HH Sheikh Mohammed inaugurates region's largest theme park destination

WAM-- Dubai Parks and Resorts, the largest theme park destination in the Middle East, was officially inaugurated on Sunday by Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Stretching on an area of 30.6 million square feet on the road between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the AED13 billion complex features three main theme parks - Hollywood themed Motiongate, Legoland Dubai and Bollywood Parks.

Motiongate Dubai is the first ever collaboration between three of Hollywood’s most legendary studios, Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks and Lionsgate.

Legoland Dubai, the first Legoland theme park in the Middle East, while Bollywood Parks Dubai is the first-of-its-kind theme park that showcases rides and attraction based on some of Bollywood’s biggest blockbusters.

H.H. Sheikh Mohammed said he was confident that the new project will attract those looking for family entertainment and tourism and cultural and artistic activities.

He noted that Dubai Parks and Resorts constitutes a pillar of the tourism sector in the UAE and a driver of economic diversification.

The promising project, he said, reflects his vision and Dubai's strategy for achieving sustainable development, as it provides entertainment for citizens, residents and visitors who will have an opportunity to learn more about the cultures of the UAE and the entire world.

H.H. Sheikh Mohammed further underlined long-term partnership between the public and private sectors "because a bird cannot fly with just one wing."

"The public and private sectors are inseparable as they constitute a solid and robust economic pillar," H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said, and called for stronger co-operation, co-ordination and integration between the two sectors, at the local and federal levels, so as to achieve the UAE Vision 2021.

Those who attended the inauguration ceremony included H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; Dr. Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council, FNC; H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Emirates Group; H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation; H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; Abdulla Al Habbai, Chairman of Meraas Holding Group, along with ministers, senior officials, dignitaries, some 1500 invited guests and representatives of the media.

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