Madame Tussauds entity ceased to exist. On 17 July 2007, as part of the financing for the Tussauds deal, Merlin sold the freehold of Madame Tussauds to private investor Nick Leslau and his investment firm Prestbury under a sale and leaseback agreement. Although the attraction sites are owned by Prestbury, they are operated by Merlin based on a renewable 35-year lease. Madame Tussaud's wax museum became a major tourist attraction in London, incorporating (until 2010) the London Planetarium in its west wing and a large animated dark ride, "The Spirit of London", opened in 1993. Today's wax figures at Tussauds include historical
Madame Tussauds New York Tonight Show" desk. For the first time in history Madame Tussauds unveiled not one, but five, unique wax figures of a single celebrity. Fallon's figures reside in Madame Tussauds U.S. locations spanning the country: New York, Washington DC, Hollywood and San Francisco. His fifth figure is featured in the newest Madame Tussauds U.S. location in Orlando in May 2015. The high-flying figure of the legendary singer, Pink, was installed on June 25, 2015 and is on prominent display, soaring mid-air at 25 feet on silk ropes in the Madame Tussauds New York lobby. The completion of the newly redesigned lobby