It’s no secret that IMG Worlds of Adventure in Dubai is struggling. Ask anyone who’s ever set foot in one of the world’s largest indoor theme park and they’ll tell you that the place is always dead. Despite having attractions with global recognition like Marvel and Cartoon Network, it seems that the park has yet
You remember IMG Worlds of Adventure, right? They were one of the first indoor theme parks in Dubai with branded attractions for Marvel and Cartoon Network. Since the park opened in 2016, there haven’t been any major additions until now! They have opened an IMAX theater and the lobby looks like it came out of
Theme Park University was the first website to signal trouble in Dubai several weeks ago. We were getting reports that Six Flags Dubai was being canceled from vendors, designers and those that were on the ground. While no official statement had been made, we were confident that an announcement was forthcoming. On February 7th, 2019
It seems there is good news, yet again, for Dubai Parks and Resorts. Dubai’s biggest theme park destination that is home to motiongate Dubai, Bollywood Park and Legoland Dubai saw an increase of 22 percent in 2018. According to DBX (the operator of Dubai Parks and Resorts), a lot of this traffic came from an
Things are still rough for Dubai Parks and Resorts. In a recent financial statement, it seems that while they remain optimistic, the parent company (known as DBXE) has changed their attendance targets for 2018. For those unfamiliar, Dubai Parks and Resorts consists of Legoland Dubai, Bollywood Park and Motiongate Dubai. All of these parks opened
There are very few sites that hyped up Motiongate Dubai like we have here at Theme Park University. It’s nearly impossible not to be excited about attractions featuring brands like The Smurfs, Ghostbusters, Hotel Transylvania and many more. Considering this was only one park in the Dubai Parks and Resorts entire property, which also includes
Orlando could be playing second fiddle to the deserts of Dubai in the coming years if recent headlines come true. With new theme parks opening by the end of 2016 and a slate of a half dozen in the coming years (and counting), that could be the case. Let’s take a look at what Dubai
The world’s newest major theme park is set to open August 31, 2016 in Dubai. IMG Worlds of Adventure is a completely indoor park that combines dinosaurs, Marvel characters and the Cartoon Network brand. I got a chance to chat with Dave Schaefer, the Vice President of Falcon’s Creative Group who did the master planning
It’s happening again. Dubai is trying to become the theme park capital of the world. Warner Brothers just announced it is opening a $1 billion theme park on Yas Island, which is also home to the Ferrari World theme park. The project is expected to open in 2018 and contain rides with characters from Bugs
A Theme Park University reader sent me an Arabic brochure for the once proposed Universal Studios Dubailand, which actually started construction in 2008, but was later left abandoned. By the summer 2009, the project hit a standstill thanks to the global economy issues at the time, but this was actually going to happen! With all
Great article from @thepointsguy about the situation @UniversalORL yesterday. I’ve always been a fan of their unbiased reporting. twitter.com/thepoint…
