It is a massive week to be a Minecraft fan. Merlin Entertainments and Mojang Studios announced Minecraft World, a £50 million ($66.7 million) themed land opening at Chessington World of Adventures exterior London in 2027. It will likely be the primary absolutely immersive Minecraft theme park expertise ever constructed. Provided that Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time, it is somewhat shocking it took this lengthy.

The land will embrace a world-first Minecraft curler coaster, interactive sights, block-built play areas, and themed eating and retail. In accordance with the press launch from Merlin, Minecraft World is considered one of its most bold theme park developments lately, in-built shut collaboration with Mojang to verify all the pieces feels authentically Minecraft. A choice of notable Minecraft creators are additionally concerned in bringing the universe to life.

Chessington is about 35 minutes from London Waterloo by direct practice, in case you’re already mentally planning the journey.

On the sport facet, Mojang used its Minecraft Live March 2026 presentation to announce two upcoming updates. The primary, Tiny Takeover, drops March 24 and provides practically each child mob a visible and audio overhaul — new fashions, recent sound results, and particular person “sound personalities” for livestock. A brand new merchandise referred to as the Golden Dandelion lets gamers preserve any mob in its child type completely.

Later in 2026, Chaos Cubed introduces sulfur caves — poisonous underground biomes with gasoline particles that inflict a noxious impact — plus a brand new mob referred to as the sulfur dice, which absorbs surrounding supplies and evolves its properties accordingly.