CHATHAM, ENGLAND — In Dickens World, rat catchers hunt vermin on London’s cobbled streets, pickpockets roam the alleys -- and visitors line up for a fun-tastic water ride. A new theme park ...

A £62m theme park that celebrates the life and writings of Charles Dickens has opened after a six-week delay. Dickens World, a four-acre attraction in Chatham, Kent, was supposed to open to the public ...