Saudi Arabia is building the world’s first Dragon Ball Z theme park

Five of the rides at the Dragon Ball Z theme park will be “world firsts,” including a 230-foot-tall roller coaster named after the series’ magical dragon, according to the release. It will be called “Shenron”.

Video games and anime, a popular Japanese genre, are the target of significant Saudi investment — Japan-based manga production company Toei Animation (anime production company)
Dragon Ball Z) and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s foundation, MiSK, are also collaborating on the animated film. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is also the third-largest shareholder in Japanese video game giant Nintendo.

Qiddiya itself, Riyadh’s planned multibillion-dollar “city,” is a vast desert area about 45 miles, or 40 minutes, by car, from the outskirts of the capital, Riyadh.

Planners say it will span more than 360 square kilometers (about 140 square miles) and include more than 400 specific attractions, including golf courses, theme parks and hotels. There will also be a Six Flags and water park.

Qiddiya City, a project of Saudi Arabia’s PIF, which manages $925 billion in assets, aims to be home to 600,000 residents and host millions of visitors annually. The fund has poured billions of dollars into sports, music events, electronic games and cultural attractions over the past few years with the aim of turning the kingdom into a tourism hub and diversifying the economy away from oil dependence.

The project’s name, Vision 2030, was the brainchild of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who also set a goal of increasing the number of tourists visiting Saudi Arabia to 150 million annually by 2030. There is. Ministry of Tourism – 56% increase from 2019.