Let's Paint Ball!

'The Battle of the Pyramid'

Ever fancied getting yourself painted? Well now you can courtesy of Benidorm's giant theme park Terra Mitica. They've just opened a new attraction for visitors in the ancient Egypt section of the park called 'The Battle of the Pyramid' where paint ballers can live out all their fantasies.

Costing €600,000 the paint ball arena will appeal not only to the thousands of tourist visitors but also to business conferences and team building events. It's been designed and constructed by a Valencian company, Sports and Enjoyment, which has experience in other giant theme parks all around the world.

We've done hours of painstaking research to find out if the ancient Egyptians ever used paint ball as a team building process when constructing the pyramids. Unhappily we've not found evidence of a single paint splat or protective goggles on any hieroglyphs – just people standing around with their heads at unfeasibly odd angles.

29 April 2007 Stephen White.