Aliens, Planet Of The Apes, & More To Be Featured In 20th Century Fox Theme Park And Resort

Earlier this week Al Ahli Holding Group, in an international licensing partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products, announced plans to build a Fox-branded theme park and resort in Dubai.

The park and resort, set to open in 2018, will be the second 20th Century Fox World theme park and the first Fox-branded resort.

Described as "an immersive entertainment destination," 20th Century Fox World Dubai will feature themed lands featuring unique attractions, rides and retail outlets that will bring Fox's iconic film and television franchises to life. The licensing partnership with AAHG also calls for the creation of the world's first Fox-branded resort.

• Highlights of 20th Century Fox World, Dubai will include:
  Theme park consisting of themed lands and attractions based on Fox properties, including, Ice Age, Rio, Planet of the Apes, Aliens, Predator, Night at the Museum and Titanic, The Simpsons and Sons of Anarchy.
• A broad attraction mix, ranging from media-based dark rides to thrill rides that will tell new stories based on Fox film and television brands.
• A themed retail street featuring unique shopping and dining based on Fox properties.
• The world's first Fox-themed resort hotel.

"20th Century Fox World, Dubai is the second Fox theme park destination and marks an important step forward in our global theme park strategy. Fox World will be a world-class destination that will help fuel Dubai's emergence as a global tourism destination," said Jeffrey Godsick, President of Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products. "This park builds on the foundation being laid by 20th Century Fox World, Malaysia, currently under construction."

Mohammed Khammas, CEO of Al Ahli Holding Group said, "AAHG's history in the genre of entertainment is replete with successful partnerships with top motion picture studios. We pride ourselves in understanding the pulse of the audience and catering to it with novel and breakthrough projects."

"Fox's rich history of great entertainment-based intellectual properties from movies, television shows and animation concepts will help us spearhead this project and add value to our latest offering in the global entertainment space. As part of our international deal with Fox, we look forward to building these attractions and resorts globally starting with Dubai as the first location and additional Fox branded resorts that we hope to open across other territories in the future," added Khammas.