Saudi Arabia to open Six Flags Qiddiya City theme park

Saudi Arabia’s new Six Flags Qiddiya City theme park is set to open its gates next week, welcoming visitors on Dec. 31 just in time for New Year’s celebrations with its record-breaking roller coaster and other mammoth attractions. 

The $1 billion park marks the first Six Flags location outside North America and sits at the heart of the vast Qiddiya megaproject, a centerpiece of the kingdom’s Vision 2030 plan to build a global entertainment, sports and culture destination. 

Saudi Minister of Media Salman Al-Dossary said the theme park’s opening kicks off a phased rollout of other projects being developed across the $10 billion entertainment city by Qiddiya Investment Co., which is owned by the Public Investment Fund. 

Among the 70 new properties under construction are the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Stadium, Qiddiya Performing Arts Center, the Mercedes-Benz Performance World and Aquarabia.

The Six Flags park’s Falcon Roller is being billed as the longest, fastest, and highest roller coaster in the world.

Six Flags to build world’s biggest roller coaster in Saudi Arabia

Six Flags, the biggest amusement park operator in the U.S., plans to build the world’s tallest, longest and fastest roller coaster in the Saudi capital.

The North Carolina-based company signed an agreement on Monday to manage both a Six Flags amusement resort and the Aquarabia Water Theme Park in Riyadh’s Qiddya district, which is being developed with billions of dollars of investment as the kingdom’s entertainment mecca.

Aquarabia will include the world’s tallest water coaster, the tallest double-loop water slide and Surftopia, Saudi Arabia’s first surfing pool.

The Falcon’s Flight roller coaster will dominate Six Flags Qiddiya City, alongside 27 other rides and attractions.