Rob McElhenney Surprises Ryan Reynolds with Park in Wrexham for Birthday, Enlists Chris Pratt's Help

Co-owners of Wrexham AFC and Hollywood stars team up to refurbish Welsh city center space in prank gift homage to one of their widely-played sitcoms.

• For Ryan Reynolds' 47th birthday, Rob McElhenney collaborated with Chris Pratt to create a unique gift - a park in Wrexham, Wales, inspired by the TV sitcom 'Parks and Recreation' that Pratt starred in. The park is led as a playful 'prank war' between McElhenney and Reynolds, who are co-owners of Wrexham AFC.
• The park, named the 'Ryan Rodney Reynolds Memorial Park', will be situated at the old Wrexham Hippodrome site. According to McElhenney, the park will feature open green spaces, pop-up restaurants, movie screenings, benches for relaxation, a statue possibly resembling Reynolds, and green lanterns as a nod to Reynolds' role in the 2011 film 'Green Lantern'.
• The park project was announced in a social media video featuring McElhenney, Reynolds, and Pratt, which humorously recreates the 'Parks and Recreation' theme song with the setting in Wrexham instead of the original Pawnee, Indiana.
• Reynolds acknowledged the park gift on social media, joking about using it for mourning whenever Wrexham AFC suffers a loss or a draw. He also expressed gratitude towards McElhenney for the elaborate gift and to Pratt for his participation.
• While originally named after Reynolds, it is stated on the official website for Parks & Wrex that the park will eventually be renamed, likely to something more fitting to the Welsh location. The exact ground-breaking and opening dates for the park are yet to be announced, and the refurbishment and maintenance will be overseen by McElhenney and Reynolds pending approval from Wrexham Council.

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