The Jungle - News

The Jungle host first ever charity Zorbing day in Northern Ireland!

On the 12th September over fifty people from across the province took part in The Cedar Foundation's latest fundraising challenge, taking it in turns to be hurtled down a hill at high speed inside a Zorbing ball, offering an adrenaline-packed thrill for any willing participant. The event, in aid of The Cedar Foundation, attracted people from all across Northern Ireland and beyond, with one keen participant travelling all the way from France.

Christine Tweedie, Cedar's Fundraising Co-ordinator said; “This event marks the first ever charity Zorbing event to be held in Northern Ireland and we are so pleased with the number of supporters who turned out to what has been a thoroughly fun filled day in the sun. We would like to thank the individuals, families, groups of friends, corporate groups and even a 21st birthday entourage who took on the challenge, raising funds to support our work.”

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The Jungle opens new game zone!!

Enter, if you dare, into the dark and supernatural world of 15th century Transylvania.  Dracula’s Fortress an all new game zone at The Jungle.

Explore Dracula’s eerie crypt, surrounded by clusters of old tombstones and graves.  Storm the fortress whereby the legend himself lies sleeping in his coffin enclosed by a fortress under the protection of his fellow vampires.  Each team has their objective, the vampires must protect Dracula and prevent the slayers from attacking his layer.

See our Paintball Gallery for pictures!!

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Gary Lineker visits the The Jungle!

During the summer of 2009 The Jungle NI had the pleasure of a visit from Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker and his fiancée and model Danielle Bux. The pair  had been visiting Northern Ireland as part of the BBC programme Northern Exposure to uncover hidden gems and get some great ideas for things to do and see around the country.  Lucky for us we were selected as one of Danielle and Gary’s favourites for the region of County Londonderry/Derry.

Gary’s Comments

‘The envelope revealed that we had been booked into a Zorbing session. This caused some small anxiety as we had just finished a large lunch. It was a beautiful, hot, sunny day which normally would be ideal, however the sunshine had heated the Zorbing ball to sauna like conditions! Danielle quickly decided that I would be the human guinea pig - a woman’s prerogative!
I dived in and strapped myself in opposite Paul, the runner, who had a camera attached to his head in order to catch the full range of my facial expressions as I spun down the slope. Once at the bottom of the hill, and reunited with a super cool Danielle, the reward of a relaxing dip in the hot tub was much appreciated!’
Check out the video link below

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/northernexposure/locations/zorbing/

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American reality TV show 'Little People Big World' visit the Jungle!!

On Monday 27th July Zach Roloff, Jeremy Roloff and Molly Roloff stopped in to pay Zobing at The Jungle a visit. After taking some time off from their hectic schedule the gang took a well deserved break to try out some of our harness Zorbing for a bit of action packed fun. Remember to keep a watchful eye out for us on their hit TV show, Little People Big World on the DiscoveryChannel™.

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King of Adventure tries out Zorbing!

On Thursday 6th August 2009 The Jungle had the pleasure of meeting the cast and crew of the Taiwanese TV show, 'King of Adventure'. The unsuspecting presenter was informed on arrival of the task and before long found himself being hurtled down the Zorbing hill with a few extra hands giving him a big send off!

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Latest arrivals at The Jungle

On the 11th June 2009, Darius and Delilah became the proud parents of a baby deer Bonnie.  A first to the Jungle to have a little baby deer join the family, but if this was not enough of a surprise, another bundle of joy arrived on the 6th of July, Felix the baby Llama.  So on your next trip to the Jungle why not pay a visit to our pet’s corner.

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BBC film a piece for the Balmoral Show for - The Jungle Paintball recognised as a smart new approach on Farm Diversification!

The Jungle was recently showcased on the Balmoral show as an award winning project for farm diversification. Daryl Grimason and the rest of the BBC crew spent the day chatting with the proprietor Robert about how he changed his farm into an award winning outdoor activity centre. Daryl and some of the crew then tried there hand at a bit of paintballing, and much to his surprise found out how fun and adrenaline packed it really is.

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Stephen Nolan and Gerry Anderson's Day at The Jungle

Stephen Nolan and Gerry Anderson had a surprise day out at the Jungle, where they took part in our extreme zorbing, check out the link below to see them in action

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/nolan/catchuptv/91.shtml

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BBC Radio Ulster try out Zorbing!!

Vinnie and the Your Place or Mine Team visit the Jungle for a double dose of Zorbing!! Vinnie braved not only the harness Zorbing, but was also daring enough to try the Hydro Zorbing when he unwittingly got drenched with cold water and was sent packing down the hill.

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Belfast Giants Rumble in the Jungle!!

Belfast Giants hung up their skates and opted for a day at the Jungle Paintball in Moneymore. The Giants were divided into two teams, the Canadians Vs the British.  Both teams proved to be highly competitive resulting in several light hearted disputes over cheating.  However as with all sports there had to be one winner and on this occasion the British were the overall winners leaving the Canadians to pay for chips and beers on the way home.  Leigh Jaimeson from the giants said “The Jungle had a great set-up with explosions and smoke bombs simulating a realistic battle scene”.   Lewis Christie commented that he was surprised at how much the games got his adrenaline pumping!!

 

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