Theme park’s Cage of Death drops tourists into crocodile tank

A new Australian theme park hopes to lure tourists into their “Cage of Death” for a close encounter with an 18-foot crocodile, the Northern Territory News reported.

A new Australian theme park hopes to lure tourists into their “Cage of Death” for a close encounter with an 18-foot crocodile, the Northern Territory News reported.

Just 1.6 inches of acrylic will separate thrill seekers from the jaws of Choppa โ€“ a saltwater crocodile.

Brave tourists will climb into a clear box before being lowered into Choppa’s lair.

They will then spend 15 minutes inside the 9-foot-high cage and watch Choppa, who lost both front feet while fighting other crocodiles, trying to take a bite out of them.

One of the first people to climb into the Cage of Death, Jim Charles, told the Northern Territory News it was a scary experience.

โ€œYou just feel the power when it hit the cage,โ€ Charles said. โ€œYou wouldn’t have a chance (without the cage).โ€

The owners of the $29 million Crocosaurus Cove theme park, which is scheduled to open in Darwin, Australia, next week, have described the feature attraction as โ€œa shark cage without the bars.โ€

Another seven crocodile enclosures will feature underwater viewing windows, and one will have a swimming area next to the viewing window so visitors get a sense of swimming with the crocs.

foxnews.com

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