Dubai Festival City announces Casper Theme Park in Middle East

Dubai Festival City yesterday announced the launch of Casper Theme Park, the first of its kind in the Middle East.

The 6,340 square metres of entertainment is being launched in collaboration with Kuwait-based Future Kid Entertainment and Real Estate Company. Construction is expected to begin shortly and the theme park is planned for opening in the first quarter of next year.

Casper, the friendly ghost, is a popular protagonist of the famous theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. As his name indicates, he is an extremely lovable ghost who prefers making friends with people instead of scaring them. Currently, Casper is a $1 billion (Dh3.67bn) retail brand with more than 60 years of global heritage and a series of hit films including a new TV series launching in 2009.

Casper Theme Park will be the first of its kind in the region boasting the Middle East's biggest monorail. A wide variety of the latest games and rides from across the globe will be offered including a larger-than-life roller coaster. The entertainment centre will also have a cafeteria and gift shop featuring a huge collection of Casper souvenirs and toys.

Philip Evans, Director, Retail Leasing, Al Futtaim Group Real Estate, said: "Festival Centre has always been recognised as a leading entertainment destination. This success, along with a few other exciting concepts that we plan to announce shortly, reinforces our belief that Festival Centre is the number one retail and leisure destination in Dubai."

Rasha Khalid Al Ghunaim, Chairperson and Managing Director of Future Kid, said: "This is our first of many projects in Dubai. Casper Theme Park will reinvent entertainment in the region. We have maintained the high level of quality and sophistication that Festival Centre is so popular for and are confident of establishing an engaging entertainment centre that will bring one of the most famous children's characters closer to home."

Festival Centre has more than 400 retailers, 60 restaurants, cafés and bistros, a 12-screen Grand Festival Cinemas complex and parking for more than 10,000 cars.

 

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