Olympic Park Tours Go On Sale
Limited edition tours of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford have gone on sale, with a chance to see the redevelopment of the centerpiece of the London 2012 Games before venturing up to the viewing platforms of the 115-metre-high ArcelorMittal Orbit.
Around 130,000 people visited the ArcelorMittal Orbit during the Games and represents the first opportunity since the end of the Paralympics for the public to travel up to its viewing platforms high above the Park.
The new Park In Progress Tours start at the end of March until 6th May on weekends and school holidays.
Mayor of London and Legacy Company chairman Boris Johnson, said: ‘I am delighted we have been able to get people on to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park so soon after the Games.’
‘The Park In Progress Tours are a fantastic opportunity to relive our summer like no other and look ahead to an amazing summer series of concerts and sporting events in this new part of London.’
‘Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is going to be a top visitor destination and a great legacy for East London.’
Local residents to the Park will be offered a free preview of the tours before they officially open, with tickets allocated by the neighbouring boroughs.
The London Legacy Development Cooperation is also offering a local resident discount for the Tours, subject to availability.
Electronics company Philips, who will are sponsoring the ArcelorMittal Orbit lighting until 2017, will also be on hand to provide some illuminating features for the Park In Progress visitor experience.
The site itself is changing rapidly from the view witnessed during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, with the Riverside Hockey Arena and the world’s largest McDonalds already dismantled. These will be replaced in the coming months with new cafes, community centres and public gardens.
Adult tickets for the Park In Progress Tours will be the same price as during Games Time with a new discounted family ticket and concessions for senior citizens and students, while children aged four and under go free and special group rates are also available.
