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Lionsgate announces 'Hunger Games' theme park in Dubai

Hey, "Hunger Games" fans, mark your calendars for October 2016, because your world is about to be rocked. Well, if you're willing to make a trip to Dubai, that is.

Motiongate Dubai will be adding a theme park based on "The Hunger Games" series. Deadline Hollywood reported that Lionsgate announced some of the details on Tuesday for the park with hopes of creating a "thrilling total entertainment experience," says Jon Feltheimer, Lionsgate CEO.

"Our franchises are continuing to drive location-based entertainment opportunities around the world. We're proud to partner with the team at Dubai Parks and Resorts to create a thrilling total entertainment experience."

There aren't specific details about the rides or games that the park will have, but something tells me it's going to be mind-blowing. Not once during the books or movies did I imagine that it would be a great idea to do any of those "games" in real life.

Maybe something 3-D like the "Transformers" ride at Universal Orlando, or if they're feeling real adventurous they can go with a 4-D ride like "Toy Story Mania!" in Disney World.

But that's not all. The Hollywood-based theme park is also adding a park based on the "Step Up" series, I guess to balance things out.

So, would it be worth a trip to Dubai for "The Hunger Games" and "Step Up" theme parks?

The flights from Philly to Dubai are not cheap and a 16-plus hour, nonstop flight is not ideal.