Makkah governor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has pushed for work to go ahead
The venue hopes to see 6.7 million ticketed visits in its first full year of operations
Three theme parks in the complex are now open with work on the fourth park – Six Flags – now underway
Set across 30.6 million sqft, Dubai Parks features a total of 100 rides and attractions
The new theme park is scheduled by 2022 in the UAE capital
The park is being developed in partnership with Miral and is slated to open by 2022
Located in Meraas’ Pearl Jumeirah development, Nikki Beach Resort and Spa Dubai will feature 132 keys
The UAE introduced visas-on-arrival for Chinese nationals in September
The opening of the park was delayed previously
The new park will be located opposite IMG Worlds of Adventure
Ali Majed al-Mansouri served as Abu Dhabi Airports chairman since 2012 and TDIC chairman since 2014
The park was originally due to open this year
The project was halted during the 2009 financial crisis
Currently Rashid Port can receive seven cruise ships simultaneously on its 1,900m quay
The country has launched a single entry visa and a one-year multiple re-entry e-visa for nationals of 114 countries
The 3.2km waterway will feature the UAE’s longest promenade
Six Flags could open up to three parks in the kingdom
DXB Entertainments opened its first theme park, Legoland Dubai, on October 31
Dubai Arena will span more than half a million square feet and have the capacity to host 20,000 people
Staff are arriving to prepare to launch the region’s first resident show
The $100m attraction will be connected to Yas Mall
The card will offer savings on admission tickets, F&B and merchandise
The emirate was previously expected to hit 100,000 rooms in May
The park was originally intended to soft launch this month
Salam Standard said the country benefitted more from Muslim tourism than any other last year
Investors include Silicon Valley based VC firm Accel Partners and Saudi-based F&C Overseas Investment
The project included the construction of two bridges to connect the new theme park complex
New rules will affect religious tourists and business travellers, but will exclude pilgrims
The theme park operator said its new name would show ambitions beyond its first attraction in Jebel Ali
Prehistoric Hail rock art and Madain Saleh heritage site pose promising attractions to non-Muslims