Fans to play 'CSI' in theme park show

Fans will be able to solve crimes CSI-style in an interactive theme park show.

CBS has agreed a deal with Mad Science Productions to run the "CSI: Live!" attraction at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Los Angeles.

A half-hour show will begin with a crime which audience members then help to solve using scientific methods, as seen in CSI. They will be involved as suspects, witnesses and investigators.

Liz Kalodner, general manager at CBS consumer products, said: "A lot of fans tune in because they love solving a mystery, and we saw this as an opportunity to let them really be involved in a case. The crime will not be a murder. It will be a family-friendly show."

CSI creator Anthony Zuiker is said to have been consulted on the show but has had no direct involvement.