Universal Studios Qiddiya (Saudi Arabia) Discussion Thread

[Blake Hooton]

Following the success of Six Flags Qiddiya City, Sausi Arabia could plan to have another US theme park giant to build a new theme park, this time Universal Studios. They are in early planning, we will hear more in the future. What do you think?

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/universal-studios-plans-theme-park-in-saudi-arabia-1ecdcf06

[AmyUD06]

Will it be an actual Universal venture, or something the Saudi developers build and slap the Universal name on (like the Six Flags park)?

Though it wouldn't surprise me that Universal would be willing to go the extra steps (admittedly there are several) from platforming JKR to supporting that market.  The almighty dollar has spoken, after all.

Also, the SF park has been open to the public one day.  A bit early to call it a "success," no?

Also also, does a park that isn't even beyond the earliest planning stages really need its own discussion thread?

Here's your paywall'd article for free: https://archive.is/20251220015545/https://www.wsj.com/business/media/universal-studios-plans-theme-park-in-saudi-arabia-1ecdcf06  No one should support the WSJ with subscriber revenue.

[Blake Hooton]

9 hours ago, AmyUD06 said:

Will it be an actual Universal venture, or something the Saudi developers build and slap the Universal name on (like the Six Flags park)?

Though it wouldn't surprise me that Universal would be willing to go the extra steps (admittedly there are several) from platforming JKR to supporting that market.  The almighty dollar has spoken, after all.

Also, the SF park has been open to the public one day.  A bit early to call it a "success," no?

Also also, does a park that isn't even beyond the earliest planning stages really need its own discussion thread?

I appreciate your answer.

[A.J.]

Thanks for the post, but considering how little concrete information / evidence surrounds this potential development, I'm going to lock this thread for now.

Also, please be civil with each other. This is a discussion forum, not a subreddit.