Entertainment bonanza

The world's largest amusement park corporation Six Flags is set to open up investments in Saudi Arabia following a meeting between Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and its CEO. 

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In a statement to Al Arabiya, John M. Duffey, CEO and president of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, said his company was proud to have this opportunity to enter the Saudi market in view of Vision 2030 and strategy to bring more entertainment options to the Saudis and in line with the entertainment vision of the company, Six Flags. 
“We share the same vision with Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and we are ready to provide enough and multiple options in a bid to translate this vision into reality,” said the CEO. 
Six Flags amusement parks are the largest entertainment group in the world because of the number of facilities. The company has 18 facilities spread throughout North America, including recreational and aquatic parks and recreational centers for families. The investment of the group in Saudi Arabia will be the second in the Middle East after Dubai, which is scheduled to open in 2017.
The games and amusements of Six Flags have overtaken Disneyland because it is dedicated to adult entertainment. The group expanded its operations to Madrid in addition to its expanded original facilities in North America. 
Saudi Vision 2030 underlines that culture and entertainment represent main pillars of quality life and that the existing entertainment facilities don’t live up to the expectations of citizens and residents. Nor do they match the booming economic situation of the Kingdom.
Prince Mohammed is currently visiting the US where he met with American officials last week, including US President Barack Obama. He is currently meeting with technology giants in Silicon Valley in talks about further investments.