Paramount Theme Park was a proposed theme park to be built in
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...
,
UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
. Paramount signed a lisceicing pact with the UAE in 2007 with Ruwaad Holdings to build the park. The project was estimated to house hotels and resorts, restaurants and themed retail outlets and cost
US$
The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official ...
2.5billion to develop. Under terms of the licensing agreement, the park would be operated by
Paramount Parks
Paramount Parks was the operator of Paramount's Kings Island, Paramount's Kings Dominion, Paramount's Great America, Paramount's Carowinds, and Paramount Canada's Wonderland, which annually attracted about 13 million patrons. National Amuseme ...
and was expected to attract about 13 million patrons annually.
Development plans were put on hold in 2016 and the park never opened.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paramount Theme Park Dubai
Proposed buildings and structures in Dubai