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A little bit of Jacksonville will soon be a part of an attraction in Spain.
When The House of Katmandu opens on the island of Mallorca, Spain, in early May, a long-haired, eight-foot-tall creature rarely seen outside of the Himalayas, together with an ancient Tibetan monk, will set the stage for a great adventure: a quest to restore the balance of good and evil in the world.
Created by Jacksonville’s Sally Corporation, the yeti, named Boro, and the monk, Onkar, are discovered by visitors at the start of the adventure. Towering over the monk from atop a rocky outcrop, his upper lip curled in a snarl, the enormous white yeti at first appears to be ferocious; but, unless threatened, he is a gentle creature. He holds a long, highly decorated staff. Onkar also clutches an object in his hand: a glowing, red shard of a once-magnificent jewel.
This interactive adventure takes guests through a series of rooms where they encounter a collection of the world’s rarest relics along with a cast of colorful characters. They travel through the Galley of Plunders, the Workshop of Wonders, the Library of Illusions, Katmandu Valley and more as the adventure unfolds. Finally, having completed the seventh test, they will discover whether they have successfully reunited the pieces of the jewel.
“The attraction is housed in an amazing, 1,600 square meter, upside-down Tibetan-style mansion that seems to have dropped from the sky,” says Manolo Del Rio Lopez, director of The House of Kathmandu. “It is located in the heart of Magalluf, just yards from the beach.”