MADAME TUSSAUDS LAUNCHED CUTTING-EDGE, DYNAMIC LIONEL MESSI WAX FIGURE
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Messi’s figure joins Derek Jeter, Carmelo Anthony, Serena Williams & Eli Manning completing the all new Sports Zone in the legendary Times Square attraction
Madame Tussauds New York officially unveiled the wax figure of soccer icon and star forward for FC Barcelona Lionel Messi. The dynamic wax figure features Lionel Messi mid-kick as he prepares to score a goal. The figure is wearing his recognizable #10 team Argentina jersey, as he wore it during the 2014 FIFA World Cup games in Brazil. Studio artists from Madame Tussauds worked for 4 months to create his figure, calculating over 250 measurements from photo and video references of the athlete in order to perfectly recreate his appearance and capture his on-the-field intensity.
Our all new and entirely renovated Sports Zone at Madame Tussauds is now complete. Messi’s figure is a part of an interactive soccer simulator where visitors can practice their best Messi kick in a virtual soccer arena. The space features the figures of legendary athletes including Derek Jeter, Carmelo Anthony, Serena Williams, Muhammad Ali, Eli Manning, David Wright and Michelle Kwan. Renovations to the space include a football locker room for Eli to suit up, a basketball court for Yao to dunk in and a rotating platform to highlight Kwan’s grace on the ice. Visitors will be able to squat behind the plate while Jeter is in the batter’s box or try their best to last a round with Ali or Evander Holyfield in an all-new boxing ring.
Madame Tussauds New York is the interactive "must do" attraction, providing guests with unique opportunities to create memories with some of the world's biggest icons. Prominently located in the heart of Times Square, Madame Tussauds New York is open 365 days a year at 10 a.m. Visitwww.madametussauds.com/newyork or call (212) 512-9600 or (866) 841-3505 for more information.
Madame Tussauds New York, 234 W. 42nd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues)
