda, as well as upcoming films such as Turbo, a movie set to debut in July.
