Theme parks of Kuwait

[Noxegon]

I've just added a large number of photographs of Kuwaiti theme parks to my web site. Direct links:

 

Al-Sha'ab Leisure Park

Entertainment City

Kuwait Magic

Hawally Park

 

I've also posted trip reports here.

 

If anyone wants to try to recreate this trip I'll do my best to help them out.

[NewsPlusNotes]

Thanks for the photos!

 

I had no idea that Al-Sha'ab Leisure Park moved the Spiral Coaster from Korea. That's such an interesting ride - I see that rcdb now lists it as SBNO.

 

Anyway, thanks again the photos of rides that are hard to come by!

 

Mike

[Noxegon]

Yup, that's what the park told us; it developed a technical issue two years ago that maintenance have yet to fix.

[Loefet]

Nice!!

 

Do you have some more pictures of that Schwarzkopf one?

I would be really interested if you have.

[Noxegon]

I have a few, but they're not great unfortunately. Dust in the air was a big problem for pictures. Oasis Express is a nice ride to be sure, though it's rather gentle by usual Schwarzkopf standards...

[Tanks4me05]

Dang, you actually went to Lina World! I think that is one of my favorite Japanese parks in terms from what I saw on rcdb.

 

Anyway, did you ride Entertainment City's Tornado ride? That thing looked insane, and you didn't post a review in your TR. One more thing, I was surprised that the mid east had so many parks (I thought there would be close to none, but there's roughly two dozen, though only about ten or less are worth visiting coaster-wise) Are Israel, Lebanon, and Kuwait (the best "coaster countries" in the mid east) safe enough for an American tourist like me to go to? (Compared to both ends of the spectrum - UAE and Iraq.)

[stormrider]

Roller Coaster at Al Sha'ab looks to be when Arrow became more freeform with their looping coasters.

[pagemaster_b]

Coming home from Afghanistan, I got stuck in Kuwait for a few days. I knew there were some amusement parks there, but they wouldn't let us off post to go find them. Needless to say, I'm jealous. Hopefully the next time I pass that way I won't be as tied up, but I doubt the next couple times I'm in Kuwait, it won't be for tourism.

[FLIPDUDE]

Whoa.

 

Those annoying Lebanese.

 

And I'm not mad at them for the usual Israel vs. The world issues.

I just hate that they have such awsome coasters and rides within driving distance and I can't even get here

 

I mean... I never knew I live within a short drive's distance from a beemer!

[Noxegon]

The advice from the Irish department of foreign affairs is that unessential travel to Lebanon should be avoided, but that Kuwait is fine.

[FLIPDUDE]

Yes, well, the advice fromt he Israeli department of foreign affairs is mroe along hte lines of "F*ck no."

 

Couldn't go there if I wanted, if you consider we just had a war with them and all...

[Noxegon]

I seem to recall that Lebanon will not allow Israeli passport holders into the country anyway even if you wanted to visit.

[FLIPDUDE]

Yes, I know.

 

That might have something to do witht he fact we were just at war, as Imentioned in my previous post.

[OldJJman]

Cool stuff Richard!!

 

Thanks for posting!!

 

 

JJ

[Gav]

Is it just me, or in this pic: http://www.themeparks.ie/asia/entcity/lightning1.htm

Does the train pass through water jets in the trench where the wingover is?

[Noxegon]

The water stops as the train approaches. Initially I thought it might be there for decoration but in reality I think it may be there to stop the trench filling up with sand.

[CoasterFanatic]

Very interesting photos. Don't see these everyday.

 

Where is the next destination, Richard? You seem to have been just about everywhere

[Team Thriller]

I never knew there was so much in Kuwait!

Never seen these before. This is a first for me!

Thanks for sharing

 

--James

[Noxegon]

Where is the next destination, Richard? You seem to have been just about everywhere

 

Not sure at the moment... next years agenda is still somewhat up in the air, other than TPR China, which is confirmed. For what it's worth, although I've got over #1100 credits to my name I've still got two continents I've yet to start on....

[FLIPDUDE]

Heh, well, you could aways be the first person to ever come to Israel for it's coasters

[Noxegon]

Wow... a Boomerang, a SLC, and half a dozen Pinfaris. I'll have to go there!

[FLIPDUDE]

Don't forget the couple of kiddie coasters who's makers are a complete mystery(even to the parks who own them )

[DenDen]

I LOVE stuff like this, thanks for posting!

 

Absolutely incredible.

[the sound]

Screw Israel, go to North Korea! North korea FTW! They have a double loop coaster and a loop coaster ! As well as two rollercoasters called Kwansong Tancha. Pretty strange, eh.

[Noxegon]

I've been looking at the logistics of doing just that...