DFC declares Casper Theme Park
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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