Theme parks
YouTube superstar MrBeast opens pop-up park in Saudi Arabia
MRBEAST, the world’s most followed YouTuber with over 450 million subscribers, opened a temporary amusement park in Riyadh on Thursday, the latest celebrity drawn to Saudi Arabia as it aspires to beco...
Sim Leisure to receive compensation after settling theme park dispute with Bandar Malaysia
The theme park operator expects the compensation sum to have a material positive impact on its earnings for the current financial year
Moshe Safdie – architectural icon
THINK Marina Bay Sands (MBS), think Moshe Safdie. The man who designed Singapore’s iconic landmark is himself an icon in the world of architecture. Now, he’s lending his name to MBS Part 2, or rather ...
World’s biggest Legoland adds to China’s amusement park glut
LEGOLAND’S Shanghai theme park opens this week as the world’s biggest of its kind. But attracting the crowds that Disneyland did when it launched in 2016 will be an uphill battle for operator Merlin E...
New Japan theme park aims to tap tourism boom, become springboard to Asian markets
Junglia, a 60-hectare site built on an old golf course and featuring more than 20 attractions, is set to open on Jul 25
Universal to build its first Europe theme park in the UK
The multi-billion pound project will be sited in Bedford, a town north of London
Warner Bros plans Harry Potter attraction in Shanghai in 2027
Warner Bros Discovery plans to open its largest Making of Harry Potter studio tour in Shanghai in 2027, seeking to capitalise on the local popularity of the movies and China’s push to boost consumer s...
KidZania Singapore operator Sim Leisure dreams of creating Asia’s theme parks of tomorrow
Founder and executive chairman Sim Choo Kheng’s hopes are for the company to be an operator that is ‘not necessarily the biggest, but the most successful in terms of efficiency and profitability’
Disney’s largest cruise ship targets Asia with Marvel heroes
TICKETS for a voyage on board Walt Disney’s first Asia-based cruise ship go on sale next week, as the entertainment giant takes advantage of a tourism boom in Singapore to realise ambitious goals for ...
Indonesian tycoon Sugianto Kusuma eyes theme park, F1 race in US$16 billion project
Tycoon has an ambitious vision to develop the town called Pantai Indah Kapuk Dua located in North Jakarta
