Wake The Tiger receives £500k investment from Creative UK – Wake The Tiger Amazement Park News
Summary
Creative UK has added to its Creative Growth Finance portfolio with a new investment into one-of-a-kind Amazement Park, Wake The Tiger.Wake The Tiger, the worlds first Amazement Park, invites you to step through the portal into the alternate world of Meridia; a world not too dissimilar to our own, facing an environmental crisis, but not everything is as it seems. With 30 unique spaces, this art walk-through experience is for all ages, and encourages you to expand your imagination through sound, sight & touch.With this investment, the park will be able to meet its ambitions to double in size, creating another 850sqm of immersive multi-sensory experience for its visitors. Something of a Bristol success story, the park has sold more than 190,000 tickets since opening in July 2022 and is now able to accelerate its plans with the funding from Creative UKs Bristol-based investment team whose fund, Creative Growth Finance is run in partnership with Triodos Bank, the Bristol-based sustainable bank.Opportunities to invest into something completely unique do not come along often and we are thrilled to be able to support Wake The Tiger with a truly innovative offer, providing cultural and entertainment experiences for Bristol.Securing finance is difficult, particularly at this time in the creative sector, and the Creative Growth Finance team recognised our potential as a young business, as well as the synergy of our values, and came onboard to support us and help us grow.Wake The Tiger has outperformed all expectations with 190,000 visitors since opening in July 2022. We are delighted about the traction we have made so far and our plan is to drive national footfall and add to the already incredible reputation Bristol has as a creative destination.Wake The Tiger is using art and creativity to bring people together and provoke thinking around important issues such as protecting the environment and social inclusion. Whats more, its pioneering tourism and investment in a traditionally industrial area of the city.