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Six Flags Quiddiya

Bowser said:
Sorry for double post but this story has now been amended:

A Six Flags representative later reached out to Attractions Magazine to clarify the new theme park is expected to open in late 2025. The company also updated its press release containing the opening timeframe information.
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Now that Saudi Arabia is changing its ways and becoming more progressive I would imagine that they only beheaded one person, two at most, for that error.
 
I need to know the ticket prices for this place. I don't necessarily plan on going but it would be interesting to see how it is going to compare to the other big hitters and whether they are going to keep it "premium" or undercut everyone else for tourism numbers.

I haven't seen much about how people are actually going to get there either. I assume there is going to have to be some sort of shuttle service given it's in the middle of nowhere and the opposite side of Riyadh to the airport and not everyone is going to want to be hiring cars.
 
dave___ said:
I need to know the ticket prices for this place. I don't necessarily plan on going but it would be interesting to see how it is going to compare to the other big hitters and whether they are going to keep it "premium" or undercut everyone else for tourism numbers.

I haven't seen much about how people are actually going to get there either. I assume there is going to have to be some sort of shuttle service given it's in the middle of nowhere and the opposite side of Riyadh to the airport and not everyone is going to want to be hiring cars.
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I can't see it being cheap. The average monthly wage in Saudi Arabia is roughly £2,250 which is obviously very high for the middle east. Oil and Gas industries help contribute to these high wages for the region.

I'm going to say Adult tickets will start at £70/75 per day.
 
Will existing Six Flags season passes be valid?

Not planning on visiting anytime soon but my Six Flags All Parks pass I bought last year is still valid til the end of this year.
 
John_P said:
Will existing Six Flags season passes be valid?

Not planning on visiting anytime soon but my Six Flags All Parks pass I bought last year is still valid til the end of this year.
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I'd say this is incredibly unlikely given they are only really using Six Flags as a brand name. Similar to the new Disneyland being built in the UAE.....it's basically a whole other company really financing everything.

Can't imagine too many US nationals will visit Saudi either. 70% never leave the country in their entire lives incredibly.
 
Benjsh said:
Can't imagine too many US nationals will visit Saudi either. 70% never leave the country in their entire lives incredibly.
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This is greatly exaggerated, it’s about 40% (which is still extremely high).

I think back in the 90s 70% of them didn’t have passports but it isn’t the case now, albeit it can sometimes feel like it when you go there.
 
Josh555 said:
This is greatly exaggerated, it’s about 40% (which is still extremely high).

I think back in the 90s 70% of them didn’t have passports but it isn’t the case now, albeit it can sometimes feel like it when you go there.
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Take away Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean and I bet its closer to 90% that havent left North America / The Islands.

Tbf its such a massive country and they kind of have everything there for them dont they? Also lets be fair they dont tend to manage very well in non English speaking places anyway.
 
GooseOnTheLoose said:
In Six Flags case, specifically, the British government. Well, $700 million of it at least.
www.gov.uk

Category A project supported: Six Flags Theme Park, Qiddiya, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

www.gov.uk www.gov.uk

We really do like subsidising US conglomerates so that they can build theme parks, don't we?

Joking aside. It is a loan so the money will be paid back, it might just have a few specks of blood on it though.
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It’s not a loan, it’s export credit insurance backed up by other insurers - notably Spanish, German and French based insurers.

In the event of a default claim, yes the government will pay out but also reclaim a sizeable chunk of that from the other insurance consortium
 
Jb85 said:
It’s not a loan, it’s export credit insurance backed up by other insurers - notably Spanish, German and French based insurers.

In the event of a default claim, yes the government will pay out but also reclaim a sizeable chunk of that from the other insurance consortium
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Yes, you're correct. Whilst the loan isn't coming directly from the UK Government, we are guaranteeing it in the event that Qiddiya doesn't pay it back.
 
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