Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi is a planned indoor amusement park in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, owned and developed by Miral Asset Management at an expected cost of $1 billion. The park will feature characters from Warner Bros's franchises, such as Looney Tunes, DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera, and others. The park will be located on Yas Island near Ferrari World and Yas Waterpark, and will be the third Warner Bros.'s theme park. An adjoining hotel is also being built at the center of Yas Island. The park will contain 29 rides, restaurants, attractions, shops and shows.
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History
Plans for the park began in 2007, but were halted by the global financial crisis. Warner Bros. had signed a development contract with Aldar Properties in that year. Afterwards, the park was to be joint owned by Abu Dhabi Media Company, Aldar and Warner Bros. and plans included 19 rides, a multiplex cinema and a hotel. The partnership would include a Persian Gulf-focused entertainment company for digital content distribution, retail, video game publishing, film financing and film production facilities. Aldar, because of the crisis, sold many of its assets to the Abu Dhabi government. Miral Asset Management was funded and given other Aldar assets purchased by the government.
In May 2015, Miral signed the general construction contract with Belgian contractor Six Construct, thus resuming construction that year. On April 19, 2016, Miral and Warner Bros. announced plans for the park's first phase to open in 2018. At that time, all construction agreements have been finalized with 30% of the park finished. Miral has not confirmed the park's final ride count.
Miral announced in February 2017 that ride delivery and installation had begun with many of the 29 rides being tested. On April 25, 2017, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Miral indicated that the park was on schedule at 60% completion, and revealed information about its six themed areas.
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Design
The theme park is indoor and fully air-conditioned, as is typical of most major theme parks in this region due to the extreme heat in the summer.
The facade features a 61-metre-tall (200 ft) tower inspired by the iconic Warner Bros. Water Tower in Burbank, California.
Layout
Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi will be organized into six themed areas; Gotham City, Metropolis, Cartoon Junction, Bedrock, Dynamite Gulch and Warner Bros Plaza. Gotham and Metropolis would be based on the fictional settings of DC Comics super heroes Batman and Superman, respectively. Warner Bros.'s Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera cartoon libraries would be featured in Cartoon Junction and Dynamite Gulch, along with Bedrock, which will be themed around The Flintstones. Warner Bros Plaza would mimic the Hollywood of the past.
See also
- Parque Warner Madrid
- Warner Bros. Movie World
- Movie Park Germany
External links
- Official website
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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