Soccer News: Madame Tussauds New York To Launch Cutting-Edge Lionel Messi Wax Figure
Messi’s figure will join Derek Jeter, Carmelo Anthony, Serena Williams & Eli Manning completing the all new Sports Zone in the legendary Times Square attraction.
Million and millions of people have flocked through the doors of Madame Tussauds London since they first opened over 200 years ago. In 2000, Madame Tussauds opened its doors in the heart of Times Square in New York City.
Today, Madame Tussauds locations are worldwide: Amsterdam, Bangkok, Beijing, Berlin, Blackpool, Hollywood, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, Orlando, Prague, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Washington D.C., Wien and Wuhan.
Madame Tussauds New York will officially unveil a new wax figure of soccer icon and star forward for FC Barcelona Lionel Messi on Tuesday, May 19th.
The dynamic wax figure will feature Messi mid-kick as he prepares to score a goal. The figure will be 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 four 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.
With the introduction of the Messi figure, the all new and entirely renovated Sports Zone at Madame Tussauds will be complete. Messi’s figure will be placed in 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.
There are currently Messi figures in four Madame Tussauds locations: Amsterdam, Beijing, Tokyo and Wuhan.
